2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record	16–9 (6–6 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Kennedy (10th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Armstrong
Assistant coach	Tony Madlock
Assistant coach	Todd Abernathy
Home arena	Tad Smith Coliseum The Pavilion at Ole Miss

2015–16 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Carolina	8	–	3	.727	21	–	3	.875
#22 Kentucky	8	–	3	.727	18	–	6	.750
LSU	8	–	3	.727	15	–	9	.625
#15 Texas A&M	7	–	4	.636	18	–	6	.750
Florida	7	–	4	.636	16	–	8	.667
Georgia	6	–	5	.545	13	–	9	.591
Vanderbilt	6	–	5	.545	14	–	10	.583
Ole Miss	5	–	6	.455	15	–	9	.625
Alabama	5	–	6	.455	14	–	9	.609
Arkansas	5	–	6	.455	12	–	12	.500
Tennessee	5	–	7	.417	12	–	13	.480
Mississippi State	3	–	8	.273	10	–	13	.435
Auburn	3	–	8	.273	9	–	14	.391
Missouri*	2	–	10	.167	9	–	16	.360
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 SEC Tournament winner As of February 10, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team will represent the University of Mississippi in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Andy Kennedy is entering his tenth year as head coach of Ole Miss. The Rebels, members of the Southeastern Conference located in Oxford, Mississippi, began the season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum, but moved to a new arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016.

Previous season

The Rebels finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in the SEC standings. As the #6 seed, they lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to South Carolina. Ole Miss participated in the NCAA tournament as an #11 seed, defeating fellow #11 seed BYU in the First Four round before falling to sixth-seeded Xavier in the second round, ending the Rebels' season.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Roderick Lawrence	0	G	6'5"	184	Junior	Orlando, FL	Transferred to Campbellsville
Terence Smith	3	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Russellville, AL	Graduated
M. J. Rhett	4	F	6'9"	236	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
LaDarius White	10	G	6'6"	205	Senior	McComb, MS	Graduated
Dwight Coleby	23	C	6'9"	240	Sophomore	Nassau, BS	Transferred to Kansas
Jarvis Summers	32	G	6'3"	186	Senior	Jackson, MS	Graduated
Aaron Jones	34	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Gautier, MS	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Deandre Burnett	0	G	6'2"	191	RS Sophomore	Miami Gardens, FL	Transferred from Miami (FL). Under NCAA transfer rules, Burnett will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Sam Finley	10	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Corona, CA	Junior college transferred from Howard College
Tomasz Gielo	12	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Szczecin, Poland	Transferred from Liberty. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gielo graduated from Liberty.
Rasheed Brooks	14	G	6'6"	200	Junior	Mansfield, OH	Junior college transferred from SW Tennessee CC

Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donte Fitzpatrick SF	Memphis, TN	Southwind High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 9, 2014
Donte Fitzpatrick SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terence Davis SF	Southaven, MS	Southaven High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 29, 2014
Terence Davis SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
J.T. Escobar SG	Tallahassee, FL	Elev8 Sports Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 7, 2013
J.T. Escobar SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked ESPN: Not Ranked
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Ole Miss Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Burnett, DeandreDeandre Burnett (I)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Miami (FL)	Miami Gardens, FL
1.5 !G	1	Newby, MartaviousMartavious Newby	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Booker T. Washington HS	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	2	Escobar, J. T.J. T. Escobar	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Elev8 Prep	Tallahassee, FL
1.5 !G	3	Davis, TerenceTerence Davis	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southaven HS	Southaven, MS
1.5 !G	10	Finley, SamSam Finley	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Howard College	Corona, CA
3.5 !F	11	Saiz, SebastianSebastian Saiz	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Madrid, Spain
3.5 !F	12	Gielo, TomaszTomasz Gielo	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Liberty	Szczecin, Poland
3.5 !F	13	Perez, AnthonyAnthony Perez	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Word of Life Traditional School	Cumaná, Venezuela
1.5 !G	14	Brooks, RasheedRasheed Brooks	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southwest Tennessee CC	Mansfield, OH
1.5 !G	15	Sheppard, AlexAlex Sheppard (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Leake Academy	Madden, MS
1.5 !G	20	Fitzpatrick-Dorsey, DonteDonte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southwind HS	Memphis, TN
3.5 !F	21	Hymon, MarcanvisMarcanvis Hymon	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Whitehaven HS	Memphis, TN
3.5 !F	25	Brutus, TerryTerry Brutus	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Massanutten Military Academy	Spring Valley, NY
1.5 !G	42	Moody, StefanStefan Moody	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Kilgore College	Kissimmee, FL

