1980–81 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1980–81 college basketball season. The team was coached by Sonny Smith, who was in his third season.

1980–81 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record9–16 (4–14 SEC)
Head coach
  • Sonny Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Herbert Greene
  • Mack McCarthy
  • Herman Williams
Home arenaMemorial 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

Newcomers to the team this season included freshman signees Greg Turner, Mark Cahill, and Paul Daniels. The team lost captains Bubba Price and Rich Valavicius, who graduated.

The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 9–16, 4–14 in SEC play. They lost to Florida in the first round of the 1981 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.

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