1980–81 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1980–81 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record9–16 (4–14 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
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[1]

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.[2]

Roster

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)
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 So
G 23 Alvin Mumphord 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So
G 3 Byron Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 So
F 11 Greg Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Fr Tuskegee High School Tuskegee, AL
F 21 Mark Cahill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Fr Stone Mountain High School Stone Mountain, GA
G 00 Paul Daniels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Fr Warner Christian Ormond Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1980-81 Auburn Tigers Men 's Schedule and Results".