1980–81 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 March 2023 Basketball 1980–81 Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 9–16 4–14 Sonny Smith 3rd Herbert Greene Mack McCarthy Herman Williams Memorial Coliseum 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. 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/men/1981-schedule.html 1980-81 Auburn Tigers Men 's Schedule and Results Roster 1980 Auburn Tigers y yes Eric Stringer 22 G 6 1 185 Sr Hobson City, AL Oxford High School Earl Banks 44 F 6 7 220 Sr Birmingham, AL Holy Family High School Bobby Cattage 45 C 6 9 250 Sr y Huntsville, AL J.O. Johnson High School Darrell Lockhart 32 C 6 9 240 So Thomaston, GA Robert E. Lee High School Frank Poindexter 33 C 6 6 So Alvin Mumphord 23 G 6 4 So Byron Henson 3 G 6 3 So Greg Turner 11 F 6 7 Fr Tuskegee, AL Tuskegee High School Mark Cahill 21 F 6 8 Fr Stone Mountain, GA Stone Mountain High School Paul Daniels 00 G 6 3 Fr Ormond Beach, FL Warner Christian Sonny Smith Herbert Greene Mack McCarthy Herman Williams Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers| Regular Season December 1, 1980 yes 1980 men Towson Tigers Towson Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 87–63 1–0 December 3, 1980 1980 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 75–65 2–0 1–0 December 8, 1980 yes 1980 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 77–62 3–0 1–0 December 17, 1980 yes 1980 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 78–74 4–0 1–0 December 20, 1980 yes 1980 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee 52–51 5–0 1–0 December 29, 1980 yes 1980 men Air Force Falcons Air Force John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 46–48 OT 5–1 1–0 December 30, 1980 yes 1980 men Columbia Lions Columbia John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 63–55 6–1 1–0 January 3, 1981 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 45–46 6–2 1–1 January 7, 1981 Kentucky 4 Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 66–79 6–3 1–2 January 10, 1981 1980 men Florida Gators Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 59–63 6–4 1–3 January 14, 1981 Vanderbilt Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 81–97 6–5 1–4 January 17, 1981 1980 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 61–69 6–6 1–5 January 21, 1981 1980 men LSU Tigers LSU 5 Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 64–74 6–7 1–6 January 24, 1981 1980 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 63–67 6–8 1–7 January 28, 1981 Alabama Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 73–83 6–9 1–8 January 31, 1981 Ole Miss Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 58–61 6–10 1–9 February 4, 1981 Kentucky 6 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 74–102 6–11 1–10 February 7, 1981 Florida Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 50–55 6–12 1–11 February 11, 1981 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 69–55 7–12 2–11 February 14, 1981 Mississippi State Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 66–55 8–12 3–11 February 18, 1981 LSU 4 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 47–58 8–13 3–12 February 21, 1981 Georgia Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 65–76 8–14 3–13 February 25, 1981 Alabama Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 56–54 9–14 4–13 February 28, 1981 Tennessee 10 Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee 63–75 9–15 4–14 |- !colspan=9 style=Auburn Tigers| SEC Tournament March 4, 1981 9 Florida 8 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama First Round 48–50 9–16 AP poll SE Southeast References Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers