1980–81 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1980–81
|team=Ole Miss Rebels
|sport=Basketball
|image=Ole Miss Rebels logo.svg
|image_size=
|conference= Southeastern Conference
|short_conf = SEC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record = 16–14
|conf_record = 8–10
|head_coach=Bob Weltlich
|hc_year = 5th
|stadium=Tad Smith Coliseum
|champion= SEC tournament champions
|tourney= NCAA tournament
|tourney_result= First Round
}}
{{1980–81 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}}
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.
Schedule and results
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!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Ole Miss Rebels}}|Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Central Arkansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 82–50
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
| attend = 2,352
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 1980
| time =
| away = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Eblen Center
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| tv =
| score = 59–56
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
| attend = 3,800
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = UAB
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 83–72
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
| attend = 3,928
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 1980
| time =
| away = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Porter Gym
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| tv =
| score = 70–58
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
| attend = 3,145
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 1980
| time =
| away = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Bowling Green
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Anderson Arena
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| tv =
| score = 76–79
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
| attend = 3,249
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 19, 1980
| time =
| neutral = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| gamename = Dayton Invitational Tournament
| tv =
| score = 59–50
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
| attend = 9,344
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20, 1980
| time =
| away = yes
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| gamename = Dayton Invitational Tournament
| tv =
| score = 70–72
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
| attend = 10,021
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 23, 1980
| time =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| tv =
| score = 62–70
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
| conference = 0–1
| attend = 6,570
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 1980
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 64–69
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
| attend = 7,209
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 3, 1981
| time =
| rank =
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 46–45
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
| conference = 1–1
| attend = 4,016
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 1981
| time =
| away = yes
| opprank = 13
| opponent = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Stokely Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| tv =
| score = 68–73
| overtime =
| record = 6–5
| conference = 1–2
| attend = 12,700
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 10, 1981
| time =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 48–74
| overtime =
| record = 6–6
| conference = 1–3
| attend = 7,003
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 1981
| time =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| tv =
| score = 55–64
| overtime =
| record = 6–7
| conference = 1–4
| attend = 23,525
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 17, 1981
| time =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = O'Connell Center
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| tv =
| score = 71–74
| overtime =
| record = 6–8
| conference = 1–5
| attend = 6,815
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 1981
| time =
| rank =
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 46–44
| overtime =
| record = 7–8
| conference = 2–5
| attend = 4,819
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 24, 1981
| time =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv =
| score = 59–52
| overtime = OT
| record = 8–8
| conference = 3–5
| attend = 7,820
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 1981
| time =
| rank =
| opponent = LSU
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 59–63
| overtime =
| record = 8–9
| conference = 3–6
| attend = 7,309
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31, 1981
| time =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| tv =
| score = 61–58
| overtime =
| record = 9–9
| conference = 4–6
| attend = 4,881
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 1981
| time =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 71–52
| overtime =
| record = 10–9
| conference = 5–6
| attend = 7,823
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7, 1981
| time =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coleman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| tv =
| score = 49–51
| overtime =
| record = 10–10
| conference = 5–7
| attend = 9,236
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 1981
| time =
| rank =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 55–62
| overtime =
| record = 10–11
| conference = 5–8
| attend = 9,321
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14, 1981
| time =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 66–52
| overtime =
| record = 11–11
| conference = 6–8
| attend = 5,489
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 1981
| time =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv =
| score = 50–52
| overtime =
| record = 11–12
| conference = 6–9
| attend = 14,782
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21, 1981
| time =
| rank =
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 72–61
| overtime =
| record = 12–12
| conference = 7–9
| attend = 8,079
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 1981
| time =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = LSU
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Pete Maravich Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv =
| score = 67–74
| overtime =
| record = 12–13
| conference = 7–10
| attend = 15,694
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28, 1981
| time =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| tv =
| score = 64–62
| overtime =
| record = 13–13
| conference = 8–10
| attend = 6,108
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Ole Miss Rebels}}| 1981 SEC men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 1981
| time =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 6
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee
| oppseed = 3
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = TVS
| score = 81–71
| overtime =
| record = 14–13
| attend = 10,072
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6, 1981
| time =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 6
| rank =
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| oppseed = 7
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = TVS
| score = 71–51
| overtime =
| record = 15–13
| attend = 10,112
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7, 1981
| time =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 6
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia
| oppseed = 5
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = TVS
| score = 66–62
| overtime =
| record = 16–13
| attend = 9,743
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Ole Miss Rebels}}| 1981 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 13, 1981
| time =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 10 MW
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| oppseed = 7 MW
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| tv =
| score = 66–69
| overtime =
| record = 16–14
| attend = 10,666
}}
{{CBB schedule end|poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}
References
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