Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball

Ole Miss Rebels

2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

University

University of Mississippi

Conference

SEC

Location

Oxford, MS

Head coach

Andy Kennedy (9th year)

Arena

The Pavilion at Ole Miss
(Capacity: 9,500)

Nickname

Rebels

Colors

Yale Blue and Harvard Crimson

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

2001

NCAA Tournament appearances

1981, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2015

Conference tournament champions

1981, 2013

The Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi in the sport of basketball. The Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They started the 2015–16 season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum on the university's Oxford, Mississippi campus, but played their final game in that facility on December 22, 2015.^[1] The Rebels opened a new on-campus arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016.^[2] The Rebels are led by ninth-year head coach Andy Kennedy.

The Rebels have participated in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) eleven times. In 2008 and 2010, they made it to the NIT Semifinals at Madison Square Garden. The Rebels have won the SEC Western Division five times. From 1999–2006, Rod Barnes coached the Rebels basketball team, and compiled a record of 141–109 during his tenure.

In 2007, Ole Miss hired Andy Kennedy, and the Rebels tied for first place in the SEC West during the 2006–07 season. Led by the senior trio of Clarence Sanders, Bam Doyne, and Todd Abernethy, the Ole Miss men finished the year with a 21–13 record, including a 16–1 record at home inside Tad Smith Coliseum. They advanced to the second round of the NIT, before falling at Clemson. In his debut season with the Rebels, Kennedy was named the 2007 SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press after guiding Ole Miss, a preseason last-place pick in the SEC West, to its first division title and most wins since 2001.

In the 2012–13, season Ole Miss won just their second SEC Tournament title, and made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. Ole Miss also set a team record for most SEC wins in a season.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Rebels have appeared in the NCAA Tournament eight times. Their combined record is 5–8.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Results
1981	#10	Round of 48	#7 Kansas	L 66–69
1997	#8	Round of 64	#9 Temple	L 40–62
1998	#4	Round of 64	#13 Valparaiso	L 69–70
1999	#9	Round of 64 Round 32	#8 Villanova #1 Michigan State	W 72–70 L 66–74
2001	#3	Round of 64 Round 32 Sweet Sixteen	#14 Iona #6 Notre Dame #2 Arizona	W 72–70 W 59–56 L 56–66
2002	#9	Round of 64	#8 UCLA	L 58–80
2013	#12	Round of 64 Round of 32	#5 Wisconsin #13 La Salle	W 57–46 L 74–76
2015	#11	First Four Round of 64	#11 BYU #6 Xavier	W 94–90 L 57–76

NIT results

The Rebels have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 11 times. Their combined record is 13–11.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1980	First Round Second Round	Grambling State Minnesota	W 76–74 L 56–58
1982	First Round Second Round	Clemson Virginia Tech	W 53–49 L 59–61
1983	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Alabama State South Florida DePaul	W 87–75 W 65–57 L 67–75
1987	First Round	Southern Miss	L 75–93
1989	First Round	St. John's	L 67–70
2000	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Charlotte SW Missouri State NC State	W 62–45 W 70–48 L 54–77
2007	First Round Second Round	Appalachian State Clemson	W 73–59 L 68–89
2008	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	UC Santa Barbara Nebraska Virginia Tech Ohio State	W 83–68 W 85–75 ^OT W 81–72 L 69–81
2010	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Troy Memphis Texas Tech Dayton	W 84–65 W 90–81 W 90–87 ^2OT L 63–68
2011	First Round	California	L 74–77
2012	First Round	Illinois State	L 93–96 ^OT

All-Americans

Player	Position	Year(s)	Selectors
Ary Phillips	Guard	1928	Associated Press
B.L. "Country" Graham	Center	1938	Helms Athletic Foundation
Denver Brackeen	Center	1955	Helms Athletic Foundation, Associated Press
Joe Gibbon	Forward	1957	Helms Athletic Foundation, Associated Press, UPI
Don Kessinger	Guard	1964	Associated Press
Jack Waters (2)	Guard/Forward	1969, 1971	UPI
Johnny Neumann	Forward	1971	Helms Athletic Foundation, Associated Press, UPI, United States Basketball Writers Association, National Association of Basketball Coaches
John Stroud (2)	Forward	1979 & 1980	Associated Press
Carlos Clark	Forward	1982	Associated Press
Rod Barnes	Guard	1988	The Sporting News
Gerald Glass (2)	Forward	1989, 1990
Ansu Sesay	Forward	1998	Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association, National Association of Basketball Coaches
Keith Carter	Guard	1999	Associated Press
Rahim Lockhart	Forward	2001	Basketball Times
Source:"Ole Miss All-Americas" (PDF). Ole Miss. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-01-09.

References

↑ "Rebels Close Out Tad Pad With Overtime Win Over Troy" (Press release). Ole Miss Rebels. December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
↑ "Saiz, Rebels Rule Opening Night at The Pavilion" (Press release). Ole Miss Rebels. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball

Venues	Old Gym (1929–1966) Tad Smith Coliseum (1966–2015) The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2016–)

Culture & lore	Colonel Reb Rebel Black Bear "Forward Rebels" Ole Miss Pep Band "The Shot"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

The University of Mississippi

Academics

People	Jeffrey Vitter (chancellor) University of Mississippi Academics

Divisions	Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College University of Mississippi School of Law University of Mississippi School of Engineering University of Mississippi School of Business Administration Croft Institute for International Studies National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law Center for the Study of Southern Culture

Athletics

Teams	Ole Miss Rebels Football Basketball Baseball Tennis The Pride of the South (marching band)

Football rivalries	Egg Bowl (MSU) Magnolia Bowl (LSU) Arkansas–Ole Miss rivalry Alabama–Ole Miss rivalry

Facilities	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium The Pavilion at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Swayze Field Ole Miss Soccer Stadium Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center Ole Miss Track & Field Complex Ole Miss Softball Complex Gillom Sports Center University Golf Course

Campus

Main	University, Mississippi Lyceum-The Circle Historic District Martindale Student Services Center University of Mississippi Museum Rowan Oak Barnard Observatory Kennon Observatory The Grove

Other	University of Mississippi Field Station University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Student life

Traditions

Outreach

Mississippi Teacher Corps

Southeastern Conference men's basketball

Teams	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Volunteers Texas A&M Aggies Vanderbilt Commodores

Championships & awards	List of champions SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Big 12/SEC Challenge SEC–Big East Challenge

Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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