1980–81_James_Madison_Dukes_men's_basketball_team

1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball
ECAC South tournament champions
NCAA Tournament East Region 10 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
	South
Record	21–9 (10-2 ECAC)
Head coach	Lou Campanelli (9th season);
Home arena	Godwin Hall
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1980–81 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by ninth year head coach Lou Campanelli, played their home games at the on-campus Godwin Hall and were members of the southern division of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC).

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The 1980–81 Dukes won the 1981 ECAC South tournament by beating Richmond and therefore received an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I basketball tournament. This was the first team from James Madison to make the NCAA Division I tournament. As the tenth-seed in the East Region, the Dukes beat Georgetown before being beaten in the second round by Notre Dame.

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 28, 1980		at St. John's	L 58-67	0-1	Alumni Hall Jamaica, NY
November 29, 1980		vs. Weber State	W 49-47	1-1	Alumni Hall Jamaica, NY
December 2, 1980		Salisbury State	W 74-54	2-1	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
December 6, 1980		West Virginia Tech	L 78-80	2-2	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
December 10, 1981		at Baltimore	W 87-62	3-2	Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore, MD
December 13, 1980		Rider	W 70-52	4-2	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
December 19, 1980		vs. Texas A&M	L 47-51	4-3	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 20, 1980		vs. Pittsburgh	W 77-69	5-3	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 30, 1980		Virginia	L 52-53	5-4	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
January 3, 1981		at George Mason	W 54-37	6-4	GMU Fieldhouse Fairfax, VA
January 7, 1981		North Carolina Wesleyan	W 97-57	7-4	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
January 10, 1981		Richmond	W 92-73	8-4	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
January 14, 1981		Baltimore	W 90-59	9-4	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
January 17, 1981		at William & Mary	L 42-44	9-5	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
January 21, 1981		Old Dominion Rivalry	L 63-65	9-6	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 1981		George Mason	W 70-53	10-6	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
January 26, 1981		at VCU	L 49-50	10-7	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
January 28, 1981		Navy	W 73-55	11-7	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 1981		Charleston Southern	W 77-52	12-7	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
February 4, 1981		at Towson State	W 73-58	13-7	Towson Center Towson, MD
February 7, 1981		William & Mary	W 72-60	14-7	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
February 12, 1981		VCU	L 57-58	14-8	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
February 18, 1981		at Old Dominion Rivalry	W 73-65	15-8	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
February 21, 1981		Shippensburg	W 77-68	16-8	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
February 25, 1981		Towson State	W 85-53	17-8	Godwin Hall Harrisonburg, VA
February 28, 1981		at Richmond	W 69-63	18-8	Robins Center Richmond, VA
ECAC South tournament
March 6, 1981	No. (2)	vs. (3) William & Mary	W 44-42	19-8	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA
March 7, 1981	No. (2)	vs. (5) Richmond	W 69-60	20-8	Hampton Coliseum Hampton, VA
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1981	No. (10 E)	vs. (7 E) Georgetown	W 61-55	21-8	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
March 14, 1981	No. (10 E)	vs. No. 7 (2 E) Notre Dame	L 45-54	21-9	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison †	-	–	-	–	21	–	9	.700
Old Dominion	-	–	-	–	18	–	10	.643
St. Francis (PA)	-	–	-	–	17	–	10	.630
William & Mary	-	–	-	–	16	–	12	.571
Richmond	-	–	-	–	15	–	14	.517
Towson State	-	–	-	–	13	–	14	.481
George Mason	-	–	-	–	10	–	16	.385
Navy	-	–	-	–	9	–	16	.360
Robert Morris	-	–	-	–	9	–	18	.333
Baltimore	-	–	-	–	5	–	21	.192
Catholic University	-	–	-	–	4	–	20	.167


† 1981 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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