# 2009–10 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Andy Kennedy's fourth season at Ole Miss. The Rebels compete in the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum. They finished 24–11, 9–7 in SEC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the semifinals before falling to Dayton.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Terrance Henry | 6'9" | 202 | F | So. | Monroe, LA, U.S. | Carroll HS |
| 2 | Reginald Buckner | 6'8" | 233 | F | Fr. | Memphis, TN, U.S. | Manassas HS |
| 3 | Will Bogan | 6'1" | 172 | G | So. | Caldwell, ID, U.S. | Vallivue HS |
| 5 | Michael Halford | 6'3" | 196 | G | So. | Ridgeland, MS, U.S. | St. Andrew's Episcopal |
| 12 | Chris Warren | 5'10" | 168 | G | Jr. | Orlando, FL, U.S. | Dr. Phillips HS |
| 14 | Eniel Polynice | 6'5" | 222 | G | Jr. | Sarasota, FL, U.S. | Booker HS |
| 20 | Nick Williams | 6'4" | 225 | G | So. | Mobile, AL, U.S. | LeFlore Prep Academy Indiana |
| 22 | Logan Nutt | 5'11" | 180 | G | Jr. | Jonesboro, AR, U.S. | Jonesboro HS Missouri St.-West Plains |
| 23 | Trevor Gaskins | 6'2" | 210 | G | So. | Alpharetta, GA, U.S. | Chattahoochee HS |
| 24 | Terrico White | 6'5" | 213 | G | So. | Memphis, TN, U.S. | Craigmont HS |
| 31 | Murphy Holloway | 6'7" | 230 | F | So. | Irmo, SC, U.S. | Dutch Fork HS |
| 32 | Zach Graham | 6'6" | 218 | G | Jr. | Suwanee, GA, U.S. | Peachtree Ridge HS |
| 44 | DeAngelo Riley | 6'9" | 245 | F | Jr. | Memphis, TN, U.S. | Kirby HS Southwest Tennessee CC |
| 52 | DeAundre Cranston | 6'9" | 260 | F | Sr. | Orlando, FL, U.S. | Evans HS Daytona Beach CC |

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | WK 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | -- | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 25 | RV | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Coaches | -- | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 20 | RV | RV | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/6/2009 6:00pm | | Auburn Montgomery | W 102–62 | | Tad Smith Coliseum (NA) Oxford, MS |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 6:00pm | | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 92–64 | 1–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,870) Oxford, MS |
| 11/16/2009* 7:00pm | | Alabama State | W 90–53 | 2–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,416) Oxford, MS |
| 11/19/2009* 4:00pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Indiana Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 89–71 | 3–0 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (NA) San Juan, PR |
| 11/20/2009* 7:30pm, ESPNU | | vs. Kansas State Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 86–74 | 4–0 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,762) San Juan, PR |
| 11/22/2009* 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 5 Villanova Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 67–79 | 4–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (8,357) San Juan, PR |
| 11/29/2009* 3:00pm | | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 73–58 | 5–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,291) Oxford, MS |
| 12/2/2009* 7:00pm | | at Arkansas State | W 79–57 | 6–1 | Convocation Center (4,234) Jonesboro, AR |
| 12/5/2009* 12:00pm, FSN | | Southern Mississippi | W 81–79 | 7–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,809) Oxford, MS |
| 12/12/2009* 1:00pm | No. 25 | McNeese State | W 83–67 | 8–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,547) Oxford, MS |
| 12/16/2009* 7:00pm | No. 20 | vs. UTEP | W 91–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–1 | DeSoto Civic Center (2,171) Southaven, MS |
| 12/19/2009* 1:00pm | No. 20 | Centenary | W 108–64 | 10–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,673) Oxford, MS |
| 12/23/2009* 6:30pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 | at No. 6 West Virginia | L 66–76 | 10–2 | WVU Coliseum (11,139) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/29/2009* 7:00pm | No. 16 | Jacksonville State | W 90–75 | 11–2 | Tad Smith Coliseum (4,531) Oxford, MS |
| 1/5/2010* 7:00pm | No. 14 | Central Florida | W 84–56 | 12–2 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,538) Oxford, MS |
| 1/9/2010 12:30pm, SEC Network | No. 14 | Mississippi State | L 75–80 | 12–3 (0–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum (9,360) Oxford, MS |
| 1/13/2010 7:00pm, SEC Network | No. 21 | at Georgia | W 80–76 | 13–3 (1–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (6,743) Athens, GA |
| 1/16/2010 12:30pm, SEC Network | No. 21 | at No. 9 Tennessee | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 13–4 (1–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena (20,714) Knoxville, TN |
| 1/20/2010 8:00pm, CSS | No. 22 | South Carolina | W 66–57 | 14–4 (2–2) | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,824) Oxford, MS |
| 1/23/2010 12:30pm, SEC Network | No. 22 | at LSU | W 73–63 | 15–4 (3–2) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,403) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1/28/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU | No. 18 | at Auburn | W 84–74 | 16–4 (4–2) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (6,984) Auburn, AL |
| 1/31/2010 6:00pm, SEC Network | No. 18 | Arkansas | L 73–80 | 16–5 (4–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,719) Oxford, MS |
| 2/2/2010 6:00pm, ESPN | No. 25 | at No. 4 Kentucky | L 75–85 | 16–6 (4–4) | Rupp Arena (24,341) Lexington, KY |
| 2/6/2010 5:00pm, FSN | No. 25 | Alabama | W 74–67 | 17–6 (5–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,601) Oxford, MS |
| 2/11/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Mississippi State | L 63–71 | 17–7 (5–5) | The Hump (9,401) Starkville, MS |
| 2/18/2010 6:00pm, ESPNU | | No. 17 Vanderbilt | L 78–82 | 17–8 (5–6) | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,651) Oxford, MS |
| 2/20/2010 11:00am, CBS | | Florida | L 61–64 | 17–9 (5–7) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,071) Oxford, MS |
| 2/24/2010 7:00pm, SEC Network | | Auburn | W 85–75 | 18–9 (6–7) | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,608) Oxford, MS |
| 2/27/2010 1:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Alabama | W 76–73 | 19–9 (7–7) | Coleman Coliseum (11,147) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 3/4/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | LSU | W 72–59 | 20–9 (8–7) | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,430) Oxford, MS |
| 3/6/2010 3:00pm, SEC Network | | at Arkansas | W 68–66 | 21–9 (9–7) | Bud Walton Arena (13,927) Fayetteville |
| 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/12/2010 2:39pm, Sec Network | | No. 15 Tennessee Quarterfinals | L 65–76 | 21–10 | Bridgestone Arena (19,123) Nashville, TN |
| 2010 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 3/17/2010 7:00pm | | Troy First Round | W 84–65 | 22–10 | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,107) Oxford, MS |
| 3/19/2010 5:30pm, ESPN2 | | Memphis Second Round | W 90–81 | 23–10 | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,218) Oxford, MS |
| 3/23/2010 6:00pm, ESPN | | Texas Tech Quarterfinals | W 90–87 | 24–10 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,014) Oxford, MS |
| 3/30/2010 6:00pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Dayton Semifinals | L 63–68 | 24–11 | Madison Square Garden (11,689) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||