1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 August 2021 1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels Basketball Ole Miss Rebels logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC 17–13 9–9 Bob Weltlich 4th Tad Smith Coliseum NIT tournament Second Round 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 Ole Miss Rebels y John Stroud 42 F 6 7 215 SR y Myrtle, Mississippi Elston Turner 33 G 6 5 200 JR y Knoxville, Tennessee Bob Weltlich https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/mississippi/1980.html Schedule November 30 yes Mercer 63–43 1–0 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi December 3 yes Tennessee Tech 87–67 2–0 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi December 5 yes Auburn 73–76 2–1 0–1 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama December 8 yes yes UAB 67–66 3–1 0–1 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama December 12 Georgia 62–64 3–2 0–2 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi December 15 yes yes Arkansas 59–67 3–3 0–2 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas December 19 yes Southern Miss 68–65 4–3 0–2 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi December 22 yes yes Memphis 75–80 4–4 0–2 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee December 28 yes yes Michigan 71–66 5–4 0–2 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana December 29 yes yes Virginia Tech 70–66 6–4 0–2 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana January 2 Tennessee 65–66 6–5 0–3 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi January 5 yes Alabama 56–78 6–6 0–4 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama January 9 Kentucky 73–79 6–7 0–5 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi January 12 Florida 85–65 7–7 1–5 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi January 16 yes Vanderbilt 67–66 8–7 2–5 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee January 19 Mississippi State 75–64 9–7 3–5 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi January 23 yes LSU 66–72 9–8 3–6 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana January 26 Auburn 71–54 10–8 4–6 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi January 30 yes Tennessee 66–61 11–8 5–6 Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee February 2 Alabama 71–65 12–8 6–6 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi February 6 yes Kentucky 72–86 12–9 6–7 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky February 9 yes Florida 57–54 13–9 7–7 Florida Gymnasium Gainesville, Florida February 13 Vanderbilt 89–78 14–9 8–7 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi February 16 yes Mississippi State 73–66 15–9 9–7 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi February 21 LSU 74–77 15–10 9–8 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi February 23 yes Georgia 65–77 15–11 9–9 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |- !colspan=12 style=Ole Miss Rebels|SEC tournament February 28 yes Tennessee 76–74 16–11 9–9 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama February 29 yes Kentucky 67–70 16–12 9–9 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |- !colspan=9 style=Ole Miss Rebels| NIT March 6 Grambling State First Round 76–74 17–12 9–9 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi March 10 yes Minnesota Second Round 56–58 17–13 9–9 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/mississippi/1980-schedule.html 1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Team players drafted into the NBA Ole Miss Rebels Round Pick Player NBA club 2 27 John Stroud Houston Rockets http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1980&lg=N 1980 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-16 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100318002838/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1980&lg=N 2010-03-18 References Ole Miss Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball seasons Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Rebels