2016–17 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2016–17 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team will represent the University of Mississippi in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Andy Kennedy will be in his 11th year as head coach of Ole Miss. The Rebels are members of the Southeastern Conference and play their home games at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.

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

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
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	Gradate transferred to Samford
Stefan Moody	42	G	5'10"	179	Senior	Kissimmee, FL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

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 Furmanavicius	50	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Kaunas, Lithuania	Junior 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
Nate Morris #27 C	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
Breein Tyree #41 PG	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
Karlis Silins C	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
J.J. Smith #32 SG	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
Tirus Smith SF	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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016. "2017 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. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.

Roster

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 Furmanavicius	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Three Rivers CC	Kaunas, Lithuania

Head coach

Andy Kennedy (UAB)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Armstrong (UAB)
Tony Madlock (Memphis)
Todd Abernethy (Mississippi)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 6:00 PM	Morehouse	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
Regular season
11/11/2016* 6:00 PM	Tennessee–Martin	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
11/14/2016* 6:00 PM, SECN	Massachusetts	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
11/18/2016* 3:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. Oral Roberts Paradise Jam Quarterfinals	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2016 or 11/20/2016* 5:00 PM or 7:30 PM, CBSSN	vs. Loyola-Chicago or Saint Joseph's Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2016* CBSSN	vs. Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/24/2016* 3:00 PM	Montana	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	Middle Tennessee	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
12/03/2016* 12:00 PM	Memphis	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
12/11/2016* 11:00 AM, ESPNU	at Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
12/15/2016* 7:00 PM	Murray State	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
12/19/2016* 8:00 PM, SECN	Bradley	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
12/22/2016* 8:00 PM, SECN	South Alabama	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
12/29/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Kentucky	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
01/03/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at Florida	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
01/07/2017 5:00 PM, SECN	at Auburn	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
01/11/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU	Georgia	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
01/14/2017 5:30 PM, ESPNU	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
01/17/2017 8:00 PM, SECN	Tennessee	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
01/21/2017 2:30 PM, SECN	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
01/25/2017 6:30 PM, ESPN2	Texas A&M	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
01/28/2017* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	Baylor Big 12/SEC Challenge	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
01/31/2017 6:00 PM, SECN	Mississippi State	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
02/04/2017 2:00 PM, ESPNU	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/08/2017 5:30 PM, SECN	at Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
02/11/2017 5:00 PM, SECN	Auburn	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
02/14/2017 8:00 PM, SECN	LSU	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
02/18/2017 5:00 PM, SECN	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
02/21/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
02/25/2017 2:30 PM, SECN	Missouri	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
03/01/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
03/04/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	South Carolina	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
03/08–12/2017	vs.	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruits

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References