Men's Hoops Travels to Missouri Saturday

			OLE MISS (19-11, 9-8 SEC) at MISSOURI (14-15, 5-12 SEC) Saturday, March 9 • 2:30 PM CT • Columbia, Mo. Mizzou Arena (15,061)
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GAME 31
Matchup: Ole Miss (19-11, 9-8 SEC) at Missouri (14-15, 5-12 SEC)
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2019
Time: 2:30 p.m. CT
Location: Columbia, Mo.
Arena: Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Television: SEC Network
   Mike Morgan, play-by-play
   Pat Bradley, analyst
Radio: Ole Miss Sports Network (XM-391)
   David Kellum, play-by-play
   Marc Dukes, analyst
Live Video: WatchESPN.com/ESPN app
Live Audio: OleMissSports.com/TuneIn app
Series: Ole Miss leads 11-2
Last Meeting: Ole Miss won 75-65
   Feb. 16, 2019
   Oxford, Miss.

TIPOFF TIDBITS
- With a seven-game win improvement from last season already, the Rebels have the best turnaround in the SEC.
- Ole Miss enters Saturday's game ranked No. 36 in the NET with four Quadrant 1 victories.
- The Rebels' last four games have been decided by a total of eight points.
- Ole Miss has won 10 of the last 11 games against Missouri, including a 75-65 victory at The Pavilion last month.
- In the first meeting this season, Ole Miss forced 25 Missouri turnovers, the most forced in a game since causing 25 versus Bradley (Nov. 28, 2015); the Rebels scored 32 points off those turnovers.
- Bruce Stevens scored a game-high 17 points in the win over the Tigers (Feb. 16), a season high for the senior.
- Stevens is averaging 11.0 ppg and 6.3 rpg over the last three games.
- Devontae Shuler recorded a career-high five steals against Missouri earlier this season.
- Ole Miss is 2-2 this season when facing teams for the second time.
- With 35.0 ppg in conference play, Breein Tyree (19.0 ppg) and Terence Davis (16.0 ppg) make up the highest scoring duo in the SEC.
- Terence Davis and Breein Tyree account for 45 percent of the Rebels' scoring on the season.
- Ole Miss has secured a conference record of .500-or-better for the seventh time in the last eight years; looking ahead to the SEC Tournament, the Rebels can finish anywhere from the No. 5 seed to the No. 9 seed.
- The Rebels lead the SEC and rank fifth nationally in free throw percentage (78.0); Ole Miss has shot over 85 percent from the free throw line in 11 games this season, including 90 percent-or-better in five games.
- On Monday, Breein Tyree was named as a finalist for the Howell Trophy (best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi); a Rebel has won the award five of the past six seasons.
- Tyree is the only player in the SEC to rank in the conference's top 10 in scoring (2nd-18.4 ppg), free throw percentage (4th-83.0), field goal percentage (6th-47.7) and three-pointers made (7th-2.2 per game).
- Senior guard Terence Davis ranks seventh in school history in three-pointers made (171), 10th in steals (137) and 13th in scoring (1,485 points).

MAKING THE MARCH TOWARDS MARCH MADNESS
In the first year under head coach Kermit Davis, the Rebels are making their presence known in conversations regarding the NCAA Tournament. In the new NET, a metric the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee looks at to determine at-large berths, Ole Miss is ranked 36th with four Quadrant 1 victories and three Quadrant 2 wins. The Rebels have played 14 Quadrant 1 games thus far. CBS Sports Bracketologist Jerry Palm has the Rebels as a No. 9 seed in his current NCAA Tournament projections (March 7). Andy Katz of NCAA.com has Ole Miss projected to be a No. 9 seed (March 5). According to ESPN Bracketlogoist Joe Lunardi, Ole Miss is a No. 10 seed (March 7). The Rebels will look to remain on the right side of the bubble as March Madness nears.

