1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	12–15 (4–8 Metro)
Head coach	Roy Danforth (5th season)
Home arena	Devlin Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Louisville †	11	–	1	.917	21	–	9	.700
Florida State	7	–	5	.583	17	–	11	.607
Cincinnati	6	–	6	.500	16	–	13	.552
Virginia Tech	6	–	6	.500	15	–	13	.536
Memphis State	5	–	7	.417	13	–	14	.481
Tulane	4	–	8	.333	12	–	15	.444
Saint Louis	3	–	9	.250	9	–	18	.333

† 1981 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave were led by head coach Roy Danforth, as members of the Metro Conference.

Roster

1980–81 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	32	Craig Beard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Birmingham, Alabama
F	50	Micah Blunt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Metairie, Louisiana
C	50	Steve Carpenter	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Knoxville, Tennessee
F	45	Robert Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Central Square, New York
G	24	Gary Delph	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Anderson, Indiana
F	44	Eric Dozier	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Washington, D. C.
G	14	Reggie Duke	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	42	Jimmy Elliott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	12	Craig Harris	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Alexandria, Virginia
G	15	Joe Holston	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Washington, D. C.
F	22	Jim Hurd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Metairie, Louisiana
F	34	Clarence James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Tampa, Florida
G	20	Reggie McLaurin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Goldsboro, North Carolina
G	10	Daryl Moreau	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	33	Paul Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Alexandria, Louisiana

Head coach

Roy Danforth

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28*		vs. Oklahoma City Mid–South Classic	W 105–87	1–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
November 29*		vs. Southern Illinois Mid–South Classic	W 92–78	2–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
December 2*		vs. Rice	W 78–62	3–0	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
December 6*		vs. No. 15 LSU	L 81–119	3–1	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 10*		Roosevelt	W 109–63	4–1	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
December 12*		at Oral Roberts	L 90–96	4–2	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 13*		at Tulsa	L 85–102	4–3	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 20*		LSU	L 72–86	4–4	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
January 5		Louisville	L 53–73	4–5 (0–1)	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
January 6*		Fredonia State	W 80–63	5–5 (0–1)	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
January 10		Memphis State	L 55–67	5–6 (0–2)	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
January 13*		Mercer	W 67–57	6–6 (0–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
January 17*		New Orleans	W 77–70	7–6 (0–2)	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
January 19		at Memphis State	L 79–91	7–7 (0–3)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
January 24		at Florida State	L 61–79	7–8 (0–4)	Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida
January 27		Cincinnati	W 65–50	8–8 (1–4)	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
January 31		Florida State	L 61–79	8–9 (1–5)	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
February 2		at St. Louis	W 83–71	9–9 (2–5)	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
February 4		at Louisville	L 58–85	9–10 (2–6)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
February 7*		at Southern Miss	L 61–71	9–11 (2–6)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
February 10		at Cincinnati	L 76–91	9–12 (2–7)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
February 18		Virginia Tech	W 76–74	10–12 (3–7)	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
February 22*		at New Orleans	L 69–82	10–13 (3–7)	Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana
February 25		at Virginia Tech	L 75–96	10–14 (3–8)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
February 27		St. Louis	W 75–69	11–14 (4–8)	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
March 2*		Southern Miss	W 84–80	12–14 (4–8)	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, Louisiana
Metro Tournament
March 6	(6)	vs. (3) Cincinnati First round	L 66–67	12–15 (4–8)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1980–81 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2015-16 Tulane Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

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