1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his first season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–11, 10–8 in SEC play, finishing in fourth place.

1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 LSU 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
No. 8 Kentucky 15 3   .833 22 6   .786
No. 15 Tennessee 12 6   .667 21 8   .724
Alabama 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Georgia 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 15 14   .517
Florida 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
Auburn 4 14   .222 11 16   .407
Mississippi State 3 15   .167 8 19   .296
1981 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Tide were eliminated in the first round of the SEC tournament by the Georgia Bulldogs. Afterwards, the Tide accepted a bid to the 1981 National Invitation Tournament and reached the second round where they lost to Duke University.[2]

Roster

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1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 51 Eddie Phillips 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr A. H. Parker High School Birmingham, Alabama
F 32 Ken Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Central High School Phenix City, AL
G 20 Eddie Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Central High School Phenix City, Alabama
C 41 Phillip Lockett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Livingston High School Livingston, Alabama
G 44 Mike Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Fayette High School Fayette, Alabama
F 33 Cliff Windham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Livingston High School Emelle, Alabama
G 4 Eric Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Carver High School Birmingham, Alabama
F Eugene Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
G Vance Wheeler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 40 Maurice Myers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Holy Family High School Birmingham, Alabama
F Terry Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Elkmont High School Elkmont, Alabama
F Sam Randolph
F Desi Barmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1980-81 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.