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1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Indiana University (Athletics) logo.png
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 9
1980–81 record 26–9 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (10th year)
Assistant coach Jim Crews
Assistant coach Jene Davis
Assistant coach Gerry Gimelstob
Captain Ray Tolbert
Glen Grunwald
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
← 1979–80
1981–82 →
1980–81 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 9 Indiana 14 4   .778     26 9   .743
No. 13 Iowa 13 5   .722     21 7   .750
No. 19 Illinois 12 6   .667     21 8   .724
Purdue 10 8   .556     21 11   .656
Minnesota 9 9   .500     19 11   .633
Ohio State 9 9   .500     14 13   .519
Michigan 8 10   .444     19 11   .633
Michigan State 7 11   .389     13 14   .481
Wisconsin 5 13   .278     11 16   .407
Northwestern 3 15   .167     9 18   .333
Rankings from AP Poll)

The 1980–81 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 10th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 26-9 and a conference record of 14-4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1981 NCAA Tournament as a 3-seed; the Hoosiers advanced to the championship game where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers won their fourth national title.


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