2016–17 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Andy Kennedy was in his 11th year as head coach of Ole Miss. The Rebels were members of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion at Ole Miss. They finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Missouri in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Arkansas. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Monmouth and Syracuse before losing in the quarterfinals to Georgia Tech.

2016–17 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–14 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Armstrong
  • Tony Madlock
  • Todd Abernethy
Home arenaThe Pavilion at Ole Miss
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Kentucky162 .889326  .842
No. 10 Florida144 .778279  .750
Arkansas126 .6672610  .722
No. 6 South Carolina126 .6672611  .703
Ole Miss108 .5562214  .611
Alabama108 .5561915  .559
Vanderbilt108 .5561916  .543
Georgia99 .5001915  .559
Texas A&M810 .4441615  .516
Tennessee810 .4441616  .500
Auburn711 .3891814  .563
Mississippi State612 .3331616  .500
LSU216 .1111021  .323
Missouri216 .111824  .250
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Rebels finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to Alabama in the second round of the SEC tournament. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Martavious Newby1G6'3"210SeniorMemphis, TNGraduated
J. T. Escobar2G6'2"177FreshmanTallahassee, FLTransferred to North Florida
Sam Finley10G6'2"179JuniorCorona, CATransferred to Cal State Northridge
Tomasz Gielo12F6'9"220SeniorSzczecin, PolandGraduated
Anthony Pérez13F6'9"213SeniorCumaná, VenezuelaGraduated
Alex Sheppard15G6'3"192FreshmanMadden, MSWalk-on; transferred to NW Mississippi CC
Terry Brutus25F6'6"237RS JuniorSpring Valley, NYGraduate transferred to Samford
Stefan Moody42G5'10"179SeniorKissimmee, FLGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Cullen Neal2G6'5"195RS JuniorAlbuquerque, NMTransferred from New Mexico. Will eligible to play since Neal graduated from New Mexico.
Dominik Olejniczak44C7'0"249SophomoreToruń, PolandTransferred from Drake. Under NCAA transfer rules, Olejniczak will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Justas Furmanavičius50F6'7"210JuniorKaunas, LithuaniaJunior college transferred from Three Rivers Community College

