# 2014–15 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Andy Kennedy, in his ninth 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. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in four-way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated BYU in the First Four before losing in the second round to Xavier.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jerron Martin | 0 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Freshman | Prince George's County, MD | Transferred to South Plains College |
| Derrick Millinghaus | 3 | G | 5'10" | 172 | Sophomore | Schenectady, NY | Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana |
| Demarco Cox | 4 | C | 6'8" | 276 | Junior | Yazoo City, MS | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
| Cade Peeper | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Collierville, TN | Left the team |
| Will Norman | 21 | G | 6'5" | 213 | RS Junior | Lafayette, LA | Left the team |
| Marshall Henderson | 22 | G | 6'2" | 177 | Senior | Hurst, TX | Graduated |
| Janari Jõesaar | 24 | F | 6'6" | 208 | Freshman | Tartu, Estonia | Transferred to Texas–Pan American |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Roderick Lawrence | 0 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Orlando, FL | Junior college transfer from South Plains College. |
| Terence Smith | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Russellville, AL | Transferred from Tennessee–Martin. Will be eligible to play immediately since Smith graduated from Tennessee–Martin. |
| M. J. Rhett | 4 | F | 6'9" | 235 | RS Senior | Columbia, SC | Transferred from Tennessee State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Rhett graduated from Tennessee State. |
| Stefan Moody | 42 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Junior | Kissimmee, FL | Junior college transfer from Kilgore College. |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Marcanvis Hymon PF | Memphis, TN | Whitehaven | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| J. T. Escobar SG | Tallahassee, FL | Florida A&M Developmental Research School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 5, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Rauno Nurger SF | Bel Aire, KS | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 28, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013. "2014 Ole Miss Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | | Delta State | W 97–58 | | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | L 65–66 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,841) Oxford, MS |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Troy | W 74–64 | 1–1 | Trojan Arena (3,278) Troy, AL |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | | Southern Emerald Coast Classic First Round | W 69–38 | 2–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,199) Oxford, MS |
| 11/23/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN | | Northern Arizona Emerald Coast Classic Second Round | W 80–74 | 3–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,290) Oxford, MS |
| 11/28/2014* 7:30 pm | | vs. No. 23 Creighton Emerald Coast Classic semifinals | W 75–68 | 4–1 | The Arena at NWFSC (1,600) Niceville, FL |
| 11/29/2014* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Cincinnati Emerald Coast Classic championship | W 66–54 | 5–1 | The Arena at NWFSC (1,550) Niceville, FL |
| 12/04/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | TCU Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 54–66 | 5–2 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,370) Oxford, MS |
| 12/07/2014* 3:00 pm, FS1 | | at Oregon | W 79–73 | 6–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,256) Eugene, OR |
| 12/13/2014* 3:30 pm | | WKU | L 74–81 | 6–3 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,692) Oxford, MS |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN | | Coastal Carolina | W 71–68 | 7–3 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,490) Oxford, MS |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | vs. Southeast Missouri State Jack Jones Classic | W 82–51 | 8–3 | Southaven Arena (2,222) Southaven, MS |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 74–78 | 8–4 | UD Arena (12,525) Dayton, OH |
| 01/03/2015* 1:00 pm | | Austin Peay | W 92–63 | 9–4 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,950) Oxford, MS |
| Conference games ||||||
| 01/06/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 1 Kentucky | L 86–89 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (0–1) | Rupp Arena (24,275) Lexington, KY |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm, FSN | | South Carolina | W 65–49 | 10–5 (1–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,714) Oxford, MS |
| 01/14/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | | LSU | L 71–75 | 10–6 (1–2) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,030) Oxford, MS |
| 01/17/2015 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 19 Arkansas | W 96–82 | 11–6 (2–2) | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/20/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 64–69 | 11–7 (2–3) | Stegeman Coliseum (6,079) Athens, GA |
| 01/24/2015 5:00 pm, SECN | | Florida | W 72–71 | 12–7 (3–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,812) Oxford, MS |
| 01/28/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | Mississippi State | W 79–73 | 13–7 (4–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,959) Oxford, MS |
| 01/31/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | | at Missouri | W 67–47 | 14–7 (5–3) | Mizzou Arena (9,053) Columbia, MO |
| 02/04/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | | Texas A&M | W 69–59 | 15–7 (6–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,739) Oxford, MS |
| 02/07/2015 5:30 pm, SECN | | at Auburn | W 86–79 | 16–7 (7–3) | Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| 02/12/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Florida | W 62–61 | 17–7 (8–3) | O'Connell Center (10,127) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/14/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | No. 24 Arkansas | L 70–71 | 17–8 (8–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,719) Oxford, MS |
| 02/19/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Mississippi State | W 71–65 | 18–8 (9–4) | Humphrey Coliseum (7,873) Starkville, MS |
| 02/21/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | Tennessee | W 59–57 | 19–8 (10–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,630) Oxford, MS |
| 02/25/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | Georgia | L 72–76 | 19–9 (10–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,899) Oxford, MS |
| 02/28/2015 1:00 pm, FSN | | at LSU | L 63–73 | 19–10 (10–6) | Maravich Center (10,683) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 03/03/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Alabama | W 82–74 | 20–10 (11–6) | Coleman Coliseum (9,184) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 03/07/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | L 77–86 | 20–11 (11–7) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,862) Oxford, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 8:30 pm, SECN | (6) | vs. (11) South Carolina Second Round | L 58–60 | 20–12 | Bridgestone Arena (15,032) Nashville, TN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2015* 8:30 pm, truTV | (11 W) | vs. (11 W) BYU First Four | W 94–90 | 21–12 | UD Arena (12,124) Dayton, OH |
| 03/19/2015* 3:10 pm, TBS | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) Xavier Second round | L 57–76 | 21–13 | Veterans Memorial Arena (N/A) Jacksonville, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||