Ole Miss Picked to Finish 9th in SEC: Rebel Roundup

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Ole Miss Athletics, including Matthew Murrell's third-straight preseason All-SEC honor.

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Feb 24, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels guard Matthew Murrell (11) reacts during the second half against the South Carolina Gamecocks at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

With SEC Media Days taking place later this week in Birmingham, Ala., the conference has announced its preseason All-SEC teams and the preseason predicted order of finish.

The Rebels were predicted to finish ninth, one spot ahead of instate rival Mississippi State.

Also, for the third-straight year, Matthew Murrell was selected to a preseason team. The Memphis native was named to the All-SEC Second Team for the 2024-25 season and was joined by Grant Nelson of Alabama, Jonas Aidoo and Johnell Davis of Arkansas, and Josh Hubbard of Mississippi State.

Murrell led Ole Miss for the third-straight season last year with 16.2 points per game and a 46.4 field goal percentage. He sits at 16th all-time in points scored with 1,444 points and is fifth in school history with 218 three-pointers made.

SEC Media Predicted Order Of Finish

  1. Alabama
  2. Auburn
  3. Tennessee
  4. Arkansas
  5. Texas A&M
  6. Florida
  7. Texas
  8. Kentucky
  9. Ole Miss
  10. Mississippi State
  11. South Carolina
  12. Georgia
  13. Missouri
  14. LSU
  15. Oklahoma
  16. Vanderbilt

Yesterday’s Ole Miss Results

Women’s Tennis: Ole Miss at ITA Regionals (Auburn, Ala.)

Doubles:
Ava Hrastar and DJ Bennett (Auburn) def. Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher and Ludmila Kareisova (Ole Miss) 6-3. 3-6 (10-8)

Today’s Ole Miss Schedule

No games scheduled.

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