1980–81 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=1980–81

|team=Pittsburgh Panthers

|sport=Basketball

|image=File:Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg

|conference=Eastern 8

|conference_link=Atlantic 10 Conference

|short_conf= Eastern 8

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record=19–12

|conf_record=8–5

|head_coach=Roy Chipman

|hc_year= 1st

|asst_coach1=Reggie Warford

|ac1_year = 1st

|asst_coach2=Seth Greenberg

|ac2_year = 1st

|asst_coach3=Dave Progar

|ac3_year = 1st

|stadium=Fitzgerald Field House
(Capacity: 4,122)

|champion= Eastern 8 tournament champion

|tourney=NCAA tournament

|tourney_result= Second Round, L 57–74 vs. North Carolina

}}

{{1980–81 Eastern 8 men's basketball standings}}

The 1980–81 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach Roy Chipman, the Panthers finished with a record of 19–12.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/pittsburgh/1981-schedule.html|title = 1980-81 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results}} They received an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to North Carolina.