Though not selected to dance in the NCAA Tournament this year, the Ole Miss men’s basketball team will compete in this year’s National Invitational Tournament (NIT) starting this Friday, March 19. The Rebels could be without two offensive players as forward KJ Buffen has opted out of the NIT and senior guard Devontae Shuler is currently with his family as his mother recently had surgery.
“KJ Buffen has opted out of the NIT,” head coach Kermit Davis said in a press conference on Wednesday. “I’m just going to leave it at wanting to coach the guys and talk about the guys that want to be in our program.