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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1980–81 record18–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 LSU171 .944  315  .861
No. 8 Kentucky153 .833  226  .786
No. 15 Tennessee126 .667  218  .724
Alabama108 .556  1811  .621
Georgia99 .500  1912  .613
Ole Miss810 .444  1614  .533
Vanderbilt711 .389  1514  .517
Florida513 .278  1216  .429
Auburn414 .222  1116  .407
Mississippi State315 .167  819  .296
1981 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.[2]

Roster

1980–81 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 51 Eddie Phillips 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
JrA. H. Parker High School Birmingham, Alabama
F 32 Ken Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SrCentral High School Phenix City, AL
G 20 Eddie Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
JrCentral High School Phenix City, Alabama
C 41 Phillip Lockett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
JrLivingston High School Livingston, Alabama
G 44 Mike Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SoFayette High School Fayette, Alabama
F 33 Cliff Windham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SoLivingston High School Emelle, Alabama
G 4 Eric Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
FrCarver 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)
JrHoly 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

References

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