The Ole Miss Rebels battle the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday in Nashville in a crucial 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
Vanderbilt
Arena Name: Memorial Gym
Capacity: 14,316
Year Opened: 1952
Game Date/Time
Saturday, February 4, 2023, 1:00 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
67.1
67.7
-0.6
40.9
42.8
68.2
29.8
11.5
5.9
16.9
19.7
42.6
35.5
16.3
2.4
12.1
24.4
36.4
1.0
12.3
0.479
Vanderbilt
70.6
72.0
-1.4
45.5
41.6
72.3
32.1
12.9
8.0
17.9
25.0
44.0
32.3
17.0
1.0
11.8
24.8
36.6
1.0
10.9
0.484
Players and Stats
Ole Miss
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Matthew Murrell
11
JR
G
6-4
200
14.9 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Jaemyn Brakefield
4
JR
F
6-8
216
9.3 Pts, 5.0 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Amaree Abram
1
FR
G
6-4
8.5 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 2.2 Ast
Myles Burns
3
SR
F
6-6
6.5 Pts, 6.2 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Jayveous McKinnis
0
SR
F
6-7
220
5.5 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 0.4 Ast
TJ Caldwell
2
FR
G
6-4
5.4 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Daeshun Ruffin
24
SO
G
5-9
160
9.5 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 3.2 Ast
Robert Allen
21
SR
F
6-8
230
3.5 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Theo Akwuba
10
SR
C
6-11
225
2.8 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
James White
5
SO
G
6-5
190
2.9 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Tye Fagan
14
SR
G
6-3
195
2.9 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Josh Mballa
33
SR
F
6-7
220
3.4 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.3 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
Vanderbilt
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Liam Robbins
21
SR
F
7-0
235
13.0 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Tyrin Lawrence
0
JR
G
6-4
190
10.7 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Myles Stute
10
JR
F
6-7
215
10.1 Pts, 5.4 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Jordan Wright
4
SR
G
5-7
10.3 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Ezra Manjon
5
SR
G
5-11
170
8.6 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 3.1 Ast
Trey Thomas
12
JR
G
5-11
165
6.6 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Colin Smith
1
FR
F
6-8
215
3.6 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Quentin Millora-Brown
42
SR
F
6-10
229
3.4 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Emmanuel Ansong
20
SR
F
6-4
195
2.9 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Noah Shelby
2
FR
G
6-3
180
3.9 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Malik Dia
23
FR
F
6-9
240
3.1 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Paul Lewis
3
FR
G
6-2
170
3.2 Pts, 1.2 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Lee Dort
34
FR
F
6-10
255
2.1 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Miles Keeffe
25
FR
G
6-5
185
0.7 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Graham Calton
22
SO
G
6-5
200
0.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Adrian Samuels
11
FR
G
6-5
170
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
College Basketball Ratings
Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt Basketball Series History
Vanderbilt leads 78-48
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
–
Vanderbilt Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Tyrin Lawrence
G
6′-4″
200
JR
Monticello, GA
1
Colin Smith
F
6′-8″
215
FR
Dallas, TX
2
Noah Shelby
G
6′-3″
180
FR
Mckinney, TX
3
Paul Lewis
G
6′-2″
170
FR
Woodbridge, VA
4
Jordan Wright
G
6′-6″
220
SR
Baton Rouge, LA
5
Ezra Manjon
G
6′-0″
170
SR
Antioch, CA
10
Myles Stute
F
6′-7″
215
JR
Washington, DC
11
Adrian Samuels
G
6′-5″
170
FR
Nashville, TN
12
Trey Thomas
G
6′-0″
160
JR
Durham, ON
20
Emmanuel Ansong
F
6′-4″
195
SR
Bordentown, NJ
21
Liam Robbins
F
7′-0″
250
SR
Davenport, IA
22
Graham Calton
G
6′-6″
205
SO
Charlotte, NC
23
Malik Dia
F
6′-9″
240
FR
Murfreesboro, TN
25
Miles Keeffe
G
6′-5″
185
FR
Novato, CA
34
Lee Dort
F
6′-10″
255
FR
Mckinney, TX
42
Quentin Millora-Brown
F
6′-10″
245
SR
Lorton, VA
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
70
South Carolina
58
1/21/2023
Ole Miss
59
Arkansas
69
1/24/2023
Missouri
89
Ole Miss
77
1/28/2023
Ole Miss
60
Oklahoma St
82
1/31/2023
Kentucky
75
Ole Miss
66
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
Vanderbilt Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Memphis
76
Vanderbilt
67
11/11/2022
Southern Miss
60
Vanderbilt
48
11/15/2022
Vanderbilt
89
Temple
87
11/18/2022
Morehead St
43
Vanderbilt
76
11/23/2022
Saint Mary’s
75
Vanderbilt
65
11/24/2022
Fresno St
59
Vanderbilt
67
11/30/2022
Vanderbilt
65
VCU
70
12/3/2022
Wofford
62
Vanderbilt
65
12/7/2022
Pitt
74
Vanderbilt
75
12/9/2022
Grambling
64
Vanderbilt
62
12/17/2022
NC State
70
Vanderbilt
66
12/22/2022
Alabama A&M
62
Vanderbilt
70
12/30/2022
SE Louisiana
55
Vanderbilt
93
1/3/2023
South Carolina
79
Vanderbilt
84
1/7/2023
Vanderbilt
82
Missouri
85
1/10/2023
Vanderbilt
68
Tennessee
77
1/14/2023
Arkansas
84
Vanderbilt
97
1/17/2023
Alabama
78
Vanderbilt
66
1/21/2023
Vanderbilt
85
Georgia
82
1/24/2023
Kentucky
69
Vanderbilt
53
1/28/2023
Vanderbilt
66
Texas A&M
72
1/31/2023
Vanderbilt
44
Alabama
101
2/4/2023
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
2/8/2023
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
2/11/2023
Vanderbilt
Florida
2/14/2023
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
2/18/2023
Auburn
Vanderbilt
2/22/2023
Vanderbilt
LSU
2/25/2023
Florida
Vanderbilt
3/1/2023
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
3/4/2023
Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
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 (Personal) – Out
[G] Matthew Murrell (Knee) – Questionable
[F] Malique Ewin (Personal) – Out
Vanderbilt
[G] Jordan Wright (Concussion) – Probable
[F] Lee Dort (Foot) – Out
Source: statfox.com
Ole Miss-Vanderbilt Prediction
Vanderbilt 77, Ole Miss 74
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Saturday‘s game tips off at 1:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.