SEC LEADERS
- Ole Miss leads the SEC in free throw shooting (78.0 percent).
- Breein Tyree ranks second in scoring (18.4 ppg), third in playing time (33.7 minutes per game), fourth in free throw percentage (83.0 percent), sixth in field goal percentage (47.7 percent) and seventh three-pointers made (2.2 per game).
- Tyree is the only player in the SEC to rank in the conference's top 10 in scoring, free throw percentage, field goal percentage and threes made.
- Tyree is one of four SEC players (Grant Williams-Tennessee, Tremont Waters-LSU, Quinndary Weatherspoon-MSU) to rank in the conference's top 10 in scoring, field goal percentage and free throw percentage.
- In SEC games only, Tyree ranks second in scoring (19.0 ppg).
- Terence Davis ranks fifth in steals (1.7 per game), sixth in scoring (15.8 ppg), eighth in field goal shooting (46.2 percent) as well as 10th in assists (3.4 per game); his 5.4 defensive rebounds per game in SEC play rank second in the league.
- Averaging 35.0 ppg in conference games, Tyree (19.0 ppg) and Davis (16.0 ppg) combine for the highest scoring duo in SEC play.
- Devontae Shuler ranks fourth in steals (1.7 per game), seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.7) and 10th in playing time (32.1 minutes per game).

SCOUTING MISSOURI
Missouri enters Saturday's matchup with a 14-15 record, including a 5-12 mark in SEC after back-to-back dominating victories over South Carolina (78-63) and Georgia (64-39). Three Tigers average double figures with Jordan Geist leading the way at 13.8 ppg. Geist also paces Missouri in assists (3.1 per game) and steals (1.0 per game). Mark Smith (11.4 ppg) and Jeremiah Tilmon (10.4 ppg) are close behind, while Tilmon pulls down a team-leading 5.9 rebounds per game. Cuonzo Martin is in his second season as Missouri's head coach after spending three years at California. Prior to heading out west, Martin coached in the SEC by guiding Tennessee for three seasons (2012-14). He began his head coaching career at Missouri State (2009-11).

SERIES HISTORY
Ole Miss and Missouri have met just 13 times with all 13 meetings coming since the Tigers joined the SEC in 2012-13. The Rebels lead the all-time series 11-2 and have won 10 of the last 11 after splitting the home-and home series last season. Ole Miss and Mizzou have squared off five times in Columbia, with the Rebels holding a 4-1 advantage and claiming the last four contests. Ole Miss won in Columbia last year, prevailing 90-87 in overtime (Feb. 20, 2018). Missouri's lone victory over Ole Miss in Columbia occurred Feb. 9, 2013. The two teams are playing a home-and-home series for the fourth consecutive season.

LAST TIME WE MET
Converting 25 turnovers into 32 points on the other end of the floor, Ole Miss won its fourth straight game with a 75-65 victory over Missouri at The Pavilion (Feb. 16). The Rebels tallied 13 steals in the defensive effort, including a career-high five by sophomore Devontae Shuler. Ole Miss was led in scoring by a pair of Rebels coming off the bench. Senior forward Bruce Stevens scored a team-high 17 points, matching his season best, to go along with a trio of three-pointers. Freshman KJ Buffen added 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting with career highs in assists (4) and steals (3) through 32 minutes on the floor. The 31 points from Stevens and Buffen were the most points scored by the Ole Miss bench since tallying 32 in the season-opening win over Western Michigan (Nov. 10). The Rebels knocked down their free throws, a common theme throughout the season, going 20 of 23 (87.0 percent) from the stripe. Breein Tyree went to the line the most, making six of his eight attempts as part of his 14-point afternoon. Shuler added 12 points as the fourth Rebel to reach double figures. Jordan Geist tallied a game-high 23 points to pace Missouri in the loss.

TURNING DEFENSE INTO OFFENSE
In the win over Missouri (Feb. 16), Ole Miss scored 32 points off 25 Tiger turnovers. It was the most turnovers forced by Ole Miss in a game since causing 25 turnovers in win over Bradley (Nov. 28, 2015). The last time the Rebels forced 25 turnovers in an SEC game was 12 years ago in an 82-59 win at Auburn (Feb. 3, 2007).

LAST TIME IN COLUMBIA
The Rebels won an overtime thriller last year in Columbia 90-87 (Feb. 20, 2018). Breein Tyree scored 25 points, including a game-tying basket in regulation. With 15 seconds left and Ole Miss up one, the Rebels turned it over, but Terence Davis picked up a mammoth block on the other end with seven seconds left. Ole Miss closed it out with free throws. The Rebels led for over 36 minutes, but had to shield a Missouri comeback attempt throughout the second half. The Tigers built a six-point lead with 2:38 remaining, but they allowed Ole Miss to climb back. Tyree drilled a floater with three seconds left to send the game into overtime. Jontay Porter led Missouri with 17 points and contributed nine rebounds. Six different Tigers scored in double-digits, but Missouri turned the ball over 21 times, limiting its offensive flow for much of the game. Jeremiah Tilmon picked up a double-double, scoring 12 points and adding 12 rebounds, but shot just 2 for 6 from the free-throw line.

