Men’s Basketball Set for SEC Tournament Opener vs. Missouri

			OLE MISS (13-18, 4-14 SEC) vs. MISSOURI (11-20, 5-13 SEC) Wednesday, March 9 • 5 p.m. CT • Tampa, Fla. Amalie Arena (20,500)
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TAMPA, Fla. – It's tournament time for Ole Miss men's basketball, which will take on the 12th-seeded Missouri Tigers in the opening round of the 2022 SEC Tournament at Amalie Arena on Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. CT live on SEC Network.

TEAM FACTS

No. 13 seed Ole Miss Rebels (13-18, 4-14 SEC)
Head Coach: Kermit Davis • 4th Season at Ole Miss (64-60) • 533-323 career record (27th Season)

No. 12 seed Missouri Tigers (11-20, 5-13 SEC)
Head Coach: Cuonzo Martin • 5th Season at Missouri (77-76) • 263-197 career record (14th Season)

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SERIES HISTORY VS. MISSOURI
Wednesday night marks just the 21st all-time meeting between the Rebels and Tigers, a series that has exclusively taken place since Missouri joined the SEC in the 2012-13 season. Ole Miss enjoys a wide 15-5 edge in the all-time series, including a 7-2 mark at home, a 6-3 edge at Columbia and a 2-0 record against the Tigers in the SEC Tournament in 2013 (64-62) and 2017 (86-74). The lone Missouri wins in Oxford came on Feb. 6, 2018 (75-69) and earlier this year on Jan. 18 (78-53), and the three Tiger wins in Columbia came on Feb. 9, 2013 (98-79), Feb. 18, 2020 (71-68) and last month on Feb. 12, 2022 (74-68). The longest streak in the series stands at eight straight set by the Rebels from March 15, 2013 to March 9, 2017. Under head coach Kermit Davis, Ole Miss is 5-3 against the Tigers, which includes two ranked wins against Missouri last season against the 10th-ranked Tigers on Feb. 10, 2021 (80-59) and the 24th-ranked Tigers two weeks later on Feb. 23, 2021 (60-53). Overall in their 15 wins, the Rebels hold an average margin of victory of +8.3 points. Missouri has won the last two matchups this season by an average of +15.5 points per game after averaging only a +9.3 margin in their previous three victories.

SEASON SERIES AT A GLANCE
• Missouri leads, 2-0 (Jan. 18 in Oxford: 78-53; Feb. 12 in Columbia: 74-68)
• Mizzou holds +15.5 scoring margin, shooting .583 overall and .524 from three, winning rebounding battle +9.5
• Matthew Murrell: 10.5 PPG

OLE MISS ALL-TIME IN SEC TOURNAMENT
• 32-57 (59 total tournaments since 1933)
• vs. Missouri: 2-0 (last: W, 86-74, March 9, 2017, 2nd Round)
• Two SEC Tournament titles (1981, 2013)
• First Round: 11-23 (last win: March 8, 2012, vs. Auburn, 68-54)
• Second Round: 13-22 (last win: March 11, 2021, vs. South Carolina, 76-59)
• Quarterfinals: 1-3 (last win: March 15, 2013, vs. Missouri, 64-62)
• Semifinals: 5-6 (last win: March 16, 2013, vs. Vanderbilt, 61-51)
• Championship Game: 2-3 (last win: March 17, 2013, vs. Florida, 66-63)

LAST MEETING: Feb. 12, 2022 (L, 74-68, in Columbia)
• Missouri: 21-2 run from late first half into the second
• 20 Mizzou points off 12 Ole Miss turnovers
• Rebels shot 50 percent overall
• Ole Miss: cut 20-point second half deficit down to four
• Matthew Murrell: 15 points, 6-11 FG
• Jarkel Joiner: 13 points
• Luis Rodriguez: 12 points, 10 rebounds (fourth career double-double; second in four games)

FIRST 2022 MEETING: Jan. 18, 2022 (L, 78-53, in Oxford)
• Missouri shot an Ole Miss opponent season-high 62.7 percent overall and 57.1 percent from three
• Daeshun Ruffin: 12 points, 4 steals, 3 assists, 2 rebounds
• Nysier Brooks: 8 points, 10 rebounds (7 offensive), 2 assists, 1 block
• Tye Fagan: 9 points, 3 rebounds
• Missouri's Amari Davis: 23 points, 10-10 FG (tied for most FG against Rebels this season)

