SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Florida

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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

 Stephen C. O'connell Center

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

Rating Ole Miss Florida
ESPN BPI 99 42
Sagarin 105 48
Massey Composite 122 56

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.

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