1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball
1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	20–8 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Bob Weinhauer (4th season);
Home arena	The Palestra

1980–81 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton	13	–	1	.929	18	–	10	.643
	13	–	1	.929	20	–	8	.714
Harvard	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
Brown	5	–	9	.357	9	–	17	.346
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	9	–	17	.346
Cornell	4	–	10	.286	7	–	19	.269
Yale	4	–	10	.286	7	–	19	.269
Dartmouth	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, coached by Bob Weinhauer, played in the Ivy League and had a 20–8 win–loss record.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	11	Paul Little	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F	14	Scott Oleson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Wausau East	Wausau, Wisconsin

Head coach

Bob Weinhauer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28*	vs. Weber State Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 68–56	1–0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
November 29*	at No. 17 St. John's Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	L 62–68	1–1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
December 10*	Saint Francis (PA)	W 76–56	2–1	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 20*	Davidson	W 92–60	3–1	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 22*	at Duke	L 82–88	3–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
December 26*	at St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	L 58–66	3–3	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
December 27*	vs. Iona ECAC Holiday Festival	W 82–66	4–3	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
January 3*	at Georgetown	W 60–58	5–3	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC
January 9	at Yale	W 63–59	6–3 (1–0)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
January 10	at Brown	W 70–57	7–3 (2–0)	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
January 14*	Temple	W 51–49	8–3 (2–0)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 17*	Villanova	L 55–68	8–4 (2–0)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 28*	Saint Joseph's	L 61–63	8–5 (2–0)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 31	at Princeton	L 61–62	8–6 (2–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
February 6	at Columbia	W 67–51	9–6 (3–1)	Levien Gymnasium New York City
February 7	at Cornell	W 61–49	10–6 (4–1)	Barton Hall
February 13	Harvard	W 73–63	11–6 (5–1)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 14	Dartmouth	W 71–64	12–6 (6–1)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 17*	vs. La Salle	W 67–62	13–6 (6–1)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 20	Brown	W 66–58	14–6 (7–1)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 21	Yale	W 78–55	15–6 (8–1)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 24	Princeton	W 52–43	16–6 (9–1)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 27	at Dartmouth	W 69–59	17–6 (10–1)	Alumni Gym
February 28	at Harvard	W 83–70	18–6 (11–1)	Lavietes Pavilion
March 6	Cornell	W 68–56	19–6 (12–1)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 7	Columbia	W 76–71	20–6 (13–1)	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ivy League tournament
March 10	vs. Princeton	L 40–54	20–7 (13–1)	Allan P. Kirby Field House
National Invitation Tournament
March 13*	at West Virginia NIT First Round	L 64–67	20–8 (13–1)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary
^ "1980–81 Penn Quakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary

[2] "1980–81 Penn Quakers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Penn Pep Band Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 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 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 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics