Rebel Roundabout: Ole Miss basketball has cooked this off-season
The 13th annual Rebels Choice Awards, hosted by Ole Miss football’s JJ Pegues, came and went Monday at the SBJ Pavilion, the home of Rebel basketball.
The event highlighted academic and community service excellence from the past athletics year.
Women’s basketball was awarded the Community Engagement Award for the third straight year, while baseball was the selection on the men’s side. Men’s tennis took home its seventh Chancellor’s Cup in row. Women’s golf secured its third straight.
Each set of Rebels had the highest respective team GPA of all sports.
Senior Lukas Engelhardt won the Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Soccer senior Jenna Kemp was named Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year. Gabe Scales of Ole Miss men’s track and fields claimed the Bennie Abram Award, which is handed out annually to a student-athlete with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and h honors former non-scholarship football player Bennie Abram.
2024 REBELS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS
Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jenna Kemp, Women’s Soccer
Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Lukas Engelhardt, Men’s Tennis
*Must have GPA of 3.5 or higher
Bennie Abram Award: Gabe Scales, Men’s Track & Field
*Given annually to a student-athlete with a GPA above 3.0 in honor of former non-scholarship football player, Bennie Abram
Chancellor’s Cup: Women’s Golf, Men’s Tennis
*Highest team GPA
Community Engagement: Women’s Basketball, Baseball
REBEL YELL HOTLINE: OLE MISS BASKETBALL IS COOKING
A pair of special guests dropped by the Cannon Motors of Mississippi Rebel Yell Hotline on Monday (April 29, 2024) to discuss the latest marquee additions for Ole Miss basketball, as well as Rebel football heading into the summer.
The Rebels have blitzed the NCAA Transfer Portal for impact this offseason, landing five transfers since April 13. They’re showing no signs of slowing down, either.
Included in their haul is an NBA Draft prospect and a pair of accomplished, team-leading Power 6 players. Virginia Tech guard Sean Pedulla was the most recent addition. He committed this week after a junior season in which he was an All-ACC third-team honoree.
Davon Barnes averaged 13.5 points per game for Sam Houston State. Dre Davis chipped in 15 a night for Seton Hall. Malik Dia, a forward from Belmont, had 17.0 points in 23.0 minutes per. Mikeal Brown-Jones posted 19.0 and 8.0 for North Carolina-Greensboro.
