2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 110th basketball season. The Rebels were led by second-year head coach, Kermit Davis. The Rebels played their games at The Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the 2020 SEC Tournament to Georgia.

2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2019–20 record15–17 (6–12 SEC)
Head coachKermit Davis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Win Case
  • Ronnie Hamilton
  • Levi Watkins
Home arenaThe Pavilion at Ole Miss
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Kentucky15–3 .833  25–6  .806
No. 20 Auburn12–6 .667  25–6  .806
LSU12–6 .667  21–10  .677
Mississippi State11–7 .611  20–11  .645
Florida11–7 .611  19–12  .613
South Carolina10–8 .556  18–13  .581
Texas A&M10–8 .556  16–14  .533
Tennessee9–9 .500  17–14  .548
Alabama8–10 .444  16–15  .516
Arkansas7–11 .389  20–12  .625
Missouri7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Ole Miss6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Georgia5–13 .278  16–16  .500
Vanderbilt3–15 .167  11–21  .344
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 SEC Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2018–19 season 20–13, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament to Oklahoma, their first appearance since 2015.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Zach Naylor1F6'8"220JuniorHouston, TXTransferred to Tarleton State
Terence Davis3G6'4"205SeniorSouthaven, MSGraduated
Brian Halums5G6'5"188JuniorHollandale, MSTransferred to Arkansas–Fort Smith
Bruce Stevens12F6'8"252SeniorLouin, MSGraduated
Dominik Olejniczak13C7'0"260RS JuniorToruń, PolandGraduate Transfer to Florida State
D.C. Davis20G5'11"185SeniorPurvis, MSGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jarkel Joiner24G6'1"177JuniorOxford, MSCal State Bakersfield; will redshirt in 2019–20 due to transfer rules.
Khadim Sy3F6'10"244RS JuniorDakar, SenegalDaytona State College
Bryce Williams13G6'2"178JuniorTampa, FLDaytona State College

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Austin Crowley
#18 SG		 West Point, MS Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Shon Robinson
PF		 Chicago, IL Eduprize School (AZ) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Antavion Collum
SF		 Memphis, TN Tennessee Preparatory Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 25, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Sammy Hunter
PF		 Nassau, Bahamas British Columbia Christian Academy (Canada) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

    Preseason

    SEC media poll

    The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[1]

    Media poll
    Predicted finish Team
    1Kentucky
    2Florida
    3LSU
    4Auburn
    5Tennessee
    6Alabama
    7Mississippi State
    8Ole Miss
    9Georgia
    10South Carolina
    11Arkansas
    12Texas A&M
    13Missouri
    14Vanderbilt

