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.

1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
NIT tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	17–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Bob Weltlich (4th season)
Home arena	Tad Smith Coliseum

1979–80 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
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

Roster

1979–80 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 42 John Stroud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Myrtle, Mississippi G 33 Elston Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Knoxville, Tennessee	Head coach Bob Weltlich Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	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