1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his ninth season as head coach. It was the last season in which they played all of their home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season with a record of 20-12 overall, 9-5 in Big East play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 1981 Big East tournament before losing to Syracuse. In the 1981 NCAA tournament, they lost in the first round to James Madison.

1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East
Record20–12 (9–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Stein (9th season)
  • Norman Washington (1st season)
Captains
  • Eric "Sleepy" Floyd (1st year)
  • Eric Smith (1st year)
  • Ed Spriggs (1st year)
Home arenaMcDonough Gymnasium
1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Boston College104 .714237  .767
Georgetown95 .6432012  .625
St. John's86 .5711711  .607
Villanova86 .5712011  .645
Connecticut86 .571209  .690
Syracuse68 .4292212  .647
Seton Hall410 .2861116  .407
Providence311 .2141018  .357
1981 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1981
Rankings from AP poll
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