The 1980–81 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate and graduate schools and colle ...
in the
1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 28, 1980, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on Marc ...
. Led by first year head coach Roy Chipman, the Panthers finished with a record of 19–12.
They received an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to 1980–81 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, North Carolina.
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