2014–15 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2014–15 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–13 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Armstrong
  • Tony Madlock
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
Seasons
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky † 18 – 0   1.000 38 – 1   .974
No. 21 Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
LSU 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Georgia 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Ole Miss 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
Vanderbilt 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Florida 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Tennessee 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
South Carolina 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Auburn 4 – 14   .222 15 – 20   .429
Missouri 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† 2015 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Andy Kennedy, in his ninth season at Ole Miss. The team played their home games at the Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in four-way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated BYU in the First Four before losing in the second round to Xavier.

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jerron Martin 0 G 6'1" 165 Freshman Prince George's County, MD Transferred to South Plains College
Derrick Millinghaus 3 G 5'10" 172 Sophomore Schenectady, NY Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana
Demarco Cox 4 C 6'8" 276 Junior Yazoo City, MS Transferred to Georgia Tech
Cade Peeper 5 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Collierville, TN Left the team
Will Norman 21 G 6'5" 213 RS Junior Lafayette, LA Left the team
Marshall Henderson 22 G 6'2" 177 Senior Hurst, TX Graduated
Janari Jõesaar 24 F 6'6" 208 Freshman Tartu, Estonia Transferred to Texas–Pan American

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Roderick Lawrence 0 G 6'4" 185 Junior Orlando, FL Junior college transfer from South Plains College.
Terence Smith 3 G 6'4" 195 Senior Russellville, AL Transferred from Tennessee–Martin. Will be eligible to play immediately since Smith graduated from Tennessee–Martin.
M. J. Rhett 4 F 6'9" 235 RS Senior Columbia, SC Transferred from Tennessee State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Rhett graduated from Tennessee State.
Stefan Moody 42 G 5'10" 170 Junior Kissimmee, FL Junior college transfer from Kilgore College.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcanvis Hymon
PF 		Memphis, TN Whitehaven 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 9, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
J. T. Escobar
SG 		Tallahassee, FL Florida A&M Developmental Research School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 5, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Rauno Nurger
SF 		Bel Aire, KS Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  • "2014 Ole Miss Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

