1980-81
Record: (20-11)
Postseason: National Invitation Tournament
Coach: Hank Raymonds
Captain: Michael Wilson
Leading Scorer: Oliver Lee (17.7 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Oliver Lee (6.5 rpg)
Marquette made a school-record 953 field goals this year on an amazing 51% shooting from the floor.
Schedule and Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Charleston | W 106-58 | ||
| D 6 | Stanford | W 69-58 | ||
| D 13 | Illinois | L 68-69 | ||
| D 17 | at Minnesota | W 92-84 | ||
| D 19 | Cal State-Bakersfield | W 95-60 | Milwaukee Classic | Marquette dished out a school-record 33 assists |
| D 20 | Clemson | W 68-67 | Milwaukee Classic | |
| D 23 | Western Michigan | W 79-74 OT | ||
| D 27 | vs Pan American | L 70-71 | Rainbow Classic | |
| D 29 | vs Loyola Marymount | W 91-80 | Rainbow Classic | |
| D 30 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 80-66 | Rainbow Classic | |
| J 7 | Southern Mississippi | L 72-84 | ||
| J 10 | #5 Notre Dame | W 54-52 | ||
| J 13 | Memphis State | W 86-67 | ||
| J 15 | at Creighton | W 76-66 | ||
| J 17 | South Carolina | L 89-91 | ||
| J 24 | at Dayton | L 73-85 | ||
| J 26 | at Xavier (OH) | W 78-59 | ||
| J 29 | at Cleveland State | W 58-54 | ||
| J 31 | at #6 Wake Forest | L 60-83 | ||
| F 5 | at Saint Bonaventure | W 75-65 | ||
| F 7 | Detroit | W 65-42 | ||
| F 10 | Xavier (OH) | W 78-62 | ||
| F 14 | Louisville | L 60-79 | ||
| F 17 | at UNC Charlotte | L 58-61 | ||
| F 21 | at #3 DePaul | L 71-78 | ||
| F 24 | Loyola (IL) | W 63-62 | ||
| F 26 | Valparaiso | W 73-58 | ||
| M 1 | Florida State | L 78-81 | Sun Dome (Tampa, FL) | Florida State made an opponent-record 37 free throws |
| M 4 | Stetson | W 91-58 | ||
| M 10 | at UW-Madison | W 64-53 | ||
| M 13 | at Syracuse | L 81-88 | National Invitational Tournament (Syracuse, NY) |
- On February 14th, the defending National Champion Louisville Cardinals were keyed to victory by Derek Smith's perfect shooting from the floor. Smith's 12-12 outing was a Marquette opponent record (20th in NCAA History). Almost two years to the day later, Smith's teammate, Lancaster Gordon would shoot 11-12 from the floor against Marquette.
- Michael Wilson set a MU high-mark for steals in an NIT game with six against Syracuse. Unfortunately, Syracuse's Leo Rautins snagged four of his own and 'Cuse snatched a total of 13 steals, which are both records for a MU opponent in an NIT game. Syracuse's Tony Ervin attempted 16 foul shots, which tied Pete Maravich's mark for an MU NIT opponent and the Orange shot 62.5% from the floor as a team, in their win over Marquette on March 13th. That is also a record for a Marquette opponent in the NIT.