1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
NIT tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	17–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Bob Weltlich (4th season);
Home arena	Tad Smith Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Bob Weltlich

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	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.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	27	John Stroud	Houston Rockets

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1980 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2009-05-16.

[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 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2009-05-16.

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