Rebel Basketball--OOC Breakdown--2007/2008

The basketball season is just around the corner and I thought I would take a look at the out of conference competition this year.

Mississippi Valley State- SWAC

Projected Finish : 5th (SPN)

Last Year's record: 18-16/ 13-15

Players to watch: Swingman Stanford Speech (12.3 ppg/ 5.1 rpg)

Game info: Nov. 10 / Oxford

South Alabama- Sun Belt

Predicted Finish: 3rd in the East

Last year's record: 20-12/13-5

Players to Watch: All SBC guard Demetric Bennett (15.5 ppg/5.5rpg) & Daon Merritt (12.7 ppg/ 5.3 apg)

Game info: Nov. 13/ Oxford

Lamar-Southland

Projected Finish: 1st (SPN)

Last year's record: (15-7)

Players to watch: Lamar Sanders

Game info: Nov. 16/ Oxford

Louisiana-Monroe- Sun Belt

Projected Finish: 1st in West

Last year's record: (18-14/11-7)

Players to watch: Tony Hopper (15.4 ppg/ 2.7 apg) & Jordan Payne (12.4 ppg/ 3.6 rpg): Returning 5 starters

Game info: Nov. 24/ Oxford

Troy- Sun Belt

Projected Finish: 4th in East

Last year's record: (13-17/ 8-10)

Players to watch: O'darien Bassett (15.1 ppg/ 2.1 rpg)

Game info: Nov. 27/ Oxford

New Mexico-Mountain West

Projected Finish: 5th

Last year's record: (15-17/ 4-12)

Players to watch: J.R. Giddens

Game info: Dec. 1/ Oxford

UCF-CUSA

Projected Finish: 7th

Last year's record: (22-9/ 11-5)

Players to watch: David Gomez/ Daniel Puckett

Game info: Dec 8/ Orlando

Winthrop-Big South

Projected Finish: 1st

Last year's record: (29-5/14-0)

Players to watch: Torrell Martin & Craig Bradshaw & Phillip Williams

Game info: Dec 13/ Jackson, MS

DePaul- Big East

Projected Finish: 8th

Last year's record: (20-14/ 9-7)

Players to watch: Jabari Currie & Cliff Clinkscales

Game info: Dec. 20/ San Juan, PR (San Juan Shootout)

LaSalle- A10

Projected Finish: 13th

Last year's record: (10-20 / 3-13)

Players to watch: Jerrell and Terrell Williams

Game info: Dec. 21 / San Juan, PR (San Juan Shootout)

Clemson-ACC

Projected Finish: 4th

Last year's record: (25-11/ 7-9)

Players to watch: James Mays

Game info: Dec. 22 /San Juan, PR (San Juan Shootout)

Southern Mississippi- CUSA

Projected Finish: 5th

Last year's record: (20-11/ 9-7)

Players to watch: Jeremy Wise(17.5 ppg/ 53 3 pointers)

Game info: Dec. 28/ Southaven, MS

Alabama A&M-SWAC

Projected Finish: 4th

Last year's record: (10-20/ 4-14)

Players to watch: Trant Simpson & Cornelius Hester

Game info: Jan. 2 /Oxford

Presbyterian College-None

Projected Finish: None

First year at Div 1

Game info: Feb. 11/ Oxford