1980–81 Howard Bison men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth-year head coach A. B. Williamson, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C., as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–12, 6–4 in MEAC play to finish second during the conference regular season. Howard followed by winning the MEAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. As the No. 12 seed in the Midwest Region, the Bison were defeated by No. 5 seed Wyoming in the opening round, 78–43.

Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season

!colspan=12 style=| MEAC tournament

!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament



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