LAST MEETING IN SEC TOURNAMENT: March 9, 2017 (W, 86-74, 2nd Rd)
• Ole Miss: No. 6 seed
• 20th win of the season
• Deandre Burnett: 23 points
• Sebastian Saiz: 14 points, 16 rebounds (20th double-double by halftime)
• Finished with more freee throws (31-of-47) than Missouri had made field goals (26-of-61)
• Three Tigers fouled out

LAST TIME OUT (vs. Vanderbilt: L, 63-61)
• Game-tying floater by James White missed at buzzer
• Led for 23:03
• Matthew Murrell: 15 points (13 second half)
• Austin Crowley: 15 points
• Vandy's Scotty Pippen Jr.: 22 points

MURRELL ON FIRE
Sophomore guard Matthew Murrell has been a lethal scoring threat for the Rebels all season long, but he has been espeically proficient as of late. Murrell has eclipsed 20 points in consecutive games for the first time in his career over his last three games, averaging 22.5 points and 3.5 threes made across two strong outings vs. Texas A&M (20 points) and at No. 6 Kentucky (25 points) -- a stretch in which he shot 57.7 percent overall and 53.8 percent from beyond the arc. In SEC season, Murrell ranks second in the conference in three-point shooting (.426), third in threes made per game (2.5), sixth in minutes played (34.1), eighth in shooting (.466) and ninth in scoring (15.5 PPG). All four of Murrell's career 20-point games have come in SEC play this season, topped by a superb 31-point outing vs. Mississippi State on Jan. 8.

Here are other splits of Murrell's offensive explosion throughout SEC season:

vs. Ranked Opponents (6 games)
15.0 PPG, 27-63 FG (.429), 18-40 3PT (.450)

Last 3 (since Feb. 26)
20.0 PPG, 1.7 APG, 3.3 RPG, 21-40 FG (.525), 9-18 3PT (.500), 3.0 3PM

Last 8 (since Feb. 5)
16.3 PPG, 1.6 APG, 2.9 RPG, 44-99 FG (.444), 20-51 3PT (.392), 2.5 3PM

Last 13 (since Jan. 22)
15.0 PPG, 1.5 APG, 3.4 RPG, 68-153 FG (.444), 29-77 3PT (.377), 2.2 3PM

SEC Season (since Jan. 5)
15.5 PPG, 1.8 APG, 3.1 RPG, 90-193 FG (.466), 43-101 3PT (.426), 2.5 3PM

SEC First-Half Averages
8.5 pts, 53-100 FG (.530), 25-52 3PT (.481)

Season
11.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.7 APG, .427 FG, .388 3PT, 1.9 3PM

JOINER NAMED HOWELL TROPHY FINALIST
Ole Miss senior guard Jarkel Joiner was named a finalist for the Howell Trophy, which is given out annually to the top player in the state of Mississippi. The award was presented to Mississippi State's Iverson Molinar at a luncheon held at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame on March 7. Statewide media members who cover basketball voted for the top three for both the men and women, and the top players receiving votes appeared at the banquet. Also making the cut was Southern Miss' Tyler Stevenson.

Joiner leads the Ole Miss at 13.2 points per game in 21 games played, despite missing 10 total games due to injury and illness. Joiner is shooting 41.5 percent on the year, as well as 33.7 percent from three and a team-leading 82 percent from the free throw line. His best game of the year came in an offensive slugfest against Alabama on Feb. 9, when he dropped an Ole Miss career-high 33 points – tied for the most by any SEC player this season.

SHOT FOR SHOT
Ole Miss senior guard Jarkel Joiner helped the Rebel offense go toe-to-toe with a prolific Alabama scoring machine on Feb. 9, leading the Rebels to a season-high 12 threes made in the 97-83 shootout loss to the Crimson Tide -- the most treys made by Ole Miss since Dec. 14, 2019 vs. Middle Tennessee (14). Joiner accounted for half of those threes, a career-high six amidst a demonstrative 33-point outing, which is still tied for the most points scored in a game by any SEC player this season. Those 33 points stand as an Ole Miss career-high for Joiner and just one point shy of his overall best of 34 against Cal Baptist on Jan. 24, 2019 during his time at CSU Bakersfield. It also stands as the most points scored by a Rebel since Breein Tyree's 40 points against Mississippi State on Feb. 11, 2020.

