1980 – 81 Georgetown Hoyas men 's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1980 – 81 NCAA Division I basketball season . John Thompson , Jr. , 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
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1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team