2023–24_Ole_Miss_Rebels_men's_basketball_team

2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–12 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Beard (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Donewald Jr. (1st season); Wes Flanigan (1st season); Al Pinkins (1st, 4th overall season); Brian Burg (1st season); Win Case (6th season);
Home arena	SJB Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by first-year head coach, Chris Beard. The Rebels played their home games at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in University, Mississippi, just outside Oxford, as members of the Southeastern Conference. The team posted their first 20-win season in five years but did not participate in any postseason tournaments, having failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament and having subsequently declined an invitation to compete in the National Invitation Tournament.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Tusculum	W 85–44		–	–	–	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Alabama State	W 69–59	1–0	16 – Murrell	12 – Flanigan	4 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (6,141) Oxford, MS
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 75–64	2–0	29 – Flanigan	5 – Flanigan	4 – Caldwell	SJB Pavilion (6,665) Oxford, MS
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 70–69	3–0	22 – J. Murray	10 – Sharp	7 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (6,331) Oxford, MS
November 17, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Sam Houston Throwback in the Tad Pad	W 70–67	4–0	23 – Flanigan	7 – Flanigan	4 – J. Murray	Tad Smith Coliseum (4,445) Oxford, MS
November 22, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Temple	W 77–76	5–0	26 – Flanigan	8 – Flanigan	7 – Flanigan	Liacouras Center (2,334) Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		NC State ACC–SEC Challenge	W 72–52	6–0	25 – Brakefield	10 – Flanigan	4 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (7,465) Oxford, MS
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		Memphis	W 80–77	7–0	22 – J. Murray	6 – Tied	9 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (9,416) Oxford, MS
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 77–68	8–0	26 – J. Murray	13 – Brakefield	6 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (6,950) Oxford, MS
December 10, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	W 70–68	9–0	18 – Flanigan	7 – Tied	4 – Nunez	Addition Financial Arena (6,067) Orlando, FL
December 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN		vs. California Hall of Fame Series San Antonio	W 88–78	10–0	27 – Brakefield	8 – Flanigan	6 – Flanigan	Frost Bank Center (2,279) San Antonio, TX
December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 25	Troy	W 74–53	11–0	18 – Murrell	7 – Tied	9 – Flanigan	SJB Pavilion (7,981) Oxford, MS
December 23, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	No. 25	vs. Southern Miss	W 89–72	12–0	26 – Murrell	11 – Flanigan	5 – Murrell	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
December 31, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 24	Bryant	W 95–78	13–0	20 – Flanigan	10 – Sharp	4 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (7,934) Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 22	at No. 5 Tennessee	L 64–90	13–1 (0–1)	22 – Brakefield	8 – J. Murray	4 – Flanigan	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,932) Knoxville, TN
January 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		Florida	W 103–85	14–1 (1–1)	28 – Brakefield	6 – Cisse	8 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (7,570) Oxford, MS
January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt	W 69–56	15–1 (2–1)	24 – Murrell	8 – Sharp	8 – Flanigan	SJB Pavilion (8,404) Oxford, MS
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 22	at LSU	L 80–89	15–2 (2–2)	23 – J. Murray	9 – Brakefield	3 – Brakefield	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,777) Baton Rouge, LA
January 20, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN	No. 22	at No. 13 Auburn	L 59–82	15–3 (2–3)	10 – Flanigan	8 – Sharp	3 – J. Murray	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Arkansas	W 77–51	16–3 (3–3)	21 – J. Murray	11 – Flanigan	3 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (8,207) Oxford, MS
January 27, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M	W 71–68	17–3 (4–3)	16 – J. Murray	8 – B. Murray	5 – J. Murray	Reed Arena (12,610) College Station, TX
January 30, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	W 86–82	18–3 (5–3)	21 – J. Murray	5 – Cisse	11 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (10,630) Oxford, MS
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN		No. 16 Auburn	L 77–91	18–4 (5–4)	20 – Flanigan	6 – B. Murray	6 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (9,631) Oxford, MS
February 6, 2024 5:30 p.m., SECN		at No. 15 South Carolina	L 65–68	18–5 (5–5)	26 – Flanigan	9 – Murrell	5 – B. Murray	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
February 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 22 Kentucky	L 63–75	18–6 (5–6)	16 – Tied	6 – Murrell	6 – Flanigan	Rupp Arena (20,064) Lexington, KY
February 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		Missouri	W 79–76	19–6 (6–6)	26 – Murrell	10 – Flanigan	5 – Brakefield	SJB Pavilion (8,598) Oxford, MS
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Mississippi State	L 71–83	19–7 (6–7)	23 – Murrell	10 – Sharp	5 – J. Murray	Humphrey Coliseum (9,381) Starkville, MS
February 24, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN		No. 20 South Carolina	L 59–72	19–8 (6–8)	13 – Cisse	7 – Brakefield	6 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (8,486) Oxford, MS
February 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 14 Alabama	L 88–103	19–9 (6–9)	28 – Flanigan	6 – Flanigan	7 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (7,722) Oxford, MS
March 2, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	W 84–78	20–9 (7–9)	21 – Murrell	7 – Sharp	3 – Murrell	Mizzou Arena (11,021) Columbia, MO
March 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia	L 66–69	20–10 (7–10)	19 – J. Murray	6 – J. Murray	3 – J. Murray	Stegeman Coliseum (6,219) Athens, GA
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS		Texas A&M	L 60–86	20–11 (7–11)	21 – J. Murray	4 – Brakefield	3 – J. Murray	SJB Pavilion (7,819) Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN	(10)	vs. (7) Texas A&M Second round	L 71–80	20–12	23 – Brakefield	7 – Tied	5 – Tied	Bridgestone Arena (13,771) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[15]

