2018-19 Ole Miss Men's Basketball Game Notes
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2018-19 OLE MISS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Ole Miss Athletics Communications | 908 All-American Dr. | University, MS 38677 MBB Contact: Adam Kuffner | [email protected] | | 662-915-7031 (o) | 662-816-0497 (c) Web: OleMissSports.com, OleMissGameday.com | Twitter: @OleMissSports, @OleMissMBB, @RebelCoachDavis Facebook: Facebook.com/OleMissSports, Facebook.com/OleMissMBB | Instagram: OleMissMBB GAME 33 - NCAA TOURNAMENT 2018-19 SCHEDULE Date: Friday, March 22, 2019 Date Opponent [TV] Time/Result Time: 11:40 a.m. CT 11/2 FAYETTEVILLE STATE (Ex.) [SECN+] W, 101-52 Location: Columbia, S.C. 11/10 WESTERN MICHIGAN [SECN+] W, 90-64 Arena: Colonial Life Arena (18,000) 11/16 at RV/RV Butler [FS2] L, 76-83 Television: truTV 11/20 NICHOLLS [SEC Network] W, 75-55 Jim Nantz, play-by-play 11/23 vs. Baylor^ [CBS Sports Network] W, 78-70 11/24 vs. Cincinnati^ [CBS Sports Network] L, 57-71 Bill Raftery, analyst 11/28 SAN DIEGO [SECN+] W, 93-86 Grant Hill, analyst Oklahoma (No. 9 Seed) Ole Miss (No. 8 Seed) 12/1 ULM [SECN+] W, 83-60 Tracy Wolfson, reporter 12/8 at Illinois State [ESPN+] W, 81-74 SOONERS Radio: Ole Miss Sports Network REBELS 12/12 vs. Southeastern Louisiana@ [SECN+] W, 69-47 (19-13, 7-11 Big 12) David Kellum, play-by-play (20-12, 10-8 SEC) 12/16 CHATTANOOGA [SEC Network] W, 90-70 Marc Dukes, analyst 12/21 vs. Middle Tennessee$ W, 74-56 Head Coach: Lon Kruger Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Head Coach: Kermit Davis 12/29 FLORIDA GULF COAST [SECN+] W, 87-57 Career: 638-408/33rd Series: Ole Miss leads 2-1 Career: 489-275/24th 1/5 at Vanderbilt* [SEC Network] W, 81-71 At OU: 159-104/8th Last Meeting: Ole Miss won 60-55 At OM: 20-12/1st 1/9 #11/10 AUBURN* [ESPN2] W, 82-67 Dec. 2, 2000 (Oxford, Miss.) 1/12 at #14/14 Mississippi State* [CBS] W, 81-77 1/15 RV/RV LSU* [SEC Network] L, 69-83 TIPOFF TIDBITS 1/19 ARKANSAS* [SEC Network] W, 84-67 - Ole Miss is making its ninth NCAA Tournament appearance (109 seasons), third over the last seven seasons. 1/22 at Alabama* [ESPNU] L, 53-74 - The No. 8 seed is the Rebels’ best seed since earning a No. 3 seed during the 2000-01 season. 1/26 #24/25 IOWA STATE% [ESPN] L, 73-87 - Ole Miss leads major conferences (Power 5 + Big East) in fewest fastbreak points allowed per game (4.1). 1/30 at Florida* [SEC Network] L, 86-90 (OT) - With an eight-game win improvement from last season, the Rebels have the best turnaround among Power 5 2/2 #22/21 MISSISSIPPI ST.* [SEC Network] L, 75-81 2/6 TEXAS A&M* [SEC Network] W, 75-71 schools (11th nationally). 2/9 at Georgia* [SEC Network] W, 80-64 - South Carolina native Devontae Shuler’s improvement in three-point percentage from last season (13.8 percent 2/13 at RV/RV Auburn* [SEC Network] W, 60-55 improvement) to this season is the second-biggest in the country. 2/16 MISSOURI [SEC Network] W, 75-65 - Predicted to finish last in the SEC, Ole Miss placed in a tie for sixth; it was the seventh time in the last eight years 2/19 at South Carolina* [SEC Network] L, 64-79 that the Rebels have finished higher than their preseason projection. 2/23 GEORGIA* [SEC Network] W, 72-71 - At 10-8 in SEC play, Ole Miss recorded a winning conference record for the fifth time in the last seven years. 2/27 #7/7 TENNESSEE* [SEC Network] L, 71-73 - The Rebels lead the SEC and rank third nationally in free throw percentage (78.3); Ole Miss has shot over 85 per- 3/2 at Arkansas* [SEC Network] L, 73-74 cent from the free throw line in 12 games this season, including 90 percent-or-better in six games. 3/5 #6/6 KENTUCKY* [ESPN] L, 76-80 - Kermit Davis, the SEC Coach of the Year, is one of 62 coaches in college basketball history to take three different 3/9 at Missouri [SEC Network] W, 73-68 teams (Idaho, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss) to the NCAA Tournament. 3/14 vs. Alabama& [SEC Network] L, 57-62 - Kermit Davis is the second coach (Rod Barnes) to take the Rebels to the NCAA Tournament in his first season. 