1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (1st season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
Seasons← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

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.

Roster

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

Wimp Sanderson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

References

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

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Culture & lore	Traditions Big Al Gambling scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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