Ole Miss OOC schedule
The Rebel Basketball team and AK recently released the OOC basketball schedule. While the schedule does not have powerhouses like Memphis and UConn, it still is a very solid schedule with quality oponents.
The Rebels will open the season with two NIT teams from last season in South Alabama and MVSU. Both teams fell victim to the Rebs last season, but could serve as good early season indicators of the team's ability. The Rebs follow these games with contests against Lamar and Troy before starting the difficult part of the schedule.
After the game against Troy, the Rebels will play host to the New Mexico Lobos and new coach Steve Alford, UCF, who finished second in the CUSA behind Memphis, and then the always dangerous Winthrop. The Winthrop game will be played in Jackson and should be one of the more entertaining games of the season. Winthrop is fresh off a recent Sweet 16 appearance and has become widely known as an upset machine the past few years. After this game, the Rebs will travel to NOLA to take on the Privateers of New Orleans. This is another team that was on the schedule last year.
Following this road battle, the Rebs will fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico to participate in the San Juan Shootout. Fellow 20 game winners Clemson and Depaul will also be in this tournament and could face Ole Miss. I'm sure the Rebels would welcome a matchup with either of these two teams to boost RPI/Strenght of Schedule and to showcase the talent on their team for the SEC play that is just around the corner. The Rebs then will play in-state rival Southern Miss in Southaven, MS and will hope to prove their dominance over this familiar foe. AK will wrap up the OOC schedule with Alabama A&M before starting the tough SEC schedule.
The best part of this season is the scheduling job done by Andy Kennedy, White and all the other assistants. The staff was able to bring in some quality opponents to Oxford and was able to schedule all of the home games during times when the students will be on campus. The students proved to be a huge difference maker last season for the team and Kennedy and the staff are hoping that the same is true for next year.
The Rebels will open the season with two NIT teams from last season in South Alabama and MVSU. Both teams fell victim to the Rebs last season, but could serve as good early season indicators of the team's ability. The Rebs follow these games with contests against Lamar and Troy before starting the difficult part of the schedule.
After the game against Troy, the Rebels will play host to the New Mexico Lobos and new coach Steve Alford, UCF, who finished second in the CUSA behind Memphis, and then the always dangerous Winthrop. The Winthrop game will be played in Jackson and should be one of the more entertaining games of the season. Winthrop is fresh off a recent Sweet 16 appearance and has become widely known as an upset machine the past few years. After this game, the Rebs will travel to NOLA to take on the Privateers of New Orleans. This is another team that was on the schedule last year.
Following this road battle, the Rebs will fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico to participate in the San Juan Shootout. Fellow 20 game winners Clemson and Depaul will also be in this tournament and could face Ole Miss. I'm sure the Rebels would welcome a matchup with either of these two teams to boost RPI/Strenght of Schedule and to showcase the talent on their team for the SEC play that is just around the corner. The Rebs then will play in-state rival Southern Miss in Southaven, MS and will hope to prove their dominance over this familiar foe. AK will wrap up the OOC schedule with Alabama A&M before starting the tough SEC schedule.
The best part of this season is the scheduling job done by Andy Kennedy, White and all the other assistants. The staff was able to bring in some quality opponents to Oxford and was able to schedule all of the home games during times when the students will be on campus. The students proved to be a huge difference maker last season for the team and Kennedy and the staff are hoping that the same is true for next year.
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