Mississippi

Official Name: 
University of Mississippi
Nickname: 
Rebels, Ole Miss
Mailing Address: 

Fraternity Row
908 All-American Drive
University, MS 38677

Website: 
www.olemisssports.com
Telephone: 
(662) 915-7526
Fax: 
(662) 915-7006
Enrollment: 
15,675
Arena: 

C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum
Capacity: 8,700
Year Opened: 1966

School Colors: 
Cardinal Red and Navy Blue
Conference: 

Southeastern (since 1933)/Western Division
Former Member of southern (1923-32)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1981, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002
3-6 record (.333)

NIT Appearances: 

(9) 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2007, 2008, and 2010
13-9 record (.591)
Reached semifinals in 2008 and 2010

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bonnie Graham (13 years from 1950-62, 144-168 record, .462)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

John Stroud (2,328 points from 1977-80)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Walter Actwood (945 from 1974-77)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Johnny Neumann (63 points as sophomore at Louisiana State on 1/30/71)

All-American Selections: 

(4) F Joe Gibbon (1957), F-G Johnny Neumann (1971), F Ansu Sesay (1998), F John Stroud (1980)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Johnny Neumann (1971), Ansu Sesay (1998)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Johnny Neumann (63 at Louisiana State)
January 30, 1971 (sophomore/40.1 ppg)

1

2

Total

Mississippi

54

59

113

Louisiana State

42

48

90

Mississippi

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Neumann

26-40

11-13

63

Boucher

8-11

2-3

18

Farr

0-2

0-0

0

Rhodes

4-7

0-0

8

Gunn

3-6

4-5

10

Rich

0-0

2-2

2

Jones

1-2

3-3

5

Smith

3-6

1-2

7

Totals

45-74

23-28

113

Percentages

.608

.821

Louisiana State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Simpson

3-10

0-2

6

Sanders

17-20

3-6

37

Shockey

3-3

0-1

6

Isley

7-14

4-4

18

Newton

6-15

3-3

15

Hess

2-6

2-2

6

Schaper

1-2

0-0

2

Whittle

0-0

0-0

0

Brantley

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

39-70

12-18

90

Percentages

.557

.667
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

E.R. Hubbard

1

1911

9-3

.750

1911

9-3

B.Y. Walton

1

1912

10-2

.833

1912

10-2

Charles R. "Dudy" Noble

1

1919

0-3

.000

1919

0-3

R.L. Sullivan

6

1920-25

66-36

.644

1924

16-6

Homer H. Hazel

5

1926-30

55-30

.647

1926

16-2

Ed Walker

5

1931-35

31-43

.419

1932

9-6

George "Doc" Bohler

3

1936-38

52-25

.675

1937

20-6

Frank W. Johnson

1

1939

10-16

.385

1939

10-16

Charles Jaskwhich

3

1940-42

15-43

.259

1940

9-10

Edwin W. "Goat" Hale

2

1943, 1945

22-18

.550

1945

14-8

James "Buster" Poole

1

1946

8-11

.421

1946

8-11

Jim W. Whatley

3

1947-49

29-41

.414

1948

11-12

Bonnie "Country" Graham

13

1950-62

144-168

.462

1960

15-9

Eddie S. Crawford

6

1963-68

46-97

.322

1967

13-12

Robert "Cob" Jarvis

8

1969-76

87-117

.426

1974

15-10

Bob Weltlich

6

1977-82

83-88

.485

1982

18-12

Lee Hunt

4

1983-86

50-66

.431

1983

19-12

Ed Murphy

6

1987-92

76-98

.437

1987

15-14

Rob Evans

6

1993-98

76-81

.484

1998

22-7

Rod Barnes

8

1999-2006

141-109

.564

2001

27-8

Andy Kennedy

5

2007-11

105-64

.621

2008, 2010

24-11
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,151-1,205 (.489) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Coaches of seven of the nine teams from 1909-17 are unknown
  • Ole Miss did not field a formal team in 1918 during World War I and 1944 during World War II
  • Iona awarded a forfeit victory over Ole Miss in 1956-57 in a tournament at Kentucky Wesleyan when the Rebels pulled their team off the court just before tipoff after Mississippi Governor James Coleman called saying they couldn't play against an opponent with a black player.