# 1980–81 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 19–11.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 1 | Charleston | W 106–58 | 1–0 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 6 | Stanford | W 69–58 | 2–0 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 13 | Illinois | L 68–69 | 2–1 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 17 | at Minnesota | W 92–68 | 3–1 | Williams Arena (16,715) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 19 | Cal State Bakersfield Milwaukee Classic | W 95–60 | 4–1 | MECCA Arena (10,034) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 20 | Clemson Milwaukee Classic | W 68–67 | 5–1 | MECCA Arena (10,599) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 23 | Western Michigan | W 79–74 | 6–1 | MECCA Arena (10,215) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 27* | vs. Pan American | L 70–71 | 6–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (6,520) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 28* | vs. Loyola Marymount | W 91–80 | 7–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,155) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 29* | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 80–66 | 8–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,238) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| January 7 | Southern Mississippi | L 72–84 | 8–3 | MECCA Arena (10,552) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 10 | Notre Dame | W 54–52 | 9–3 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 13 | Memphis | W 86–67 | 10–3 | MECCA Arena (10,852) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 15 | at Creighton | W 76–66 | 11–3 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,908) Omaha, Nebraska |
| January 17 | South Carolina | L 89–91 | 11–4 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 24 | at Dayton | L 73–85 | 11–5 | UD Arena (13,108) Dayton, OH |
| January 26 | at Xavier | W 78–58 | 12–5 | Riverfront Coliseum (4,109) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 29 | at Cleveland State | W 58–54 | 13–5 | Woodling Gym (7,441) Cleveland, OH |
| January 31 | at Wake Forest | L 60–83 | 13–6 | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,400) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 5 | at St. Bonaventure | W 75–65 | 14–6 | Reilly Center (4,150) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| February 7 | Detroit | W 65–42 | 15–6 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 10 | Xavier | W 78–62 | 16–6 | MECCA Arena (10,106) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 14 | Louisville | L 60–79 | 16–7 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 17 | at Charlotte | L 58–61 | 16–8 | Bojangles' Coliseum (3,517) Charlotte, NC |
| February 21 | at DePaul | L 71–78 | 16–9 | Allstate Arena (17,013) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 24 | Loyola | W 63–62 | 17–9 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 26 | Valparaiso | W 73–58 | 18–9 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 1 | at Florida State | L 78–81 | 18–10 | Tully Gymnasium (1,512) Tallahassee, Florida |
| March 4 | Stetson | W 91–58 | 19–10 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 10 | at Wisconsin | W 64–53 | 20–10 | Wisconsin Field House (12,204) Madison, WI |
| March 13 | at Syracuse NIT First round | L 81–88 | 20–11 | Carrier Dome (20,123) Syracuse, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 4 | 84 | Oliver Lee | Chicago Bulls |