1980–81 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1980–81 Ole Miss Rebels Basketball Ole Miss Rebels logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC 16–14 8–10 Bob Weltlich 5th Tad Smith Coliseum SEC tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 1980–81 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by fifth-year head coach, Bob Weltlich. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Schedule and results yes |- |- !colspan=6 style=Ole Miss Rebels|Regular season December 1980 yes Central Arkansas Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 82–50 1–0 2,352 December 3, 1980 yes yes Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 59–56 2–0 3,800 December 6, 1980 yes UAB Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 83–72 3–0 3,928 December 10, 1980 yes yes Mercer Porter Gym Macon, GA 70–58 4–0 3,145 December 17, 1980 yes yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 76–79 4–1 3,249 December 19, 1980 yes yes Jacksonville UD Arena Dayton, OH Dayton Invitational Tournament 59–50 5–1 9,344 December 20, 1980 yes yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH Dayton Invitational Tournament 70–72 5–2 10,021 December 23, 1980 yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 62–70 5–3 0–1 6,570 December 30, 1980 yes Memphis State Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 64–69 5–4 7,209 January 3, 1981 Auburn Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 46–45 6–4 1–1 4,016 January 7, 1981 yes 13 Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN 68–73 6–5 1–2 12,700 January 10, 1981 Alabama Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 48–74 6–6 1–3 7,003 January 14, 1981 yes Kentucky 3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 55–64 6–7 1–4 23,525 January 17, 1981 yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 71–74 6–8 1–5 6,815 January 21, 1981 Vanderbilt Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 46–44 7–8 2–5 4,819 January 24, 1981 yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 59–52 OT 8–8 3–5 7,820 January 28, 1981 LSU 4 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 59–63 8–9 3–6 7,309 January 31, 1981 yes Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 61–58 9–9 4–6 4,881 February 4, 1981 Tennessee 10 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 71–52 10–9 5–6 7,823 February 7, 1981 yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 49–51 10–10 5–7 9,236 February 11, 1981 Kentucky 11 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 55–62 10–11 5–8 9,321 February 14, 1981 Florida Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 66–52 11–11 6–8 5,489 February 18, 1981 yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 50–52 11–12 6–9 14,782 February 21, 1981 Mississippi State Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 72–61 12–12 7–9 8,079 February 25, 1981 yes LSU 2 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 67–74 12–13 7–10 15,694 February 28, 1981 Georgia Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 64–62 13–13 8–10 6,108 |- !colspan=12 style=Ole Miss Rebels| SEC tournament March 5, 1981 yes 6 Tennessee 3 10 Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL TVS 81–71 14–13 10,072 March 6, 1981 yes 6 Vanderbilt 7 Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL TVS 71–51 15–13 10,112 March 7, 1981 yes 6 Georgia 5 Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL TVS 66–62 16–13 9,743 |- !colspan=12 style=Ole Miss Rebels| NCAA tournament March 13, 1981 yes 10 MW Kansas 7 MW Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 66–69 16–14 10,666 AP Poll Central Time Source: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/mississippi/1981-schedule.html 1980-81 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results References Category:Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball seasons Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball