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1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1980–81
team	BYU Cougars
sport	Basketball
image	BYU Cougars logo.svg
conference	Western Athletic Conference
short_conf	WAC
APRank	16
CoachRank	17
record	25–7
conf_record	12–4
head_coach	Frank Arnold
hc_year	6th
asst_coach1	Roger Reid
ac1_year	3rd
asst_coach2	Harry Anderson
stadium	Marriott Center
tourney	NCAA Tournament 3-Seed
tourney_result	Elite Eight

The 1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1980–81 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's sixth season at BYU. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center and reached the Elite Eight, where they fell to Virginia.

Personnel

Harry Anderson
Roger Reid

Schedule

|- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

Main article: 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

Danny Ainge – WAC Player of the Year

NBA draft

Main article: 1981 NBA draft

2	31	Danny Ainge	[Boston Celtics](1981-82-boston-celtics-season)

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References

Call, Jeff. (February 3, 2002). "Ainge, 'underachieving' 1981 Cougs honored".
(March 15, 1981). "B.Y.U. Gains in East, As Does Notre Dame". [[The New York Times]].
(March 20, 1981). "B.Y.U. Defeats Irish, 51-50; North Carolina Ousts Utah". [[The New York Times]].
(March 22, 1981). "Virginia and North Carolina Reach N.C.A.A Final Four". [[The New York Times]].
"1980-81 BYU Men's Basketball Stats".
(2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
"1981 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.

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