1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
NIT tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record17–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
Seasons
← 1978–79
1980–81 →
1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
No. 3 LSU † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 6   .813
Alabama 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
Tennessee 12 – 6   .667 18 – 11   .621
Ole Miss 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567
Mississippi State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 14   .481
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 13 – 13   .500
Georgia 7 – 11   .389 14 – 13   .519
Auburn 5 – 13   .278 10 – 18   .357
Florida 2 – 16   .111 7 – 21   .250
† 1980 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by fourth-year head coach, Bob Weltlich. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Roster

1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 42 John Stroud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Myrtle, Mississippi
G 33 Elston Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Knoxville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
 Mercer W 63–43  1–0
 Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
December 3*
 Tennessee Tech W 87–67  2–0
 Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
December 5
 at Auburn L 73–76  2–1
(0–1) 		Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
December 8*
 at UAB W 67–66  3–1
(0–1) 		Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
December 12
 Georgia L 62–64  3–2
(0–2) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
December 15*
 at Arkansas L 59–67  3–3
(0–2) 		Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
December 19*
 Southern Miss W 68–65  4–3
(0–2) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
December 22*
 at Memphis L 75–80  4–4
(0–2) 		Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
December 28*
 vs. Michigan W 71–66  5–4
(0–2) 		Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
December 29*
 vs. Virginia Tech W 70–66  6–4
(0–2) 		Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 2
 Tennessee L 65–66  6–5
(0–3) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
January 5
 at Alabama L 56–78  6–6
(0–4) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 9
 Kentucky L 73–79  6–7
(0–5) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
January 12
 Florida W 85–65  7–7
(1–5) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
January 16
 at Vanderbilt W 67–66  8–7
(2–5) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
January 19
 Mississippi State W 75–64  9–7
(3–5) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
January 23
 at LSU L 66–72  9–8
(3–6) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 26
 Auburn W 71–54  10–8
(4–6) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
January 30
 at Tennessee W 66–61  11–8
(5–6) 		Stokely Athletic Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
February 2
 Alabama W 71–65  12–8
(6–6) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
February 6
 at Kentucky L 72–86  12–9
(6–7) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
February 9
 at Florida W 57–54  13–9
(7–7) 		Florida Gymnasium 
Gainesville, Florida
February 13
 Vanderbilt W 89–78  14–9
(8–7) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
February 16
 at Mississippi State W 73–66  15–9
(9–7) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
February 21
 LSU L 74–77  15–10
(9–8) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
February 23
 at Georgia L 65–77  15–11
(9–9) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
February 28
 vs. Tennessee W 76–74  16–11
(9–9) 		Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
February 29
 vs. Kentucky L 67–70  16–12
(9–9) 		Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NIT
March 6
 Grambling State
First Round 		W 76–74  17–12
(9–9) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
March 10
 at Minnesota
Second Round 		L 56–58  17–13
(9–9) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 27 John Stroud Houston Rockets

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1980 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.