2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

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2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Ole Miss Rebels logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record12–20 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Abernathy (3rd season)
  • Rahim Lockhart (1st season)
Home arena The Pavilion at Ole Miss
Seasons
←  2016–17
2018–19  →
2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Auburn 13–5 .72226–8  .765
No. 13 Tennessee 13–5 .72226–9  .743
No. 23 Florida 11–7 .61121–13  .618
No. 18 Kentucky †10–8 .55626–11  .703
Missouri 10–8 .55620–13  .606
Arkansas 10–8 .55623–12  .657
Mississippi State 9–9 .50025–12  .676
Texas A&M 9–9 .50022–13  .629
Alabama 8–10 .44420–16  .556
LSU 8–10 .44418–15  .545
Georgia 7–11 .38918–15  .545
South Carolina 7–11 .38917–16  .515
Vanderbilt 6–12 .33312–20  .375
Ole Miss 5–13 .27812–20  .375
† 2018 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 108th basketball season. They were coached by Andy Kennedy for the first 27 games of the season before he left the position on February 19, 2018. [1] The Rebels named assistant coach Tony Madlock interim head coach for the remainder of the season. [1] The Rebels played their second full season in The Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina.

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On February 12, 2018, 12th-year head coach Andy Kennedy, the school's all-time winningest head coach, and the school mutually agreed to part ways following the end of the season. [2] [3] However, on February 19, Kennedy announced that he would depart immediately, with assistant Madlock taking over on an interim basis. [1] On March 15, 2018, it was announced that Ole Miss had hired Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis as head coach of the Rebels. [4]

Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2016–17 season 22–14, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Missouri in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Arkansas. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament [5] where they defeated Monmouth [6] and Syracuse [7] before losing in the quarterfinals to Georgia Tech. [8]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On April 24, 2017 Ole Miss announced the hiring of former Rebel basketball player Rahim Lockhart as an assistant coach on the Rebel basketball team. [9] On May 8, 2017 Ole Miss assistant coach Bill Armstrong left the Rebels to take the same position at Louisiana State University. [10]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason left
Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey0 Guard 6'4"183Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee Requested release from program.
Cullen Neal2 Guard 6'5"195Redshirt Junior Albuquerque, New Mexico Transferred to Saint Mary's.
Sebastian Saiz 11 Forward 6'9"233Senior Madrid, Spain Graduated
Rasheed Brooks14 Guard 6'5"201Senior Mansfield, Ohio Graduated
Nate Morris32 Center 6'9"240Freshman Dallas, Texas Dismissed from program; later went to JBA.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Devontae Shuler
#24 SG		Mouth of Wilson, VirginiaOak Hill Academy6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)Oct 10, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    
Bruce Stevens
#3 JUCO C		Bay Springs, MississippiJones County Junior College6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)257 lb (117 kg)Mar 27, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:    
Ilya Tyrtyshnik
G		Kyiv, UkraineGBA Prague6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)N/AJun 5, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    
David Davis
G		Purvis, MississippiJones County Junior College6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)174 lb (79 kg)Jun 5, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Ole Miss 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  • "2017 Ole Miss Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  • "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Brian Halums
SG		Hollandale, MSItawamba Community College6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)Sep 21, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:     ESPN:    
Anthony Higgs
SF		Baltimore, MDPerry Hall High School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)Sep 27, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:    
KJ Buffen
SF		Gainesville, GAGainesville High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)Apr 25, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    
Blake Hinson
PF		Deltona, FLSunrise Christian Academy6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (100 kg)Apr 28, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Devontae Shuler 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)192 lb(87 kg)Fr Oak Hill Academy Irmo, SC
G 1 Deandre Burnett 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)192 lb(87 kg)RS Sr Miami Carol City Sr. HS
Miami (FL) 		Miami Gardens, FL
F 2Marcanvis Hymon6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)220 lb(100 kg)Sr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
G 3 Terence Davis 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)201 lb(91 kg)Jr Southaven HS Southaven, MS
G 4 Breein Tyree 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)192 lb(87 kg)So St. Joseph HS Somerset, NJ
G 5 Markel Crawford 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)210 lb(95 kg)Sr Melrose, Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, TN
C 12Bruce Stevens6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)252 lb(114 kg)Jr Jones County JC Bay Springs, MS
C 13 Dominik Olejniczak 7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)255 lb(116 kg)RS SoSMS Cetniewo Academy
Drake 		Toruń, Poland
G 20David Davis5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)175 lb(79 kg)Jr Purvis HS
Jones Count JC 		Purvis, MS
C 22Karlis Silins6 ft 11 in(2.11 m)245 lb(111 kg)So BK VEF Rīga Riga, Latvia
G 24Lane Below6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)SrAdvance HS
Three Rivers CC 		Advance, MO
F 30Jake Coddington6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)212 lb(96 kg)RS Sr Marquette Catholic HS
Three Rivers CC		 Edwardsville, IL
G 34Ilya Tyrtyshnik6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)185 lb(84 kg)FrGet Better Academy Kyiv, Ukraine
F 50Justas Furmanavičius6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb(95 kg)SrThree Rivers CC Kaunas, Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

