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
Seasons
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kentucky 16 2   .889 32 6   .842
No. 10 Florida 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
Arkansas 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
No. 6 South Carolina 12 6   .667 26 11   .703
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 22 14   .611
Alabama 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556 19 16   .543
Georgia 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Texas A&M 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Auburn 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
LSU 2 16   .111 10 21   .323
Missouri 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Martavious Newby 1 G 6'3" 210 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
J. T. Escobar 2 G 6'2" 177 Freshman Tallahassee, FL Transferred to North Florida
Sam Finley 10 G 6'2" 179 Junior Corona, CA Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Tomasz Gielo 12 F 6'9" 220 Senior Szczecin, Poland Graduated
Anthony Pérez 13 F 6'9" 213 Senior Cumaná, Venezuela Graduated
Alex Sheppard 15 G 6'3" 192 Freshman Madden, MS Walk-on; transferred to NW Mississippi CC
Terry Brutus 25 F 6'6" 237 RS Junior Spring Valley, NY Graduate transferred to Samford
Stefan Moody 42 G 5'10" 179 Senior Kissimmee, FL Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cullen Neal 2 G 6'5" 195 RS Junior Albuquerque, NM Transferred from New Mexico. Will eligible to play since Neal graduated from New Mexico.
Dominik Olejniczak 44 C 7'0" 249 Sophomore Toruń, Poland Transferred 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 Furmanavičius 50 F 6'7" 210 Junior Kaunas, Lithuania Junior college transferred from Three Rivers Community College

Recruits

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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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

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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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

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2016–17 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Southwind HS Memphis, TN
G 1 Deandre Burnett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Miami 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 Jr Eldorado HS
New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
G 3 Terence Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Southaven HS Southaven, MS
G 4 Breein Tyree 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Joseph HS Somerset, NJ
F 5 Marcanvis Hymon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
F 11 Sebastian Saiz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy Madrid, Spain
C 12 Karlis Silins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr BK VEF Rīga Riga, Latvia
G 14 Rasheed Brooks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Lexington HS
Southwest Tennessee CC
Mansfield, OH
F 30 Jake Coddington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Marquette Catholic HS
Three Rivers CC
Edwardsville, IL
C 32 Nate Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Lancaster HS Dallas, TX
C 44 Dominik Olejniczak (I)   7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) So SMS Cetniewo Academy
Drake
Toruń, Poland
F 50 Justas Furmanavičius 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Three 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

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References

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