1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The 1980–81 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1980–81 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's sixth season at BYU. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center and reached the Elite Eight, where they fell to Virginia.

Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

 * Danny Ainge – WAC Player of the Year

NBA draft

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