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
  • Wimp Sanderson (1st season)
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 LSU171 .944315  .861
No. 8 Kentucky153 .833226  .786
No. 15 Tennessee126 .667218  .724
Alabama108 .5561811  .621
Georgia99 .5001912  .613
Ole Miss810 .4441614  .533
Vanderbilt711 .3891514  .517
Florida513 .2781216  .429
Auburn414 .2221116  .407
Mississippi State315 .167819  .296
1981 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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