| OLE MISS (12-11, 3-7 SEC) vs. ALABAMA (14-9, 4-6 SEC) Wednesday, February 9 • 7:30 p.m. CT • Oxford, Miss. The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500) 
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TEAM FACTS
Ole Miss Rebels (12-11, 3-7 SEC)
Head Coach: Kermit Davis • 4th Season at Ole Miss (63-53) • 532-316 career record (27th Season)
Alabama Crimson Tide (14-9, 4-6 SEC)
Head Coach: Nate Oats • 3rd Season at Alabama (56-30) • 152-73 career record (7th Season)
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Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
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SERIES HISTORY VS. ALABAMA
Wednesday night marks the 183rd all-time meeting between the Rebels and the Crimson Tide, a series that stretches back to Jan. 19, 1921 -- a 22-18 victory for Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa. That is one of just 11 all-time wins at Alabama for the Rebels, though, as the Tide hold a 74-11 edge at home, as well as leads of 11-3 at neutral sites, 6-2 in the postseason and 3-1 in overtime to contribute to an overall 124-58 advantage in the all-time series. However, the Rebels hold the upper hand in Oxford, leading 44-39 at home overall and 6-1 over the last seven meetings in Oxford dating back to 2010. Alabama enjoys a 6-4 spread over the last 10 meetings, including the last four in a row.
SCOUTING ALABAMA
Alabama enters Wednesday at 14-9 overall and 4-6 in SEC play, and are coming off a tough stretch of back-to-back top-10 losses to No. 1 Auburn (100--81) and No. 5 Kentucky (66-55). However, those two contests followed a win over No. 4 Baylor (87-78) in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Jan. 29. The Crimson Tide were nationally ranked for each of the first nine weeks of the season, rising as high as No. 6 in the AP Top-25 on Dec. 13, and never ranking lower than No. 19 (Dec. 27) before dropping out of the rankings on Jan. 10. Alabama stands as one of only two teams to have beaten NET No. 1 and AP No. 2 Gonzaga, taking down the Bulldogs 91-82 at the Battle in Seattle on Dec. 4. Alabama holds additional ranked victories over No. 14 Houston (83-82), No. 14 Tennessee (73-68) and No. 13 LSU (70-67).
The Crimson Tide currently hold the nation’s toughest schedule by a wide margin at .734 to Kansas’ .676 opponent winning percentage. Alabama currently owns a NET rating of 24, with a combined record of 8-7 against Quad 1 (6-6) and Quad 2 (2-1), and a 6-2 mark against Quad 3 with zero Quad 4 opponents.
Alabama’s success derives from a dominant presence on the offensive glass, leading the SEC and ranking sixth in the nation at 13.7 offensive boards per game. The Tide are lethal when given second chances, as they also hold the SEC’s third-best scoring offense at 80.2 points per game (18th NCAA) and the conference’s second-most threes made per game at 9.0 (44th NCAA). Alabama also holds a fearsome shot blocking effort on defense, the fourth-best in the SEC at 4.9 rejections per game (35th NCAA).
The Tide are led by All-SEC junior guard Jaden Shackelford, who leads the SEC in threes per game (3.0; No. 29 NCAA) and minutes per game (34.0), while also ranking fourth overall in scoring at 17.1 points per game. Alabama stands alongside Auburn as the lone schools with multiple SEC top-10 scorers, as Jahvon Quinerly’s 14.5 points per game currently ranks eighth in the conference.