Season

Preseason

Roster

2014–15 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Roderick Lawrence 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr South Plains College Orlando, FL
G 1 Martavious Newby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Booker T. Washington HS Memphis, TN
G 3 Terence Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tennessee–Martin Russellville, AL
F 4 M. J. Rhett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Tennessee State Columbia, SC
G 10 LaDarius White 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr McComb HS McComb, MS
F 11 Sebastian Saiz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Madrid, Spain
F 13 Anthony Pérez 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Word of Life Traditional School Cumaná, Venezuela
C 20 John Crnogorac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Marshall Academy Sydney, Australia
F 21 Marcanvis Hymon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
C 23 Dwight Coleby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Piney Woods HS Nassau, Bahamas
F 25 Terry Brutus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Massanutten Military Academy Spring Valley, NY
G 32 Jarvis Summers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Provine HS Jackson, MS
F 34 Aaron Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Gautier HS Gautier, MS
G 42 Stefan Moody 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Kilgore College Kissimmee, FL
Head coach
  • Andy Kennedy (UAB)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
7:00 pm 		Delta State W 97–58 
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
Non-conference games
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm 		Charleston Southern L 65–66  OT 0–1
 Tad Smith Coliseum (5,841)
Oxford, MS
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Troy W 74–64  1–1
 Trojan Arena (3,278)
Troy, AL
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm 		Southern
Emerald Coast Classic First Round 		W 69–38  2–1
 Tad Smith Coliseum (5,199)
Oxford, MS
11/23/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN 		Northern Arizona
Emerald Coast Classic Second Round 		W 80–74  3–1
 Tad Smith Coliseum (5,290)
Oxford, MS
11/28/2014*
7:30 pm 		vs. No. 23 Creighton
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals 		W 75–68  4–1
 The Arena at NWFSC (1,600)
Niceville, FL
11/29/2014*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Cincinnati
Emerald Coast Classic championship 		W 66–54  5–1
 The Arena at NWFSC (1,550)
Niceville, FL
12/04/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		TCU
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 54–66  5–2
 Tad Smith Coliseum (6,370)
Oxford, MS
12/07/2014*
3:00 pm, FS1 		at Oregon W 79–73  6–2
 Matthew Knight Arena (6,256)
Eugene, OR
12/13/2014*
3:30 pm 		WKU L 74–81  6–3
 Tad Smith Coliseum (6,692)
Oxford, MS
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN 		Coastal Carolina W 71–68  7–3
 Tad Smith Coliseum (6,490)
Oxford, MS
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm 		vs. Southeast Missouri State
Jack Jones Classic 		W 82–51  8–3
 Southaven Arena (2,222)
Southaven, MS
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Dayton L 74–78  8–4
 UD Arena (12,525)
Dayton, OH
01/03/2015*
1:00 pm 		Austin Peay W 92–63  9–4
 Tad Smith Coliseum (6,950)
Oxford, MS
Conference games
01/06/2015
6:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 1 Kentucky L 86–89 OT 9–5 (0–1)
 Rupp Arena (24,275)
Lexington, KY
01/10/2015
4:00 pm, FSN 		South Carolina W 65–49  10–5 (1–1)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (6,714)
Oxford, MS
01/14/2015
6:00 pm, SECN 		LSU L 71–75  10–6 (1–2)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (7,030)
Oxford, MS
01/17/2015
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 19 Arkansas W 96–82  11–6 (2–2)
 Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
01/20/2015
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Georgia L 64–69  11–7 (2–3)
 Stegeman Coliseum (6,079)
Athens, GA
01/24/2015
5:00 pm, SECN 		Florida W 72–71  12–7 (3–3)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (8,812)
Oxford, MS
01/28/2015
8:00 pm, SECN 		Mississippi State W 79–73  13–7 (4–3)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (8,959)
Oxford, MS
01/31/2015
3:00 pm, FSN 		at Missouri W 67–47  14–7 (5–3)
 Mizzou Arena (9,053)
Columbia, MO
02/04/2015
6:00 pm, SECN 		Texas A&M W 69–59  15–7 (6–3)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (7,739)
Oxford, MS
02/07/2015
5:30 pm, SECN 		at Auburn W 86–79  16–7 (7–3)
 Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
02/12/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at Florida W 62–61  17–7 (8–3)
 O'Connell Center (10,127)
Gainesville, FL
02/14/2015
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 24 Arkansas L 70–71  17–8 (8–4)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (8,719)
Oxford, MS
02/19/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Mississippi State W 71–65  18–8 (9–4)
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,873)
Starkville, MS
02/21/2015
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		Tennessee W 59–57  19–8 (10–4)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (8,630)
Oxford, MS
02/25/2015
8:00 pm, SECN 		Georgia L 72–76  19–9 (10–5)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (6,899)
Oxford, MS
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, FSN 		at LSU L 63–73  19–10 (10–6)
 Maravich Center (10,683)
Baton Rouge, LA
03/03/2015
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Alabama W 82–74  20–10 (11–6)
 Coleman Coliseum (9,184)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/07/2015
8:00 pm, SECN 		Vanderbilt L 77–86  20–11 (11–7)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (8,862)
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
03/12/2015
8:30 pm, SECN 		(6) vs. (11) South Carolina
Second Round 		L 58–60  20–12
 Bridgestone Arena (15,032)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
03/17/2015*
8:30 pm, truTV 		(11 W) vs. (11 W) BYU
First Four 		W 94–90  21–12
 UD Arena (12,124)
Dayton, OH
03/19/2015*
3:10 pm, TBS 		(11 W) vs. (6 W) Xavier
Second round 		L 57–76  21–13
 Veterans Memorial Arena (N/A)
Jacksonville, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

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