The University of Mississippi Athletics
Men's Hoops To Hold Second Preseason Scrimmage
10/27/1999 | Men's Basketball
Oct. 27, 1999
OXFORD, Miss. -- The Ole Miss men's basketball team will host a second intra-squad scrimmage Saturday, Oct. 30 at 8:30 a.m. in Tad Smith Coliseum. Admission to the scrimmage is free, and the public is invited to attend.
Last Saturday, the Rebels held its first preseason scrimmage, with junior forward Rahim Lockhart leading the way with 12 points and four rebounds. Senior Marcus Hicks added 10 points, two rebounds and two blocks, while sophomore Darrian Brown scored nine points. Junior college transfer Jason Holmes had a good performance in his first Rebel scrimmage, netting 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor and 2-of-4 from the three-point line. Holmes also had six assists and two steals.
"We are looking forward to our second scrimmage on Saturday," said Ole Miss head coach Rod Barnes. "The players have continued to work very hard in practice, and they are learning a lot. We'll see how much we have improved, and we'll also see what we need to work on before our first exhibition game (Nov. 5)."
Ole Miss will hold its first exhibition game on Nov. 5 against Spirit Express at 7:00 p.m. The Rebels then will host its second exhibition contest on Nov. 13 against the Ukraine Select team at 7:00 p.m. Ole Miss' regular-season opener is scheduled for Nov. 19 versus Jacksonville State at 7:30 p.m.
