1980–81 Utah Utes men's basketball team

1980–81 Utah Utes men's basketball
WAC regular season Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 14
Record25–5 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaSpecial Events Center
1980–81 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Utah 13 3   .813 25 5   .833
No. 17 Wyoming 13 3   .813 24 6   .800
No. 16 BYU 12 4   .750 25 7   .781
UTEP 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
San Diego State 8 8   .500 15 12   .556
Hawaii 7 9   .438 14 13   .519
New Mexico 6 10   .375 11 15   .423
Air Force 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
Colorado State 1 15   .063 3 24   .111
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980–81 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah in the 1980-81 season. Head coach Jerry Pimm, and Senior stars Tom Chambers and Danny Vranes would lead the Utes to a Western Athletic Conference championship and the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. In the best season the Utes would have under Pimm, the team finished with an overall record of 25–5 (13–3 WAC). Vranes and Chambers were both selected in the top 8 picks of the NBA Draft. Chambers, drafted by the San Diego (Now Los Angeles) Clippers, would go on to play for several NBA teams in his career, most notably the Phoenix Suns, with whom he would make an appearance in the 1993 NBA Finals; and the Utah Jazz.