# 2012–13 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Andy Kennedy, in his seventh 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.
After finishing the regular season with a record of 23–8 (12–6 SEC), the Rebels claimed the 2013 SEC tournament championship by defeating Florida in the title game. They earned an automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA tournament as a #12 seed in the west region, where they advanced to the third round before falling to La Salle.

## Preseason

The Rebels posted a record of 20–14 (8-8 SEC) in the 2011–12 season and finished seventh in the SEC standings. The Rebels were invited to the 2012 NIT and lost in the first round to Illinois State.
Entering his seventh year as the Rebels’ head coach, Kennedy's 108 wins are the most by any coach in program history in a five-year span, and the Rebels’ 38 victories over Southeastern Conference foes are the most by a Rebel coach in his first five seasons. The 2012–13 Rebel squad will look to build on three straight seasons with 20 or more wins and a postseason berth.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Reginald Buckner | Demarco Cox | |
| PF | Murphy Holloway | Jason Carter | Aaron Jones |
| SF | LaDarius White | Anthony Perez-Cortesia | |
| SG | Marshall Henderson | Nick Williams | |
| PG | Jarvis Summers | Derrick Millinghaus | Cade Peeper |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov. 5, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Montevallo | W 77–62 | 0–0 | 19 – Henderson | 8 – Buckner | 7 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,147) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov. 9, 2012* 8:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 93–57 | 1–0 | 22 – Henderson | 11 – Holloway | 3 – Tied | Tad Smith Coliseum (4,992) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Nov. 13, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 90–72 | 2–0 | 27 – Henderson | 12 – Holloway | 6 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,059) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Nov. 16, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 92–52 | 3–0 | 19 – Millinghaus | 11 – Buckner | 5 – Millinghaus | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,251) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Nov. 20, 2012* 7:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 76–50 | 4–0 | 15 – Holloway | 9 – Holloway | 4 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,511) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Nov. 23, 2012* 4:00 pm | | Lipscomb | W 91–45 | 5–0 | 23 – Holloway | 8 – Holloway | 6 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (4,591) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec. 1, 2012* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rutgers SEC–Big East Challenge | W 80–67 | 6–0 | 18 – Henderson | 15 – Holloway | 5 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (4,277) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec. 8, 2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Middle Tennessee | L 62–65 | 6–1 | 17 – Henderson | 9 – Tied | 4 – Summers | Murphy Center (6,107) Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Dec. 14, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | W 77–55 | 7–1 | 22 – Henderson | 9 – Holloway | 6 – Tied | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,411) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Dec. 19, 2012* 10:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Loyola Marymount | W 73–70 | 8–1 | 18 – Henderson | 14 – Holloway | 3 – Tied | Gersten Pavilion (3,021) Los Angeles |
| Dec. 22, 2012* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Indiana State Diamond Head Classic | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | 27 – Henderson | 13 – Holloway | 3 – Summers | Stan Sheriff Center (6,691) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec. 23, 2012* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. San Francisco Diamond Head Classic | W 85–78 | 9–2 | 23 – Holloway | 13 – Holloway | 2 – Summers | Stan Sheriff Center (6,419) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec. 25, 2012* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic | W 81–66 | 10–2 | 18 – Holloway | 9 – Holloway | 6 – Summers | Stan Sheriff Center (6,052) Honolulu, HI |
| Jan. 4, 2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fordham | W 95–68 | 11–2 | 21 – Henderson | 13 – Holloway | 3 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,167) Oxford, Mississippi |
| SEC Regular Season |||||||||