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@ThePortalReport (August 10, 2023). "Ole Miss/USF (D1) transfer Malique Ewin has committed to South Plains College (JUCO)! Massive pickup for @SPCTexanMBB. Ewin should be one of the best bigs in the JUCO ranks this season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref.
Jayveous McKinnis	00	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Brandon, MS	Graduated
Amaree Abram	1	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Port Arthur, TX	Transferred to Georgia Tech	^[5]
Myles Burns	3	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
James White	5	G	6'5"	190	Sophomore	Conyers, GA	Transferred to UAB	^[6]
Theo Akwuba	10	F	6'11"	225	Senior	Montgomery, AL	Graduated
Malique Ewin	12	F	6'10"	220	Freshman	Lawrenceville, GA	Transferred to South Plains College	^[7]
Tye Fagan	14	G	6'3"	198	Senior	Logtown, GA	Graduated
Robert Allen	21	F	6'8"	230	Senior	Orlando, FL	Transferred to North Texas
Daeshun Ruffin	24	G	5'9"	160	Sophomore	Jackson, MS	Transferred to Jackson State	^[8]
Josh Mballa	33	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Bordeaux, France	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Ref.
Brandon Murray	0	G	6'5"	225	Junior	Germantown, MD	Georgetown	^[9]
Austin Nunez	1	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Garden Ridge, TX	Arizona State	^[10]
Jamarion Sharp	3	C	7'5"	235	Senior	Hopkinsville, KY	Western Kentucky	^[11]
Jaylen Murray	5	G	5'11"	175	Junior	Bronx, NY	Saint Peter's	^[12]
Allen Flanigan	7	G	6'6"	220	Senior	Little Rock, AR	Auburn	^[13]
Moussa Cissé	33	F	7'1"	216	Senior	Conakry, Guinea	Oklahoma State	^[14]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rashaud Marshall C	Blytheville, AR	Blytheville High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 1, 2023
Rashaud Marshall C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Cameron Barnes PF	Duncanville, TX	Duncanville High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 1, 2023
Cameron Barnes PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Jacob Gazzo PF	McComb, MS	Parklane Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 31, 2021
Jacob Gazzo PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ole Miss 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	24	22	RV	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	25	25	22	19	23т	21	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—

2023–24_Ole_Miss_Rebels_men's_basketball_team

2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

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2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Tennessee	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
No. 20 Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
No. 3т Alabama	13	–	5	.722	25	–	12	.676
No. 18 Auburn †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 24 South Carolina	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
Florida	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Texas A&M	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
LSU	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Ole Miss	7	–	11	.389	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	20	–	17	.541
Arkansas	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Vanderbilt	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
Missouri	0	–	18	.000	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll