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Ole Miss Basketball to Compete in 2019 NIT Season Tip-Off at Barclays Center
By Adam Brown
Sports Editor
adam.brown@hottytoddy.com
Devontae Shuler celebrates a two-point basket for the Rebels. Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics.
The Ole Miss men’s basketball team will take the court this season against Penn State as a part of the 2019 NIT Tip-Off at the Barclays Center, an arena in New York City. The matchup will take place Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. on ESPN 2.
The Rebels will be in the Big Apple during the week of Thanksgiving as the NIT Season Tip-off returns to the home of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Islanders for the fifth straight season.
The Friday (Nov. 29) third-place game will air at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPNEWS, and the championship follows at 8 p.m. CT, on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
During the 2013-14 season, Ole Miss took part in the Barclays Center Classic. They defeated Georgia Tech 77-67 and Penn State 79-76 to bring home the title.
Ole Miss and Penn State have faced off on the hardwood three times, and the Rebels hold a 3-0 advantage all-time in the series.
The 2019-20 season begins for head coach Kermit Davis and his squad on Nov. 4 with an exhibition game against Mississippi College. Then, on Nov. 8, the Rebels welcome to the Pavilion the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | L, 83-75 |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | W, 72-69 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | L, 92-82 |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | W, 98-84 |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |