If you were there, you saw it firsthand; Terrico White racked up 19 points in the game. David Huertas put 16 points under his belt. Zach Graham got 11 points in. Terrance Henry and Malcolm White both got 10 points each. It could go without saying that the Ole Miss Rebels took it to the hoop enough times to send Auburn him with their tails tucked and 59 points against the Rebels 78. Coach Andy Kennedy said, "This teams knows that if they want to be relevant, they've got to earn your way. Slowly we're doing that. We had a lot of guys step up tonight."
Who are the 2008-2009 Rebels? There's freshman Will Bogan (3) from Caldwell Idaho, senior Ryan Brown (25) from Texarkana Texas, freshman Kevin Cantinol (34) from Guadeloupe French West Indies, junior DeAundre Cranston from Orlando Florida, sophomore Trevor Gaskins (23) from Alpharetta Georgia, sophomore Zach Graham (32) from Suwanee Georgia, freshman Michael Halford (5) from Madison Mississippi, freshman Terrance Henry from Monroe Louisiana, freshman Murphy Holloway (31) from Irmo South Carolina, junior David Huertas (33) from Humacao Puerto Rico, junior Eniel Polynice (14) from Sarasota Florida, senior Patrick Spach (22) from Memphis Tennessee, sophomore Chris Warren (12) from Orlando Florida, sophomore Malcolm White (21) from Baton Rouge Louisiana and freshman Terrico White (24) from Memphis Tennessee.
Glancing at the statistics for the 2009-2009 year, Warren tops the list with only 11 games played but pulling down an average of 34.4 and 378 minutes. Huertas follows with 23 games played, an average of 32.3 with 744 minutes. White has also played 23 games and holds 650 minutes with an average of 28.3. Holloway's scored in 12 out of 23 games with 479 minutes and 20.8. Graham has 15 out of 23 games with 543 minutes and 23.6.
Head coach Andy Kennedy, assistant coach Michael White, assistant coach Owen Miller, assistant coach Torrey Ward, operations assistant Robi Coker, assistant athletic trainer Michael Warren, and coordinator of basketball operations Bill Armstrong. Kennedy inherited a team that hadn't done much winning at all but out of the gate he decided to change that by leading the Rebels to 21 wins his first season with them. From there, you could say the rest is history!
C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum is where all of the Ole Miss Rebels play their home games. Affectionately referred to as the "Tad Pad", the Rebels tend to take no names when they host games on their own territory; a tendency many opponents find it hard to overcome. The Tad Pad held its first game back in 1966 and has since undergone many renovations and upgrades. New paint for the exterior, new seats for the interior, a Pro Star video board, new state-of-the-art sound system, and new scoreboards.
The Tad Pad was originally called the Rebel Coliseum and was renamed in 1972 after C.M. Smith who is one of the all-time great Rebel legends. Smith was not only a player but coached freshman football and served as the Director of Athletics.
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