1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
Record	24–7 (11–3 WCAC)
Head coach	Peter Barry
Home arena	War Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

The 1980–81 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons finished the season with a 24–7 record (11–3 WCAC) and received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Quintin Dailey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
	44	Ken McAlister	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Oakland, California
C	34	Wallace Bryant	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Gary, Indiana

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1980*		at Dayton	L 83–84	0–1	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 6, 1980*		at Hawaii	W 98–95	1–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 16, 1980*		Georgia Southern	W 91–70	2–1	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 19, 1980*		UC Irvine	W 93–83	3–1	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1980*		Duquesne	W 91–83	4–1	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 23, 1980*		New Mexico State	W 93–78	5–1	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 28, 1980*		vs. Villanova	L 66–93	5–2	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1980*		vs. Miami (OH)	W 65–60	6–2	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 13, 1981*		No. 7 Notre Dame	W 66–63	7–2	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1981*	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Kansas State First round	L 60–64^[1]	24–7	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

^ "Kansas State Rallies to Win". The Washington Post. March 13, 1981. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "1981 West Coast Conference Champions". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

v t e San Francisco Dons men's basketball
Venues	Kezar Pavilion (1924–1958) St. Ignatius Gym (1924–1958) War Memorial Gymnasium (1958–present) Chase Center (alternate; 2019–present)
Culture & lore	The Don KTCT
People	Head coaches 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 1980–81 1981–82 1982–85 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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics