# 1980–81 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1980–81 college basketball season. The Commodores finished season with record of 15-14, 7-11.

## Roster

The roster for the 80-81 team are as follows:
1. Al Miller
2. Charles Davis
3. Mike Rhodes
4. Hutch Jones
5. Ted Young
6. Jimmy Gray
7. Al McKinney
8. Brian Allsmiller
9. Jeff Turner
10. Jimmy Lenz
11. Kevin Linder
12. John Derenbecker
13. James Williams
14. Doug Weikert

## Schedule

The 80-81 schedule is as follows:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 27* | vs. Western Kentucky | W 78–76 | 1–0 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| November 28* | vs. Iona | W 92–59 | 2–0 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| December 1* | Iowa State | W 97–87 | 3–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 9* | Duke | L 69–72 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 20* | North Alabama | W 111–79 | 4–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 23* | Memphis | W 111–96 | 5–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 27 | Alabama | W 93–91 | 6–1 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 29* | Tennessee Tech | W 97–64 | 7–1 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 30* | Boston College | L 72–87 | 7–2 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 3 | Mississippi State | W 79–61 | 8–2 (2–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 7 | at LSU | L 61–77 | 8–3 (2–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 10 | Georgia | W 70–55 | 9–3 (3–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 14 | at Auburn | W 97–81 | 10–3 (4–1) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| January 17 | No. 11 Tennessee | L 66–72 | 10–4 (4–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 21 | at Ole Miss | L 44–46 | 10–5 (4–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| January 24 | Kentucky | L 64–78 | 10–6 (4–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 28 | at Florida | W 72–70 | 11–6 (5–4) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
| January 31 | at Mississippi State | L 68–69 | 11–7 (5–5) | Humphrey Coliseum |
| February 4 | No. 4 LSU | L 81–86 | 11–8 (5–6) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 7 | at Georgia | L 72–80 | 11–9 (5–7) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| February 11 | Auburn | L 55–69 | 11–10 (5–8) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 14 | at No. 9 Tennessee | L 72–76 | 12–10 (6–8) | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| February 18 | Ole Miss | W 52–50 | 13–10 (7–8) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 21 | at No. 10 Kentucky | L 48–80 | 13–11 (7–9) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 25 | Florida | W 73–64 | 14–11 (8–9) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 28 | at Alabama | L 68–82 | 14–12 (8–10) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 4 | vs. Mississippi State | W 71–58 | 15–12 (8–10) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 5 | vs. No. 7 Kentucky | W 60–55 | 16–12 (8–10) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 6 | vs. Ole Miss | L 51–71 | 16–13 (8–10) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||