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 No. 5/5 BAYLOR% [ESPN2] L, 78-75 MISSISSIPPI STATE* [SECN] W, 88-61 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.)
Vanderbilt
COMMODORES
(11-11, 4-5 SEC) Head Coach: Bryce Drew Career: 134-60/6th At Vandy: 10-11/1st
GAME 23 Date: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 Time: 2:00 p.m. CT Location: Nashville, Tenn. Arena: Memorial Gymnasium (14,326) Television: ESPNU Kevin Fitzgerald, play-by-play Chris Spatola, analyst Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network David Kellum, play-by-play Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Live Video: WatchESPN.com Series: Vanderbilt leads 75-44 In Nashville: VU leads 47-7 Streak: OM, W1 Last Meeting: OM, W 85-78 (2/6/16)
Ole Miss
REBELS
(13-9, 4-5 SEC) Head Coach: Andy Kennedy Career: 246-148/12th At OM: 225-135/11th
TIP OFF • Ole Miss heads to Nashville Saturday to face the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Rebels have won five of their last six games against the ‘Dores. • Head coach Andy Kennedy recently moved past former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino into 19th on the SEC career coaching victories list and now has 225 wins at Ole Miss. • The Rebels have hit 44 of 48 (.917) attempts from the free thow line over the last two games and rank third in the SEC making 74.6 percent of their attempts this year. • Senior F Sebastian Saiz recorded his 24th career double-double with 17 points and 11 boards in the win over MSU and now has 15 double-doubles this season, which leads the SEC and ranks fourth 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 846 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 54 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 16.8 points and 6.6 rebounds a game over his last five games and has increased his scoring this season 11.1 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 12 teams ranked inside the RPI top 100, including nine inside the top 52.
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.
G | 1 | DEANDRE BURNETT 6-2 | 192 | Jr. | Miami Gardens, Fla.
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 49.8 74.2 PTS 3.5
REB 4.3
BLK 1.3
STL 0.8
FG% 50.9
FT% 40.0
PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 16.9 2.1 3.3 1.1 35.0 88.7 PTS 5.1
REB 1.4
AST 2.0
STL 37.5
FG% 31.4
FT% 68.6
PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 12.9 5.4 1.5 1.3 46.3 69.7