2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 SEC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2020–21 record	10–8 (5–6 SEC)
Head coach	Kermit Davis (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Win Case; Ronnie Hamilton; Levi Watkins;
Home arena	The Pavilion at Ole Miss

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 to Northwest Mississippi CC
Franco Miller Jr.	11	G	6'2"	202	RS Freshman	Freeport, Bahamas	Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Bryce Williams	13	G	6'2"	178	Junior	Tampa, FL	Transferred to Oklahoma State

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	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Ref.
Romello White	0	F	6'8"	235	RS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Arizona State	[1]
Dimencio Vaughn	14	G/F	6'5"	215	RS Senior	New York, NY	Rider	[2]
Robert Allen	21	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Orlando, FL	Samford	[3]

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 12, 2020.

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

Roster

2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Romello White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Wheeler HS Arizona State	Atlanta, GA
G	1	Austin Crowley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	West Point, MS
G	2	Devontae Shuler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Oak Hill Academy	Irmo, SC
F	3	Khadim Sy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Sr	Oak Hill Academy Daytona State College	Dakar, Senegal
F	4	Antavion Collum	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Bartlett HS	Memphis, TN
F	5	KJ Buffen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Gainesville HS	Gainesville, GA
G	11	Matthew Murrell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Memphis, TN
F	12	Shon Robinson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Eduprize (Ariz.)	Chicago, IL
G/F	14	Dimencio Vaughn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Callaway HS (MS) Rider	New York, NY
G/F	15	Luis Rodriguez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Woodstock Academy	Los Angeles, CA
F	21	Robert Allen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Edgewater HS Samford	Orlando, FL
F	23	Sammy Hunter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	British Columbia Christian Academy	Nassau, Bahamas
G	24	Jarkel Joiner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Oxford HS Cal State Bakersfield	Oxford, MS
G	33	John McBride (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	RS So	Memphis University School	Memphis, TN

Head coach

Kermit Davis (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Win Case (Oklahoma City)
Ronnie Hamilton (UNC Pembroke)
Levi Watkins (North Carolina State)
Marshall Henderson (graduate manager) (Ole Miss)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the start of the season was pushed back from the scheduled start of November 10.[4] On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that November 25 would be the new start date.[5]

On November 17, the school announced that head coach Kermit Davis had tested positive for coronavirus.[6] On November 23, the school announced that the first four scheduled games would be canceled.[7]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*	Arkansas State Justin Reed Ole Miss Classic	Canceled					The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
December 5, 2020*	Memphis	Canceled					The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
December 10, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN	Jackson State	W 80–45	1–0	23 – Shuler	6 – White	4 – Rodriguez	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,804) Oxford, MS
December 12, 2020* 4:00 pm, SECN Alt.	UNC Wilmington	W 78–58	2–0	20 – White	12 – Rodriguez	6 – Shuler	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS
December 14, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN	Central Arkansas	W 68–54	3–0	20 – Shuler	9 – White	4 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS
December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Middle Tennessee	W 70–51	4–0	16 – White	7 – Buffen	2 – Tied	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
December 19, 2020* 1:30 pm, NBCSN	at Dayton	L 62–65	4–1	12 – Tied	14 – Rodriguez	3 – White	UD Arena (300) Dayton, OH
December 22, 2020* 4:00 pm, SECN+	UT Martin	W 90–43	5–1	16 – Tied	9 – Rodriguez	8 – Shuler	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (875) Oxford, MS
December 29, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN	at Alabama	L 64–82	5–2 (0–1)	20 – White	11 – White	3 – Rodriguez	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 2, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	Wichita State American/SEC Alliance	L 79–83	5–3	20 – Shuler	7 – White	4 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (860) Oxford, MS
January 6, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN	Auburn	W 72–61	6–3 (1–1)	13 – Sy	10 – Crowley	10 – Shuler	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (853) Oxford, MS
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN	South Carolina	Postponed					The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
January 9, 2021 8:30 pm, SECN	LSU	L 61–75	6–4 (1–2)	10 – Crowley	5 – Rodriguez	4 – Shuler	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS
January 12, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN	at Florida	L 63–72	6–5 (1–3)	19 – Shuler	5 – Buffen	3 – Shuler	O'Connell Center (2,254) Gainesville, FL
January 16, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN2	Georgia	L 74–78	6–6 (1–4)	24 – Shuler	6 – Buffen	8 – Shuler	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (870) Oxford, MS
January 19, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN	at Mississippi State	W 64–46	7–6 (2–4)	22 – Shuler	8 – Rodriguez	5 – Buffen	Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS
January 23, 2021 2:30 pm, SECN	Texas A&M	W 61–50	8–6 (3–4)	21 – Joiner	7 – Joiner	4 – Shuler	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS
January 27, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN	at Arkansas	L 59-74	8-7 (3-5)	19 – Shuler	8 – White	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR
January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN	at Georgia	L 61–71	8–8 (3–6)	14 – Joiner	6 – Allen	2 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
February 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11 Tennessee	W 52–50	9–8 (4–6)	15 – Shuler	7 – Shuler	4 – Rodriguez	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS
February 6, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN2	at Auburn	W 86–84 ^OT	10–8 (5–6)	30 – White	10 – White	4 – Shuler	Auburn Arena (1,824) Auburn, AL
February 10, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN	Missouri						The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN	at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN	Mississippi State						The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
February 23, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 27, 2021 2:30 pm, SECN	at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 2, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN/2	Kentucky						The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
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

"Romello White Joins Ole Miss Basketball". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
"Men's Basketball Adds Top Grad Transfer Dimencio Vaughn". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
"Robert Allen Transfers to Ole Miss". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
"NCAA committees pushing for Nov. 25 as the start date for the 2020-21 college basketball season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
"NCAA: Men's, women's hoops can start Nov. 25". ESPN.com. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
"Ole Miss coach Davis tests positive for COVID-19". ESPN.com. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
"Ole Miss cancels 1st 4 games, pauses until Dec. 7". ESPN.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

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

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

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

[4] "NCAA committees pushing for Nov. 25 as the start date for the 2020-21 college basketball season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

[5] "NCAA: Men's, women's hoops can start Nov. 25". ESPN.com. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

[6] "Ole Miss coach Davis tests positive for COVID-19". ESPN.com. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[7] "Ole Miss cancels 1st 4 games, pauses until Dec. 7". ESPN.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Venues	Old Gym (1929–1966) Tad Smith Coliseum (1966–2015) The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2016–present)
Culture & lore	Tony the Landshark "Forward Rebels" Ole Miss Pep Band "The Shot"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2020 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Preseason

SEC media poll

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References