HE'S BACK
Ole Miss senior guard Jarkel Joiner returned to the Rebel lineup at Florida on Feb. 5 and has jumped right back in to being a leader on the court. Joiner missed three weeks after needing back surgery for an injury suffered in between the Dec. 21 game vs. Samford and the SEC opener at No. 18 Tennessee on Jan. 5. In his eight games back, Joiner is averaging 30.1 minutes played and 12.6 points per game. His return came on the road at Florida on Feb. 5, and immediately he was right back in the thick of it, playing 40 minutes in the overtime loss to the Gators while tallying seven points, four rebounds and one assist in the effort. Joiner played minimally against Mississippi State on Jan. 8 prior to having a minor procedure done the following week, but Florida's 40 minutes constituted his first full game of action since Dec. 21 vs. Samford and his first 40-minute outing since ending the 2020-21 season with consecutive 40-minute games against LSU in the SEC Tournament and Louisiana Tech in the first round of the NIT. Joiner followed that up with an Ole Miss career-high 33 points in 33 minutes against Alabama on Feb. 9, the most scored by a Rebel in two years. Joiner has since tallied three additional double-digit scoring games, a 13-point outing in 34 minutes at Missouri, an 18-point effort in 32 minutes in the OT loss to South Carolina, and a 13-point effort at No. 3 Auburn after missing the trip to Georgia due to the flu. At the time of his last game prior to injury on Dec. 21, Joiner ranked second in the SEC and 18th in the NCAA in assist-turnover ratio (3.0), ninth in the SEC in minutes (31:33), fifth in free throw shooting (.846) and 13th in scoring (13.6 PPG). Joiner has scored in double-digits in 21 of his last 26 games played.

CLEANING UP THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
Graduate transfer Nysier Brooks has been a beast on the offensive glass in SEC play, ranking third in conference action at 2.9 offensive boards per game. Brooks hauled in a whopping eight offensive boards against Mississippi State to help lead to a career-high 16 rebounds, the most total boards by a Rebel since Sebastian Saiz hauled in 17 vs. Georgia Tech in the 2017 NIT. Brooks has had five or more offensive boards in five games this season, including all five of his rebounds at No. 6 Kentucky against the national leader, Oscar Tshiebwe. Brooks has had at least six rebounds in all but five games this season. Furthermore, Brooks has hit double-digit rebounds six times, including three in SEC play to average an SEC fourth-best average of 7.2 per game in conference play. Overall, Brooks ranks seventh in the SEC at 7.5 rebounds per game, and his overall offensive rebounding average of 2.8 per game ranks third in the conference. Brooks recorded his third Rebel double-double and eighth of his career following a 15-point, 16 rebound performance against Mississippi State on Jan. 8.

RODRIGUEZ ON THE BOARDS
Junior Luis Rodriguez has stuffed the stat sheet as of late, turning into a rebounding machine over the last several games for the Rebels. Rodriguez notched four double-digit rebound games at No. 25 LSU (12), at Florida (11), at Missouri (10) and a season-high 13 vs. South Carolina at home. In his career entering this season, Rodriguez had three total double-digit rebound games. In that same stretch, he recorded his third and fourth career double-doubles, tying his career high with 15 points to go along with his 12 boards at LSU, and tallying 12 points on top of his 10 boards at Missouri.

SERIOUS MINUTES IN SEC PLAY
Ole Miss has received tremendous effort out of both Matthew Murrell and Nysier Brooks in SEC play, with both ranking within the top-12 in SEC-only minutes played. Murrell ranks sixth at 34.1 minutes per contest, while Brooks comes in at No. 13 at 31.8. Prior to SEC play starting, the duo combined for only 24 minutes per game, with Brooks averaging 25.9 and Murrell averaging 22.1.

FURIOUS STARTS FOR MURRELL
Sophomore Matthew Murrell has been a prolific scorer for the Rebels, but he has been even more lethal from the jump in SEC play. In the first half during conference play, Murrell is averaging 8.5 points and 1.5 threes made while shooting lights-out clips of 53 percent overall and 48.1 from three. Murrell put together an absurd first half against Mississippi State on Jan. 8, dropping 23 of his eventual 31 points in the opening 20 minutes. That first half performance was the best by a Rebel against an SEC opponent since Stefan Moody poured in 24 in the opening frame against State on March 2, 2016.