WHAT A WIN WOULD DO
- The Rebels would finish no worse than a tie for sixth in the SEC after being predicted to finish dead last (14th) in the preseason.
- Ole Miss would earn a winning conference record for the fifth time in the last seven years.
- The Rebels would post their 10th 20-win season throughout the past 13 years.
- Ole Miss would earn its third home-and-home sweep of the season.
- The Rebels would beat Missouri for the 11th time in the 12 matchups, taking a 12-2 lead in the all-time series.
- Ole Miss would finish with a winning road record (5-4) in conference play for the first time since 2014-15 (6-3), the last time it made the NCAA Tournament.
- Kermit Davis would become the third coach in school history to win 20 games in his first season as head coach, joining Andy Kennedy and Rod Barnes.

THE ROAD TO NASHVILLE
With one game left in the regular season, the SEC Tournament (March 13-17) is just around the corner. Ole Miss boasts a 9-8 conference mark, tied for sixth with Florida and Mississippi State. The Rebels can finish anywhere between a tie for fourth through eighth in the standings; however, in terms of seeding, Ole Miss can be anywhere from No. 5 to No. 9. That means the Rebels will play in a second round game on Thursday, March 14. If the tournament started today, due to tiebreaker scenarios, Ole Miss would hold the No. 8 seed and face No. 9 seed Alabama in the first game of the second round.

SECOND TIME AROUND
Ole Miss is 2-2 this season when facing a team for the second time. The Rebels produced season sweeps over Auburn and Georgia, while splitting series with Mississippi State and Arkansas. Ole Miss won the first matchup of all five conference home-and-home series this season.

STEVENS STEPPING UP
As his senior year winds down, forward Bruce Stevens is playing some of his best basketball of the season. The Louin, Mississippi, native has scored double figures in each of the last three games to average 11.0 ppg. He is also pulling down 6.3 rebounds per game, up from 4.3 rpg prior to this trio of SEC contests. Stevens produced a double-double against No. 6 Tennessee (Feb. 27) with 10 points and 10 rebounds. He added 12 points at Arkansas (March 2) before tallying 11 points and seven rebounds versus No. 6 Kentucky (March 5). In the first matchup against Missouri (Feb. 16), Stevens led the Rebels to a victory with a team-high 17 points.

DYNAMIC DUO
Senior Terence Davis and junior Breein Tyree have become a dynamic duo in the Ole Miss backcourt, averaging 45.0 percent of the Rebels' scoring this season. Tyree leads the way at 18.4 ppg to rank second in the SEC, while Davis' 15.8 ppg rank sixth. Combining for 35.0 ppg in conference games (Tyree-19.0 ppg, Davis-16.0 ppg), the two Rebels are the highest scoring duo in SEC play just ahead of Tennessee's Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield (33.8 ppg). The pair has recorded 25 20-point games so far this season, including five games in which they both reached the 20-point plateau. Tuesday night versus No. 6 Kentucky, both Rebels scored at least 20 points (Davis-25, Tyree-21) and accounted for 46 of the team's 76 points. They have three 30-point games to their credit this season, all occurring away from home. Tyree scored a career-high 31 in SEC road victories at Vanderbilt (Jan. 5) and Georgia (Feb. 9), while Davis tallied his season high of 30 at Butler (Nov. 16). Both Rebels also crack the SEC's top 10 in field goal percentage. Tyree leads Ole Miss and is sixth in the conference at 47.7 percent, while Davis ranks eighth at 46.2 percent.

PAVILION PACKED
With Tuesday night's game against No. 6 Kentucky selling out, a new average attendance record was set for The Pavilion. This season's home attendance mark was 7,816 per game, a 13 percent increase from last season. In the first full season in The Pavilion, the average attendance was 7,396. Moreover, the Rebels have the highest increased home attendance in the SEC for conference games (23.75 percent) this year. For SEC games, the 8,791 average attendance is up significantly from the 7,104 average last season. The Kentucky game was the fifth sellout of the season, another Pavilion record. The Pavilion has nine sellouts in its history (opened in January 2016). After Ole Miss beat a pair of top 15 teams in back-to-back games for the first time in school history, Rebel Nation showed up to The Pavilion to support their nationally ranked team. The following games against LSU (Jan. 15) and Arkansas (Jan. 19) were sold out. The rivalry game against MSU (Feb. 2) and matchup versus No. 7 Tennessee (Feb. 27) were also sellouts.

