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
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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 | |||||||
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
[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.