Schedule for Ole Miss men's basketball's foreign tour in Nassau announced
This Ole Miss men’s basketball story provided by Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations
NASSAU, The Bahamas – Ole Miss men’s basketball begins a six-day foreign tour to The Bahamas today, a trip to Nassau that will feature three games for the Rebels on Aug. 1 (Bahamas Select Team), Aug. 2 (Discount Distributors Rockets) and Aug. 4 (Raw Talent Elite).
Ole Miss will call Nassau and Atlantis home during its stay in The Bahamas, with all three games taking place at Sir Kendall Isaacs Gym. The NCAA allows basketball teams to take an international trip every four years. Although the preseason games do not count toward the 2022-23 campaign, the week provides extra practice time and game-action for a Rebel roster that has eight new faces.
Ole Miss enters year five under head coach Kermit Davis, and will feature two of the most exciting guards in the SEC – junior Matthew Murrell and sophomore Daeshun Ruffin – as well as eight brand new additions.
The Rebels added ESPN’s 12th-ranked high school signing class for 2022-23 with top-100 signees No. 81 Malique Ewin (Forward, 6-10, 220, Lawrenceville, Georgia/Berkmar HS), No. 97 TJ Caldwell (Guard, 6-4, 190, Dallas, Texas/Faith Family Academy (Oak Cliff)), No. 98 Amaree Abram (Guard, 6-4, 190, Port Arthur, Texas/Southern California Academy) and fellow four-star high school signee Robert Cowherd (Guard, 6-5, 195, Grayson, Georgia/Southern California Academy).
Additionally, Ole Miss has added four transfers for the 2022-23 season: Jackson State graduate transfer Jayveous McKinnis (Forward, 6-7, 225, Brandon, Mississippi); Loyola New Orleans transfer Myles Burns (Forward, 6-6, 210, Houston, Texas); Louisiana transfer Theo Akwuba (Forward, 6-11, 225, Montgomery, Alabama); and Buffalo transfer Josh Mballa (Forward, 6-7, 220, Bordeaux, France).
Ole Miss Schedule:
Aug. 1 – 7 PM CT – vs. Bahamas Select Team
Aug. 2 – 5 PM CT – vs. Discount Distributors Rockets
Aug. 4 – 3 PM CT – vs. Raw Talent Elite
The full schedule of the Summer of Thunder event can be found here. Live stream information has not yet been announced but live stats for all three of Ole Miss’ games can be viewed here.