OFF THE LINE
In seven of Ole Miss' last nine wins, the Rebels have been tough to beat from three, holding low clips from beyond the arc to Rider (2-of-13), No. 18 Memphis (2-of-11), Middle Tennessee (3-of-27), Dayton (4-18), Mississippi State (3-16), Florida (4-29) and Georgia (3-10). In that stretch, Rebel opponents shot a combined 21-of-124 (.169), with the lone outliers a 30.6 percent outing from K-State on an 11-of-36 line and a 36.4 showing at No. 25 LSU on an 8-of-22 line. In the Kermit Davis era, Ole Miss is 32-18 when holding opponents to 30 percent or lower and 52-32 when holding opponents below 40 percent from deep.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
Ole Miss has found its stroke from three-ball land again just in time for conference play, as their SEC-only three-point percentage of .343 (No. 4 SEC) has been helped greatly by 7.3 threes per game (No. 5 SEC). Ole Miss hit double-digit threes in each of its first two games of SEC season, going 11-of-22 at No. 18 Tennessee in a near-upset thriller that went into overtime before an 11-of-23 performance against in-state rival Mississippi State on Jan. 8. The Rebels went toe-to-toe with one of the best three-point shooting teams in the nation in Alabama, knocking down 12 trifectas in the process -- the most by Ole Miss since hitting 14 against Middle Tennessee on Dec. 14, 2019. On the season, Ole Miss has hit double-digit threes made four times when including an 11-of-29 performance against Charleston Southern back on Nov. 12 and a season-high 12-of-28 performance vs. Alabama on Feb. 9, the most such games since the Rebels tallied seven double-digit games during head coach Kermit Davis' first season in 2018-19.

OLE MISS NET SPLITS (USING CURRENT RATINGS)
vs. Quad 1: 1-11
vs. Quad 2: 5-1
vs. Quad 3: 2-5
vs. Quad 4: 5-1
vs. NET Top-100: 6-14
vs. NET Top-50: 2-8
vs. NET Top-25: 1-5
Top NET Win: LSU (16), 76-72
Top NET Loss: Kentucky (4), 83-72
Other NET Top-50 Losses: Tennessee (8; 66-60/OT), Auburn (10; 80-71/77-64), Arkansas (20; 64-55), Alabama (27; 97-83), Boise State (30; 60-50), Marquette (38; 78-72)
Average NET of Top-50 Losses: 19.6
Average Margin of Defeat vs. NET Top-50: 11.1 PPG

OLE MISS HONORED THREE REBELS FOR SENIOR DAY
Ole Miss honored three Rebels for Senior Day on Saturday vs. Vanderbilt: center Nysier Brooks, guard Jarkel Joiner and guard John McBride.

#3 Nysier Brooks • Center • Philadelphia, Pa.
• Overall career: 161 games played, 93 starts, 962 points, 743 rebounds, 159 blocks, 74 steals, 70 assists, 54.2 FG%
• Ole Miss career: 31 games played/started, 309 points, 232 rebounds, 40 blocks, 28 steals, 25 assists, 58.5 FG%
• Spent first three seasons at Cincinnati, senior season at Miami before enrolling at Ole Miss as a graduate student
• Earned his bachelor's in criminology with a minor in sociology from Miami
• Working toward his master's in hospitality management at Ole Miss
• Made Dean's List two years at Cincinnati
• Sixth-oldest player in Division I (25 years, 3 months)

#24 Jarkel Joiner • Guard • Oxford, Miss.
• Overall career: 113 games played, 101 starts, 1,458 points, 358 rebounds, 167 assists, 105 steals, 9 blocks, 41.4 FG%, 31.9 3PT%, 81.4 FT%
• Ole Miss career: 49 games played, 40 starts, 613 points, 134 rebounds, 96 assists, 53 steals, 5 blocks, 40.1 FG%, 30.2 3PT%, 83.5 FT%
• Still has one year of eligibility remaining due to COVID-19 blanket waiver; going through professional evaluations
• Spent two years at CSU Bakersfield before transferring back home to Ole Miss
• Howell Trophy Finalist
• 2021-22 Senior CLASS Candidate
• Two-time member of the SEC Community Service Team
• 2020-21 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• First-Team All-WAC at CSU Bakersfield
• Multi-disciplinary studies major

#33 John McBride • Guard • Memphis, Tenn.
• Career: 20 games played, 1 start, 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
• Two-time member of the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• Accountancy major
• Accepted into accountancy graduate program at Notre Dame

THE FLU GAME
The situation looked dire when Ole Miss rolled into Georgia on Feb. 19. The Rebels were already down their two top-scorers in Jarkel Joiner and Matthew Murrell due to the flu, with fellow starters Nysier Brooks and Luis Rodriguez battling symptoms of their own. Ole Miss would not accept that as an excuse, as the Rebel trio of Tye Fagan (20 points), Jaemyn Brakefield (19 points) and Austin Crowley (18 points) combined for 57 points alongside two gutsy efforts from Nysier Brooks (10 points) and Luis Rodriguez (6 points) in an 85-68 victory over the Bulldogs.

