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2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record13–19 (4–14 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSJB Pavilion
Seasons
2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Auburn 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
No. 16 Kentucky 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
No. 15 Tennessee † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
No. 8 Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 28 – 9   .757
LSU 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647
Alabama 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
South Carolina 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581
Texas A&M 9 – 9   .500 27 – 13   .675
Florida 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 19 – 17   .528
Missouri 5 – 13   .278 12 – 21   .364
Ole Miss 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Georgia 1 – 17   .056 6 – 26   .188
† 2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by fourth-year head coach, Kermit Davis. The Rebels played their home games at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

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The Rebels finished the 2020–21 season 16–12, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the NIT to Louisiana Tech.

Offseason

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Departures

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Ole Miss Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ref.
Romello White 0 F 6'8" 235 Graduate Student Atlanta, GA Signed with Hapoel Eilat B.C. in Israel [1]
Devontae Shuler 2 G 6'2" 185 Senior Irmo, SC Declared for 2021 NBA draft [2]
Khadim Sy 3 F 6'10" 238 Senior Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Wake Forest [3]
Antavion Collum 4 F 6'7" 230 Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield [4]
KJ Buffen 5 F 6'7" 230 Junior Gainesville, GA Transferred to UAB [5]
Shon Robinson 12 F 6'11" 220 RS Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to San Jose State [6]
Dimencio Vaughn 14 G/F 6'5" 215 Graduate Student New York, NY Transferred to Rider [7]

2021 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daeshun Ruffin
#10 PG 		Jackson, MS Callaway HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 17, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Grant Slatten
SG 		Sparta, TN White County HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 4, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Eric Van Der Heijden
PF 		Raleigh, NC Millbrook HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 22, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
James White
SG 		Conyers, GA Heritage HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 27, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 29
  • 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Ref.
Nysier Brooks 3 C 7'0" 245 Graduate Student Philadelphia, PA Miami (FL) [8]
Jaemyn Brakefield 4 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Jackson, MS Duke [9]
Tye Fagan 14 G 6'3" 198 Senior Logtown, GA Georgia [10]

