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] L, 67-56 TENNESSEE* [SECN] W, 80-69 at Missouri* [SECN] W, 75-71 TEXAS A&M* [ESPN2] L, 80-76 #5/5 BAYLOR% [ESPN2] L, 78-75 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.)
Mississippi State
BULLDOGS
(13-7, 4-4 SEC) Head Coach: Ben Howland Career: 428-230/21st At MSU: 27-24/2nd
GAME 22 Date: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 Time: 6:00 p.m. CT Location: Oxford, Miss. Arena: The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,051) Television: SECN MikeMorgan, play-by-play Kyle Macy, analyst Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network David Kellum, play-by-play Keith Carter, analyst Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Live Video: WatchESPN.com Series: MSU Leads 142-112 In Oxford: OM Leads 82-43 Streak: OM, W1 Last Meeting: OM, W 86-78 (3/2/16)
Ole Miss
REBELS
(12-9, 3-5 SEC) Head Coach: Andy Kennedy Career: 245-148/12th At OM: 224-135/11th
TIP OFF • Ole Miss wraps up a three-game homestand Tuesday when the Rebels welcome Mississippi State to Oxford. The Rebels and the Bulldogs are the SEC’s most-played rivalry, having met 254 times. • With the win over Bradley, head coach Andy Kennedy moved past former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino into 19th on the SEC career coaching victories list and now has 224 wins at Ole Miss. • Senior F Sebastian Saiz recorded his 23rd career double-double with 20 points and 10 boards versus No. 5 Baylor and now has 14 double-doubles this season, which leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally. Saiz leads the SEC and ranks sixth in the nation pulling down 11.2 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 Elston Turner into fourth in Ole Miss history with 835 rebounds. Saiz has topped both 1,000 points and 800 boards in his career and is just the sixth player in Ole Miss history accomplish that feat. • Senior F Sebastian Saiz needs just 65 rebounds to join Rebel great Murphy Holloway as the only two players in Ole Miss history with 1,000 points and 900 rebounds. • Sophomore G Terence Davis earned SEC Player of the Week honors last week after his second straight double- double in the win at Mizzou with 18 points and 11 rebounds. He is averaging 16.5 points and 6.8 rebounds a game over his last four games and has increased his scoring this season 10.8 ppg over last year, which is the largest increase for any player in the SEC. • 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. Pickett was also ranked the No. 93 player in the nation by ESPN.com • Ole Miss boasts the 26th toughest strength of schedule this season according to the NCAA and the Rebels have played 10 teams ranked inside the RPI top 60.
PROJECTED OLE MISS STARTERS OLE MISS STYLE GUIDE
F | 11 | SEBASTIAN SAIZ 6-9 | 240 | Sr. | Madrid, Spain
F | 5 | MARCANVIS HYMON 67 | 220 | Jr. | Memphis, Tenn.
G | 2 | CULLEN NEAL 6-4 | 191 | Jr. | Albuquerque, N.M.
G | 4 | BREEIN TYREE 6-2 | 192 | Fr. | Somerset, N.J.
G | 3 | TERENCE DAVIS 6-4 | 201 | So. | Southaven, Miss.
PTS REB BLK STL FG% FT% 15.8 11.2 1.2 1.0 50.0 73.8 PTS 3.3
REB 4.2
BLK 1.3
STL 0.8
FG% 50.9
FT% 37.2
PTS 10.1
REB 1.7
AST 2.7
STL 0.6
FG% 41.4
FT% 84.9
PTS 4.9
REB 1.3
AST 1.9
STL 38.0
FG% 34.4
FT% 71.9
PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 12.6 5.4 1.4 1.3 45.8 68.3