Jaemyn Brakefield leaves game with injury in loss to South Carolina

Things only got worse for the Ole Miss Rebels in the final minutes of their game vs. South Carolina on Saturday. Not only did Allen Flanigan get ejected in the second half for throwing a nasty elbow to South Carolina’s Zachary Davis, but Jaemyn Brakefield injured his wrist after bracing his fall going up for a rebound.

Brakefield was helped to the locker room with the Rebels’ medical staff with a few minutes (2:07) remaining of the game. Before he left the game, Brakefield finished the game with 12 points and seven rebounds in his team’s 72-59 loss. South Carolina’s lead was never threatened at all in the second half and they coasted to victory.

Before he took the nasty fall, Brakefield joined the 1,000-career points club.

Jaemyn Brakefield joins the 1K career points club! @TheRebelWalk pic.twitter.com/BR9jMVB7YI

— Kam Wicker (@kam_wicker) February 24, 2024

With the win, South Carolina snapped their two-game losing streak. Up next, the Gamecocks will face Texas A&M on Wednesday. Ole Miss is at home on Wednesday against No. 13 Alabama. South Carolina can give their NCAA Tournament seeding a boost with their last two games (No. 24 Florida and No. 5 Tennessee).

Jaemyn Brakefield has been one of the Rebels most complete players the past few years. He’s been averaging 11.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game this year. He’s played for Ole Miss the past three years and before joining them in the transfer portal, he played for the Duke Blue Devils his freshman season.

Brakefield has erupted in four games this year for the Rebels, pouring in over 20 points against Florida, Tennessee, California, and N.C. State.

As a junior for the Rebels, he played 28.9 minutes per game, ranking second on the team with 11.1 points per game. Not only that, but the Mississippi native also scored in double figures in 18 games.

His sophomore year, Brakefield appeared in all 32 games, averaging 25.5 minutes per outing. He also averaged 7.7 points and 4.2 rebounds, while dishing out 24 assists and 22 steals for the Rebels.

According to the On3 Industry Ranking, Brakefield was rated as a four-star recruit and ranked No. 31 overall in the class of 2020. He was also the No. 2 power forward.

Coming out of high school, the Mississippi native received offers from the likes of Michigan, Michigan State, UCLA, Florida State, Louisville, Auburn, Kansas, among others.

On3’s Joe Tipton also contributed to this article.