2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Ole Miss Rebels
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:20–12
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Bill Armstrong
Asst Coach2:Tony Madlock
Asst Coach3:Todd Abernethy

The 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Andy Kennedy was in his 10th year as head coach of Ole Miss. The Rebels, members of the Southeastern Conference, began the season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum, but moved to a new arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to Alabama in the second round of the SEC tournament. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 21–13 and 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in the SEC standings. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina. Ole Miss participated in the NCAA tournament as an #11 seed, defeating fellow #11 seed BYU in the first round before falling to #6 seeded Xavier in the second round, ending the Rebels' season.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Roderick Lawrence 0 G 6'5" 184 Junior Transferred to Campbellsville
Terence Smith 3 G 6'4" 195 Senior Graduated
4 F 6'9" 236 Senior Graduated
LaDarius White 10 G 6'6" 205 Senior Graduated
Dwight Coleby 23 C 6'9" 240 Sophomore Transferred to Kansas
32 G 6'3" 186 Senior Graduated
Aaron Jones 34 F 6'9" 230 Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Deandre Burnett 0 G 6'2" 191 RS Sophomore Transferred from Miami (FL). Under NCAA transfer rules, Burnett will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Sam Finley 10 G 6'2" 180 Junior Junior college transferred from Howard College
Tomasz Gielo 12 F 6'9" 220 Senior Transferred from Liberty. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gielo graduated from Liberty.
Rasheed Brooks 14 G 6'6" 200 Junior Junior college transferred from SW Tennessee CC

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-07-27 . 2013-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130809025337/http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ole-m-baskbl-sched.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Rebel basketball will crack champagne on the Pavilion on January 7th, after an SEC opener in Lexington. 20 August 2015.