# 2013–14 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Andy Kennedy, in his eighth season at Ole Miss. The team played their home games at the Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Nick Williams | 20 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | Mobile, Alabama | Graduated |
| Murphy Holloway | 31 | F | 6'7" | 240 | RS Senior | Irmo, South Carolina | Graduated |
| Reginald Buckner | 23 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee | Graduated |
| Jason Carter | 2 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Houston, Texas | Transferred to Arkansas State |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dwight Coleby C | Piney Woods, MS | Piney Woods | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 14, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Sebastian Saiz C | Bel Aire, KS | Sunrise Christian | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| Janari Jõesaar SF | Bel Aire, KS | Sunrise Christian | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked ESPN: Not Ranked ||||||
| 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 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "2013 Ole Miss Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. ||||||

## Season
### Preseason

Ole Miss made headlines on July 10, 2013, when the team indefinitely suspended their leading scorer from 2012 to 2013, the enigmatic Marshall Henderson. Henderson was the 2013 SEC Tournament MVP and averaged 20.1 points per game in 2012–13, but had well-documented issues with partying, drugs, and other general inappropriate behavior. In August 2013, Henderson was cleared to return to class by Ole Miss.
Head coach Andy Kennedy announced the Rebels' full season schedule on August 20, 2013. Key non-conference games included a trip to the Barclays Center Classic, as well as games against 2013 NCAA Tournament participants Kansas State, Oregon and Middle Tennessee. Conference play was highlighted by a home-and-home series with Kentucky, as well as visits to Tad Smith Coliseum from Florida, LSU, and Alabama.
The Rebels opened the season with one exhibition game against USC-Aiken on November 1. Ole Miss struggled their way to a 5-point win in overtime, led by Derrick Millinghaus who had 15 points.

### November

Ole Miss opened the regular season on November 8 at home against Troy. Led by 28 points by Jarvis Summers, the Rebels brought a 13-point lead into halftime and coasted to a 69–54 victory.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/1/2013* 6:00 pm | USC-Aiken | W 75–70 $^{OT}$ | 0–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum (N/A) Oxford, MS |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| 11/8/2013* 7:30 pm | Troy | W 69–54 | 1–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,809) Oxford, MS |
| 11/16/2013* 6:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | W 72–70 | 2–0 | HTC Center (3,241) Conway, SC |
| 11/22/2013* 7:30 pm | Mississippi Valley State Barclays Center Classic | W 111–82 | 3–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,267) Oxford, MS |
| 11/26/2013* 3:00 pm | North Carolina A&T Barclays Center Classic | W 84–50 | 4–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,511) Oxford, MS |
| 11/29/2013* 3:30 pm, NBCSN | vs. Georgia Tech Barclays Center Classic | W 77–67 | 5–0 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/30/2013* 3:30 pm, NBCSN | vs. Penn State Barclays Center Classic | W 79–76 | 6–0 | Barclays Center (3,088) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/5/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Kansas State Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 58–61 | 6–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,990) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/8/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 Oregon | L 105–115 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,212) Oxford, MS |
| 12/14/2013* 1:00 pm, CSS | Middle Tennessee | W 72–63 | 7–2 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,186) Oxford, MS |
| 12/18/2013* 6:00 pm, CSS | Louisiana–Monroe | W 75–62 | 8–2 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,754) Oxford, MS |
| 12/22/2013* 2:00 pm, CSS | Mercer | L 76–79 | 8–3 | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,794) Oxford, MS |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | W 79–74 | 9–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (7,523) Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/4/2014* 1:00 pm, CSS | Dayton | L 80–83 $^{OT}$ | 9–4 | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,035) Oxford, MS |
| Conference games ||||||
| 1/9/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN/2 | Auburn | W 65–62 | 10–4 (1–0) | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,355) Oxford, MS |
| 1/11/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU | at Mississippi State | L 72–76 | 10–5 (1–1) | Humphrey Coliseum (8,841) Starkville, MS |
| 1/15/2014 8:00 pm, CSS | LSU | W 88–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (2–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,884) Oxford, MS |
| 1/18/2014 3:30 pm, FSN | at South Carolina | W 75–74 | 12–5 (3–1) | Colonial Life Arena (14,302) Columbia, SC |
| 1/22/2014 8:00 pm, CSS | at Vanderbilt | W 63–52 | 13–5 (4–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (8,952) Nashville, TN |
| 1/25/2014 3:00 pm, SECN | Mississippi State | W 82–63 | 14–5 (5–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,843) Oxford, MS |
| 1/29/2014 7:00 pm, SECN | at Tennessee | L 70–86 | 14–6 (5–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena (14,341) Knoxville, TN |
| 2/1/2014 12:30 pm, SECN | South Carolina | W 75–71 | 15–6 (6–2) | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,977) Oxford, MS |
| 2/4/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 18 Kentucky | L 60–84 | 15–7 (6–3) | Rupp Arena (22,168) Lexington, KY |
| 2/8/2014 4:00 pm, FSN | Missouri | W 91–88 | 16–7 (7–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,696) Oxford, MS |
| 2/11/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Alabama | L 64–67 | 16–8 (7–4) | Coleman Coliseum (9,703) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2/15/2014 3:00 pm, FSN | at Georgia | L 60–61 | 16–9 (7–5) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| 2/18/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 Kentucky | L 70–84 | 16–10 (7–6) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,476) Oxford, MS |
| 2/22/2014 11:00 am, CBS | No. 2 Florida | L 71–75 | 16–11 (7–7) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,140) Oxford, MS |
| 2/26/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Alabama | W 79–67 | 17–11 (8–7) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,165) Oxford, MS |
| 3/1/2014 6:00 pm, FSN | at Texas A&M | L 60–71 | 17–12 (8–8) | Reed Arena (6,811) College Station, TX |
| 3/5/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Arkansas | L 80–110 | 17–13 (8–9) | Bud Walton Arena (15,962) Fayetteville, AR |
| 3/8/2014 12:30 pm, SECN | Vanderbilt | W 65–62 | 18–13 (9–9) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,479) Oxford, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 9:30 pm, SECN | vs. Mississippi State Second round | W 78–66 | 19–13 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| 03/14/2014 8:40 pm, SECN | vs. Georgia Quarterfinals | L 73–75 | 19–14 | Georgia Dome (19,056) Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||