Men’s Basketball set to host Rebels Wednesday night

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee men's basketball is back in Murphy Center this week for a nationally televised Wednesday night matchup between the Blue Raiders and Ole Miss, which is led by former MT Head Coach Kermit Davis.

Due to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, fans will not be allowed entry to watch the game in Murphy Center.

However, MT's Wednesday night matchup with Ole Miss can be seen nationally on CBS Sports Network. Also, fans are encouraged to tune into the radio broadcast by Chip Walters and Kyle Turnham on the following stations: WGNS 1450 AM/100.5 FM/101.9 FM; The Game 2 94.9 FM/95.1 FM.

Game 6: Middle Tennessee (2-3, 0-0 C-USA) vs. Ole Miss (3-0, 0-0 SEC)
» Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 – 7 p.m. CT
» Murphy Center – Murfreesboro, Tenn.

About the Blue Raiders
» MT bounced back in a major way by closing last week with a 76-57 win over Covenant, where Jordan Davis led the way with 22 points, seven rebounds and five steals.
» Four Blue Raiders have started all five games of the 2020-21 season: Davis, DeAndre Dishman, Donovan Sims and Jalen Jordan.
» Davis, a 6-foot-3 redshirt junior guard, leads MT with 11.8 points per game to go with 5.2 rebounds per contest and a team-leading 11 total steals.
» 6-foot-2 junior guard Dontrell Shuler comes off the bench to average 10.2 points per game in addition to his team-leading 15 total assists. Shuler contributed a season-high 16 points and five rebounds in MT's recent win over Covenant.
» Defense is the specialty for Head Coach Nick McDevitt's team so far this season, as the Blue Raiders are second in Conference USA in 3-point field goal defense (25.3%) and third in turnovers forced per game (18.2).
» The rebounding margin is razor thin for the Blue Raiders, who lead their opponents on the boards this season 37.0 to 36.6.

All-Time vs. Ole Miss
» Wednesday's meeting between the Blue Raiders and Rebels will be the 13th in program history.
» The all-time series is tied at 6-6 between MT and Ole Miss, with the Blue Raiders holding a 2-0 advantage in games played at Murphy Center.
» The Rebels took an 82-64 win last season in Oxford, but Tyson Jackson's 14 points and eight rebounds in the contest earned him the C-USA Freshman of the Week award.

Scouting the Rebels
» Ole Miss coach Kermit Davis spent 16 seasons as head coach at Middle Tennessee, where he amassed a program record 332 wins from 2002-18.
» After opening the season with two postponements and two cancelations, the Rebels finally got the 2020-21 season started with wins over Jackson State and UNC Wilmington.
» Most recently, Ole Miss wrapped up its opening homestand with a 68-54 win over Central Arkansas on Monday night.
» The Rebels are a balanced team, leading the SEC in turnover margin (10.0) and placing second in their league in assists per game (17.3) along with scoring defense (52.3).
» Individually, Ole Miss is led by 6-foot-2 senior guard Devontae Shuler — brother of MT guard Dontrell Shuler — who averages 20.3 points per game on 9-for-16 from 3-point range to go with his team-leading eight steals.
» Forwards Romello White (12.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game) and Luis Rodriguez (10.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game) also make a big impact for the Rebels.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Davis

DeAndre Dishman

Tyson Jackson

Jalen Jordan

Dontrell Shuler

Donovan Sims

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