TYREE NAMED HOWELL TROPHY FINALIST
Ole Miss guard Breein Tyree has been named a finalist for the 2019 C Spire Howell Trophy, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced Monday (March 4). The Rebels' leading scorer is one of three finalists up for the award, given to the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi. Joining Tyree as finalists are Southern Mississippi's Cortez Edwards and Mississippi State's Quinndary Weatherspoon. The award, named after the legendary Bailey Howell, will be presented to one of the three finalists at a luncheon next week (March 11) at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson. An Ole Miss Rebel has won the Howell Trophy five of the last six seasons. Sebastian Saiz took home the honor in 2017 after Moody was a two-time Howell Trophy recipient (2015, 2016). In 2014, Jarvis Summers claimed the trophy. Before leading the Rebels to a SEC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth, Marshall Henderson was the winner of the 2013 Howell Trophy.

DOWN TO THE WIRE
The Rebels' last four games have been decided by a total of eight points. Ole Miss held off Georgia 72-71, forcing a Bulldog miss just before the buzzer. However, the Rebels suffered a pair of heartbreaking losses last week. Grant Williams drove the lane and got a bucket to fall with 4.3 seconds left, allowing No. 7 Tennessee to escape Oxford with a 73-71 victory (Feb. 27). On Saturday (March 2), Ole Miss led by one before Jalen Harris' circus layup with 5.4 seconds on the clock fell high off the glass, flipping the game in favor of Arkansas. No. 6 Kentucky rallied to sneak by Ole Miss 80-76 Tuesday. On the season, the Rebels are 4-5 in games decided by five points or less.

REBELS DROP HARD FOUGHT BATTLE TO NO. 6 KENTUCKY
On Senior Night, in front of a sold out crowd at The Pavilion, Terence Davis delivered a memorable performance with 25 points and 12 rebounds. However, it was not enough against No. 6 Kentucky, one of most well-balanced teams in the nation. Ole Miss took a one-point lead into the halftime locker room, but the Wildcats prevailed 80-76. Terence Davis and Breein Tyree, the highest scoring duo in SEC play, accounted for 46 of the Rebels' 76 points. After Davis' game-high 25 on 8 of 15 shooting, Tyree added 21 points to go along with a team-high four assists. Bruce Stevens put together a solid senior night with 11 points and seven rebounds in a season-high 33 minutes. Sophomore guard Devontae Shuler added 10 points and six boards. As a team, the Rebels continued their trend of making free throws. The SEC's best free throw shooting team went 20 of 22 throughout the night for a 90.9 percent clip. Kentucky shot 55.4 percent (31 of 56) from the field behind a pair of 20-point games by Keldon Johnson and Tyler Herro. Johnson tallied 22 points and seven rebounds, while Hero recorded 20 points with three steals. PJ Washington, the Wildcats' leading scorer, was held scoreless in the first half after picking up foul trouble. He finished with a big second half, netting 13 points.

TYREE ON A TEAR
Junior guard Breein Tyree is one the veteran leaders on the floor for Ole Miss. His consistency has allowed him to become the team's leading scorer, averaging 18.4 ppg to rank second in the SEC. Tyree is also second in scoring during conference play (19.0 ppg). He ranks fourth in the conference in free throw percentage (83.0 percent) as well as sixth in field goal percentage (47.7 percent) and seventh in three-pointers made (2.2 per game), the only conference player to crack the SEC top 10 in scoring and those three shooting categories. The Somerset, New Jersey, native has scored at least 20 points in a team-high 16 games. Over the past 12 games, Tyree has broken the 20-point plateau in eight of them to average 20.6 ppg. He was the first Rebel to score 20 points in five consecutive games since Stefan Moody had 14 straight 20-point games from Nov. 25, 2015 to Jan. 28, 2016. Opening conference play, he exploded for a career-high 31 points against Vanderbilt (Jan. 5) to earn SEC Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career. He matched his career high in the win at Georgia (Feb. 9) to eclipse 1,000 points for his career.

