2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 17
Record	11–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Beard (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Adams (1st season) Brian Burg (2nd season) Bob Donewald Jr. (2nd season) Wes Flanigan (2nd season) Al Pinkins (2nd, 5th overall season)
Home arena	SJB Pavilion

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Florida	0	–	0		–			12	–	0		1.000
No. 14 Oklahoma	0	–	0		–			12	–	0		1.000
No. 1 Tennessee	0	–	0		–			11	–	0		1.000
No. 2 Auburn	0	–	0		–			11	–	1		.917
Georgia	0	–	0		–			11	–	1		.917
Mississippi State	0	–	0		–			11	–	1		.917
No. 17 Ole Miss	0	–	0		–			11	–	1		.917
Vanderbilt	0	–	0		–			11	–	1		.917
No. 6 Alabama	0	–	0		–			10	–	2		.833
Arkansas	0	–	0		–			10	–	2		.833
No. 4 Kentucky	0	–	0		–			10	–	2		.833
LSU	0	–	0		–			10	–	2		.833
Missouri	0	–	0		–			10	–	2		.833
Texas	0	–	0		–			10	–	2		.833
No. 12 Texas A&M	0	–	0		–			10	–	2		.833
South Carolina	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels, led by second-year head coach, Chris Beard, play their home games at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

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

Offseason

Departures

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

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
[6]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: 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
	Star ratings: 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

2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Malik Dia 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr The Ensworth School Belmont Murfreesboro, TN F 1 Mikeal Brown-Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr IMG Academy UNC Greensboro Philadelphia, PA G 2 TJ Caldwell  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Faith Family Academy Dallas, TX G 3 Sean Pedulla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Edmond Memorial HS Virginia Tech Edmond, OK 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 6 Robert Cowherd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Southern California Academy Grayson, GA G 7 Davon Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Collierville HS Sam Houston Memphis, TN G 8 Eduardo Klafke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr NBA Academy Franca, Brazil C 10 John Bol 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Overtime Elite Boma, South Sudan G 11 Matthew Murrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr IMG Academy Memphis, TN G/F 14 Dre Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lawrence Central HS Seton Hall Indianapolis, IN F 21 Ja'Von Benson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Ridge View HS Hampton Columbia, SC	Head coach Chris Beard (Texas) Assistant coach(es) Mark Adams (Texas Tech) Brian Burg (Mount Mercy) Bob Donewald Jr. (Western Michigan) Wes Flanigan (Auburn) Al Pinkins (NC State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 11:00 a.m., SECN	No. 24	Illinois Charity Benefit for CASA of North Mississippi	W 91–74		18 – Dia	8 – Brakefield	8 – Pedulla	SJB Pavilion (7,023) Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 24	LIU	W 90–60	1–0	24 – Murray	7 – Brakefield	5 – Pedulla	SJB Pavilion (7,982) Oxford, MS
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 24	Grambling State	W 66–64	2–0	13 – Davis	11 – Brakefield	4 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (7,314) Oxford, MS
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 25	South Alabama Bob Weltlich Tad Pad game	W 64–54	3–0	27 – Pedulla	13 – Dia	5 – Murray	Tad Smith Coliseum (4,033) Oxford, MS
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 25	vs. Colorado State	W 84–69	4–0	16 – Murray	5 – Dia	6 – Murray	Landers Center (1,652) Southaven, MS
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Oral Roberts	W 100–68	5–0	19 – Tied	8 – Dia	6 – Murray	SJB Pavilion (6,873) Oxford, MS
November 28, 2024* 4:30 p.m., FS1	No. 23	vs. BYU Rady Children's Invitational semifinals	W 96–85 ^OT	6–0	28 – Murray	6 – Tied	5 – Murray	LionTree Arena (4,000) San Diego, CA
November 29, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FOX	No. 23	vs. No. 13 Purdue Rady Children's Invitational championships	L 78–80	6–1	18 – Brakefield	6 – Davis	9 – Murray	LionTree Arena (4,000) San Diego, CA
December 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 23	at Louisville ACC–SEC Challenge	W 86–63	7–1	20 – Davis	6 – Dia	7 – Pedulla	KFC Yum! Center (12,729) Louisville, KY
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 23	Lindenwood	W 86–53	8–1	19 – Pedulla	6 – Tied	7 – Murray	SJB Pavilion (7,106) Oxford, MS
December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 19	vs. Southern Miss	W 77–46	9–1	18 – Pedulla	11 – Barnes	4 – Tied	Mississippi Coast Coliseum (2,928) Biloxi, MS
December 17, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 17	Southern	W 74–61	10–1	18 – Murray	7 – Barnes	7 – Pedulla	SJB Pavilion (6,796) Oxford, MS
December 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 17	Queens	W 80–62	11–1	25 – Pedulla	6 – Tied	6 – Barnes	SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
December 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Memphis						FedExForum  Memphis, TN
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 11:00 a.m., SECN		Georgia						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		LSU						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPN Networks		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Texas A&M						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Texas						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Auburn						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Kentucky						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
February 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., SECN		at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Mississippi State						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
February 22, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Auburn						Neville Arena  Auburn, AL
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Oklahoma						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
March 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Tennessee						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
March 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Florida						O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
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

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	24	25	RV	23	23	19	17
Coaches	25	RV	RV	24	20	15	16

See also

• 2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

References

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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.