LAST MEETING: Dec. 29, 2020 (W, 82-64, in Tuscaloosa)
• Ole Miss: 34 percent shooting overall, won rebounding, 47-46
• Alabama: 54 bench points, 24 from Jahvon Quinerly
• Romello White: 20 points, 11 rebounds
• Jarkel Joiner: 12 points
LAST MEETING IN OXFORD: Feb. 22, 2020 (L, 103-78)
• First loss to Alabama in Oxford since 2009
• SJB Pavilion men’s record 103 points scored
• Alabama: 55.2 percent shooting overall, 13-30 3PT
• Tide’s Kira Lewis Jr., John Petty Jr., Jaden Shackelford: 56 combined points
• Ole Miss: 55.3 percent shooting overall
• Breein Tyree: 28 points, 8-12 FG, 12-12 FT
• Devontae Shuler: 21 points, 3-6 3PT
• 49 combined fouls called
LAST WIN IN OXFORD: JAN. 23, 2018 (W, 78-66)
• Ole Miss: 50 percent shooting overall
• Alabama: 18-0 first half run during 8-minute Ole Miss scoring drought
• Ole Miss responded with 23-4 run to close half and take 41-31 halftime lead
• Deandre Burnett: 24 points
• Terence Davis: 15 points
• Markel Crawford: 15 points
LAST TIME OUT (at Florida: L, 62-57)
• Ole Miss led 30-21 at halftime, its first halftime lead in Gainesville since Feb. 6, 1999 (36-28), when the Rebels won 79-68.
• Ole Miss: +13 rebounds at halftime, largest margin at the break against an SEC school since 2015
• Season-low 18 second-half points
• Tye Fagan: 15 points, game-tying basket at end of regulation
• Nysier Brooks: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists
• Matthew Murrell: 14 points, 4-10 3PT
• Jarkel Joiner: 7 points, 40 minutes in return from three-week absence (back)
• Florida’s Colin Castleton: 17 rebounds, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks in return from injury
LAST WIN (at #25 LSU: W, 76-72)
• First win vs. ranked LSU since Jan. 18, 2003 against 23rd-ranked Tigers (67-57, in Baton Rouge)
• Second ranked win of the season
• First win in Baton Rouge since March 9, 2013
• Ole Miss led by 24 in first half (largest lead vs. LSU since 2012, largest in Baton Rouge since 2011)
• Led by 13 at halftime, first halftime lead vs. LSU since 2016, largest since 2013
• Shot 65.4 percent in the first half
• Daeshun Ruffin: 19 points, 3 assists, 2 steals (left game with season-ending knee injury)
• Luis Rodriguez: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals (third career double-double)
• Nysier Brooks: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
HE’S BACK
Ole Miss senior guard Jarkel Joiner returned to the Rebel lineup at Florida on Feb. 5 after missing three weeks after a back injury suffered following the Samford game on Dec. 21 but prior to the SEC opener at No. 18 Tennessee on Jan. 5. At Florida, Joiner was right back in the thick of it, playing 40 minutes in the overtime loss to the Gators while tallying seven points, four rebounds and one assist in the effort. Joiner played minimally against Mississippi State on Jan. 8 prior to having a minor procedure done the following week, but Florida’s 40 minutes constituted his first full game of action since Dec. 21 vs. Samford and his first since ending the 2020-21 season with consecutive 40-minute outings against LSU in the SEC Tournament and Louisiana Tech in the first round of the NIT.
At the time of his injury, Joiner ranked second in the SEC and 18th in the NCAA in assist-turnover ratio (3.0), ninth in the SEC in minutes (31:33), fifth in free throw shooting (.846) and 13th in scoring (13.6 PPG). Joiner has scored in double-digits in 17 of his last 21 games played.
RUFFIN OUT
Ole Miss suffered a devastating blow in its upset win at No. 25 LSU on Feb. 1, as freshman point guard Daeshun Ruffin tore his ACL late in the second half and will miss the remainder of the season. Against the Tigers, Ruffin led Ole Miss with 19 points, three assists and two steals alongside a 6-of-11 line from the field, a 2-of-4 clip from three and a perfect 5-of-5 streak from the free throw line in 20 minutes of game action.
“Daeshun was just hitting his stride and was establishing himself as one of the best point guards in the SEC,” said Ole Miss head coach Kermit Davis. “I feel badly for Daeshun, but I know he will attack rehab with a great maturity and will return stronger than ever next season. Our team has been very resilient all season long, and we expect no difference against a really good Florida team on Saturday.”
Ruffin has been electric since returning to the team following an eight-game absence due to a broken right hand suffered in the season opener against New Orleans on Nov. 9. On the season, Ruffin averaged a team-high 2.3 steals per game and led the Rebels with a 52-of-69 (.754) clip from the charity stripe, to go along with 12.6 points, 3.4 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game. In SEC season he’s been just as impressive against some of the best teams in the nation, ranking at the time of his injury second in the conference in SEC-only action in steals (2.7/game), ninth in free throw shooting (.833) and 10th in assists (3.9/game). Furthermore, his five steals at No. 18 Tennessee on Jan. 5 ranks tied for the second-most in an SEC game this season.
