The 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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was in his 10th year as head coach of Ole Miss. The Rebels, members of the

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, began the season playing home games at

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, but moved to a new arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to

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in the second round of the SEC tournament. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 21–13 and 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in the SEC standings. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to

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. Ole Miss participated in the NCAA tournament as an #11 seed, defeating fellow #11 seed BYU in the first round before falling to #6 seeded Xavier in the second round, ending the Rebels' season.

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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