Ole Miss head coach Kermit Davis postgame: "Austin Crowley really ran our team and was great from the point guard spot, that was the best Jaemyn Brakefield has played this year because he confidently made shots, and it was just great for Tye Fagan to come home and have 20 and five tonight. I'm really proud of our team. It's a much-needed road win for us."

OLE MISS CAN'T MISS
The Rebels were on fire in the second half against Florida on Jan. 22, going 17-of-23 in the latter 20 minutes for a second-half clip of 73.9 percent. That stands as the first 70 percent second half by a Rebel team since shooting 72 percent (18-25) vs. San Diego on Nov. 28, 2018 and first vs. an SEC opponent since shooting 71.4 percent (15-21) vs. Auburn on Feb. 7, 2015. Furthermore, that stands as the best second-half percentage by a Rebel team since shooting 75 percent (21-28) vs. Centenary on Dec. 23, 2009, and the best in conference play since shooting 75 percent (18-24) vs. Alabama on March 1, 2008. The second half vs. Florida was the best back half by Ole Miss this season by more than 16 percentage points over 57.5 percent vs. Charleston Southern on Nov. 12.

HISTORIC SHOWINGS AT THE FREE THROW LINE
Ole Miss has recorded half of its all-time perfect free throw shooting games with at least 10 attempts in this season alone following a perfect 15-of-15 showing against No. 4 Auburn on Jan. 15 and a follow-up 13-of-13 clip against Arkansas on Jan. 26. Those constitute just the third and fourth games in Ole Miss history to not miss a free throw attempt with at least 10 tries, joining a school record 22-of-22 effort against South Alabama on Nov. 18, 2008 and a 10-of-10 performance against Mississippi State on Feb. 28, 1959. Both games stand as two of the three best free throw performances in the SEC this season, and the 15-of-15 outing against Auburn ranks among just 17 perfect performances in the NCAA this season with at least 15 made free throws:

1. Villanova - 26-26 (vs. Howard, Nov. 16)
2. Stony Brook - 19-19 (vs. New Hampshire, Feb. 7)
3. Saint Mary's - 18-18 (vs. Loyola Marymount, Feb. 5)
3. Cal Poly - 17-17 (vs. UC Irvine, March 3)
5. Jacksonville - 17-17 (vs. EKU, Feb. 9)
5. Incarnate Word - 17-17 (vs. Nicholls, Feb. 3)
5. Long Beach State - 17-17 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, Jan. 13)
5. Montana - 17-17 (vs. Air Force, Dec. 8)
5. Detroit Mercy - 17-17 (vs. Hofstra, Nov. 27)
10. Texas A&M - 16-16 (vs. Florida, Feb. 15)
10. Villanova - 16-16 (vs. Georgetown, Jan. 22)
10. Grambling - 16-16 (vs. MVSU, Jan. 22)
10. Valparaiso - 16-16 (vs. Illinois State, Jan. 2)
10. Purdue Fort Wayne - 16-16 (vs. Wright State, Dec. 2)
15. Ole Miss - 15-15 (vs. Auburn, Jan. 15)
15. Miami (Ohio) - 15-15 (vs. Western Michigan, Jan. 15)
15. Charleston Southern - 15-15 (vs. Clemson, Nov. 26)

MURRELL GOES UNCONSCIOUS
Sophomore Matthew Murrell lit the net on fire against rival Mississippi State on Jan. 8, dropping a career-high 31 points on an absurd 10-of-11 shooting performance that included a perfect 5-of-5 line from beyond the arc and a 6-of-6 clip from the free throw line. Murrell actually started the game 10-of-10 from the field before a late miss with 2:32 to play gave him his lone blemish on the night. Murrell stands as one of only three Rebels all-time to have gone 5-of-5 from three, joining Devontae Shuler's performance vs. Jackson State on Dec. 10, 2020, and Joe Harvell's 5-of-5 outing against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament on March 9, 1990 -- making Murrell's the only such performance against an SEC opponent during the regular season. Murrell was unconscious in the first half, scoring 23 points in the opening frame alone, which had already beat his previous career-high of 19 points scored against No. 18 Memphis on Dec. 4. His 23 first-half points stands as the most scored by a Rebel against an SEC opponent since Stefan Moody dropped 24 against Mississippi State on March 2, 2016.

