2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–12 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Kennedy (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Armstrong Tony Madlock Todd Abernethy
Home arena	Tad Smith Coliseum The Pavilion at Ole Miss
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M	13	–	5		.722			28	–	9		.757
No. 10 Kentucky †	13	–	5		.722			27	–	9		.750
South Carolina	11	–	7		.611			25	–	9		.735
Vanderbilt	11	–	7		.611			19	–	14		.576
LSU	11	–	7		.611			19	–	14		.576
Ole Miss	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Georgia	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Florida	9	–	9		.500			21	–	15		.583
Arkansas	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Alabama	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Mississippi State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Tennessee	6	–	12		.333			15	–	19		.441
Auburn	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Missouri*	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
† 2016 SEC tournament winner *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban. Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Roderick Lawrence	0	G	6'5"	184	Junior	Orlando, FL	Transferred to Campbellsville
Terence Smith	3	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Russellville, AL	Graduated
M. J. Rhett	4	F	6'9"	236	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
LaDarius White	10	G	6'6"	205	Senior	McComb, MS	Graduated
Dwight Coleby	23	C	6'9"	240	Sophomore	Nassau, BS	Transferred to Kansas
Jarvis Summers	32	G	6'3"	186	Senior	Jackson, MS	Graduated
Aaron Jones	34	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Gautier, MS	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Deandre Burnett	0	G	6'2"	191	RS Sophomore	Miami Gardens, FL	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	Corona, CA	Junior college transferred from Howard College
Tomasz Gielo	12	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Szczecin, Poland	Transferred from Liberty. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gielo graduated from Liberty.
Rasheed Brooks	14	G	6'6"	200	Junior	Mansfield, OH	Junior college transferred from SW Tennessee CC

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donte Fitzpatrick SF	Memphis, TN	Southwind High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 9, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Terence Davis SF	Southaven, MS	Southaven High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 29, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
J.T. Escobar SG	Tallahassee, FL	Elev8 Sports Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 7, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: Not Ranked    Rivals: Not Ranked    ESPN: Not Ranked
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Ole Miss Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved August 7, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 7, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Deandre Burnett (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS So Miami (FL) Miami Gardens, FL G 1 Martavious Newby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Booker T. Washington HS Memphis, TN G 2 J. T. Escobar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Elev8 Prep Tallahassee, FL G 3 Terence Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Southaven HS Southaven, MS G 10 Sam Finley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Howard College Corona, CA F 11 Sebastian Saiz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Madrid, Spain F 12 Tomasz Gielo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Liberty Szczecin, Poland F 13 Anthony Pérez 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Word of Life Traditional School Cumaná, Venezuela G 14 Rasheed Brooks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Southwest Tennessee CC Mansfield, OH G 15 Alex Sheppard (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Leake Academy Madden, MS G 20 Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Southwind HS Memphis, TN F 21 Marcanvis Hymon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN F 25 Terry Brutus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Massanutten Military Academy Spring Valley, NY G 42 Stefan Moody 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sr Kilgore College Kissimmee, FL	Head coach Andy Kennedy (UAB) Assistant coach(es) Bill Armstrong (UAB) Tony Madlock (Memphis) Todd Abernethy (Mississippi) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 6:00 pm		Clayton State	W 103–87	—	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
Regular season
11/13/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Northwestern State	W 90–76	1–0	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,386) Oxford, MS
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm		Georgia Southern	W 82–72	2–0	Tad Smith Coliseum (5,499) Oxford, MS
11/19/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3		vs. George Mason Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 62–68	2–1	TD Arena (1,760) Charleston, SC
11/20/2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Towson Charleston Classic consolation round	W 76–60	3–1	TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, SC
11/22/2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Seton Hall Charleston Classic 5th place game	L 63–75	3–2	TD Arena (1,553) Charleston, SC
11/25/2015* 4:00 pm, SECN		Georgia State	W 68–59	4–2	Tad Smith Coliseum (5,550) Oxford, MS
11/28/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley Charleston Classic non-bracket	W 67–54	5–2	Carver Arena (5,603) Peoria, IL
12/05/2015* 3:00 pm, NBCSN		vs. Massachusetts Hall of Fame Holiday Classic	W 74–64	6–2	MassMutual Center (3,765) Springfield, MA
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm, ASN		at Southeast Missouri State	W 75–64	7–2	Show Me Center (2,325) Cape Girardeau, MO
12/15/2015* 6:00 pm, SECN		Louisiana Tech	W 99–80	8–2	Tad Smith Coliseum (5,606) Oxford, MS
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNews		at Memphis	W 85–79	9–2	FedEx Forum (14,529) Memphis, TN
12/22/2015* 3:00 pm, SECN		Troy	W 83–80 OT	10–2	Tad Smith Coliseum (9,289) Oxford, MS
01/02/2016 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 10 Kentucky	L 61–83	10–3 (0–1)	Rupp Arena (24,399) Lexington, KY
01/07/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Alabama	W 74–66	11–3 (1–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500) Oxford, MS
01/09/2016 7:30 pm, SECN		Georgia	W 72–71	12–3 (2–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,487) Oxford, MS
01/13/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at LSU	L 81–90	12–4 (2–2)	Maravich Center (12,133) Baton Rouge, LA
01/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Florida	L 71–80	12–5 (2–3)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,333) Oxford, MS
01/19/2016 6:00 pm, SECN		No. 24 South Carolina	L 74–77 OT	12–6 (2–4)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,427) Oxford, MS
01/23/2016 1:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 77–83	12–7 (2–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,932) Starkville, MS
01/27/2016 6:00 pm, SECN		Auburn	W 80–63	13–7 (3–5)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,057) Oxford, MS
01/30/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Kansas State Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 64–69	13–8	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/03/2016 8:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	W 76–73	14–8 (4–5)	Mizzou Arena (4,734) Columbia, MO
02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Vanderbilt	W 85–78	15–8 (5–5)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500) Oxford, MS
02/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Florida	L 72–77	15–9 (5–6)	O'Connell Center (8,345) Gainesville, FL
02/13/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Arkansas	W 76–60	16–9 (6–6)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500) Oxford, MS
02/16/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Texas A&M	L 56–71	16–10 (6–7)	Reed Arena (6,460) College Station, TX
02/20/2016 4:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn	W 69–59	17–10 (7–7)	Auburn Arena (8,041) Auburn, AL
02/23/2016 8:00 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 85–76	18–10 (8–7)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,274) Oxford, MS
02/27/2016 11:00 am, SECN		at Georgia	L 66–80	18–11 (8–8)	Stegeman Coliseum (9,874) Athens, GA
03/02/2016 6:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	W 86–78	19–11 (9–8)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500) Oxford, MS
03/06/2016 11:00 am, SECN		at Tennessee	W 83–60	20–11 (10–8)	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,424) Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
03/10/2016 8:00 pm, SECN	(7)	vs. No. 10 Alabama Second round	L 73–81	20–12	Bridgestone Arena (11,750) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
• 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season