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.
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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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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 |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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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 |
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