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Ole Miss Men's Basketball Weekly Release
11/21/2000 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 21, 2000
2000-01 OLE MISS REBEL BASKETBALL
Ole Miss Men's Basketball Press Release
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Game #2
Sam Houston State (1-0) vs. Ole Miss (1-0)
Wednesday, November 22 - 7:00 p.m.
Tad Smith Coliseum - Oxford, Miss.
Rebels on Television and Radio
Television: None
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network (David Kellum, play-by-play, Sean Tuohy, color analyst, Stan Sandroni, pregame/halftime/postgame host).
OLE MISS TO HOST SAM HOUSTON STATE WEDNESDAY
The Ole Miss Rebels (1-0) play host to the Sam Houston State Bearkats (1-0) Wednesday, Nov. 22. The game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. (CT) tip at Tad Smith Coliseum. Both teams won their season openers last weekend. The Rebels defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 98-47 Saturday, and Sam Houston State posted a 79-66 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville last Friday.
BARNES IN THIRD SEASON AS REBEL MENTOR
Rod Barnes is in his third season at the helm of the Ole Miss Rebel basketball program. He has an overall record of 40-27. In his first two seasons, Barnes compiled a 39-27 record, and the 39 victories are the most by a Rebel coach in his first two years in Ole Miss history. Last year, Barnes guided Ole Miss to a 19-14 overall record and a berth in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Rebels advanced to the NIT quarterfinals for the second time in school history. The winning season and postseason tournament both were the fourth straight for the Ole Miss program.
In his first season in 1998-99, Barnes led Ole Miss to a 20-13 overall record and a third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Satartia, Miss., native was the first head coach in the history of Rebel basketball to win 20 games in his first season. Barnes also guided the Rebels to a 72-70 win over Villanova in the tournament's first round, marking the program's first-ever victory in NCAA play.
Barnes was hired as the Rebel head coach on April 9, 1998. A 1988 graduate of Ole Miss, Barnes served as an assistant under Evans from 1993-98. During his time as an assistant coach, the Rebels compiled a record of 76-63 and won back-to-back Southeastern Conference Western Division titles and received consecutive NCAA Tournament berths in 1997 and 1998. Barnes played at Ole Miss from 1984-88 and was named All-SEC his senior season. He still ranks on the Ole Miss career charts in scoring (17th, 1,201 points), assists (2nd, 456) and steals (6th, 154).
