2015-16 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations | 908 All-American Dr. | University, MS 38677 | 662-915-7509 MBB Contact: Daniel Snowden | [email protected] | 662-816-7511 (c) Web: OleMissSports.com, OleMissHoops.com | Twitter: @OleMissSports, @OleMissMBB Facebook: Facebook.com/OleMissSports, Facebook.com/OleMissMBB | Blog: OleMissSports.com/Blog GAME 31 2015-16 SCHEDULE Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016 Date Opponent [TV] Time/Result Time: 11:00 a.m. CT 11/5 CLAYTON STATE (Ex.) W, 103-87 Location: Knoxville, Tenn. 11/13 NORTHWESTERN STATE [SECN+] W, 90-76 Arena: Thompson-Soling Arena (21,678) 11/16 GEORGIA SOUTHERN [SECN+] W, 82-72 Television: SEC Network 11/19 George Mason^ [ESPN3] L, 62-68 Tom Hart, play-by-play 11/20 Towson^ [ESPN3] W, 76-60 Joe Dean, Jr., analyst Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network 11/22 Seton Hall^ [ESPN3] L, 63-75 Tennessee Ole Miss 11/25 GEORGIA STATE [SECN] W, 68-59 David Kellum, play-by-play 11/28 at Bradley [ESPN3] W, 67-54 VOLUNTEERS Bam Doyne, analyst REBELS 12/5 vs. Massachusetts# [NBCSN] W, 74-64 (13-17, 6-10 SEC) Satellite Radio: Sirius 83, XM 190 (19-11, 9-8 SEC) 12/12 at Southeast Missouri [ASN] W, 75-64 Live Audio: OleMissSports.com 12/15 LOUISIANA TECH [SECN] W, 99-80 Head Coach: Rick Barnes Live Video: WatchESPN.com Head Coach: Andy Kennedy Career: 603-314/28th Series: UT leads 70-42 Career: 232-138/11th 12/18 at Memphis [ESPNEWS] W, 85-79 At Tennessee: 13-17/1st At OM: 211-125/10th 12/22 TROY [SECN] W, 83-80 (OT) In Knoxville: OM leads 40-11 1/2 at #10/11 Kentucky* [SECN] L, 61-83 Streak: OM, W1 1/7 ALABAMA* [ESPNU] W, 74-66 Last Meeting: OM, W 59-57 (2/19/15) 1/9 GEORGIA* [SECN] W, 72-71 1/13 at LSU* [ESPN2] L, 81-90 1/16 FLORIDA* [ESPN2] L, 71-80 TIP OFF 1/19 #24/18 SOUTH CAROLINA* [SECN] L, 74-77 (OT) • Ole Miss travels to Tennessee Saturday to face the Volunteers in the SEC regular-season finale. A win would secure 1/23 at Mississippi State* [SECN] L, 77-83 the Rebels the no worse than the No. 7 seed in next week’s SEC Tournament. 1/27 AUBURN* [SECN] W, 80-63 • A win would give Ole Miss its eighth 20-win season in 10 years under head coach Andy Kennedy. The Rebels 1/30 at Kansas State% [ESPNU] L, 64-69 recorded just seven 20-win campaigns in the 96 seasons before Kennedy’s arrival. Kennedy would join Billy 2/3 at Missouri * [SECN] W, 76-73 Donovan (Florida), Joe B. Hall (Kentucky), Rick Pitino (Kentucky and Tubby Smith (Georgia/Kentucky) as the fifth 2/6 VANDERBILT* [ESPNU] W, 85-78 coach in SEC history with eight 20-wins seasons in their first 10 years in the league. Only Kentucky (9) has more 2/9 at Florida* [ESPNU] L, 72-77 20-win season in the SEC over the last 10 years than the Rebels. 2/13 ARKANSAS* [ESPNU] W, 76-60 • Senior G Stefan Moody needs only 20 points to became only the fifth player in Ole Miss history and the 26th 2/16 at RV/#24Texas A&M* [ESPNU] L, 56-71 player in SEC history to top 700 points in a season. Earlier this year, Moody became the fifth-fastest player in school history to score 1,000 career points (52 games) and ranks sixth in Ole Miss history with a 19.7 ppg 2/20 at Auburn* [SECN] W, 69-59 career scoring average. 2/23 MISSOURI* [SECN] W, 85-76 • Senior G Stefan Moody leads the SEC, and ranks sixth nationally, in scoring at 23.4 ppg this year. Moody has 2/27 at Georgia* [SECN] L, 80-66 posted 20-plus points 20 times this, including a streak of 14-consecutive games, has topped the 30-point 3/2 MISSISSIPPI STATE* [SECN] W, 86-78 mark four times and scored 40-plus points once. He also leads league in the scoring in SEC play at 24.1 ppg. 3/5 at Tennessee* [SECN] 11:00 a.m. • Senior G Stefan Moody scored a career-high 43 points in the Rebels’ Senior Night victory over MSU. It is tied for the highest single-game total in the SEC this year, the 11th highest in nation and the 13th highest in school * SEC Game | Ranking: AP/USA TODAY | All Times CT history. It also marked the most points scored by a Rebel since Gerald Glass dropped 43 on LSU in 1989 and was the most in an SEC game since 2009.. ^ Gildan