RUFFIN OUT
Ole Miss suffered a devastating blow in its upset win at No. 25 LSU on Feb. 1, as freshman point guard Daeshun Ruffin tore his ACL late in the second half and will miss the remainder of the season. Against the Tigers, Ruffin led Ole Miss with 19 points, three assists and two steals alongside a 6-of-11 line from the field, a 2-of-4 clip from three and a perfect 5-of-5 streak from the free throw line in 20 minutes of game action. Ruffin had been electric since returning to the team following an eight-game absence due to a broken right hand suffered in the season opener against New Orleans on Nov. 9. On the season, Ruffin averaged a team-high 2.3 steals per game and led the Rebels with a 52-of-69 (.754) clip from the charity stripe, to go along with 12.6 points, 3.4 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game. In SEC season he's been just as impressive against some of the best teams in the nation, ranking at the time of his injury second in the conference in SEC-only action in steals (2.7/game), ninth in free throw shooting (.833) and 10th in assists (3.9/game). He was particularly effective for the Rebels stepping up for the injured Jarkel Joiner, averaging 12.5 points, 3.8 assists, 2.5 steals and shooting 36 percent overall and 77.8 percent from the free throw line in Joiner's absence since Dec. 21.

Ruffin was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday (Jan. 31) – the first such honor by a Rebel since Jarvis Summers on Dec. 5, 2011. His honor came courtesy of an excellent three-game stretch from Jan. 24-29, during which he averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals with a 19-of-24 (.792) mark from the free throw line – at one point hitting 14 in a row during those three games. Included in there is a career-high 21 points vs. Florida on Jan. 24, with 15 of those points coming in the second half. In just 14 career games played, Ruffin has scored in double-digits in 10, scored 15 or more in six contests, and has had multiple steals in nine games. Ruffin was on pace to break Elston Turner's 1978 record for steals by a freshman of 47, but will end his season at 32 swipes. Ruffin came to Ole Miss following a superb high school career at Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi, joining as the first McDonald's All-American signee in program history.

HITTING HIS STRIDE
The injury to Daeshun Ruffin was made even more devastating by the fact that he was truly starting to hit his stride as a leader on the court. Over his final four games played, Ole Miss went 3-1 with wins against Florida (70-54), Kansas State (67-56) and LSU (76-72), and in those games Ruffin averaged 16.8 points, 3.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and shot .828 from the free throw line with an average of 6.0 free throws made (24-of-29).

Jan. 24 - vs. Florida (W, 70-54) - 21 points, 6 assists, 4 steals, 2 rebounds, 6-13 FG, 9-10 FT
Jan. 26 - vs. Arkansas (L, 64-55) - 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 5-5 FT
Jan. 29 - vs. Kansas State (W, 67-56) - 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Feb. 1 - at No. 25 LSU (W, 76-72) - 19 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 rebound, 5-5 FT

DAVIS ERA TRENDS TO WATCH
• 54-20 when leading at half
• 5-0 when scoring 90+, 28-4 when scoring 80+, 49-22 when scoring 70+
• 43-19 when winning the rebounding battle
• 29-5 when at 50 percent shooting or better
• 19-8 when shooting 40 percent or better from three
• 61-34 when keeping opponents below 50 percent shooting (35-6 when below 40 percent)

YEAR FOUR OF THE DAVIS ERA
Kermit Davis enters his fourth season at the helm of Ole Miss Basketball. Over his first three seasons, Davis led the Rebels to a pair of postseason appearances (2020 postseason was cancelled due to COVID-19). With 64 victories as head coach of the Rebels, Davis is one of only four coaches in Ole Miss history to rack up at least 50 wins over their first three seasons. A nine-time conference coach of the year, Davis is 38th among active Division I head coaches with 467 career wins over 24 seasons, including stints at Middle Tennessee, Idaho and Texas A&M. In 27 seasons as a college basketball head coach, he has amassed 533 wins.

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