3/22 vs. Oklahoma! [truTV] 11:40 a.m. - Breein Tyree (First Team All-SEC) and Terence Davis (Second Team All-SEC) account for 44.1 percent of the Rebels’ scoring this season. * SEC Game | Ranking: AP/USA TODAY Coaches | All Times CT ^ Emerald Coast Classic (Destin, Fla.) - Ole Miss has produced 14 All-SEC guards over the past 13 seasons. @ Game at Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Miss. - With 34.6 ppg in conference play, Breein Tyree (19.1 ppg) and Terence Davis (15.5 ppg) made up the highest $ Game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. scoring duo in the SEC. % Big 12/SEC Challenge - Breein Tyree is the only player in the SEC to rank in the conference’s top 10 in scoring (3rd-18.2 ppg), free throw & SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) percentage (3rd-83.1), three-pointers made (7th-2.2 per game) and field goal percentage (10th-46.5). ! NCAA Tournament (Columbia, S.C.) - Ole Miss had a SEC-best 23.75 percent increase in home average attendance during conference games (8,791). OLE MISS STYLE GUIDE PROJECTED OLE MISS STARTERS G | 2 | DEVONTAE SHULER PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 6-2 | 192 | So. | Irmo, S.C. 10.2 4.2 3.0 1.7 45.4 82.3 G | 4 | BREEIN TYREE PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 6-2 | 195 | Jr. | Somerset, N.J. 18.2 3.0 2.8 1.0 46.5 83.1 G | 3 | TERENCE DAVIS PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 6-4 | 205 | Sr. | Southaven, Miss. 15.1 5.8 3.4 1.7 44.5 77.8 G/F | 0 | BLAKE HINSON PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 6-7 | 229 | Fr. | Deltona, Fla. 8.2 2.8 1.2 0.5 40.6 73.7 F | 12 | BRUCE STEVENS PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 6-8 | 252 | Sr. | Louin, Miss. 8.5 4.4 0.8 0.6 50.5 86.0 TONY OLEMISSSPORTS.COM GAME 33 | NCAA TOURNAMENT - OKLAHOMA | 2 2019 NCAA DivisionOLEMISSSPORTS.COM I Men's Basketball Championship GAME 33 | NCAA TOURNAMENT - OKLAHOMA | 3 First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 National Semifinals National Championship National Semifinals Elite 8 Sweet 16 Second Round First Round March 21-22 March 23-24 March 28-29 March 30-31 April 6 April 8 April 6 March 30-31 March 28-29 March 23-24 March 21-22 Prairie View (22-12) Belmont (26-5) North Dakota St. (18-15) Arizona St. (22-10) 1 Duke (29 - 5) Fairleigh Dickinson (20-13) Temple (23-9) First Four® N.C. Central (18-15) St. Johns (NY) (21-12) Virginia (29 - 3) 1 22-Mar 7:10 p.m. CBS 6:40 p.m. 19-Mar truTV 30 min. fol March 19-20 in Dayton 6:40 p.m. 20-Mar truTV 30 min. fol. 22-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV 16 N.C. Central/North Dakota St. Gardner-Webb (23 - 11) 16 8 VCU (25 - 7) 24-Mar 24-Mar Ole Miss (20 - 12) 8 30 min. fol. CBS 22-Mar 12:40 p.m. truTV Columbia Columbia 9 UCF (23 - 8) Oklahoma (19 - 13) 9 5 Mississippi St. (23 - 10) 29-Mar 28-Mar Wisconsin (23 - 10) 5 22-Mar 7:27 p.m. truTV 22-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS 12 Liberty (28 - 6) Oregon (23 - 12) 12 4 Virginia Tech (24 - 8) 24-Mar 24-Mar Kansas St. (25 - 8) 4 San Jose 22-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV 22-Mar 2 p.m. TBS San Jose 13 Saint Louis (22 - 12) UC Irvine (30 - 5) 13 East Regional South Regional 6 Maryland (22 - 10) Washington, D.C. Louisville Villanova (25 - 9) 6 21-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV 31-Mar 30-Mar 21-Mar 7:20 p.m. TBS 11 Belmont/Temple Saint Mary's (CA) (22 - 11) 11 3 LSU (26 - 6) 23-Mar 23-Mar Purdue (23 - 9) 3 21-Mar 12:40 p.m. truTV 21-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS Hartford Jacksonville 14 Yale (21 - 7) Old Dominion (26 - 8) 14 7 Louisville (20 - 13) 29-Mar 28-Mar Cincinnati (27 - 6) 7 21-Mar 12:15 p.m. CBS 22-Mar 12:15 p.m. CBS 10 Minnesota (21 - 13) Iowa (22 - 11) 10 2 Michigan St. (27 - 6) 23-Mar 24-Mar Tennessee (29 - 4) 2 21-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS 22-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS Columbus Des Moines 15 Bradley (20 - 14) Colgate (24 - 10) 15 1 Gonzaga (30 - 3) North Carolina (27 - 6) 1 21-Mar 7:27 p.m. truTV OLE MISS NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORDS 22-Mar 30 min. fol. TNT 16 Fairleigh Dickinson/Prairie View Iona (17 - 15) 16 8 Syracuse (20 - 13) 23-Mar INDIVIDUAL (OLE MISS) INDIVIDUAL (OPPONENT) 24-Mar Utah St. (28 - 6) 8 21-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV 22-Mar 6:50 p.m. TNT Points: 26 Stefan Moody vs. BYU (First Four, 2015) Points: 33 Tyler Haws, BYU (First Four, 2015) Columbus 9 Baylor (19 - 13) Washington (26 - 8) 9 Salt Lake City FG att: 21 3x, MR: Marshall Henderson vs.