Ole Miss Game Notes - South Carolina

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2016-17 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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2016-17 SCHEDULE Date 11/3 11/11 11/14 11/18 11/20 11/21 11/24 11/30 12/3 12/11 12/15 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/3 1/7 1/11 1/14 1/17 1/21 1/25 1/28 1/31 2/4 2/8 2/11 2/14 2/20 2/21 2/25 3/1 3/4

Opponent [TV] Time/Result MOREHOUSE (Ex.) [SECN+] W, 90-66 TENNESSEE-MARTIN [SECN+] W, 86-83 UMASS [SECN] W, 90-88 vs. Oral Roberts^ [CBSSPORTS] W, 95-88 (OT) vs. Saint Joseph’s^ [CBSSPORTS] W, 81-68 vs. #12/18 Creighton^ [CBSS] L, 86-77 MONTANA [SECN+] W, 86-81 MIDDLE TENNESSEE [SECN+] L, 77-62 MEMPHIS [SECN+] W, 85-77 at Virginia Tech [ESPNU] L, 80-75 MURRAY STATE [SECN+] W, 78-73 BRADLEY [SECN] W, 66-49 SOUTH ALABAMA [SECN] W, 92-58 #8/8 KENTUCKY* [ESPN2] L, 99-76 at No. 24/24 Florida* [ESPNU] L, 70-63 at Auburn* [SECN] W, 88-85 GEORGIA* [ESPNU] L, 69-47 at RV/RV South Carolina* [ESPNU] 5:30 p.m. TENNESSEE* [SECN] 8:00 p.m. at Missouri* [SECN] 2:30 p.m. TEXAS A&M* [ESPN2] 6:30 p.m. BAYLOR% [ESPN2] 5:00 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE* [SECN] 6:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt* [ESPNU] 2:00 p.m. at Tennessee* [SECN] 5:30 p.m. AUBURN* [SECN] 5:00 p.m. LSU* [SECN] 8:00 p.m. at Arkansas* [SECN] 5:00 p.m. at Mississippi State* [ESPN2] 8:00 p.m. MISSOURI* [SECN] 2:30 p.m. at Alabama* [SECN] 7:30 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA* [SECN] 7:30 p.m.

* SEC Game | Ranking: AP/USA TODAY | All Times CT ^ Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) % Big 12/SEC Challenge $ SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)

RV/RV South Carolina

GAMECOCKS

(13-3, 3-0 SEC) Head Coach: Frank Martin Career: 200-120/10th At SC: 83–66/5th

GAME 17 Date: Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 Time: 5:30 p.m. CT Location: Columbia, S.C. Arena: Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Television: ESPNU Kevin Fitzgerald, play-by-play Chris Spatola, analyst Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network David Kellum, play-by-play Keith Kessinger, analyst Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Live Video: WatchESPN.com Series: OM leads 18-17 In Columbia: SC leads 10-2 Streak: SC, W2 Last Meeting: SC, W 77-74 (1/19/16)

Ole Miss

REBELS

(10-6, 1-3 SEC) Head Coach: Andy Kennedy Career: 243-145/12th At OM: 222-132/11th

TIP OFF • Ole Miss hits the road Saturday for Columbia, South Carolina to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Rebels have won five of the last eight meetings with USC. • The Rebels rank third in the league pulling down 40.2 rpg and have outrebounded all but three opponents this year. Ole Miss ranks fourth in the SEC grabbing 12.8 offensive rpg this season. • Ole Miss tied a school record with 13 blocked shots versus Bradley and ranks 20th in the nation averaging 5.7 blocked shots a game. • With the win over Bradley, head coach Andy Kennedy moved past former UK coach Rick Pitino into 19th on the SEC career coaching victories list and now has 222 wins at Ole Miss. • Senior F Sebastian Saiz recorded his 19th career double-double with 15 points and 13 boards at Auburn and now has 10 double-doubles this season, which leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally. Saiz leads the SEC and ranks sixth in the nation pull ing down 11.5 rebounds a game and is the only player in the SEC this season averaging a double-double. The league’s active career rebounding leader, he recently moved past Rahim Lockhart into seventh in Ole Miss history with 783 rebounds and needs just 25 points to become the 38th member of the 1,000-point club in school history. • Sophomore G Terence Davis posted 12 points and five rebounds against Georgia and is averaging 14.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game over his last two games. • Two Ole Miss signees - Devontae Shuler and Jamarko Pickett - were recently ranked four-star prospects in the latest release of the Rivals.com 150. Shuler was rated the No. 106 prospect in the nation, while Pickett checked in at No. 113. • Ole Miss boasts the 15th toughest strength of schedule this season according to ESPN.com and the Rebels have played six teams ranked inside the RPI top 50 by the NCAA.

PROJECTED OLE MISS STARTERS OLE MISS STYLE GUIDE

F | 11 | SEBASTIAN SAIZ 6-9 | 240 | Sr. | Madrid, Spain

F | 5 | MARCANVIS HYMON 6-7 | 220 | Jr. | Memphis, Tenn.

F | 50 | JUSTAS FURMANAVICIUS 6-7 | 210 | Jr. | Kaunas, Lithuania

G | 1 | DEANDRE BURENTT 6-2 | 192 | Jr. | Miami Gardens, Fla.

G | 3 | TERENCE DAVIS 6-4 | 201 | So. | Southaven, Miss.

PTS REB BLK STL FG% FT% 15.3 11.5 1.3 0.9 51.6 75.3 PTS 3.7

REB 4.3

BLK 1.4

STL 0.7

FG% 56.4

FT% 42.9

PTS REB BLK STL FG% FT% 6.0 5.3 1.5 0.6 49.3 47.6 PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 18.0 2.2 3.1 0.9 36.0 91.0 PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 12.1 5.0 1.1 1.3 45.5 70.0


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