    Preseason All-SEC teams

    The Rebels had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

    Roster
    2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G/F 0 Blake Hinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)229 lb (104 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy Deltona, FL
    G 1 Austin Crowley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy West Point, MS
    G 2 Devontae Shuler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrOak Hill Academy Irmo, SC
    F 3 Khadim Sy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)244 lb (111 kg) JrOak Hill Academy
    Daytona State College    		 Dakar, Senegal
    G 4 Breein Tyree 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSt. Joseph HS Somerset, NJ
    F 5 KJ Buffen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoGainesville HS Gainesville, GA
    F 10 Carlos Curry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrDougherty Comprehensive HS Albany, GA
    G 11 Franco Miller Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS FrCrestwood Prep Freeport, Bahamas
    F 12 Shon Robinson  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrEduprize (Ariz.) Chicago, IL
    G 13 Bryce Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) JrSouth Sumter HS
    Daytona State College    		 Tampa, FL
    F 14 Antavion Collum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg) FrTennessee Preparatory Academy Memphis, TN
    G/F 15 Luis Rodriguez  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) SoWoodstock Academy Los Angeles, CA
    F 23 Sammy Hunter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrBritish Columbia Christian Academy Nassau, Bahamas
    G 24 Jarkel Joiner  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrOxford HS
    Cal State Bakersfield    		 Oxford, MS
    G 33 John McBride (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)216 lb (98 kg) RS FrMemphis University School Memphis, TN
    G 34 Connor McKay (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrBaldwyn HS
    Northeast Mississippi C.C.    		 Baldwyn, MS
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 4, 2019*
    6:30 pm    		 Mississippi College
    Hurricane Dorian relief game    		 W 69–43 
    		 21 – Buffen  6 – Buffen, Shuler  3 – Crowley, Tyree, Williams  The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
    Oxford, MS
    Non-conference regular season
    November 8, 2019*
    6:00 pm, SECN+    		 Arkansas State W 71–43  1–0
    		  20 – Shuler  9 – Buffen  4 – Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,009)
    Oxford, MS
    November 12, 2019*
    6:30 pm, SECN+    		 Norfolk State W 68–55  2–0
    		  23 – Buffen  9 – Buffen  5 – Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,412)
    Oxford, MS
    November 15, 2019*
    6:00 pm, SECN+    		 Western Michigan
    NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game    		 W 85–58  3–0
    		  20 – Tyree  6 – Buffen, Rodriguez  3 – Shuler, Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,310)
    Oxford, MS
    November 19, 2019*
    6:30 pm, SECN+    		 Seattle
    NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game    		 W 65–52  4–0
    		  13 – Buffen  8 – Buffen  5 – Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,316)
    Oxford, MS
    November 23, 2019*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at No. 16 Memphis L 86–87  4–1
    		  24 – Tyree  6 – Buffen, Sy  6 – Crowley  FedExForum (17,875)
    Memphis, TN
    November 27, 2019*
    4:00 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. Penn State
    NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals    		 W 74–72  5–1
    		  18 – Tyree  9 – Buffen  6 – Buffen  Barclays Center (4,114)
    Brooklyn, NY
    November 29, 2019*
    8:30 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. Oklahoma State
    NIT Season Tip-Off championship    		 L 37–78  5–2
    		  7 – Collum, Tyree  7 – Shuler  5 – Shuler  Barclays Center (4,159)
    Brooklyn, NY
    December 3, 2019*
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 No. 24 Butler L 58–67  5–3
    		  22 – Tyree  8 – Tyree  6 – Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,348)
    Oxford, MS
    December 7, 2019*
    1:00 pm, SECN+    		 Cal State Bakersfield W 83–67  6–3
    		  23 – Hinson  7 – Sy  6 – Shuler, Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,276)
    Oxford, MS
    December 14, 2019*
    2:00 pm, SECN    		 Middle Tennessee W 82–64  7–3
    		  34 – Tyree  8 – Buffen  9 – Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,734)
    Oxford, MS
    December 21, 2019*
    1:00 pm, SECN+    		 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W 83–76  8–3
    		  20 – Sy  9 – Buffen  6 – Shuler  Mississippi Coliseum (2,042)
    Jackson, MS
    December 29, 2019*
    3:00 pm, SECN+    		 Tennessee Tech W 80–63  9–3
    		  20 – Buffen, Shuler  10 – Hinson  5 – Crowley, Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,261)
    Oxford, MS
    January 4, 2020*
    3:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at No. 24 Wichita State
    American/SEC Alliance    		 L 54–74  9–4
    		  12 – Shuler, Sy  5 – Shuler, Sy  2 – Shuler, Tyree  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    SEC regular season
    January 7, 2020
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 at Texas A&M L 47–57  9–5
    (0–1)    		  26 – Tyree  6 – Miller Jr.  6 – Shuler  Reed Arena (5,982)
    College Station, TX
    January 11, 2020
    5:00 pm, SECN    		 Arkansas L 72–76  9–6
    (0–2)    		  27 – Tyree  11 – Shuler  2 – Crowley, Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,233)
    Oxford, MS
    January 14, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Florida L 55–71  9–7
    (0–3)    		  20 – Buffen  11 – Hinson  1 – Curry, Shuler, Williams  O'Connell Center (9,545)
    Gainesville, FL
    January 18, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 LSU L 76–80  9–8
    (0–4)    		  36 – Tyree  6 – Sy  6 – Crowley  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,043)
    Oxford, MS
    January 21, 2020
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 at Tennessee L 48–73  9–9
    (0–5)    		  18 – Tyree  6 – Buffen  3 – Buffen  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,031)
    Knoxville, TN
    January 25, 2020
    4:30 pm, SECN    		 at Georgia W 70–60  10–9
    (1–5)    		  20 – Tyree  6 – Hinson, Shuler  4 – Tyree  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
    Athens, GA
    January 28, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 17 Auburn L 82–83 2OT 10–10
    (1–6)    		  26 – Shuler  7 – Sy  5 – Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,125)
    Oxford, MS
    February 1, 2020
    11:00 am, ESPN2    		 at No. 22 LSU L 63–73  10–11
    (1–7)    		  28 – Shuler  7 – Shuler  3 – Crowley  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,112)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 5, 2020
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 South Carolina W 84–70  11–11
    (2–7)    		  38 – Tyree  8 – Sy  4 – Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,990)
    Oxford, MS
    February 8, 2020
    1:00 pm, ESPN2    		 Florida W 68–51  12–11
    (3–7)    		  23 – Tyree  9 – Buffen  5 – Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,760)
    Oxford, MS
    February 11, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Mississippi State W 83–58  13–11
    (4–7)    		  40 – Tyree  8 – Sy  4 – Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,009)
    Oxford, MS
    February 15, 2020
    1:00 pm, ESPN    		 at No. 12 Kentucky L 62–67  13–12
    (4–8)    		  19 – Tyree  7 – Collum  2 – Hinson  Rupp Arena (20,417)
    Lexington, KY
    February 18, 2020
    7:30 pm, SECN    		 at Missouri L 68–71  13–13
    (4–9)    		  29 – Tyree  8 – Buffen, Shuler  4 – Shuler  Mizzou Arena (8,677)
    Columbia, MO
    February 22, 2020
    7:30 pm, SECN    		 Alabama L 78–103  13–14
    (4–10)    		  28 – Tyree  9 – Sy  4 – Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,393)
    Oxford, MS
    February 25, 2020
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 at No. 15 Auburn L 58–67  13–15
    (4–11)    		  16 – Buffen, Tyree  8 – Buffen  2 – Crowley, Shuler  Auburn Arena (9,121)
    Auburn, AL
    February 29, 2020
    12:00 pm, SECN    		 Vanderbilt W 86–60  14–15
    (5–11)    		  18 – Shuler  6 – Buffen, Sy  8 – Crowley  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,495)
    Oxford, MS
    March 4, 2020
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 Missouri W 75–67  15–15
    (6–11)    		  19 – Hinson, Tyree  10 – Buffen  5 – Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,887)
    Oxford, MS
    March 7, 2020
    5:30 pm, SECN    		 at Mississippi State L 44–69  15–16
    (6–12)    		  16 – Shuler  7 – Tyree  2 – Buffen, Crowley  Humphrey Coliseum (7,569)
    Starkville, MS
    SEC Tournament
    March 11, 2020
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 (12) vs. (13) Georgia
    First round    		 L 63–81  15–17
    		  18 – Tyree  8 – Buffen  2 – Shuler, Sy  Bridgestone Arena 
    Nashville, TN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    See also

    References
    1. "UK picked to win 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Championship". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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