#48 Mississippi Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Mississippi Rebels
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #48
 
Conference Rank: #8 SEC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 12-21, 3-15
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Chris Beard
Coach Record: 0-0 at Mississippi, 237-98 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Daeshun Ruffin, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 3.2 apg
Myles Burns, Forward, 8.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.5 apg
Amaree Abram, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 apg
Jayveous McKinnis, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.3 apg
Robert Allen, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 apg
James White, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
Theo Akwuba, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Matthew Murrell, Senior, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.6 apg
Jaemyn Brakefield, Senior, Forward, 11.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.7 apg
TJ Caldwell, Sophomore, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Cameron Barnes, Freshman, Forward
Moussa Cisse, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Oklahoma State
Robert Cowherd, Freshman, Guard
Allen Flanigan, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Auburn
Jacob Gazzo, Freshman, Forward
Rashaud Marshall, Freshman, Forward
Gavin Murphy, Freshman, Guard
Brandon Murray, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Georgetown
Jaylen Murray, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Saint Peter’s
Austin Nunez, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Arizona State
Jamarion Sharp, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Western Kentucky
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.5 (280th in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.1 (143, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.2 (292, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (174, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (300, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.3 (335, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.5 (257, 12)
Rebound Margin: 1.6 (149, 7)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (171, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (160, 7)