He was particularly effective for the Rebels stepping up for the injured Jarkel Joiner, averaging 12.5 points, 3.8 assists, 2.5 steals and shooting 36 percent overall and 77.8 percent from the free throw line in Joiner’s absence since Dec. 21.
Most recently, Ruffin was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday (Jan. 31) – the first such honor by a Rebel since Jarvis Summers on Dec. 5, 2011. His honor came courtesy of an excellent three-game stretch from Jan. 24-29, during which he averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals with a 19-of-24 (.792) mark from the free throw line – at one point hitting 14 in a row during those three games. Included in there is a career-high 21 points vs. Florida on Jan. 24, with 15 of those points coming in the second half. In just 14 career games played, Ruffin has scored in double-digits in 10, scored 15 or more in six contests, and has had multiple steals in nine games. Ruffin was on pace to break Elston Turner’s 1978 record for steals by a freshman of 47, but will end his season at 32 swipes.
Ruffin came to Ole Miss following a superb high school career at Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi, joining as the first McDonald’s All-American signee in program history.
BEWARE THE REBELS
Ole Miss has been a thorn in the side of nationally ranked teams lately, as the Rebels have notched five AP Top-25 victories over the last calendar year after a 76-72 victory over No. 25 LSU -- Ole Miss’ first win in Baton Rouge since 2013. Since a 52-50 win at home vs. No. 10 Tennessee on Feb. 2, 2021, Ole Miss has gone 5-2 against ranked squads, with the lone losses by a combined 15 points at No. 18 Tennessee on Jan. 5 of this year (66-60/OT), and against No. 4 Auburn at home on Jan. 15 (80-71). The Rebels held double-digit first half leads in both of those losses, leading by as many as 12 with 8:22 to go in the first half against the Vols and by as many as 14 with 6:04 to go in the first half against Auburn. Under head coach Kermit Davis, the Rebels have beaten seven top-25 opponents.
Following its 67-63 upset over No. 18 Memphis on Dec. 4, Ole Miss notched its fourth consecutive Top-25 win for just the second time in school history. The other such occurrence came across the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons, when Ole Miss ripped off four in a row against No. 6 Florida on Feb. 16, 2002 (68-51), No. 6 Alabama on March 3, 2002 (84-56), at No. 23 LSU the following season on Jan. 18, 2003 (67-57), and three days later vs. No. 15 Alabama on Jan. 21, 2003 (76-57). The latest streak came against No. 10 Tennessee on Feb. 2, 2021 (52-50), No. 10 Missouri on Feb. 10, 2021 (80-59) and at No. 24 Missouri on Feb. 23, 2021 before the win vs. Memphis. This was also the first time since 2001 that Ole Miss won against four ranked teams within the same calendar year. That season the Rebels did so five times against No. 10 Tennessee on Feb. 10 (87-71), No. 20 Alabama on March 3 (105-71), No. 5 Florida in the SEC Tournament (74-69), No. 19 Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament (59-56) and the following season against No. 22 Memphis on Dec. 7 (71-67).
2020-21 / 2021-22
Feb. 2, 2021 - vs. #10 Tennessee (52-50)
Feb. 10, 2021 - vs. #10 Missouri (80-59)
Feb. 23, 2021 - at #24 Missouri (60-53)
Dec. 4, 2021 - vs. #18 Memphis (67-63)
2001-02 / 2002-03
Feb. 16, 2002 - vs. #6 Florida (68-51)
March 3, 2002 - vs. #6 Alabama (84-56)
Jan. 18, 2003 - at #23 LSU (67-57)
Jan. 21, 2003 - vs. #15 Alabama (76-57)
REBEL RESUME
Ole Miss sits at 104 in the latest NET ratings, with the 48th-best strength of schedule. The Rebels have won three of their last five against top-75 teams Florida (44), Kansas State (62) and LSU (16), with their only losses in that stretch to current NET No. 37 Arkansas and Florida.
