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
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 19
Record	19–6 (8–4 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
	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
No. 1 Auburn	10	–	1	.909	22	–	2	.917
No. 2 Alabama	10	–	1	.909	21	–	3	.875
No. 3т Florida	8	–	3	.727	21	–	3	.875
No. 8 Texas A&M	8	–	3	.727	19	–	5	.792
No. 19 Ole Miss	8	–	4	.667	19	–	6	.760
No. 21 Missouri	7	–	4	.636	18	–	6	.750
No. 5 Tennessee	7	–	5	.583	20	–	5	.800
No. 15 Kentucky	6	–	5	.545	17	–	7	.708
No. 22 Mississippi State	5	–	6	.455	17	–	7	.708
Vanderbilt	5	–	6	.455	17	–	7	.708
Arkansas	4	–	7	.364	15	–	9	.625
Georgia	4	–	8	.333	16	–	9	.640
Texas	4	–	8	.333	15	–	10	.600
Oklahoma	3	–	8	.273	16	–	8	.667
LSU	1	–	10	.091	12	–	12	.500
South Carolina	0	–	11	.000	10	–	14	.417

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of February 12, 2025 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
John Bol C	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
Eduardo Klafke G	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)

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 (7,841) Oxford, MS
December 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 16	at Memphis	L 70–87	11–2	13 – Pedulla	6 – Brown-Jones	4 – Pedulla	FedExForum (15,643) Memphis, TN
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 11:00 a.m., SECN	No. 24	Georgia	W 63–51	12–2 (1–0)	15 – Tied	7 – Dia	3 – Murrell	SJB Pavilion (8,746) Oxford, MS
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	at Arkansas	W 73–66	13–2 (2–0)	21 – Dia	8 – Dia	6 – Murray	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 23	LSU	W 77–65	14–2 (3–0)	19 – Dia	7 – Dia	6 – Murrell	SJB Pavilion (9,406) Oxford, MS
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 21	at No. 4 Alabama	W 74–64	15–2 (4–0)	23 – Dia	19 – Dia	5 – Murray	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 21	at No. 15 Mississippi State	L 81–84 ^OT	15–3 (4–1)	20 – Brakefield	7 – Brakefield	4 – Pedulla	Humphrey Coliseum (9,448) Starkville, MS
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 16	No. 13 Texas A&M	L 62–63	15–4 (4–2)	16 – Pedulla	8 – Brakefield	6 – Murray	SJB Pavilion (10,008) Oxford, MS
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 16	at No. 22 Missouri	L 75–83	15–5 (4–3)	17 – Dia	8 – Dia	6 – Pedulla	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	Texas	W 72–69	16–5 (5–3)	19 – Pedulla	7 – Davis	5 – Pedulla	SJB Pavilion (8,480) Oxford, MS
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 23	No. 1 Auburn	L 82–92	16–6 (5–4)	29 – Pedulla	5 – Tied	4 – Murray	SJB Pavilion (9,974) Oxford, MS
February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 25	No. 14 Kentucky	W 98–84	17–6 (6–4)	24 – Murrell	5 – Murrell	10 – Murray	SJB Pavilion (9,128) Oxford, MS
February 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., SECN	No. 25	at LSU	W 72–70	18–6 (7–4)	22 – Davis	9 – Murrell	4 – Brakefield	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,980) Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 19	at South Carolina	W 72–68	19–6 (8–4)	18 – Dia	4 – Davis	3 – Brakefield	Colonial Life Arena (10,974) Columbia, SC
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	No. 19	No. 22 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

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	16	24	23	21	16	23	25	19
Coaches	25	RV	RV	24	20	15	16	16	23	22	21	16	23	RV	23

References

^ 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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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References