1980–81 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

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.

1980–81 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1980–81 record16–14 (8–10 SEC)
Head coachBob Weltlich (5th season)
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 LSU171 .944  315  .861
No. 8 Kentucky153 .833  226  .786
No. 15 Tennessee126 .667  218  .724
Alabama108 .556  1811  .621
Georgia99 .500  1912  .613
Ole Miss810 .444  1614  .533
Vanderbilt711 .389  1514  .517
Florida513 .278  1216  .429
Auburn414 .222  1116  .407
Mississippi State315 .167  819  .296
1981 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December, 1980*
Central Arkansas W 82–50  1–0
Tad Smith Coliseum (2,352)
Oxford, MS
December 3, 1980*
at Tennessee Tech W 59–56  2–0
Eblen Center (3,800)
Cookeville, TN
December 6, 1980*
UAB W 83–72  3–0
Tad Smith Coliseum (3,928)
Oxford, MS
December 10, 1980*
at Mercer W 70–58  4–0
Porter Gym (3,145)
Macon, GA
December 17, 1980*
at Bowling Green L 76–79  4–1
Anderson Arena (3,249)
Bowling Green, OH
December 19, 1980*
vs. Jacksonville
Dayton Invitational Tournament
W 59–50  5–1
UD Arena (9,344)
Dayton, OH
December 20, 1980*
at Dayton
Dayton Invitational Tournament
L 70–72  5–2
UD Arena (10,021)
Dayton, OH
December 23, 1980
at Georgia L 62–70  5–3
(0–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (6,570)
Athens, GA
December 30, 1980*
Memphis State L 64–69  5–4
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,209)
Oxford, MS
January 3, 1981
Auburn W 46–45  6–4
(1–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum (4,016)
Oxford, MS
January 7, 1981
at No. 13 Tennessee L 68–73  6–5
(1–2)
Stokely Athletic Center (12,700)
Knoxville, TN
January 10, 1981
Alabama L 48–74  6–6
(1–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,003)
Oxford, MS
January 14, 1981
at No. 3 Kentucky L 55–64  6–7
(1–4)
Rupp Arena (23,525)
Lexington, KY
January 17, 1981
at Florida L 71–74  6–8
(1–5)
O'Connell Center (6,815)
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 1981
Vanderbilt W 46–44  7–8
(2–5)
Tad Smith Coliseum (4,819)
Oxford, MS
January 24, 1981
at Mississippi State W 59–52 OT 8–8
(3–5)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,820)
Starkville, MS
January 28, 1981
No. 4 LSU L 59–63  8–9
(3–6)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,309)
Oxford, MS
January 31, 1981
at Auburn W 61–58  9–9
(4–6)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,881)
Auburn, AL
February 4, 1981
No. 10 Tennessee W 71–52  10–9
(5–6)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,823)
Oxford, MS
February 7, 1981
at Alabama L 49–51  10–10
(5–7)
Coleman Coliseum (9,236)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 1981
No. 11 Kentucky L 55–62  10–11
(5–8)
Tad Smith Coliseum (9,321)
Oxford, MS
February 14, 1981
Florida W 66–52  11–11
(6–8)
Tad Smith Coliseum (5,489)
Oxford, MS
February 18, 1981
at Vanderbilt L 50–52  11–12
(6–9)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,782)
Nashville, TN
February 21, 1981
Mississippi State W 72–61  12–12
(7–9)
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,079)
Oxford, MS
February 25, 1981
at No. 2 LSU L 67–74  12–13
(7–10)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (15,694)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 28, 1981
Georgia W 64–62  13–13
(8–10)
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,108)
Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
March 5, 1981
(6) vs. (3) No. 10 Tennessee W 81–71  14–13
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (10,072)
Birmingham, AL
March 6, 1981
(6) vs. (7) Vanderbilt W 71–51  15–13
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (10,112)
Birmingham, AL
March 7, 1981
(6) vs. (5) Georgia W 66–62  16–13
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (9,743)
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1981
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Kansas L 66–69  16–14
Levitt Arena (10,666)
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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