SINGLE-SEASON STEALS
Averaging 1.7 steals per game, sophomore Devontae Shuler ranks fourth in the SEC. He has recorded at least three steals in nine different games this season, helping bring his total to 52. Shuler is one steal away from cracking the Ole Miss top 10 for steals in a single season. Senior Terence Davis is not too far behind with 51 steals, averaging 1.7 per game to sit fifth in the conference.

Ole Miss Single-Season Steals
   1. 89 - Gerald Glass (1989)
   2. 73 - Jason Smith (1999)
   3. 70 - Gerald Glass (1990)
   4. 58 - Murphy Holloway (2013); 58 - Rod Barnes (1988)
   6. 55 - Rahim Lockhart (2000); Ervin Garnes (1994); Eric Laird (1984)
   9. 54 - Eniel Polynice (2008)
   10. 53 - Jason Smith (1997)

CONVERTING AT THE CHARITY STRIPE
Shooting 78.0 percent as a team, Ole Miss leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally in free throw percentage. Five of the 11 Rebels that have attempted free throws this season are shooting over 83 percent from the stripe. Ole Miss has shot over 85 percent in 11 different games this season, including five games of 90 percent-or-better. Throughout the last 12 games, Ole Miss is 84.2 percent (171 of 203) from the line. In the win over Texas A&M (Feb. 6), Ole Miss went 18 of 19 at the line (94.7 percent). It was the Rebels' best free throw percentage in a game since going 22 of 23 (95.7 percent) versus Baylor during the 2016-17 campaign (Jan. 28, 2017). In the Emerald Coast Classic championship game against Cincinnati (Nov. 24), Ole Miss converted 16 of 17 at the line for a 94.1 percent clip. After going 0 for 1 in the first half at Illinois State (Dec. 8), the Rebels went a perfect 14 of 14 over the final 20 minutes to finish the game at 93.3 percent. In the win at Vanderbilt (Jan. 5), Ole Miss went 14 of 15 in the second half to remain in front down the stretch. Against No. 6 Kentucky (March 5), the Rebels made 20 of 22 attempts (90.9 percent). Breein Tyree is an 83.0 percent free throw shooter (122 of 147) to rank fourth in the SEC among qualifiers. Bruce Stevens shoots 84.6 percent (33 of 39) and Devontae Shuler boasts an 84.5 percent clip (49 of 58) at the line.

UNDERRATED REBELS
Coming off a season in which they finished 12-20 (5-13 SEC) and last in the conference, the Rebels were predicted to finish 14th in the SEC this year by the media. However, Ole Miss is used to being underrated before the season begins and only took 15 games to surpass last season's win total. With a record of 19-11, the Rebels' seven-game improvement to this point is the best in the SEC and tied for the 11th-best turnaround nationwide. Ole Miss can finish no worse than a tie for eighth in the conference. The Rebels have finished above their preseason projection in six of the last seven seasons since the league moved away from a divisional format, the outlier being the 2017-18 campaign.

ANOTHER 1,000-POINT SCORER
Although he didn't need all of his career-high 31 points to reach the milestone, Breein Tyree became the 40th Rebel to score 1,000 points at Ole Miss over Georgia (Feb. 9). Tyree now has 1,149 career points through 96 games. He passed Joe Ayers (1,130) and Jack Marshall (1,137) with 21 points versus No. 6 Kentucky (March 5) to rank 31st on the all-time list. Teammate Terence Davis has already reached the historical mark, ranking 13th all-time with 1,485 points. Tyree and Davis are the first Ole Miss duo to take the court as 1,000-point scorers since Jarvis Summers (1,629) and Marshall Henderson (1,293) played together during the 2013-14 season. Last season, Markel Crawford surpassed 1,000 points for his career. However, he recorded the majority of his scoring at Memphis and joined Ole Miss as a graduate transfer for the 2017-18 season.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Through 118 career games, senior Terence Davis has 1,485 points to rank 13th in Ole Miss history. With a strong finish to the season, he could find himself in the top 10 to end his Rebel career. In his final year on campus, Davis is averaging 15.8 ppg to rank sixth in the conference and shooting at a 46.2 percent clip (eighth in the SEC). The Southaven, Mississippi, native also paces the team in assists (3.4 per game) and rebounding (5.9 per game). With 25 points against No. 6 Kentucky on Senior Night (March 5), Davis passed Murphy Holloway (1,476). Next on his chase up the Ole Miss scoring chart is Aaron Harper (1,505). John Stroud, one of the analysts for select games on the Ole Miss Sports Network (radio), is the Rebels' all-time scoring leader with 2,328 points. Davis also ranks sixth all-time in three-pointers attempted (502), seventh in three-pointers made (171) and 10th in steals (137).

