The Ole Miss Rebels meet the South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday in Columbia in a much anticipated SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game, including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.
John H. Sanford, 14Powers SEC Basketball
Venue
South Carolina
Arena Name: Colonial Life Arena
Capacity: 18,000
Year Opened: 2002
Game Date/Time
Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 6:30 PM ET
Team Statistical Comparison
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Winning %
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Three Point %
FT Made P/G
Three Pointers P/G
FT Attempts P/G
3-Point Attempts P/G
FG % Defense
3-Point % Defense
Fouls Per Game
Rebound Margin
Rebounds (Off.) P/G
Rebounds (Def) P/G
Rebounds Per Game
Assist/Turnover Ratio
TOs Forced P/G
Effective FG pct
Ole Miss
68.6
64.9
3.7
57.1
43.3
68.0
29.4
12.1
5.6
17.9
19.2
41.1
34.1
15.9
4.9
13.1
25.3
38.4
0.9
13.4
0.481
South Carolina
64.7
70.9
-6.2
50.0
40.1
63.5
32.4
9.2
7.8
14.6
24.1
46.5
35.6
15.5
1.4
13.06
22.69
35.75
0.84
10.81
0.467
Players and Stats
Ole Miss
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Matthew Murrell
11
JR
G
6-4
200
15.3 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Jaemyn Brakefield
4
JR
F
6-8
216
9.1 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Amaree Abram
1
FR
G
6-4
8.0 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Myles Burns
3
SR
F
6-6
6.7 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Daeshun Ruffin
24
SO
G
5-9
160
8.6 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 2.9 Ast
TJ Caldwell
2
FR
G
6-4
4.6 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Robert Allen
21
SR
F
6-8
230
3.7 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Jayveous McKinnis
0
SR
F
6-7
3.9 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Theo Akwuba
10
SR
F
6-11
3.3 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Josh Mballa
33
SR
F
6-7
4.3 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.3 Ast
James White
5
SO
G
6-5
190
2.7 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Tye Fagan
14
SR
G
6-3
195
2.5 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Malique Ewin
12
FR
F
6-10
1.4 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Davis Ambuehl
45
FR
F
6-7
Cam Brent
55
FR
G
5-4
Robert Cowherd
13
FR
G
6-5
Bert Passman
23
FR
F
6-6
South Carolina
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Gregory “GG” Jackson II
23
FR
F
6-9
215
15.8 Pts, 6.8 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Meechie Johnson
5
SO
G
6-2
172
13.1 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 3.6 Ast
Hayden Brown
10
SR
F
6-5
225
11.2 Pts, 5.1 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Chico Carter
2
SR
G
6-2
190
11.2 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Jacobi Wright
1
SO
G
6-2
180
5.9 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
31
JR
F
6-8
3.1 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Josh Gray
33
JR
C
6-11
255
2.6 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Daniel Hankins-Sanford
30
FR
F
6-8
233
2.7 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Zachary Davis
12
FR
G
6-8
190
1.7 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Ford Cooper
44
SR
G
6-3
183
0.6 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ja’Von Benson
21
JR
F
6-7
251
0.8 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Eli Sparkman
14
FR
G
6-0
153
0.5 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Tre-Vaughn Minott
4
JR
C
6-9
280
0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ebrima Dibba
0
SR
G
6-6
College Basketball Ratings
Ole Miss vs. South Carolina Basketball Series History
Ole Miss leads 22-21
Ole Miss Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Jayveous McKinnis
F
6′-7″
225
SR
Pearl, MS
1
Amaree Abram
G
6′-4″
190
FR
Port Arthur, TX
2
TJ Caldwell
G
6′-4″
190
FR
Dallas, TX
3
Myles Burns
F
6′-6″
210
SR
Houston, TX
4
Jaemyn Brakefield
F
6′-8″
220
JR
Jackson, MS
5
James White
G
6′-5″
190
SO
Conyers, GA
10
Theo Akwuba
F
6′-11″
225
SR
Montgomery, AL
11
Matthew Murrell
G
6′-4″
200
JR
Memphis, TN
12
Malique Ewin
F
6′-10″
220
FR
Lawrenceville, GA
13
Robert Cowherd
G
6′-5″
195
FR
Grayson, GA
14
Tye Fagan
G
6′-3″
198
SR
Logtown, GA
21
Robert Allen
F
6′-8″
230
SR
Orlando, FL
24
Daeshun Ruffin
G
5′-9″
160
SO
Jackson, MS
33
Josh Mballa
F
6′-7″
220
SR
–
South Carolina Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Ebrima Dibba
G
6′-6″
214
SR
–
1
Jacobi Wright
G
6′-2″
188
SO
Fort Mill, SC
2
Chico Carter Jr.
G
6′-3″
192
SR
Columbia, SC
4
Tre-Vaughn Minott
C
6′-9″
258
JR
Montreal, PQ
5
Meechie Johnson
G
6′-2″
180
JR
Cleveland, OH
10
Hayden Brown
F
6′-5″
234
SR
Greer, SC
12
Zachary Davis
G
6′-8″
190
FR
Orangeburg, SC
14
Eli Sparkman
G
6′-0″
153
FR
Cleveland, TN
21
Ja’Von Benson
F
6′-7″
253
JR
Columbia, SC
23
Gregory Jackson II
F
6′-9″
215
FR
Columbia, SC
30
Daniel Hankins-Sanford
F
6′-8″
233
FR
Charlotte, NC
31
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
F
6′-8″
250
JR
–
33
Josh Gray
F
7′-0″
255
JR
Brooklyn, NY
44
Ford Cooper Jr.
G
6′-3″
193
SR
Charlotte, NC
Ole Miss Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Alcorn St
58
Ole Miss
73
11/11/2022
FAU
67
Ole Miss
80
11/15/2022
Chattanooga
58
Ole Miss
70
11/18/2022
UT Martin
68
Ole Miss
72
11/24/2022
Ole Miss
72
Stanford
68
11/24/2022
Siena
62
Ole Miss
74
12/3/2022
Ole Miss
57
Memphis
68
12/10/2022
Valparaiso
61
Ole Miss
98
12/14/2022
UCF
72
Ole Miss
61
12/17/2022
Temple
55
Ole Miss
63
12/20/2022
North Alabama
65
Ole Miss
66
12/28/2022
Tennessee
63
Ole Miss
59
1/3/2023
Ole Miss
62
Alabama
84
1/7/2023
Ole Miss
54
Mississippi State
64
1/10/2023
Auburn
82
Ole Miss
73
1/14/2023
Georgia
62
Ole Miss
58
1/17/2023
Ole Miss
South Carolina
1/21/2023
Ole Miss
Arkansas
1/24/2023
Missouri
Ole Miss
1/28/2023
Ole Miss
Oklahoma St
1/31/2023
Kentucky
Ole Miss
2/4/2023
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
2/7/2023
Ole Miss
Georgia
2/11/2023
South Carolina
Ole Miss
2/15/2023
Ole Miss
Florida
2/18/2023
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
2/22/2023
Ole Miss
Auburn
2/25/2023
LSU
Ole Miss
2/28/2023
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
3/4/2023
Ole Miss
Missouri
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
South Carolina Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/8/2022
SC State
77
South Carolina
80
11/11/2022
Clemson
58
South Carolina
60
11/17/2022
Colorado St
85
South Carolina
53
11/18/2022
South Carolina
60
Davidson
69
11/20/2022
Furman
79
South Carolina
60
11/25/2022
SC Upstate
53
South Carolina
68
11/30/2022
South Carolina
55
G Washington
79
12/3/2022
South Carolina
74
Georgetown
71
12/11/2022
Presbyterian
57
South Carolina
68
12/14/2022
South Carolina
70
UAB
84
12/17/2022
East Carolina
64
South Carolina
56
12/22/2022
Western KY
58
South Carolina
65
12/30/2022
E Michigan
64
South Carolina
74
1/3/2023
South Carolina
79
Vanderbilt
84
1/7/2023
Tennessee
85
South Carolina
42
1/10/2023
South Carolina
71
Kentucky
68
1/14/2023
Texas A&M
94
South Carolina
53
1/17/2023
Ole Miss
South Carolina
1/21/2023
Auburn
South Carolina
1/25/2023
South Carolina
Florida
1/28/2023
South Carolina
Georgia
1/31/2023
Mississippi State
South Carolina
2/4/2023
Arkansas
South Carolina
2/7/2023
South Carolina
Missouri
2/11/2023
South Carolina
Ole Miss
2/14/2023
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
2/18/2023
South Carolina
LSU
2/22/2023
Alabama
South Carolina
2/25/2023
South Carolina
Tennessee
2/28/2023
South Carolina
Mississippi State
3/4/2023
Georgia
South Carolina
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
Injuries and Suspensions
Ole Miss
[G] Daeshun Ruffin (Illness) – Questionable
South Carolina
[F] Hayden Brown (Thigh) – Probable
Source: statfox.com
Ole Miss-South Carolina Prediction
South Carolina 74, Ole Miss 69
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Tuesday‘s game tips off at 6:30 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.
