Rebs Start the Season With a Win

Andy Kennedy started his career at Ole Miss with a win. It took the Rebels about a half to get going, but they put it on the Delta Devils in the second half. Starter Todd Abernathy went out early in the game with a hit to the face. With Abernathy and Dwayne Curtis out of the game the Rebels were without two of their starters for the entire game. The Rebels back up big man Kenny Williams got in foul trouble early and stayed in it.

The surprise of the game in my opinion was the lack of contributions from the new players on the squad. By all means I am not pointing fingers, but I felt like some of the new players would contribute a little bit more in the first game of the season. It's early for the season, but the Rebs need as many wins as they can get before January rolls around. The Rebels return to the court on Tuesday to take on Louisiana Lafayette.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Bam Doyne scored 19 points to lead Ole Miss to a 72-49 win over Mississippi Valley State on Friday in the season opener for both time and the beginning of the Andy Kennedy era in Oxford.
Jermey Parnell and Xavier Hansbro added 11 points apiece and Brian Smith had 10 for the Rebels (1-0), who have won 10 of the last 11 home openers. Richard Cannon led Mississippi Valley State (0-1) with nine points.
The Rebels shot 28-of-63 from the field, including 6-of-12 from 3-point range. Mississippi Valley State managed only 14-of-54, 26 percent, from the field and no player had more than two baskets.