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SEC MBB Media Day 2022

Men's Basketball Hypes Season at SEC Tipoff '23

10/19/2022 | Men's Basketball

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Head Coach Kermit Davis, Matthew Murrell, Daeshun Ruffin Represent Ole Miss

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss men's basketball head coach Kermit Davis, junior Matthew Murrell and sophomore Daeshun Ruffin represented the Rebels at the first in-person conference media day since 2019 at the 2023 SEC Tipoff at the Grand Bohemian Hotel on Wednesday.
 
The trio discussed the upcoming 2022-23 season with the national media and television networks alike, partaking in several photo and video stations, as well as a live segment on SEC Network this afternoon. See below for a full Twitter recap of today's action.
 
Ole Miss enters year five under Davis, and will feature two of the most exciting guards in the SEC in Murrell and Ruffin. This summer, the Rebels shined in Nassau as part of its foreign trip, where Ole Miss went 3-0 thanks to the superb play of sophomore guard James White, who averaged 23.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and shot 64 percent overall while in The Bahamas.
 
Ole Miss will also sport eight brand new additions for the 2022-23 campaign. The Rebels added ESPN's 12th-ranked high school signing class for 2022-23 with top-100 signees No. 81 Malique Ewin (Forward, 6-10, 220, Lawrenceville, Georgia/Berkmar HS), No. 97 TJ Caldwell (Guard, 6-4, 190, Dallas, Texas/Faith Family Academy (Oak Cliff)), No. 98 Amaree Abram (Guard, 6-4, 190, Port Arthur, Texas/Southern California Academy) and fellow four-star high school signee Robert Cowherd (Guard, 6-5, 195, Grayson, Georgia/Southern California Academy).
 
Additionally, Ole Miss has added four transfers for the 2022-23 season: Jackson State graduate transfer Jayveous McKinnis (Forward, 6-7, 225, Brandon, Mississippi); Loyola New Orleans transfer Myles Burns (Forward, 6-6, 210, Houston, Texas); Louisiana transfer Theo Akwuba (Forward, 6-11, 225, Montgomery, Alabama); and Buffalo transfer Josh Mballa (Forward, 6-7, 220, Bordeaux, France).
 
The Rebels host West Georgia for an exhibition on Nov. 1 before opening the 2022-23 regular season at home against Alcorn State on Nov. 7.

For the latest news and updates regarding Ole Miss Men's Basketball, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMBB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Basketball and on Instagram at olemissmbb.
 

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Amaree Abram

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Theo Akwuba

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Myles Burns

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TJ Caldwell

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Robert Cowherd

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Malique Ewin

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Josh Mballa

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Jayveous McKinnis

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Matthew Murrell

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Daeshun Ruffin

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James White

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