Ole Miss NET Splits (Using Current Ratings)
vs. Quad 1: 1-7
vs. Quad 2: 5-1
vs. Quad 3: 1-2
vs. Quad 4: 5-1
vs. NET Top-100: 6-8
vs. NET Top-50: 3-7
vs. NET Top-25: 1-3
Top NET Win: LSU (16)
Top NET Loss: Auburn (7)
Other NET Top-50 Losses: Tennessee (12; 66-60/OT), Marquette (25; 78-72), Boise State (34; 60-50), Arkansas (37; 64-55), Florida (44; 62-57), Mississippi State (48; 78-60)
Average Margin of Defeat vs. NET Top-50: 9.0 PPG
FURIOUS STARTS FOR MURRELL
Sophomore Matthew Murrell has been a prolific scorer as of late for the Rebels, but he has been even more lethal from the jump in SEC play. In the first half during conference play, Murrell is averaging 9.0 points and 1.8 threes made while shooting lights-out clips of 54.4 percent overall, 56.3 from three and 76.9 from the free throw line. Murrell put together an absurd first half against Mississippi State on Jan. 8, dropping 23 of his eventual 31 points in the opening 20 minutes. That first half performance was the best by a Rebel against an SEC opponent since Stefan Moody poured in 24 in the opening frame against State on March 2, 2016.
SERIOUS MINUTES IN SEC PLAY
Ole Miss has received tremendous effort out of both Matthew Murrell and Nysier Brooks in SEC play, with both ranking within the top-10 in SEC-only minutes played. Murrell ranks second at 36.2 minutes per contest, while Brooks comes in at No. 6 at 33.6. Prior to SEC play starting, the duo combined for only 24 minutes per game, with Brooks averaging 25.9 and Murrell averaging 22.1.
HISTORIC SHOWINGS AT THE FREE THROW LINE
Ole Miss has now recorded half of its perfect free throw shooting games with at least 10 attempts in this season alone following a perfect 15-of-15 showing against No. 4 Auburn on Jan. 15 and a follow-up 13-of-13 clip against Arkansas on Jan. 26. Those constitute just the third and fourth games in Ole Miss history to not miss a free throw attempt with at least 10 tries, joining a a school record 22-of-22 effort against South Alabama on Nov. 18, 2008 and a 10-of-10 performance against Mississippi State on Feb. 28, 1959. Both games stand as the best free throw performances in the SEC this season, and the 15-of-15 outing against Auburn ranks among just 13 perfect performances in the NCAA this season with at least 15 made free throws:
1. Villanova - 26-26 (vs. Howard, Nov. 16)
2. Saint Mary’s - 18-18 (vs. Loyola Marymount, Feb. 5)
3. Incarnate Word - 17-17 (vs. Nicholls, Feb. 3)
3. Long Beach State - 17-17 (vs. UC Santa Barbara, Jan. 13)
3. Montana - 17-17 (vs. Air Force, Dec. 8)
3. Detroit Mercy - 17-17 (vs. Hofstra, Nov. 27)
7. Villanova - 16-16 (vs. Georgetown, Jan. 22)
7. Grambling - 16-16 (vs. MVSU, Jan. 22)
7. Valparaiso - 16-16 (vs. Illinois State, Jan. 2)
7. Purdue Fort Wayne - 16-16 (vs. Wright State, Dec. 2)
11. Ole Miss - 15-15 (vs. Auburn, Jan. 15)
11. Miami (Ohio) - 15-15 (vs. Western Michigan, Jan. 15)
11. Charleston Southern - 15-15 (vs. Clemson, Nov. 26)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
After not getting to the line very often to start the season, the Rebels have been getting to the charity stripe and using it to great effect in the process. After starting the season just 17-of-31 (.548) from the free throw line amid three straight single-digit performances, Ole Miss has only been held to single digits five times in the succeeding 19 games at a combined line of 259-of-355 (.730) since playing Elon on Nov. 19 -- averaging 13.0 free throws made per game in that stretch. During its three-game winning streak that started on Nov. 26 vs. MVSU, Ole Miss went 54-of-76 (.711) -- which accounted for 25 percent of all Rebel scoring during the streak. Over four games Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, Ole Miss went 67-of-84 (.798) -- again accounting for 25 percent of all Rebel scoring in that stretch. At one point across those first three games, Ole Miss had hit 25 straight free throws from 1:52 in the second half vs. Florida to 6:57 in the second half against K-State. Over its last six wins over Middle Tennessee (13-20), Dayton (16-21), Mississippi State (13-18), Florida (16-20), Kansas State (15-20), and No. 25 LSU (23-31), the Rebels have shot 96-of-130 (.738). In SEC play, Ole Miss ranks fourth in the conference at a clip of .741.
