1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Big East regular season champion
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	23–7 (10–4 Big East)
Head coach	Tom Davis (4th season);
Home arena	Roberts Center
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	10	–	4	.714	23	–	7	.767
Georgetown	9	–	5	.643	20	–	12	.625
St. John's	8	–	6	.571	17	–	11	.607
Villanova	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	8	–	6	.571	20	–	9	.690
Syracuse †	6	–	8	.429	22	–	12	.647
Seton Hall	4	–	10	.286	11	–	16	.407
Providence	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1981 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1980–81 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College as members of the Big East Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1981–82 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	54	John Bagley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Bridgeport, CT

Roster
Last update: 2018-Mar-17

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Big East Tournament
Mar 5, 1981*		vs. Providence Quarterfinal	L 65–67	21–6	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1981*	(ME5)	vs. (ME12) Ball State First Round	W 93–90	22–6	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 15, 1981*	(ME5)	vs. (ME4) No. 11 Wake Forest Second Round	W 93–90	23–6	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Mar 20, 1981*	(ME5)	vs. (ME9) Saint Joseph's Sweet Sixteen	L 41–42^[2]	23–7	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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v t e Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Roberts Center (1958–1988) Conte Forum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Boston University UMass
Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" 1978–79 point-shaving scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–10 1910–11 1911–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–45 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 1980–81 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