1980–81 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1981 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1980-81 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1980-81 record	9-16 (4-14 SEC)
Head coach	Sonny Smith (1st season)
Assistant coach	Herbert Greene
Assistant coach	Mack McCarthy
Assistant coach	Herman Williams
Home stadium	Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1979-80 1981-82 →

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 1980-81 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.^[2]

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1979–80 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	22	Eric Stringer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Oxford High School	Hobson City, AL
F	44	Earl Banks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Holy Family High School	Birmingham, AL
C	45	Bobby Cattage	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	J.O. Johnson High School	Huntsville, AL
C	32	Darrell Lockhart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Robert E. Lee High School	Thomaston, GA
C	33	Frank Poindexter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
G	23	Alvin Mumphord	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
G	3	Byron Henson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
F	11	Greg Turner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Tuskegee High School	Tuskegee, AL
F	21	Mark Cahill	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Stone Mountain High School	Stone Mountain, GA
G	00	Paul Daniels	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Warner Christian	Ormond Beach, FL

Head coach

Sonny Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Herbert Greene
Mack McCarthy
Herman Williams

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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[1] sports-reference.com 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/men/1981-schedule.html

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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 [[{{{school}}}\|Tennessee]]	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
Alabama	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
[[{{{school}}}\|Georgia]]	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Ole Miss †	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
[[{{{school}}}\|Vanderbilt]]	7	–	11	.389	15	–	14	.517
[[{{{school}}}\|Florida]]	5	–	13	.278	12	–	16	.429
Auburn	4	–	14	.222	11	–	16	.407
[[{{{school}}}\|Mississippi State]]	3	–	15	.167	8	–	19	.296

† 1981 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

1980–81 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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