# 1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1980* | | Bentley | W 93–67 | 1–0 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 2, 1980* | | New Hampshire | W 72–58 | 2–0 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 6, 1980* | | Fordham | W 79–69 | 3–0 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Dec 10, 1980* | | at Brown | W 70–56 | 4–0 | Marvel Gymnasium Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 13, 1980 | | at Villanova | L 71–74 | 4–1 (0–1) | Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 29, 1980* | | vs. Penn State Music City Tournament | W 74–67 | 5–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 1980* | | at Vanderbilt Music City Tournament | W 87–72 | 6–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 3, 1981 | | at Providence | W 98–71 | 7–1 (1–1) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 7, 1981* | | at Vermont | W 65–56 | 8–1 | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 10, 1981 | | at Georgetown | L 55–57 | 8–2 (1–2) | McDonough Gymnasium (4,510) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 14, 1981 | | Connecticut | W 58–57 | 9–2 (2–2) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 17, 1981* | | Merrimack | | | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 21, 1981 | | Syracuse | W 66–63 | 11–2 (3–2) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 24, 1981 | | at Seton Hall | W 73–60 | 12–2 (4–2) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey |
| Jan 26, 1981 | | Villanova | W 73–60 | 13–2 (5–2) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 29, 1981* | | vs. Boston University Colonial Classic | W 57–52 | 14–2 | Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 30, 1981* | | Holy Cross | W 48–43 | 15–2 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 2, 1981 | | at St. John's | L 71–76 | 15–3 (5–3) | Alumni Hall Queens, New York |
| Feb 4, 1981 | | Lowell | | | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 7, 1981 | | at Connecticut | W 76–71 | 17–3 (6–3) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| Feb 11, 1981 | | Providence | W 70–55 | 18–3 (7–3) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 14, 1981* | | at Holy Cross | L 74–86 | 18–4 | Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Feb 18, 1981 | | Georgetown | L 55–57 | 19–4 (8–3) | Roberts Center (4,400) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 21, 1981 | | St. John's | W 59–58 | 20–4 (9–3) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Feb 25, 1981 | | at Syracuse | L 86–90 | 20–5 (9–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 28, 1981 | | Seton Hall | W 64–57 | 21–5 (10–4) | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1981* | (1) | vs. (8) Providence Quarterfinal | L 65–67 | 21–6 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1981* | (5 ME) | vs. (12 ME) Ball State First Round | W 93–90 | 22–6 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Mar 15, 1981* | (5 ME) | vs. (4 ME) No. 11 Wake Forest Second Round | W 93–90 | 23–6 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Mar 20, 1981* | (5 ME) | vs. (9 ME) Saint Joseph's Sweet Sixteen | L 41–42 | 23–7 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* John Bagley – Big East Player of the Year