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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (1st season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	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 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