2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Beard (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Donewald Jr. (2nd season); Wes Flanigan (2nd season); Al Pinkins (2nd, 5th overall season); Brian Burg (2nd season); Win Case (7th season);
Home arena	SJB Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team will represent the University of Mississippi during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels will be led by second-year head coach, Chris Beard. The Rebels will play 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.

Previous season[edit]

The Rebels finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in tenth place in the conference.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Ole Miss Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref.
Brandon Murray	0	G	6'5"	210	Junior	Germantown, Maryland	Transferred to McNeese	^[1]
Austin Nunez	1	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Garden Ridge, Texas	Transferred to Arizona State	^[2]
Jamarion Sharp	3	F	7'5"	235	Senior	Hopkinsville, Kentucky	Graduated
Allen Flanigan	7	G	6'6"	215	Senior	Little Rock, Arkansas	Graduated
Cameron Barnes	23	F	6'9"	195	Freshman	Duncanville, Texas	Transferred to Illinois State	^[3]
Rashaud Marshall	25	F	6'8"	220	Freshman	Blytheville, Arkansas	Transferred to Arkansas State	^[4]
Moussa Cissé	33	F	7'0"	230	Senior	Conakry, Guinea	Transferred to Memphis	^[5]

Incoming transfers[edit]

Incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mikeal Brown-Jones	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	UNC Greensboro
Malik Dia	F	6'7"	190	Junior	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Belmont
Davon Barnes	F	6'5"	215	Senior	Memphis, Tennessee	Sam Houston
Sean Pedulla	G	6'1"	195	Senior	Edmond, Oklahoma	Virginia Tech
Dre Davis	F	6'5"	220	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Seton Hall
Ja'Von Benson	F	6'7"	250	Senior	Columbia, South Carolina	Hampton
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2024 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Bol C	Boma, South Sudan	Overtime Elite	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 31, 2023
John Bol C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Eduardo Klafke G	Franca, Brazil	NBA Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 14, 2023
Eduardo Klafke G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	TJ Caldwell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Faith Family Academy	Dallas, TX
F	4	Jaemyn Brakefield	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Huntington Prep School Duke	Jackson, MS
G	5	Jaylen Murray	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Putnam Science Academy Saint Peter's	The Bronx, NY
G	11	Matthew Murrell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	IMG Academy	Memphis, TN
G	13	Robert Cowherd	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Southern California Academy	Grayson, GA
F		Mikeal Brown-Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	IMG Academy UNC Greensboro	Philadelphia, PA
F		Malik Dia	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	The Ensworth School Belmont	Murfreesboro, TN
G		Davon Barnes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Collierville HS Sam Houston	Memphis, TN
G		Sean Pedulla	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Edmond Memorial HS Virginia Tech	Edmond, OK
G/F		Dre Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Lawrence Central HS Seton Hall	Indianapolis, IN
F		Ja'Von Benson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Ridge View HS Hampton	Columbia, SC
C		John Bol	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Overtime Elite	Boma, South Sudan
G		Eduardo Klafke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	NBA Academy	Franca, Brazil

Head coach

Chris Beard (Texas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2024* FOX/FS1	vs. BYU, NC State, or Purdue Rady Children's Invitational	LionTree Arena San Diego, CA
November 29, 2024* FOX/FS1	vs. BYU, NC State, or Purdue Rady Children's Invitational	LionTree Arena San Diego, CA
December 28, 2024*	at Memphis	FedExForum Memphis, TN
SEC regular season
TBA	Auburn	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
TBA	Georgia	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
TBA	Kentucky	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
TBA	LSU	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
TBA	Mississippi State	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
TBA	Oklahoma	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
TBA	Tennessee	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
TBA	Texas	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
TBA	Texas A&M	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
TBA	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
TBA	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
TBA	at Auburn	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
TBA	at Florida	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
TBA	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
TBA	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
TBA	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
TBA	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
TBA	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
SEC tournament
	vs. TBD	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[7]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References[edit]

^ Partsch III, Raymond. "Ole Miss guard Murray transfers to McNeese". Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ Barberio, Giovanni. "POINT GUARD AUSTIN NUNEZ IS RETURNING TO THE SUN DEVILS, REUNITES WITH BOBBY HURLEY". Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ Salyer, Bill. "Men's Basketball Finalizes Roster with Addition of Cameron Barnes". Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "A-State Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Rashaud Marshall". Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ Munz, Jason. "Moussa Cisse returns to Memphis basketball for final season as Ole Miss transfer". Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "2024 Ole Miss Basketball Transfer Portal". Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ "The D1 Docket". d1docket.blogspot.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

[1] Partsch III, Raymond. "Ole Miss guard Murray transfers to McNeese". Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[2] Barberio, Giovanni. "POINT GUARD AUSTIN NUNEZ IS RETURNING TO THE SUN DEVILS, REUNITES WITH BOBBY HURLEY". Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[3] Salyer, Bill. "Men's Basketball Finalizes Roster with Addition of Cameron Barnes". Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[4] "A-State Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Rashaud Marshall". Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[5] Munz, Jason. "Moussa Cisse returns to Memphis basketball for final season as Ole Miss transfer". Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[6] "2024 Ole Miss Basketball Transfer Portal". Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[7] "The D1 Docket". d1docket.blogspot.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

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