Ole Miss Men's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

Ole Miss Rebels

SEC (20-13, 10-8)

 
Big Wins: 1/17 Tennessee (80-69), 2/4 at Vanderbilt (81-74), 3/4 South Carolina (75-70)
Bad Losses: 11/30 Middle Tennessee (62-77), 1/25 at Texas A&M (76-80), 3/1 at Alabama (55-70)
Coach: Andy Kennedy
 
Probable Starters:
Rasheed Brooks, Senior, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 1.5 apg
Breein Tyree, Freshman, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 1.8 apg
Terence Davis, Sophomore, Guard, 14.5 ppg, 1.7 apg, 5.3 rpg
Justas Furmanavicius, Junior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Sebastian Saiz, Senior, Forward, 14.9 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 1.1 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Marcanvis Hymon, Junior, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Deandre Burnett, Junior, Guard, 16.7 ppg, 3.1 apg
Cullen Neal, Junior, Guard, 9.1 ppg, 2.3 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.6 (77th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 76.2 (270, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (290, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (103, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (151, 5)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (211, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.7 (30, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.5 (108, 4)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (228, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.5 (298, 14)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NCAA Opening Round win over BYU
2015    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Xavier
2013    NCAA Round of 64 win over Wisconsin
2013    NCAA Round of 32 loss to LaSalle
2012    NIT      First Round loss to Illinois State
2011    NIT      First Round loss to California
2010    NIT      First Round win over Troy
2010    NIT      Second Round win over Memphis
2010    NIT      Quarterfinal win over Texas Tech
2010    NIT      Semifinal loss to Dayton
2008    NIT      First Round win over UC Santa Barbara
2008    NIT      Second Round win over Nebraska
2008    NIT      Quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech
2008    NIT      Semifinal loss to Ohio State
2007    NIT      First Round win over Appalachian State
2007    NIT      Second Round loss to Clemson
2002    NCAA Round of 64 loss to UCLA
 
*all team stats through 3/5