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1980–81 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

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1980–81 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record18–10 (8–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • C. J. Woollum
  • Stan Pelcher
  • Jim Kelly
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
1980–81 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 11 5   .688 21 9   .700
Davidson 11 5   .688 13 14   .481
Appalachian State 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563 13 14   .481
Western Carolina 9 7   .563 18 10   .643
Furman 8 8   .500 11 16   .407
Marshall 8 8   .500 18 10   .643
VMI 3 13   .188 4 23   .148
The Citadel 2 14   .125 9 17   .346
1981 Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1980–81 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second-year head coach Bob Zuffelato, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 18–10, 8–8 in SoCon play to finish tied in seventh place.

Roster

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1980–81 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 25 Ken Labanowski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Oyster Bay, New York
G 10 Greg White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Mullens, West Virginia
F George Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G LaVerne Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
C Charles Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So
F David Wade 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
C Larry Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F Barry Kincaid 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Sam Henry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
G Jeff Oplinger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
C Ron Gilmore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr
Scott Haga
G Gary Hines 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • C. J. Woollum
  • Stan Pelcher
  • Jim Kelly

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1980*
at Charleston (W.Va.) W 74–54  1–0
 
 
Dec 1, 1980*
South Carolina W 116–85  2–0
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 6, 1980*
at West Virginia W 76–73  3–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Dec 8, 1980
Davidson L 73–79  3–1
(0–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 13, 1980*
Ohio Wesleyan W 95–69  4–1
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 15, 1980*
Morehead State W 95–85  5–1
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 20, 1980*
Pitt-Johnstown W 109–87  6–1
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 1980*
at Ohio W 65–59  7–1
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Dec 29, 1980*
at No. 9 Maryland L 89–114  7–2
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 30, 1980*
vs. Bowling Green State W 87–85  8–2
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 3, 1981
VMI W 90–81  9–2
(1–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 5, 1981
Appalachian State W 58–56  10–2
(2–1)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 10, 1981
at Davidson L 76–104  10–3
(2–2)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
Jan 12, 1981
at Chattanooga L 79–95  10–4
(2–3)
Maclellan Gymnasium 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 17, 1981
East Tennessee State W 78–66  11–4
(3–3)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 19, 1981
Furman W 98–80  12–4
(4–3)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 24, 1981
at Appalachian State L 56–75  12–5
(4–4)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1981
at VMI W 63–53  13–5
(5–4)
VMI Field House 
Lexington, Virginia
Jan 31, 1981
The Citadel W 76–60  14–5
(6–4)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 2, 1981
Western Carolina W 82–74  15–5
(7–4)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 7, 1981
at East Tennessee State L 75–76  15–6
(7–5)
Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
Feb 9, 1981
at Western Carolina L 78–80  15–7
(7–6)
 
Cullowhee, NC
Feb 14, 1981
Chattanooga L 77–89  15–8
(7–7)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 16, 1981*
Liberty W 75–63  16–8
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 19, 1981
at Furman L 90–92  16–9
(7–8)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
Feb 23, 1981
at The Citadel W 87–79  17–9
(8–8)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
SoCon tournament
Feb 28, 1981*
(7) at (2) Davidson
Quarterfinals
W 90–77  18–9
Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, VA
Mar 6, 1981*
(7) vs. (3) Appalachian State
Semifinals
L 62–77  18–10
Roanoke Civic Center 
Roanoke, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1980–81 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/herdzone.com/documents/2018/10/24/MBB_MediaGuide_18_19.pdf?timestamp=20181024035617