2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Kermit Davis (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Win Case; Ronnie Hamilton; Levi Watkins;
Home arena	The Pavilion at Ole Miss
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Alabama†	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
No. 10 Arkansas	13	–	4	.765	25	–	7	.781
LSU	11	–	6	.647	19	–	10	.655
Tennessee	10	–	7	.588	18	–	9	.667
Florida	9	–	7	.563	15	–	10	.600
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	16	–	10	.615
Kentucky	8	–	9	.471	9	–	16	.360
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Georgia	7	–	11	.389	14	–	12	.538
Auburn^*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
South Carolina	4	–	12	.250	6	–	15	.286
Texas A&M	2	–	8	.200	8	–	10	.444
Vanderbilt	3	–	13	.188	9	–	16	.360

† 2021 SEC tournament winner ^* Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban.

The 2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team will represent the University of Mississippi in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 111th basketball season. The Rebels will be led by third-year head coach, Kermit Davis. The Rebels will play their games at The Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the First Round of the SEC Tournament to Georgia.

Offseason

Departures

Ole Miss Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Blake Hinson	0	G/F	6'7"	229	Sophomore	Deltona, FL	Transferred to Iowa State
Breein Tyree	4	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Somerset, NJ	Graduated
Carlos Curry	10	F	6'11"	235	RS Freshman	Albany, GA	Transferred
Franco Miller Jr.	11	G	6'2"	202	RS Freshman	Freeport, Bahamas	Transferred
Bryce Williams	13	G	6'2"	178	Junior	Tampa, FL	Transferred to Oklahoma State
Antavion Collum	14	F	6'7"	228	Freshman	Memphis, TN	Transferred

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matthew Murrell #8 SG	Memphis, TN	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 9, 2019
Matthew Murrell #8 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Ref.
Robert Allen	F	6'8"	Junior	Orlando, FL	Samford, will redshirt in 2020–21 due to transfer rules.	^[1]
Dimencio Vaughn	G/F	6'5"	RS Senior	New York, NY	Rider, graduate transfer will be eligible immediately.	^[2]
Romello White	F	6'8"	RS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Arizona State, graduate transfer will be eligible immediately.	^[3]

Preseason

SEC media poll

TBA

Roster

2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Blake Hinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Deltona, FL
G	1	Austin Crowley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	West Point, MS
G	2	Devontae Shuler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Oak Hill Academy	Irmo, SC
F	3	Khadim Sy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Oak Hill Academy Daytona State College	Dakar, Senegal
F	5	KJ Buffen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Gainesville HS	Gainesville, GA
F	12	Shon Robinson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Eduprize (Ariz.)	Chicago, IL
G/F	15	Luis Rodriguez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS So	Woodstock Academy	Los Angeles, CA
F	23	Sammy Hunter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	British Columbia Christian Academy	Nassau, Bahamas
G	24	Jarkel Joiner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	RS Jr	Oxford HS Cal State Bakersfield	Oxford, MS
F		Robert Allen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Edgewater HS Samford	Orlando, FL
G		Matthew Murrell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	IMG Academy	Memphis, TN
G/F		Dimencio Vaughn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	RS Sr	Callaway HS (MS) Rider	New York, NY
F		Romello White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Wheeler HS Arizona State	Atlanta, GA
G	33	John McBride (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Memphis University School	Memphis, TN
G	34	Connor McKay (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Baldwyn HS Northeast Mississippi C.C.	Baldwyn, MS

Head coach

Kermit Davis (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Win Case (Oklahoma City)
Ronnie Hamilton (UNC Pembroke)
Levi Watkins (NC State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2020*	New Orleans	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
November 15, 2020*	North Carolina A&T	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
November 18, 2020*	Charleston Southern	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
November 23–25, 2020*	vs. Kansas State or La Salle or Miami (FL) or Nevada or Northern Iowa or Oregon State or Western Kentucky Cayman Islands Classic	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
December 1, 2020*	Rider	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
December 5, 2020*	Memphis	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
December 12, 2020*	UNC Wilmington	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
December 16, 2020*	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 19, 2020*	at Dayton	UD Arena Dayton, OH
December 22, 2020*	UT Martin	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
January 2, 2021*	Wichita State American/SEC Alliance	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
SEC Tournament
March 10–14, 2021		Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Robert Allen Transfers to Ole Miss". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Top Grad Transfer Dimencio Vaughn". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ "Romello White Joins Ole Miss Basketball". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[1] "Robert Allen Transfers to Ole Miss". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[2] "Men's Basketball Adds Top Grad Transfer Dimencio Vaughn". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[3] "Romello White Joins Ole Miss Basketball". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

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Culture & lore	"Forward Rebels" Ole Miss Pep Band "The Shot" Howell Trophy
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2020 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Preseason

SEC media poll

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References