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Morris
#27 C
Lancaster, TX Lancaster High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Breein Tyree
#41 PG
Metuchen, NJ St. Joseph High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sep 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Karlis Silins
C
Riga, Latvia BK VEF Rīga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Ole Miss 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  • "2016 Ole Miss Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
J.J. Smith
#32 SG
Mableton, GA Pebblebrook High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 9, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tirus Smith
SF
Petal, MS Petal High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 8, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg) SoSouthwind HS Memphis, TN
G 1 Deandre Burnett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)194 lb (88 kg) RS JrMiami Carol City Sr. HS
Miami (FL)
Miami Gardens, FL
G 2 Cullen Neal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrEldorado HS
New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
G 3 Terence Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoSouthaven HS Southaven, MS
G 4 Breein Tyree 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSt. Joseph HS Somerset, NJ
F 5 Marcanvis Hymon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)216 lb (98 kg) JrWhitehaven HS Memphis, TN
F 11 Sebastian Saiz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)233 lb (106 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy Madrid, Spain
C 12 Karlis Silins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrBK VEF Rīga Riga, Latvia
G 14 Rasheed Brooks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)201 lb (91 kg) SrLexington HS
Southwest Tennessee CC
Mansfield, OH
F 30 Jake Coddington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg) SrMarquette Catholic HS
Three Rivers CC
Edwardsville, IL
C 32 Nate Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrLancaster HS Dallas, TX
C 44 Dominik Olejniczak (I) Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)249 lb (113 kg) SoSMS Cetniewo Academy
Drake
Toruń, Poland
F 50 Justas Furmanavičius 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrThree Rivers CC Kaunas, Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
6:00 pm
Morehouse W 90–66 
The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
Regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
UT Martin W 86–83  1–0
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,123)
Oxford, MS
11/14/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN
Massachusetts W 90–88  2–0
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,291)
Oxford, MS
11/18/2016*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Oral Roberts
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 95–88 OT 3–0
Sports and Fitness Center (512)
St. Thomas, VI
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Saint Joseph's
Paradise Jam semifinals
W 81–68  4–0
Sports and Fitness Center (2,755)
St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2016*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 12 Creighton
Paradise Jam finals
L 77–86  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (2,699)
St. Thomas, VI
11/24/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Montana W 86–81  5–1
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,358)
Oxford, MS
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Middle Tennessee L 62–77  5–2
The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
12/03/2016*
12:00 pm, SECN
Memphis W 85–77  6–2
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,411)
Oxford, MS
12/11/2016*
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Virginia Tech L 75–80  6–3
Cassell Coliseum (7,522)
Blacksburg, VA
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 78–73  7–3
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,650)
Oxford, MS
12/19/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN
Bradley W 66–49  8–3
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,792)
Oxford, MS
12/22/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN
South Alabama W 92–58  9–3
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,260)
Oxford, MS
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 Kentucky L 76–99  9–4
(0–1)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,086)
Oxford, MS
01/03/2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 24 Florida L 63–70  9–5
(0–2)
O'Connell Center (10,423)
Gainesville, FL
01/07/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn W 88–85  10–5
(1–2)
Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
01/11/2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Georgia L 47–69  10–6
(1–3)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,029)
Oxford, MS
01/14/2017
5:30 pm, ESPNU
at South Carolina L 56–67  10–7
(1–4)
Colonial Life Arena (15,202)
Columbia, SC
01/17/2017
8:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee W 80–69  11–7
(2–4)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,085)
Oxford, MS
01/21/2017
2:30 pm, SECN
at Missouri W 75–71  12–7
(3–4)
Mizzou Arena (10,378)
Columbia, MO
01/25/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN2
Texas A&M L 76–80  12–8
(3–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,055)
Oxford, MS
01/28/2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Baylor
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 75–78  12–9
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,411)
Oxford, MS
01/31/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
Mississippi State W 88–61  13–9
(4–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,205)
Oxford, MS
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Vanderbilt W 81–74  14–9
(5–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,287)
Nashville, TN
02/08/2017
5:30 pm, SECN
at Tennessee L 66–75  14–10
(5–6)
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,209)
Knoxville, TN
02/11/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
Auburn W 90–84  15–10
(6–6)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,280)
Oxford, MS
02/14/2017
8:00 pm, SECN
LSU W 96–76  16–10
(7–6)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,131)
Oxford, MS
02/18/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 80–98  16–11
(7–7)
Bud Walton Arena (17,356)
Fayetteville, AR
02/21/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Mississippi State W 87–82 OT 17–11
(8–7)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,863)
Starkville, MS
02/25/2017
2:30 pm, SECN
Missouri W 80–77  18–11
(9–7)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,693)
Oxford, MS
03/01/2017
7:30 pm, SECN
at Alabama L 55–70  18–12
(9–8)
Coleman Coliseum (10,672)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/04/2017
7:30 pm, SECN
South Carolina W 75–70  19–12
(10–8)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,161)
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
03/09/2017
8:00 pm, SECN
(6) vs. (14) Missouri
Second Round
W 86–74  20–12
Bridgestone Arena (13,112)
Nashville, TN
03/10/2017
8:25 pm, SECN
(6) vs. (3) Arkansas
Quarterfinals
L 72–73  20–13
Bridgestone Arena (14,227)
Nashville, TN
NIT
03/14/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(5) at (4) Monmouth
First Round – Syracuse Bracket
W 91–83  21–13
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,672)
West Long Branch, NJ
03/18/2017*
10:00 am, ESPN
(5) at (1) Syracuse
Second Round – Syracuse Bracket
W 85–80  22–13
Carrier Dome (9,556)
Syracuse, NY
03/21/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(5) (6) Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals – Syracuse Bracket
L 66–74  22–14
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,091)
Oxford, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

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