OLE MISS CAN’T MISS
The Rebels were absolutely on fire in the second half against Florida on Jan. 22, going 17-of-23 in the latter 20 minutes for a second-half clip of 73.9 percent. That stands as the first 70 percent second half by a Rebel team since shooting 72 percent (18-25) vs. San Diego on Nov. 28, 2018 and first vs. an SEC opponent since shooting 71.4 percent (15-21) vs. Auburn on Feb. 7, 2015. Furthermore, that stands as the best second-half percentage by a Rebel team since shooting 75 percent (21-28) vs. Centenary on Dec. 23, 2009, and the best in conference play since shooting 75 percent (18-24) vs. Alabama on March 1, 2008. The second half vs. Florida was the best back half by Ole Miss this season by more than 16 percentage points over its previous best of 57.5 vs. Charleston Southern on Nov. 12.
OFF THE LINE
It’s been difficult to damage the Rebels from distance this season, as Ole Miss has held 13 of its last 17 opponents to 35 percent or lower from beyond the arc -- including seven of 10 SEC foes. In six of those eight wins of that stretch against Rider (2-of-13), No. 18 Memphis (2-of-11), Middle Tennessee (3-of-27), Dayton (4-18), Mississippi State (3-16) and Florida (4-29), Rebel opponents shot a combined 18-of-114 (.158), with the lone outliers a 30.6 percent outing from K-State on an 11-of-36 line and a 36.4 showing at No. 25 LSU on an 8-of-22 line. The Rebels rank 29th nationally and third in the SEC with a season opposing three-point clip of 29.7 percent, and Ole Miss also ranks second in the conference in SEC-only three-point defense at 30.2. In the Kermit Davis era, Ole Miss is 31-17 when holding opponents to 30 percent or lower and 51-28 when holding opponents below 40 percent from deep.
FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
Doubling-down on that lockdown three-point defense, Ole Miss currently ranks top-four in both SEC-only three-point shooting (No. 4, .349) and three-point defense (No. 2, .302). Ole Miss has found its stroke from three-ball land again just in time for conference play, as their SEC-only three-point percentage has been helped greatly by 7.4 threes per game (No. 5 SEC). Ole Miss hit double-digit threes in each of its first two games of SEC season, going 11-of-22 at No. 18 Tennessee in a near-upset thriller that went into overtime before an 11-of-23 performance against in-state rival Mississippi State on Jan. 8. On the season, Ole Miss has hit double-digit threes made three times when including an 11-of-29 performance against Charleston Southern back on Nov. 12, the most such games since the Rebels tallied seven double-digit games during head coach Kermit Davis’ first season in 2018-19.
