1980–81 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 1980–81 NCAA men's basketball season.

1980–81 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 11
Record	22–7 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Tacy
Home arena	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum

1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Virginia	13	–	1		.929			29	–	4		.879
No. 6 North Carolina †	10	–	4		.714			29	–	8		.784
No. 11 Wake Forest	9	–	5		.643			22	–	7		.759
No. 18 Maryland	8	–	6		.571			21	–	10		.677
Duke	6	–	8		.429			17	–	13		.567
Clemson	6	–	8		.429			20	–	11		.645
NC State	4	–	10		.286			14	–	13		.519
Georgia Tech	0	–	14		.000			4	–	23		.148
† 1981 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

• Scott Davis
• Frank Johnson
• Jim Johnstone
• Guy Morgan
• Alvis Rogers
• Assistant coaches: Rich Knarr, Ernie Nestor