#37 Mississippi Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Mississippi Rebels
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #37
 
Conference Rank: #9 SEC
 
 
2023-24 Record: 20-12, 7-11
2023-24 Postseason: None
Coach: Chris Beard
Coach Record: 20-12 at Ole Miss, 256-109 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Allen Flanigan, Guard, 14.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.5 spg
Moussa Cisse, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Brandon Murray, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.4 apg
Jamarion Sharp, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.4 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Matthew Murrell, Senior, Guard, 16.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.6 spg
Jaylen Murray, Senior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.0 apg
Jaemyn Brakefield, Senior, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.4 apg
TJ Caldwell, Junior, Guard, 5.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Davon Barnes, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Sam Houston
Ja’Von Benson, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Hampton
John Bol, Freshman, Forward
Mikeal Brown-Jones, Senior, Forward, Transfer from UNC Greensboro
Dre Davis, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Seton Hall
Zach Day, Freshman, Guard
Malik Dia, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Belmont
Eduardo Klafke, Freshman, Guard
Sean Pedulla, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Virginia Tech
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.9 (134th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.9 (238, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.7 (168, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.0 (194, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (169, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.5 (40, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.8 (128, 7)
Rebound Margin: -3.6 (314, 13)
Assists Per Game: 15.1 (57, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (82, 7)