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 2/18 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 #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] W, 88-61 at Vanderbilt* [ESPNU] W, 81-74 at Tennessee* [SECN] L, 75-66 AUBURN* [SECN] W, 90-84 LSU* [SECN] W, 96-76 at Arkansas* [SECN] L, 98-80 at Mississippi State* [ESPN2] W, 87-82 (OT) MISSOURI* [SECN] W, 80-77 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.)
OLE MISS STYLE GUIDE
Alabama
CRIMSON TIDE
(16-12, 9-7 SEC) Head Coach: Avery Johnson Career: 34-27/2 At UA: 34-27/2
GAME 30 Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Time: 7:30 p.m. CT Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Arena: Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Television: SEC Network Dave Neal, 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: UA leads series 119-57 In Tuscaloosa: UA leads 71-11 Streak: UA, W1 Last Meeting: UA, W 81-73 (3/10/16)
Ole Miss
REBELS
(18-11, 9-7 SEC) Head Coach: Andy Kennedy Career: 251-150/12th At OM: 230-137/11th
TIP OFF • Ole Miss travels to Tuscaloosa Wednesday for an SEC battle with the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Rebels have won three of four against the Tide and eight of their last 11 SEC games. • Ole Miss and Kentucky are the only two schools in the league to finish .500 or better in the SEC each of the last six seasons. • With the victory over Mizzou, the Rebels have now won 10 straight games against teams with a Tiger mascot. • Ole Miss is averaging 86.6 ppg over its last five games and 83.5 ppg over the last eight. • Head coach Andy Kennedy recently moved past former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino into 19th on the SEC career coaching victories list and now has 230 wins at Ole Miss. With the win over Mississippi State, Kennedy earned his 250th victory as a head coach and now has 251 wins in his career. • Kennedy is the first coach in SEC history post 11 straight winning seasons after taking over a program with four constitutive losing season. • The Rebels have hit 207 of 248 (.835) attempts from the free throw line over the last nine games. Ole Miss leads the league in SEC play making 77.1 percent of its attempts and leads the nation in made free throws this year with 589. • Senior F Sebastian Saiz recorded his 27th career double-double with 23 points and 10 boards in the win at MSU and now has 18 double-doubles this season, which leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally. Saiz leads the SEC and ranks eighth in the nation pulling down 10.8 rebounds a game and is the only player in the conference this season averaging a double-double. The league’s active career rebounding leader, he recently moved past Reggie Buckner i nto third in Ole Miss history with 913 rebounds. Saiz has topped both 1,000 points and 900 boards in his career and joins Rebel g reat Murphy Holloway as the only two players in school history with 1,000 points and 900 rebounds. Saiz is also first player in school history and just the 16th player in SEC history with 1,000 points, 900 rebounds and 100 blocked shots. • Sophomore G Terence Davis scored a career-high 33 points in Ole Miss’ win over LSU and is averaging 21.0 points and 5.4 rebounds a game over his last five games. He has increased his scoring this season 12.6 ppg over last year, which is the largest increase in scoring for any player in the SEC and ranks seventh in the league averaging 16.1 ppg in league play. • 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.
PROJECTED OLE MISS STARTERS 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% 15.1 10.8 1.0 1.0 47.5 74.6 PTS 3.7
REB 4.9
BLK 1.2
STL 0.7
FG% 52.4
FT% 42.9
PTS 17.1
REB 2.2
AST 3.3
STL 1.1
FG% 35.1
FT% 89.8
PTS 6.5
REB 1.8
AST 1.9
STL 0.5
FG% 38.0
FT% 74.6
PTS 14.4
REB 5.5
AST 1.6
STL 1.4
FG% 46.7
FT% 74.2