Roster

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2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Eric Van Der Heijden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Millbrook HS Raleigh, NC
G 1 Austin Crowley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy West Point, MS
G 2 Daeshun Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Callaway HS Jackson, MS
C 3 Nysier Brooks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Advanced Prep International
Miami (FL) 		Philadelphia, PA
F 4 Jaemyn Brakefield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Huntington Prep School
Duke 		Jackson, MS
G 5 James White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Heritage HS Conyers, GA
G 10 Grant Slatten 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr White County HS Sparta, TN
G 11 Matthew Murrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So IMG Academy Memphis, TN
G 14 Tye Fagan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Upson-Lee HS
Georgia 		Logtown, GA
G/F 15 Luis Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Woodstock Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 21 Robert Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Edgewater HS
Samford 		Orlando, FL
F 23 Sammy Hunter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr British Columbia Christian Academy Nassau, Bahamas
G 24 Jarkel Joiner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Oxford HS
Cal State Bakersfield 		Oxford, MS
G 33 John McBride (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Memphis University School Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2021*
6:00 pm 		Trevecca Nazarene W 83–76 
 26 – Joiner   9 – Allen   4 – Rodriguez  SJB Pavilion (4,953)
Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		New Orleans W 82–61  1–0
  13 – Crowley   5 – Allen   4 – Tied  SJB Pavilion (5,409)
Oxford, MS
November 12, 2021*
6:00 pm, SECN+ 		Charleston Southern W 93–68  2–0
  24 – Joiner   8 – Brakefield   9 – Crowley  SJB Pavilion (5,825)
Oxford, MS
November 18, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Marquette
Charleston Classic Quarterfinals 		L 72–78  2–1
  13 – Tied   7 – Brooks   6 – Crowley  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2021*
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Elon
Charleston Classic Consolation round 		W 74–56  3–1
  16 – Tied   8 – Allen   6 – Fagan  TD Arena (4,672)
Charleston, SC
November 21, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Boise State
Charleston Classic Consolation – 5th place game 		L 50–60  3–2
  10 – Joiner   6 – Brooks   4 – Fagan  TD Arena (2,407)
Charleston, SC
November 26, 2021*
3:00 pm, SECN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 73–58  4–2
  15 – Tied   10 – Brooks   5 – Crowley  SJB Pavilion (5,905)
Oxford, MS
November 30, 2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		Rider W 75–51  5–2
  18 – Joiner   15 – Brooks   5 – Crowley  SJB Pavilion (5,537)
Oxford, MS
December 4, 2021*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		No. 18 Memphis W 67–63  6–2
  20 – Joiner   8 – Joiner   4 – Crowley  SJB Pavilion (8,629)
Oxford, MS
December 11, 2021*
7:30 pm, SECN 		vs. Western Kentucky
Holiday Hoopsgiving 		L 48–71  6–3
  13 – Joiner   6 – Brooks   3 – Rodriguez  State Farm Arena (6,157)
Atlanta, GA
December 15, 2021*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		Middle Tennessee W 62–52  7–3
  12 – Tied   8 – Tied   5 – Joiner  SJB Pavilion (5,902)
Oxford, MS
December 18, 2021*
5:30 pm, SECN 		Dayton W 76–68  8–3
  19 – Ruffin   11 – Brooks   3 – Tied  SJB Pavilion (6,199)
Oxford, MS
December 21, 2021*
3:00 pm, SECN+ 		Samford L 73–75  8–4
  17 – Ruffin   7 – Tied   5 – Ruffin  SJB Pavilion (5,649)
Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 5, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 18 Tennessee L 60–66 OT 8–5
(0–1) 		 23 – Fagan   10 – Brooks   3 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,617)
Knoxville, TN
January 8, 2022
7:30 pm, SECN 		Mississippi State W 82–72  9–5
(1–1) 		 31 – Murrell   16 – Brooks   8 – Ruffin  SJB Pavilion (6,988)
Oxford, MS
January 11, 2022
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M L 51–67  9–6
(1–2) 		 11 – Murrell   7 – Rodriguez   4 – Ruffin  Reed Arena (6,053)
College Station, TX
January 15, 2022
7:30 pm, SECN 		No. 4 Auburn L 71–80  9–7
(1–3) 		 17 – Fagan   8 – Tied   5 – Brakefield  SJB Pavilion (8,657)
Oxford, MS
January 18, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Missouri L 53–78  9–8
(1–4) 		 12 – Ruffin   10 – Brooks   3 – Murrell  SJB Pavilion (6,514)
Oxford, MS
January 22, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Mississippi State L 60–78  9–9
(1–5) 		 14 – Murrell   5 – Murrell   6 – Ruffin  Humphrey Coliseum (9,739)
Starkville, MS
January 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Florida W 70–54  10–9
(2–5) 		 21 – Ruffin   7 – Tied   6 – Ruffin  SJB Pavilion (6,273)
Oxford, MS
January 26, 2022
6:00 pm, SECN 		Arkansas L 55–64  10–10
(2–6) 		 14 – Murrell   7 – Rodriguez   3 – Murrell  SJB Pavilion (6,642)
Oxford, MS
January 29, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 67–56  11–10
  17 – Ruffin   9 – Brooks   3 – Ruffin  SJB Pavilion (7,135)
Oxford, MS
February 1, 2022
8:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 25 LSU W 76–72  12–10
(3–6) 		 19 – Ruffin   12 – Rodriguez   3 – Ruffin  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,707)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 5, 2022
2:30 pm, SECN 		at Florida L 57–62 OT 12–11
(3–7) 		 15 – Fagan   11 – Rodriguez   2 – Tied  O'Connell Center (10,007)
Gainesville, FL
February 9, 2022
7:30 pm, SECN 		Alabama L 83–97  12–12
(3–8) 		 33 – Joiner   7 – Brooks   9 – Rodriguez  SJB Pavilion (6,454)
Oxford, MS
February 12, 2022
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Missouri L 68–74  12–13
(3–9) 		 15 – Murrell   10 – Rodriguez   4 – Joiner  Mizzou Arena (8,397)
Columbia, MO
February 15, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		South Carolina L 74–77 OT 12–14
(3–10) 		 18 – Tied   13 – Rodriguez   4 – Crowley  SJB Pavilion (5,813)
Oxford, MS
February 19, 2022
12:00 pm, SECN 		at Georgia W 85–68  13–14
(4–10) 		 20 – Fagan   6 – Brooks   5 – Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (7,380)
Athens, GA
February 23, 2022
7:30 pm, SECN 		at No. 3 Auburn L 64–77  13–15
(4–11) 		 13 – Joiner   7 – Brooks   3 – Crowley  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
February 26, 2022
2:30 pm, SECN 		Texas A&M L 66–76  13–16
(4–12) 		 20 – Murrell   7 – Brooks   8 – Fagan  SJB Pavilion (6,654)
Oxford, MS
March 1, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 7 Kentucky L 72–83  13–17
(4–13) 		 25 – Murrell   8 – Brakefield   4 – Murrell  Rupp Arena (20,322)
Lexington, KY
March 5, 2022
5:00 pm, SECN 		Vanderbilt L 61–63  13–18
(4–14) 		 15 – Murrell   7 – Brakefield   7 – Crowley  SJB Pavilion (6,173)
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 9, 2022
5:00 pm, SECN 		(13) vs. (12) Missouri
First round 		L 60–72  13–19
  16 – Murrell   5 – Brakefield   2 – Tied  Amalie Arena (7,121)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Schedule source:[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gardner, Michelle (July 13, 2021). "Former ASU basketball player Romello White signs with pro team in Israel". azcentral.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. ^ @Devontae_Shuler (May 3, 2021). "IMAGE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ @khadimsy1 (June 7, 2021). "New beginning 🤧🇸🇳" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Barnes Adds Former ESPN Four-Star Recruit to Roster". gorunners.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Andy Kennedy Adds Jamal Johnson, KJ Buffen and Tyreke Locure to Roster". uabsports.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  6. ^ @shon12_ (May 11, 2021). "#newbeginnings IMAGE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Franko, Kyle (April 12, 2021). "Dimencio Vaughn returning to Rider men's basketball for final year of eligibility". The Trentonian. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Seven-Footer Nysier Brooks". olemisssports.com. April 6, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Jaemyn Brakefield Joins Ole Miss Basketball". olemisssports.com. April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Men's Hoops Signs Transfer Guard Tye Fagan". olemisssports.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  11. ^ @JonRothstein (April 8, 2021). "Source: Ole Miss will host Charleston Southern as part of its 21-22 non-conference schedule" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ @JonRothstein (April 9, 2021). "Sources: The field for the 2021 Charleston Classic has been finalized West Virginia, Ole Miss, Clemson, Marquette, St. Bonaventure, Temple, Boise State, Elon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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