| Jan. 9, 2013 7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | at Tennessee | W 92–74 | 12–2 (1–0) | 32 – Henderson | 15 – Buckner | 3 – Summers | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,059) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 12, 2013 7:00 pm, FSN/ESPN3 | | No. 10 Missouri | W 64–49 | 13–2 (2–0) | 22 – Holloway | 10 – Buckner | 2 – Williams | Tad Smith Coliseum (9,173) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan. 15, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Vanderbilt | W 89–79 $^{OT}$ | 14–2 (3–0) | 26 – Henderson | 11 – Buckner | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (8,851) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 19, 2013 12:30 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | Arkansas | W 76–64 | 15–2 (4–0) | 16 – Henderson | 11 – Holloway | 7 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (9,004) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan. 24, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | Tennessee | W 62–56 | 16–2 (5–0) | 28 – Henderson | 8 – Buckner | 7 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (9,206) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan. 26, 2013 7:00 pm, FSN/ESPN3 | No. 23 | at Auburn | W 63–61 | 17–2 (6–0) | 17 – White | 11 – Holloway | 3 – Tied | Auburn Arena (8,740) Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan. 29, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | Kentucky | L 74–87 | 17–3 (6–1) | 22 – White | 9 – Buckner | 5 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (9,232) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb. 2, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | at No. 4 Florida | L 64–78 | 17–4 (6–2) | 25 – Henderson | 7 – Holloway | 3 – Summers | O'Connell Center (12,522) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 6, 2013 8:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | | Mississippi State | W 93–75 | 18–4 (7–2) | 31 – Henderson | 8 – Holloway | 5 – Tied | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,299) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb. 9, 2013 12:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 21 Missouri | L 79–98 | 18–5 (7–3) | 16 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (14,013) Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb. 13, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas A&M | L 67–69 | 18–6 (7–4) | 13 – Tied | 15 – Buckner | 3 – Summers | Reed Arena (5,377) College Station, Texas |
| Feb. 16, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Georgia | W 84–74 $^{OT}$ | 19–6 (8–4) | 25 – Henderson | 10 – Buckner | 4 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,255) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb. 20, 2013 6:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | | at South Carolina | L 62–63 | 19–7 (8–5) | 19 – Holloway | 13 – Holloway | 3 – Summers | Colonial Life Arena (7,721) Columbia, South Carolina |
| Feb. 23, 2013 4:00 pm, FSN/ESPN3 | | Auburn | W 88–55 | 20–7 (9–5) | 28 – Henderson | 10 – Holloway | 6 – Summers | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,275) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb. 27, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas A&M | W 82–73 | 21–7 (10–5) | 18 – Henderson | 9 – Holloway | 4 – Tied | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,526) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Mar. 2, 2013 4:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | at Mississippi State | L 67–73 | 21–8 (10–6) | 22 – Holloway | 19 – Holloway | 4 – Millinghaus | Humphrey Coliseum (8,140) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Mar. 5, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Alabama | W 87–83 | 22–8 (11–6) | 24 – Henderson | 6 – Holloway | 5 – Millinghaus | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,913) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Mar. 9, 2013 12:30 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | at LSU | W 81–67 | 23–8 (12–6) | 22 – Henderson | 8 – Holloway | 6 – Summers | Maravich Center (10,187) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| Mar. 15, 2013 9:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | vs. Missouri Quarterfinals | W 64–62 | 24–8 | 27 – Henderson | 13 – Holloway | 4 – Holloway | Bridgestone Arena (18,192) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar. 16, 2013 2:26 pm, ABC/ESPN3 | | vs. Vanderbilt Semifinals | W 64–52 | 25–8 | 23 – Henderson | 9 – Buckner | 2 – Tied | Bridgestone Arena (14,574) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar. 17, 2013 12:00 pm, ABC | | vs. No. 13 Florida Championship game | W 66–63 | 26–8 | 23 – Holloway | 10 – Holloway | 4 – White | Bridgestone Arena (12,138) Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar. 22, 2013 11:40 am, TruTV | No. (12 W) | vs. #18 (5 W) Wisconsin Second round | W 57–46 | 27–8 | 19 – Henderson | 12 – Buckner | 3 – Summers | Sprint Center (18,301) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar. 24, 2013 7:09 pm, TruTV | No. (12 W) | vs. (13 W) La Salle Third round | L 74–76 | 27–9 | 21 – Henderson | 13 – Holloway | 6 – Summers | Sprint Center (18,498) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||