1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 18–11 10–8 Wimp Sanderson 1st Coleman Coliseum NIT Second Round 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama/1981.html 1980-81 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Roster 1980 Alabama Crimson Tide y yes Eddie Phillips basketball 51 F 6 7 Jr y Birmingham, Alabama A. H. Parker High School Ken Johnson basketball, Alabama 32 F 6 7 Sr y Phenix City, AL Central High School Eddie Adams basketball 20 G 6 0 Jr y Phenix City, Alabama Central High School Phillip Lockett 41 C 6 9 Jr y Livingston, Alabama Livingston High School Mike Davis basketball, born 1960 44 G 6 4 So y Fayette, Alabama Fayette High School Cliff Windham 33 F 6 5 So y Emelle, Alabama Livingston High School Eric Richardson basketball 4 G 6 3 Fr y Birmingham, Alabama Carver High School Eugene Jones basketball F 6 6 So y Vance Wheeler G 6 4 So y Maurice Myers 40 F 6 7 Jr y Birmingham, Alabama Holy Family High School Terry Williams basketball F 6 8 y Elkmont, Alabama Elkmont High School Sam Randolph basketball F y Desi Barmore F 6 7 y Wimp Sanderson Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| Regular Season November 28, 1980 yes 1980 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 93–66 1–0 December 1, 1980 yes Wisconsin Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 90–75 2–0 December 6, 1980 yes 1980 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 81–65 3–0 December 13, 1980 Texas Tech Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 66–64 4–0 December 15, 1980 yes 1980 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 67–57 5–0 December 19, 1980 yes 1980 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California 71–63 6–0 December 20, 1980 yes Wake Forest 12 Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California 66–79 6–1 December 27, 1980 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 91–93 6–2 0–1 January 3, 1981 1980 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 18 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 69–70 6–3 0–2 January 7, 1981 1980 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 80–69 7–3 1–2 January 10, 1981 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 74–48 8–3 2–2 January 14, 1981 1980 men LSU Tigers LSU 6 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 56–59 8–4 2–3 January 17, 1981 Kentucky 3 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 59–55 9–4 3–3 January 21, 1981 year-1980 male Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 83–71 10–4 4–3 January 24, 1981 1980 men Florida Gators Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 91–97 10–5 4–4 January 28, 1981 Auburn Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 83–73 11–5 5–4 January 31, 1981 Tennessee 11 Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee 58–62 11–6 5–5 February 4, 1981 Mississippi State Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 91–79 12–6 6–5 February 7, 1981 Ole Miss Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 51–49 13–6 7–5 February 11, 1981 LSU 4 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 57–70 13–7 7–6 February 14, 1981 Kentucky 11 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 62–77 13–8 7–7 February 18, 1981 Georgia Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 91–74 14–8 8–7 February 21, 1981 Florida Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 57–44 15–8 9–7 February 25, 1981 Auburn Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 54–56 15–9 9–8 February 28, 1981 Vanderbilt Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 82–68 16–9 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| SEC Tournament March 5, 1981 4 Georgia 5 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Second Round 80–88 16–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| NIT March 12, 1981 yes St. John's Alumni Hall Queens, New York First round 73–69 17–10 March 16, 1981 yes Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Second round 70–75 17–11 AP poll SE Southeast References Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Alabama Alabama Category:1980 in sports in Alabama Category:1981 in sports in Alabama