CONFERENCE PLAY BRINGS OUT BEST IN TYREE
Breein Tyree has played better in SEC games in all three seasons as a Rebel. This year, he ranks second in the SEC in scoring during conference play, averaging 19.0 ppg after recording 17.7 ppg in non-conference games. Last year, he improved his scoring for the second straight year in conference action, going from 8.3 ppg in non-conference to 12.3 ppg in SEC play. As a freshman, Tyree emerged to rank fourth on the team in scoring at 9.3 ppg in SEC contests, up from his 2.1 ppg before the start of conference play.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE DAVIS
No Rebel recorded a double-double in any of the first 13 games of the season, but Terence Davis has emerged with four in SEC play thus far. The Southaven, Mississippi, native tallied 27 points and 12 rebounds, both team highs, to lead Ole Miss past No. 10 Auburn 82-67 (Jan. 9). The next time Davis took Craddock Court at The Pavilion, he produced another double-double with 21 points and 10 boards against LSU (Jan. 15). At Florida (Jan. 30), he recorded team highs in points (26) and rebounds (12). He nearly matched that same output on Senior Night versus No. 6 Kentucky with 25 points and 12 rebounds (March 5). Davis now has 10 double-doubles for his career to pace all active Rebels.

STAT-STUFFING SHULER
Sometimes the biggest jumps are from one's freshman to sophomore year. After playing in all 32 games last year, primarily coming off the bench, sophomore Devontae Shuler has become an important piece in the Ole Miss lineup. Starting 28 games at point guard, he has stuffed box scores by leading the Rebels in steals (1.7 per game). Shuler ranks in the SEC's top 10 in three categories, sitting at fourth in steals as well as seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.7) and 10th in playing time (32.1 minutes per game). In the Emerald Coast Classic versus Cincinnati (Nov. 24), he tallied a career-high 24 points. In Jackson, Shuler scored a team-high 19 points to lead the Rebels to a win over Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 12). At Auburn (Feb. 13), he tied a career high by making four three-pointers en route to a 17-point night, his most points in an SEC game through this point of his career. Shuler followed that up with a career-high five steals in the win over Missouri (Feb. 16).

A NEW ERA OF OLE MISS BASKETBALL
The 2018-19 season is the dawn of a new era for Ole Miss Basketball. A new head coach took the reins of the program when Kermit Davis was hired on March 15, 2018. Davis, the winningest coach in Middle Tennessee history, returns to his home state with years of success. A native of Leakesville, Mississippi, Davis guided the Blue Raiders to league titles in seven of his last nine years in Murfreesboro, between Conference USA and the Sun Belt. Middle Tennessee was one of five programs he led to conference championships in 36 years as an assistant and head coach. An eight-time conference coach of the year, Davis is 31st among active Division I head coaches with 488 career wins (422 in Division I), including stints at MT, Idaho and Texas A&M. He ranks 11th nationally in winning percentage over the last three years and 13th over the last seven.

FAST START FOR KERMIT DAVIS
With the victory over No. 14 Mississippi State (Jan. 12), head coach Kermit Davis became the first coach in program history to win his first three SEC games. He was also just the second coach in Ole Miss history to win 13 of his first 15 games and 20 of his first 25 games. The Mississippi native joined the likes of former Ole Miss coach Homer Hazel (1926-30), who won 20 of his first 22 games and 23 of his first 25 games. Hazel's run extended into his second season as head coach after going 16-2 during the entire 1925-26 campaign.

NEXT ON THE HARDWOOD
Up next, the Rebels head to Nashville for the SEC Tournament. Ole Miss is already guaranteed to play in a second round game on Thursday, March 14; however, which game remains to be determined based on the outcome of Saturday's conference finales. The Rebels can finish anywhere from the No. 5 seed to the No. 9 seed. All of the second round games will be broadcast on SEC Network.

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