MURRELL GOES UNCONSCIOUS
Sophomore Matthew Murrell absolutely lit the net on fire against in-state rival Mississippi State on Jan. 8, dropping a career-high 31 points on an absurd 10-of-11 shooting performance that included a perfect 5-of-5 line from beyond the arc and a 6-of-6 clip from the free throw line. Murrell actually started the game 10-of-10 from the field before a late miss with 2:32 to play gave him his lone blemish on the night. Murrell stands as one of only three Rebels all-time to have gone 5-of-5 from three, joining Devontae Shuler’s performance vs. Jackson State on Dec. 10, 2020, and Joe Harvell’s 5-of-5 outing against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament on March 9, 1990 -- making Murrell’s the only such performance against an SEC opponent during the regular season. Murrell was unconscious in the first half, scoring 23 points in the opening frame alone, which had already beat his previous career-high of 19 points scored against No. 18 Memphis on Dec. 4. His 23 first-half points stands as the most scored by a Rebel against an SEC opponent since Stefan Moody dropped 24 against Mississippi State on March 2, 2016. To anyone paying attention lately, though, this was just the latest and greatest output from Murrell. Over his last 11 games since SEC play began Jan. 5 at Tennessee, he is 27-of-60 (.450) from three and 50-of-110 (.455) overall, averaging 14.9 points per game in that stretch. Murrell started the season 2-of-10 (.200) from three across his first six games, but a 3-of-6 three-point performance against Rider and a 4-of-9 rip against the nationally-ranked Tigers helped spark a three-point line of 39-of-96 (.406) since across his last 17 games played since Nov. 30 against Rider.
Murrell is the program’s highest rated recruit ever nationally, signing with Ole Miss ranked No. 39 overall by both ESPN and the 247Sports Composite in 2019-20.
CLEANING UP THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
Graduate transfer Nysier Brooks has been a beast on the offensive glass to start SEC play, ranking second in conference action at 3.5 offensive boards per game. Brooks hauled in a whopping eight offensive boards against Mississippi State to help lead to a career-high 16 rebounds, the most total boards by a Rebel since Sebastian Saiz hauled in 17 vs. Georgia Tech in the 2017 NIT. Brooks has had five or more offensive boards in four games this season, and he has had at least six rebounds in all but two games this season. Furthermore, Brooks has hit double-digit rebounds six times, including three in SEC play to average an SEC fourth-best average of 8.2 per game in conference play. Overall, Brooks ranks fourth in the SEC at 8.0 rebounds per game, and his overall offensive rebounding average of 3.0 per game ranks second in the conference behind Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe (5.1). Brooks most recently recorded his third Rebel double-double and eighth of his career following a 15-point, 16 rebound performance against Mississippi State on Jan. 8.
PROTECT THE BALL
Ole Miss has forced double-digit turnovers in all but three of their 23 contests so far this season. In the Kermit Davis era, the Rebels are 48-21 when having fewer turnovers than their opponents, and are 37-14 when forcing 15 turnovers or more.
HOMETOWN HERO
Senior Jarkel Joiner was named one of 60 men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes nationally named as candidates for the 2021-22 Senior CLASS Award on Dec. 7. Ole Miss women’s basketball senior Shakira Austin was also named a candidate, making Ole Miss the only SEC school to be represented on both lists and one of just four nationally alongside BYU, Michigan and Virginia Tech. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
In the classroom, Joiner holds a 3.13 GPA in multi-disciplinary studies, and is a staple in his hometown community. Joiner was named to the 2020-21 SEC Community Service Team, working closely with the Reading with the Rebels program in addition to the Stronger Together Mississippi initiative and Adopt-A-Basket, which helps feed local families during the holiday season.
The men’s and women’s candidates will be narrowed to two fields of ten finalists later in the season, and those names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will then select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C’s of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2022 NCAA Men’s Final Four® and NCAA Women’s Final Four® this spring.
YEAR FOUR OF THE DAVIS ERA
Kermit Davis enters his fourth season at the helm of Ole Miss Basketball. Over his first three seasons, Davis led the Rebels to a pair of postseason appearances (2020 postseason was cancelled due to COVID-19). With 63 victories as head coach of the Rebels, Davis is one of only four coaches in Ole Miss history to rack up at least 50 wins over their first three seasons. A nine-time conference coach of the year, Davis is 38th among active Division I head coaches with 466 career wins over 24 seasons, including stints at Middle Tennessee, Idaho and Texas A&M. In 27 seasons as a college basketball head coach, he has amassed 532 wins.
DAVIS ERA TRENDS TO WATCH
• 53-18 when leading at half
• 5-0 when scoring 90+, 27-3 when scoring 80+, 48-20 when scoring 70+
• 43-19 when winning the rebounding battle
• 28-3 when at 50 percent shooting or better
• 18-7 when shooting 40 percent or better from three
• 60-31 when keeping opponents below 50 percent shooting (35-6 when below 40 percent)
