2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Rebels logo.svg 200 Southeastern Conference SEC 20–12 10–8 Andy Kennedy 10th Bill Armstrong Tony Madlock Todd Abernethy Tad Smith ColiseumThe Pavilion at Ole Miss 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. 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 no no 2015 Donte Fitzpatrick SF Memphis, TN Southwind High School 6 5 175 09/09/2014 3 3 3 3 Terence Davis SF Southaven, MS Southaven High School 6 4 190 07/29/2014 3 3 3 3 J.T. Escobar SG Tallahassee, FL Elev8 Sports Academy 6 2 170 10/07/2013 0 3 0 0 2015 Ole Miss 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Ole Miss Basketball Commits ESPN olemiss 177 145 Not Ranked Not Ranked Not Ranked August 7, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Ole Miss Rebels y yes Deandre Burnett y 0 G 6 2 194 so y Miami Gardens, FL Miami (FL) I yes Martavious Newby 1 G 6 3 210 sr Memphis, TN Booker T. Washington HS J. T. Escobar 2 G 6 2 177 fr Tallahassee, FL Elev8 Prep Terence Davis y 3 G 6 4 190 fr Southaven, MS Southaven HS Sam Finley 10 G 6 2 179 jr Corona, CA Howard College Sebastian Saiz y 11 F 6 9 233 jr Madrid, Spain Sunrise Christian Academy Tomasz Gielo y 12 F 6 9 220 sr Szczecin, Poland Liberty Anthony Pérez y basketball 13 F 6 9 213 sr Cumaná, Venezuela Word of Life Traditional School Rasheed Brooks 14 G 6 5 192 jr Mansfield, OH Southwest Tennessee CC Alex Sheppard 15 G 6 3 192 fr Madden, MS Leake Academy W Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey 20 G 6 4 190 fr Memphis, TN Southwind HS Marcanvis Hymon 21 F 6 6 207 so Memphis, TN Whitehaven HS Terry Brutus 25 F 6 6 237 jr y Spring Valley, NY Massanutten Military Academy Stefan Moody y 42 G 5 10 179 sr Kissimmee, FL Kilgore College Andy Kennedy (UAB) Bill Armstrong (UAB) Tony Madlock (Memphis) Todd Abernethy (Ole Miss) http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ole-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ole-m-baskbl-sched.html Archived copy 2015-07-27 2013-08-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20130809025337/http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ole-m-baskbl-sched.html dead http://www.redcuprebellion.com/2015/8/20/9181377/ole-miss-basketball-schedule-2015-2016 Rebel basketball will crack champagne on the Pavilion on January 7th, after an SEC opener in Lexington 20 August 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Ole Miss Rebels 1; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/05/2015 6:00 pm yes Clayton State Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 103–87   — |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Ole Miss Rebels 1; color:white;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 4:00 pm yes Northwestern State Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS ESPN3 90–76 6,386 1–0 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Georgia Southern Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 82–72 5,499 2–0 11/19/2015 11:00 am yes yes George Mason TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic quarterfinals ESPN3 62–68 1,760 2–1 11/20/2015 2:30 pm yes yes Towson TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic consolation round ESPN3 76–60 1,220 3–1 11/22/2015 2:30 pm yes yes Seton Hall TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 5th place game ESPN3 63–75 1,553 3–2 11/25/2015 4:00 pm yes Georgia State Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS SECN 68–59 5,550 4–2 11/28/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL Charleston Classic non-bracket ESPN3 67–54 5,603 5–2 12/05/2015 3:00 pm yes yes Massachusetts MassMutual Center Springfield, MA Hall of Fame Holiday Classic NBCSN 74–64 3,765 6–2 12/12/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO ASN 75–64 2,325 7–2 12/15/2015 6:00 pm yes Louisiana Tech Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS SECN 99–80 5,606 8–2 12/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPNews 85–79 14,529 9–2 12/22/2015 3:00 pm yes Troy Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS SECN 83–80 OT 9,289 10–2 01/02/2016 6:00 pm yes Kentucky 10 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY SECN 61–83 24,399 10–3 0–1 01/07/2016 8:00 pm Alabama The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS ESPNU 74–66 9,500 11–3 1–1 01/09/2016 7:30 pm Georgia The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS SECN 72–71 9,487 12–3 2–1 01/13/2016 8:00 pm yes LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 81–90 12,133 12–4 2–2 01/16/2016 7:00 pm Florida The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS ESPN2 71–80 9,333 12–5 2–3 01/19/2016 6:00 pm South Carolina 24 The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS SECN 74–77 OT 7,427 12–6 2–4 01/23/2016 1:00 pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS SECN 77–83 8,932 12–7 2–5 01/27/2016 6:00 pm Auburn The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS SECN 80–63 8,057 13–7 3–5 01/30/2016 1:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPNU 64–69 12,528 13–8 02/03/2016 8:00 pm yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO SECN 76–73 4,734 14–8 4–5 02/06/2016 7:00 pm Vanderbilt The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS ESPNU 85–78 9,500 15–8 5–5 02/09/2016 8:00 pm yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPNU 72–77 8,345 15–9 5–6 02/13/2016 1:00 pm Arkansas The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS ESPNU 76–60 9,500 16–9 6–6 02/16/2016 8:00 pm yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPNU 56–71 6,460 16–10 6–7 02/20/2016 4:00 pm yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 69–59 8,041 17–10 7–7 02/23/2016 8:00 pm Missouri The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS SECN 85–76 7,274 18–10 8–7 02/27/2016 11:00 am yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 66–80 9,874 18–11 8–8 03/02/2016 6:00 pm Mississippi State The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS SECN 86–78 9,500 19–11 9–8 03/06/2016 11:00 am yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 83–60 14,424 20–11 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Ole Miss Rebels 1; color:white;"| SEC tournament 03/10/2016 8:00 pm yes 7 Alabama 10 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second round SECN 73–81 11,750 20–12 AP Poll Central Time See also 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball seasons Ole Miss Rebels basketball Ole Miss Rebels