1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
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1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball | |
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NIT tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 17–13 (9–9 SEC) |
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Home arena | Tad Smith Coliseum |
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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[edit]
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Schedule[edit]
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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 | |||||||
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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. |
Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 27 | John Stroud | Houston Rockets |
References[edit]
- ^ 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 March 18, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.