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OXFORD, Miss. -- Mississippi doesnt have an obvious offensive star for the first time in several seasons.Rebels coach Andy Kennedy said thats not necessarily a bad thing, and he hopes a little balance and depth could help lead the program to a third NCAA Tournament in five years.When you look at our team, I think we have five, six or -- Im not kidding -- seven guys who could average double figures, Kennedy said.Its a vastly different look from the past four seasons, when Ole Miss had some of the leagues most prolific scorers. Marshall Henderson scored nearly 20 points per game over a two-year stretch and then came Stefan Moody, who was the SECs leading scorer with 23.6 points per game last year.Now the Rebels will have more of an ensemble cast which features returners like Sebastian Saiz, Rasheed Brooks and Marcanvis Hymon and newcomers like Cullen Neal, Justas Furmanivicius and Deandre Burnett.The 6-foot-9 Saiz is the teams most experienced player, entering his fourth season with the program after averaging 11.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Kennedy said its likely he could average double figures in both points and rebounds if healthy.Hes one of my favorite guys who I have ever had here, Kennedy said. His energy is always right. Hes very positive. Hes going to put in his work and hes really evolved offensively.A good chunk of the teams perimeter scoring figures to come from Burnett and Neal. The 6-foot-2 Burnett sat out last season after transferring from Miami while the 6-5 Neal is a graduate transfer from New Mexico.-----Some other things to know about Ole Miss this season:BURNETTS TIME: Burnetts chance to lead a college basketball team has been a long time coming. The 2012 Parade All-American spent a year in prep school before going to Miami. He injured his wrist in 2013 before his freshman season and didnt play his first college game until 2014, when he averaged seven points per game. He decided to transfer to Ole Miss and had to sit out last season because of transfer rules. Hell be a 22-year-old junior this season.SAIZ BACK AT FULL HEALTH: Saiz returns after battling a scary eye injury last season that resulted in surgery to fix a detached retina. He says the injury has fully healed, though hell still wear protective goggles during games. Kennedy said Saiz is so effective, because of his 7-foot-6 wingspan which allows him to finish around the basket even though he doesnt possess elite athleticism.LEAVING HOME: Neal, the New Mexico graduate transfer, will be playing for Kennedy after spending his first three seasons in college playing for his dad Craig Neal. Kennedy said Neal has been tremendous. Another very hard worker. I dont pretend to think this is anything like what hes been in in the past because he was in a different system. And he was also in a different system playing for his father. So this is something completely new to him as well.OLD MAN KENNEDY: Kennedy is in his 11th season as the Ole Miss basketball coach, making him the longest-tenured basketball coach in the league. The 48-year-old has averaged more than 21 wins per season during his 10 previous seasons, making the NCAA Tournament twice and the NIT five times.VERSATILE JUSTAS: Kennedy is very high on Furmanivicius, a 6-foot-6 junior who can play both guard and forward. He averaged 12.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game at Three Rivers (Mo.) C.C. and is a candidate to jump into the Rebels starting lineup from the first game.---Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP .---AP College Basketball website: www.collegebasketball.ap.org . Wholesale Baseball Jerseys . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. Wholesale Nike MLB Jerseys . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. https://www.mlbjerseyschina.us/ .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court. 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The Lady Beasr also went 8-for-12 from 3-point range as a team and made 33 of their 50 free throw attempts. Southeastern Louisiana didnt shoot a free throw until 7:17 remained in the third quarter.When you miss 17 free throws, thats not a positive, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. I spoke to them about that in the locker room. Get up there and make your free throws. Getting to the line that many times is a positive, but missing 17 is not a positive.Lauren Cox had 21 points, and Beatrice Mompremier and Alexis Prince added 18 and 10, respectively. Twelve of Baylors 13 players recorded at least one point.It seems like (Cox is) getting a lot more comfortable, Jones said. Shes a great player and she wants to be out there on the floor with us. Shes going to keep working hard, and were seeing progression in her every single day.Baylors size contributed to a 43-14 rebounding advantage and helped stifle the Lady Lions (1-3) to a 28.6 percent mark shooting. The Lady Bears started the game in a zone defense, but quickly went back to their traditional man-to-man after Southeastern Louisiana made a few shots.Taylin Underwood scored eight of herr team-high nine points in the first quarter for Southeastern Louisiana, but missed her last 10 shots after starting 3-for-6.dddddddddddd.Taylin is the only returning starter from last years team, and shes the most experienced, Southeastern Louisiana coach Errol Gauff said. So shes probably been in this type of venue and atmosphere more than our other young ladies, so she was probably a little more relaxed.BIG PICTURESoutheastern Louisiana: The Lady Lions face a long and challenging road -- with the emphasis on road. Five of their last six nonconference games are away from home before they open Southland Conference play by hosting defending champion Abilene Christian.Baylor: Cox, the nations No. 1 recruit, had the best game of her young career with 21 points and nine rebounds. She and the rest of Baylors prized class struggled last week against top-10 foes UCLA and UConn and are still trying to adjust to the college game.POLL IMPLICATIONSBaylor dropped three spots after a road loss to UConn, but the Lady Bears figure to climb if they put together a perfect week because two teams ahead of them -- No. 3 South Carolina and No. 4 Louisville -- are scheduled to clash Sunday.UP NEXTSoutheastern Louisiana will return home to meet Bethune-Cookman before what figures to be a difficult trip next week against a Colorado team that is just outside the Top 25 and Colorado State.Baylor has a chance to make some noise this weekend at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Florida. After opening with Kent State on Friday, the Lady Bears could meet No. 18 DePaul in the semifinals and No. 8 Ohio State in the final. ' ' ' |
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