# 2024–25 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

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 |
| Brandon Murray | 0 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Germantown, Maryland | Transferred to McNeese |
| Austin Nunez | 1 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Sophomore | Garden Ridge, Texas | Transferred to Arizona State |
| 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 |
| Rashaud Marshall | 25 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Blytheville, Arkansas | Transferred to Arkansas State |
| Moussa Cissé | 33 | F | 7'0" | 230 | Senior | Conakry, Guinea | Transferred to Memphis |

### 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 |

### 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. ||||||

## 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., ESPN2 | No. 19 | No. 22 Mississippi State | L 71–81 | 19–7 (8–5) | 14 – Murray | 8 – Dia | 4 – Tied | SJB Pavilion (9,759) Oxford, MS |
| February 22, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN | No. 24 | at Vanderbilt | L 72–77 | 19–8 (8–6) | 22 – Dia | 7 – Dia | 5 – Murray | Memorial Gymnasium (10,494) Nashville, TN |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 1 Auburn | L 76–106 | 19–9 (8–7) | 14 – Pedulla | 4 – Tied | 4 – Pedulla | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Oklahoma | W 87–84 | 20–9 (9–7) | 26 – Pedulla | 5 – Pedulla | 3 – Pedulla | SJB Pavilion (8,007) Oxford, MS |
| March 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 4 Tennessee | W 78–76 | 21–9 (10–7) | 19 – Brakefield | 10 – Davis | 6 – Pedulla | SJB Pavilion (9,038) Oxford, MS |
| March 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 5 Florida | L 71–90 | 21–10 (10–8) | 22 – Pedulla | 8 – Dia | 4 – Murray | O'Connell Center (11,191) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 12:00 pm, SECN | (8) | vs. (9) Arkansas Second round | W 83−80 | 22−10 | 19 – Dia | 8 – Tied | 5 – Murray | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| March 14, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 3 Auburn Quarterfinals | L 57–62 | 22–11 | 12 – Tied | 7 – Dia | 2 – Tied | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025 3:05 pm, TNT | (6 S) | vs. (11 S) North Carolina First round | | | | | | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Coaches | 25 | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 23 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |