1980–81 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1980–81 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1980–81 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
SWC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	24–8 (13–3 SWC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (7th season);
Home arena	Barnhill Arena

1980–81 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Houston †	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Baylor	10	–	6	.625	15	–	12	.556
Texas Tech	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	15	–	12	.556
Texas	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Rice	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
TCU	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
SMU	3	–	13	.188	7	–	20	.259

† 1981 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1980–81 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Senior guard US Reed made a half-court shot at the buzzer to beat defending national champion Louisville 74-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, sending Arkansas to the Sweet 16.

Roster

Craig Olson
U.S. Reed
Scott Hastings
Darrell Walker
Keith Peterson
Tony Brown
Mike Young

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
March 12, 1981*	(MW5) No. 20	vs. (MW12) Mercer NCAA Tournament • First round	W 73–67	–	–	–	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
March 14, 1981*	(MW5) No. 20	vs. (MW4) No. 12 Louisville NCAA Tournament • Second Round	W 74–73^[1]	–	–	–	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
March 20, 1981*	(MW5) No. 20	vs. (MW1) No. 4 LSU NCAA Tournament • Regional semifinal	L 56–72	–	–	–	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

References

^ "March 14, 1981: When the NCAA tournament became Madness". Sports Illustrated. March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Mar-27.

[1] "March 14, 1981: When the NCAA tournament became Madness". Sports Illustrated. March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[2] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Mar-27.

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Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 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 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
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics