The Ole Miss Rebels face off with the Florida Gators on Wednesday in Gainesville in a critical 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
Florida
Arena Name: Stephen C. O’Connell Center
Capacity: 10,133
Year Opened: 1980
Game Date/Time
Wednesday, February 15, 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
67.7
68.2
-0.5
41.7
42.5
69.6
29.7
11.8
6.0
16.9
20.1
42.7
34.7
16.5
2.1
12.21
24.33
36.54
1.05
11.96
0.476
Florida
71.2
66.2
5.0
54.2
43.0
74.0
32.3
15.1
6.7
20.4
20.7
39.8
31.8
16.2
-1.8
8.58
27.46
36.04
1.08
12.54
0.488
Players and Stats
Ole Miss
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Matthew Murrell
11
JR
G
6-4
200
14.6 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 2.6 Ast
Jaemyn Brakefield
4
JR
F
6-8
216
10.1 Pts, 5.4 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Amaree Abram
1
FR
G
6-4
8.2 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Myles Burns
3
SR
F
6-6
7.3 Pts, 6.3 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Jayveous McKinnis
0
SR
F
6-7
220
5.4 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 0.3 Ast
TJ Caldwell
2
FR
G
6-4
5.3 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 1.5 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
3.7 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Theo Akwuba
10
SR
C
6-11
225
2.9 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Tye Fagan
14
SR
G
6-3
195
3.0 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.5 Ast
James White
5
SO
G
6-5
190
2.8 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.9 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
Florida
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Colin Castleton
12
SR
F
6-11
231
15.6 Pts, 7.7 Reb, 2.7 Ast
Will Richard
5
SO
G
6-5
195
10.3 Pts, 4.6 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Kyle Lofton
11
SR
G
6-3
190
9.0 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 3.0 Ast
Kowacie Reeves
14
SO
G
6-6
182
8.4 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Trey Bonham
2
JR
G
6-0
170
6.9 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Alex Fudge
3
SO
F
6-8
185
6.7 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Riley Kugel
24
FR
G
6-5
207
6.6 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Myreon Jones
0
SR
G
6-3
180
5.3 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Jason Jitoboh
33
SR
C
6-11
285
2.4 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.4 Ast
CJ Felder
1
SR
F
6-7
230
2.5 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Denzel Aberdeen
10
FR
G
6-5
189
1.4 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Niels Lane
4
JR
G
6-5
206
1.5 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Aleksander Szymczyk
13
FR
F
6-10
240
0.7 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Alex Klatsky
21
JR
G
6-4
185
0.6 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Jack May
20
SO
G
6-4
175
0.4 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
College Basketball Ratings
Ole Miss vs. Florida Basketball Series History
Florida leads 68-48
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
–
Florida Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Myreon Jones
G
6′-3″
177
SR
Birmingham, AL
1
CJ Felder
F
6′-7″
240
SR
Sumter, SC
2
Trey Bonham
G
6′-0″
170
JR
Mobile, AL
3
Alex Fudge
F
6′-9″
194
SO
Jacksonville, FL
4
Niels Lane
G
6′-5″
215
JR
Freehold, NJ
5
Will Richard
G
6′-4″
206
SO
Fairburn, GA
10
Denzel Aberdeen
G
6′-5″
189
FR
Orlando, FL
11
Kyle Lofton
G
6′-3″
186
SR
Hillside, NJ
12
Colin Castleton
F
6′-11″
240
SR
Deland, FL
13
Aleks Szymczyk
F
6′-10″
233
FR
–
14
Kowacie Reeves
G
6′-6″
190
SO
Macon, GA
20
Jack May
G
6′-4″
195
SO
Boca Raton, FL
21
Alex Klatsky
G
6′-4″
206
JR
Colts Neck, NJ
24
Riley Kugel
G
6′-5″
207
FR
Orlando, FL
33
Jason Jitoboh
C
6′-11″
300
SR
–
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
71
Vanderbilt
74
2/7/2023
Ole Miss
78
Georgia
74
2/11/2023
South Carolina
64
Ole Miss
61
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
Florida Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Stony Brook
45
Florida
81
11/11/2022
Kennesaw St
78
Florida
88
11/14/2022
FAU
76
Florida
74
11/18/2022
Florida
76
Florida State
67
11/24/2022
Florida
83
Xavier
90
11/25/2022
Oregon St
68
Florida
81
11/30/2022
FAMU
62
Florida
102
12/4/2022
Stetson
51
Florida
89
12/7/2022
UConn
75
Florida
54
12/14/2022
Ohio
48
Florida
82
12/20/2022
Florida
53
Oklahoma
62
12/28/2022
Florida
58
Auburn
61
1/4/2023
Texas A&M
66
Florida
63
1/7/2023
Georgia
75
Florida
82
1/10/2023
Florida
67
LSU
56
1/14/2023
Missouri
64
Florida
73
1/18/2023
Florida
52
Texas A&M
54
1/21/2023
Florida
61
Mississippi State
59
1/25/2023
South Carolina
60
Florida
81
1/28/2023
Florida
50
Kansas St
64
2/1/2023
Tennessee
54
Florida
67
2/4/2023
Florida
67
Kentucky
72
2/8/2023
Florida
69
Alabama
97
2/11/2023
Vanderbilt
88
Florida
80
2/15/2023
Ole Miss
Florida
2/18/2023
Florida
Arkansas
2/22/2023
Kentucky
Florida
2/25/2023
Florida
Vanderbilt
2/28/2023
Florida
Georgia
3/4/2023
LSU
Florida
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] James White (Undisclosed) – Questionable
[G] Daeshun Ruffin (Personal) – Out
[F] Malique Ewin (Personal) – Out
Florida
[F] CJ Felder (Personal) – Questionable
Source: statfox.com
Ole Miss-Florida Prediction
Florida 79, Ole Miss 73
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Wednesday‘s game tips off at 6:30 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.