The 1980–81 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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during the

1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 28, 1980, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on Marc ...

. Members of the

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, the

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were led by sixth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at

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in Ogden, Utah. In an unusual subpar season, the Wildcats were overall in the regular season and in conference play, tied for fifth place. Weber State had appeared in the first five finals of the conference tournament and won the last three, but this year they did not even qualify for the four-team bracket. The Wildcats finished the regular season on a high note, with a three-game winning streak to avoid twenty losses; they also upset league champion

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earlier in February Junior guard Ron Harper led the Big Sky in scoring and was named to the all-conference team.

References

External links

Sports Reference
– Weber State Wildcats: 1980–81 basketball season {{DEFAULTSORT:1980-81 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team Weber State Wildcats men's basketball seasons

Weber State Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. History Weber State University was founded ...