| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 1980-81 |
| Team: | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 8 |
| Coachrank: | 19 |
| Record: | 24 - 8 |
| Conf Record: | 9 - 5 |
| Head Coach: | Ted Owens |
| Hc Year: | 17th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bob Hill |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Murray Knox |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Lafayette Norwood |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Tony Guy |
| Captain Year: | 1st |
| Captain2: | Darnell Valentine |
| Arena: | Allen Fieldhouse |
| Champion: | Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 1980–81 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.