The 1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented

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in the 1980–81

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season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's sixth season at BYU. The Cougars played their home games at the

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and reached the Elite Eight, where they fell to

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Personnel

Schedule

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Rankings

Season summary

Awards and honors

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– WAC Player of the Year

NBA draft

References

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