Head coach

Andy Kennedy (Alabama–Birmingham)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Armstrong (Alabama–Birmingham)
Tony Madlock (Memphis)
Todd Abernathy (Mississippi)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 6:00 PM, SECN+	Clayton State	W 103–87	—	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 4:00 PM, ESPN3	Northwestern State	W 90–76	1–0	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,386) Oxford, MS
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM, SECN+	Georgia Southern	W 82–72	2–0	Tad Smith Coliseum (5,499) Oxford, MS
11/19/2015* 11:00 AM, ESPN3	vs. George Mason Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 62–68	2–1	TD Arena (1,760) Charleston, SC
11/20/2015* 2:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. Towson Charleston Classic consolation round	W 76–60	3–1	TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, SC
11/22/2015* 2:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. Seton Hall Charleston Classic 5th place game	L 63–75	3–2	TD Arena (1,553) Charleston, SC
11/25/2015* 4:00 PM, SECN	Georgia State	W 68–59	4–2	Tad Smith Coliseum (5,550) Oxford, MS
11/28/2015* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at Bradley Charleston Classic non-bracket	W 67–54	5–2	Carver Arena (5,603) Peoria, IL
12/05/2015* 3:00 PM, NBCSN	vs. Massachusetts Hall of Fame Holiday Classic	W 74–64	6–2	MassMutual Center (3,765) Springfield, MA
12/12/2015* 2:00 PM, ASN	at Southeast Missouri State	W 75–64	7–2	Show Me Center (2,325) Cape Girardeau, MO
12/15/2015* 6:00 PM, SECN	Louisiana Tech	W 99–80	8–2	Tad Smith Coliseum (5,606) Oxford, MS
12/19/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at Memphis	W 85–79	9–2	FedEx Forum (14,529) Memphis, TN
12/22/2015* 3:00 PM, SECN	Troy	W 83–80 ^OT	10–2	Tad Smith Coliseum (9,289) Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
01/02/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	at #10 Kentucky	L 61–83	10–3 (0–1)	Rupp Arena (24,399) Lexington, KY
01/07/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Alabama	W 74–66	11–3 (1–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500) Oxford, MS
01/09/2016 7:30 PM, SECN	Georgia	W 72–71	12–3 (2–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,487) Oxford, MS
01/13/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2	at LSU	L 81–90	12–4 (2–2)	Maravich Center (12,133) Baton Rouge, LA
01/16/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Florida	L 71–80	12–5 (2–3)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,333) Oxford, MS
01/19/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	#24 South Carolina	L 74–77 ^OT	12–6 (2–4)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,427) Oxford, MS
01/23/2016 1:00 PM, SECN	at Mississippi State	L 77–83	12–7 (2–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,932) Starkville, MS
01/27/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	Auburn	W 80–63	13–7 (3–5)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,057) Oxford, MS
01/30/2016* 1:00 PM, ESPNU	at Kansas State Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 64–69	13–8 (3–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/03/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	at Missouri	W 76–73	14–8 (4–5)	Mizzou Arena (4,734) Columbia, MO
02/06/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Vanderbilt	W 85–78	15–8 (5–5)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500) Oxford, MS
02/09/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Florida	L 72–77	15–9 (5–6)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
02/13/2016 1:00 PM, ESPNU	Arkansas	W 76–60	16–9 (6–6)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
02/16/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Texas A&M			Reed Arena College Station, TX
02/20/2016 4:00 PM, SECN	at Auburn			Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
02/23/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	Missouri			The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
02/27/2016 11:00 AM, SECN	at Georgia			Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
03/02/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	Mississippi State			The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
03/06/2016 11:00 AM, SECN	at Tennessee			Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
03/09–13/2016 , SECN/ESPN	vs.			Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References