On June 27, 2017 Mississippi announced its 2017–18 non-conference schedule, highlighted by opponents such as Virginia Tech, Middle Tennessee, Illinois State, and Texas. [11] The Rebels will also face Utah and Rice in the MGM Resorts Main Event.

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
3:00 pm,  SECN+ 		North Alabama W 94–53 
 18 – Shuler  10 – Hymon  6 – Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss  
Oxford, MS
Regular Season
November 10, 2017*
7:30 pm, SECN+		 Louisiana W 94–76 1–0
 21 – Davis  13 – Hymon  4 – Davis The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,302)
Oxford, MS
November 13, 2017*
5:30 pm, SECN+		 Eastern Kentucky
MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game		W 85–75 2–0
 17 – Burnett  10 – Hymon  5 – Crawford The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,042)
Oxford, MS
November 17, 2017*
6:00 pm, SECN+		 Georgia State
MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game		W 77–72 3–0
 24 – Davis  6 – Davis  6 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,835)
Oxford, MS
November 20, 2017*
11:30 pm,  AT&T SportsNet 		vs.  Utah
MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight semifinals		L 74–83 3–1
 21 – Burnett  4 – Burnett  3 – Davis  T-Mobile Arena  (8,107)
Paradise, NV
November 22, 2017*
9:00 pm,  ESPNU 		vs.  Rice
MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight 3rd Place game		W 79–62 4–1
 18 – Burnett  9 – Hymon  8 – Burnett T-Mobile Arena (8,424)
Paradise, NV
November 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 South Dakota State L 97–99 OT4–2
 22 – Davis  8 – Hymon  6 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,014)
Oxford, MS
December 2nd, 2017*
1:00 pm, SECN+		 Virginia Tech L 80–83 OT4–3
 17 – Tyree  8 – Tyree  8 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,297)
Oxford, MS
December 9, 2017*
5:00 pm,  Stadium 		at  Middle Tennessee L 58–77 4–4
 12 – Hymon  8 – Davis  4 – Tied  Murphy Center  (8,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 Sam Houston State W 82–69 5–4
 16 – Crawford  9 – Hymon  6 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,054)
Oxford, MS
December 16, 2017*
2:30 pm, SECN		 Illinois State L 97–101 OT5–5
 27 – Stevens  9 – Davis  6 – Tyree The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,309)
Oxford, MS
December 19, 2017*
6:00 pm, SECN		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 85–63 6–5
 15 – Tied  6 – Tied  8 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,102)
Oxford, MS
December 22, 2017*
6:00 pm, SECN+		 Bradley W 82–59 7–5
 16 – Crawford  8 – Furmanavičius  5 – Crawford The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,993)
Oxford, MS
December 31, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN2		 South Carolina W 74–69 8–5
(1–0)		 18 – Burnett  5 – Davis  6 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,849)
Oxford, MS
January 3, 2018
5:30 pm, SECN		at  Georgia L 60–71 8–6
(1–1)		 17 – Tyree  7 – Olejniczak  3 – Burnett  Stegeman Coliseum  (7,515)
Athens, GA
January 6, 2018
3:30 pm, SECN		 Mississippi State W 64–58 9–6
(2–1)		 21 – Burnett  5 – Burnett  3 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,664)
Oxford, MS
January 9, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 22  Auburn L 70–85 9–7
(2–2)		 24 – Tyree  10 – Tied  4 – Tyree  Auburn Arena  (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 13, 2018
12:00 pm,  CBS 		Florida W 78–72 10–7
(3–2)		 22 – Stevens  9 – Hyman  6 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,547)
Oxford, MS
January 16, 2018
8:00 pm, SECN		at  Texas A&M L 69–71 10–8
(3–3)		 20 – Stevens  9 – Stevens  8 – Burnett  Reed Arena  (10,578)
College Station, TX
January 20, 2018
2:30 pm, SECN		at  Arkansas L 93–97 10–9
(3–4)		 30 – Davis  8 – Hyman  5 – Tyree  Bud Walton Arena  (18,030)
Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2018
7:30 pm, SECN		 Alabama W 78–66 11–9
(4–4)		 24 – Burnett  9 – Davis  4 – Tied The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,099)
Oxford, MS
January 27, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN2		at  Texas
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 72–85 11–10
 21 – Burnett  8 – Crawford  2 – Tied  Frank Erwin Center  (10,913)
Austin, TX
January 30, 2018
8:00 pm, SECN		No. 11 AuburnL 70–79 11–11
(4–5)		 16 – Burnett  8 – Tied  5 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,121)
Oxford, MS
February 3, 2018
5:00 pm, SECN		at No. 18  Tennessee L 61–94 11–12
(4–6)		 16 – Stevens  9 – T. Davis  5 – Tyree  Thompson–Boling Arena  (18,316)
Knoxville, TN
February 6, 2018
8:00 pm, SECN		 Missouri L 69–75 11–13
(4–7)		 20 – T. Davis  7 – Stevens  6 – Crawford The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,204)
Oxford, MS
February 10, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU		at  LSU L 66–82 11–14
(4–8)		 16 – Stevens  9 – Davis  2 – Davis  Maravich Center  (8,545)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 13, 2018
6:00 pm, SECN		ArkansasL 64–75 11–15
(4–9)		 24 – Burnett  13 – Davis  3 – Burnett The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,023)
Oxford, MS
February 17, 2018
7:30 pm, SECN		at Mississippi StateL 62–79 11–16
(4–10)		 15 – Tyree  9 – Crawford  3 – Davis  Humphrey Coliseum  (9,002)
Starkville, FL
February 20, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2		at MissouriW 90–87 OT12–16
(5–10)		 25 – Tyree  8 – Stevens  4 – Burnett  Mizzou Arena  (15,061)
Columbia, MO
February 24, 2018
12:00 pm, SECN		No. 19 TennesseeL 65–73 12–17
(5–11)		 17 – Tyree  9 – Crawford  3 – Hymon The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,149)
Oxford, MS
February 28, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 23  Kentucky L 78–96 12–18
(5–12)		 26 – Davis  13 – Stevens  7 – Tyree  Rupp Arena  (22,108)
Lexington, KY
March 3, 2018
7:30 pm, SECN		 Vanderbilt L 69–82 12–19
(5–13)		 17 – Stevens  5 – Davis  6 – Tyree The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,447)
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 7, 2018
8:30 pm, SECN		(14) vs. (11) South Carolina
First round		L 84–85 12–20
 16 – Davis  13 – Stevens  4 – Burnett  Scottrade Center  (8,190)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

•2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team
•2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team
•2017-18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

References

  1. 1 2 3 Borzello, Jeff (February 19, 2018). "Andy Kennedy adjusts plans, will step down as Ole Miss coach now". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (February 12, 2018). "Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss to part ways after season". ESPN.com . Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kennedy to resign at Ole Miss". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ole Miss hires Middle Tennessee coach Kermit Davis to replace Andy Kennedy". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ole Miss receives NIT bid | The Vicksburg Post". www.vicksburgpost.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ole Miss ends Monmouth's season in NIT". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ole Miss upsets Syracuse, 85-80, in the NIT". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Tech ends Ole Miss' season in NIT". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ole Miss All-American Lockhart Named Hoops Assistant Coach". Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ "LSU hires third assistant to Wade's staff".
  11. ↑ "Men's Hoops Announces Non-Conference Schedule". Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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