1980–81 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1980–81 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1980–81 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1980–81 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1980–81 record	7–20 (6–10 MAC)
Head coach	Danny Nee (1st season);
Home arena	Convocation Center

The 1980–81 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1980–81. The team was coached by Danny Nee in his first season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 7–20 and seventh in the MAC with a conference record of 6–10.[3] The 20 losses were the most in program history at the time.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
regular season
11/29/1980*	East Carolina	L 65–70	0–1
12/6/1980*	at Cleveland State	L 57–83	0–2
12/10/1980*	at West Virginia	L 61–69	0–3
12/13/1980*	at Youngstown State	L 85–93	0–4
12/20/1980*	at Canisius	L 47–59	0–5
12/22/1980*	Marshall	L 59–65	0–6
12/26/1980*	at No. 18 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball Classic	L 54–84	0–7
12/27/1980*	vs. Bradley Fighting Illini Basketball Classic	L 56–84	0–8
12/29/1980*	Charleston (WV)	L 42–49	0–9
1/7/1981*	at Northern Illinois	L 44–60	0–10
1/10/1981	at Central Michigan	L 58–64	0–11 (0–1)
1/14/1981	Bowling Green	W 78–63	1–11 (1–1)
1/17/1981	at Eastern Michigan	L 57–62	1–12 (1–2)
1/21/1981	Toledo	L 73–86	1-13 (1–2)
1/24/1981	at Kent State	L 69–82	1-14 (1-4)
1/26/1981*	UNC Wilmington	W 86–81	2–14
1/28/1981	Ball State	W 75–68	3–14 (2–4)
1/31/1981	at Miami (OH)	L 73–82	3–15 (2–5)
2/4/1981	Western Michigan	W 79–74	4–15 (3–5)
2/7/1981	Central Michigan	W 70–68	5–15 (4–5)
2/11/1981	at Bowling Green	L 45–79	5–16 (4–6)
2/14/1981	Eastern Michigan	L 58–68	5–17 (4–7)
2/18/1981	at Toledo	L 67–95	5–18 (4–8)
2/21/1981	Kent State	W 89–84	6–18 (5–8)
2/25/1981	at Ball State	L 63–76	6–19 (5–9)
MAC Tournament
2/28/1981	Miami (OH)	W 78–72	7–19 (6–9)
3/3/1981	at Ball State	L 70–85	7–20 (6–10)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [4][3]

References

"Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
"Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
"1980-81 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
"Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

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[1] "Danny Nee". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-10.

[2] "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-10.

[SR-3] "1980-81 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-10.

[4] "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Ewing Hall (1907–1908) Ohio Gymnasium (1908–1923) Men's Gymnasium (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

1980–81 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Michigan	10	–	6	.625	15	–	13	.536
Ball State†	10	–	6	.625	20	–	10	.667
Toledo	10	–	6	.625	21	–	10	.677
Bowling Green	10	–	6	.625	15	–	12	.556
Northern Illinois	10	–	6	.625	17	–	12	.586
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8	.500	13	–	14	.481
Ohio	6	–	10	.375	7	–	20	.259
Miami	6	–	10	.375	11	–	15	.423
Central Michigan	5	–	11	.313	12	–	14	.462
Kent State	5	–	11	.313	7	–	19	.269

† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll