# 1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

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.

## 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. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 27 | John Stroud | Houston Rockets |