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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northeastern215 .808246  .800
Holy Cross188 .6922010  .667
Vermont1511 .5771612  .571
Maine1313 .5001414  .500
Boston University1313 .5001314  .481
Canisius1115 .4231115  .423
Niagara1115 .4231115  .423
Colgate1117 .3931118  .379
New Hampshire37 .300719  .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.