Charleston Classic (Oxford, Miss./Charleston S.C.) • Head coach Andy Kennedy picked up 200th career victory as the Ole Miss head man versus Louisiana Tech # Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase (Springfield, Mass.) earlier this season. The all-time winningest coach in school history, Kennedy is 211-125 in 10 seasons in Oxford % Big 12/SEC Challenge and 232-138 in 11 years as a head coach. He is the 20th coach in SEC history to win 200 games at one school, and has the fourth-most wins by a coach in his first 10 years in the SEC at one school. PROJECTED OLE MISS STARTERS OLE MISS STYLE GUIDE F | 11 | SEBASTIAN SAIZ PTS REB BLK STL FG% FT% 6-9 | 240 | Jr. | Madrid, Spain 11.5 8.8 1.1 0.9 48.4 65.7 F | 12 | TOMASZ GIELO PTS REB BLK STL FG% FT% 6-9 | 228 | Sr. | Szczencin, Poland 9.7 4.2 0.4 0.6 38.8 84.1 F | 13 | ANTHONY PEREZ PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 6-9 | 226 | Sr. | Cumana, Venezuela 7.2 4.2 1.0 0.7 43.0 71.4 G | 42 | STEFAN MOODY PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 5-10 | 179 | Sr. | Kissimmee, Fla. 23.4 3.1 4.4 1.4 40.5 83.5 G | 1 | MARTAVIOUS NEWBY PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 6-3 | 218 | Sr. | Memphis, Tenn. 4.8 5.3 2.2 1.4 32.7 70.2 OLEMISSSPORTS.COM GAME 31 | TENNESSEE | 2 MARTAVIOUS NEWBY LAST GAME: Posted 6 points, 7 boards and 4 steals in a start. 1 6-3 | 218 | Sr. | Memphis, Tenn. NOTES: 2nd on team in rebounding at 5.3 rpg ... Averaging 6.0 rpg over last 8 PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% games ... 2 double-digit rebound games this year ... 2nd career double-double at G 4.8 5.3 2.2 1.4 32.7 70.2 Memphis (12 points, 12 boards). J.T. ESCOBAR LAST GAME: DNP 2 6-3 | 182 | Fr. | Tallahassee, Fla. NOTES: Scored a career-high 11 points on 3 of 6 shooting from 3 vs. George PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% Mason (11/19) ... Earned Parade All-America and first team All-State honors in high G 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 31.8 60.0 school. TERENCE DAVIS LAST GAME: DNP 3 6-4 | 201 | Fr. | Southaven, Miss. NOTES: Posted 6 points, 2 boards and 2 steals at Auburn (2/20) ... Scored 4 PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT% points and grabbed 4 boards in 14 minutes at KSU (1/30) ... Scored career-high 7 G 1.7 0.8 0.2 42.3 20.0 40.0 points and posted 2 assists and 2 boards vs. USC (1/19). MARCANVIS HYMON LAST GAME: Posted 6 points, 3 boards and 2 steals in 17 minutes off the bench. 5 6-7 | 216 | So. | Memphis, Tenn. NOTES: Ranks 3rd on the team at 5.2 rpg ... Recorded 2nd career double- PTS REB AST BLK FG% FT% double with 10 points, 11 boards vs. Ark. (2/13) ... Posted double-double with 19 F 6.3 5.2 0.5 0.9 52.4 53.4 points,10 boards vs. Auburn (1/27) ... Career-high 20 points vs. Towson (11/19). SAM FINLEY LAST GAME: DNP 10 6-2 | 190 | Jr. | Riverside, Calif. NOTES: Scored 6 points and pulled down 4 boards in 8 minutes at KSU (1/30) ... PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT% Scored 10 points and dished out 3 asssists at MSU (1/23) ... Scored 16 points, G 5.1 1.7 0.5 35.5 11.1 66.7 grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 2 assists in the season opener (11/13). SEBASTIAN SAIZ LAST GAME: Scored 10 points and pulled down 4 rebounds in a start. 11 6-9 | 240 | Jr. | Madrid, Spain NOTES: Missed 6 games due to eye injury ... Posted 15 points, 14 boards vs. PTS REB BLK STL FG% FT% Mizzou (2/23) ... Career-high 24 points, 17 boards vs. GSU (11/16) ... 4th in SEC at F 11.5 8.8 1.1 0.9 48.4 65.7 8.8 rpg ... Has 9 career double-doubles and 15 career double-digit board games. TOMASZ GIELO LAST GAME: Scored 7 points and pulled down 8 boards in a start. 12 6-9 | 228 | Sr. | Szczencin, Poland NOTES: Averaging 13.9 pgg and shooting 46.2% from 3 over last 9 games ... PTS REB BLK STL FG% FT% Posted 20 points and 8 boards vs. Ark. (2/13) ... Scored 20 points and tied a F 9.7 4.2 0.4 0.6 38.8 84.1 career high with 8 boards at UF (2/9) ... Scored 16 points at Mizzou (2/3). ANTHONY PEREZ LAST GAME: Scored 10 points and grabbed 5 boards in a start.