1980–81 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

1980–81 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ECAC North Regular-season champion
ECAC North Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceEastern College Athletic Conference-North
Record24–6 (6–0 ECAC-North)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthews Arena
1980–81 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern 21 5   .808 24 6   .800
Holy Cross 18 8   .692 20 10   .667
Vermont 15 11   .577 16 12   .571
Maine 13 13   .500 14 14   .500
Boston University 13 13   .500 13 14   .481
Canisius 11 15   .423 11 15   .423
Niagara 11 15   .423 11 15   .423
Colgate 11 17   .393 11 18   .379
New Hampshire 3 7   .300 7 19   .269
1981 ECAC North tournament winner

The 1980–81 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1980–81 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 24–6 overall with a 6–0 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. After upsetting Fresno State in the opening round, the Huskies were defeated in the second round by No. 3 seed Utah, 94–69.