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Ole Miss to be without Mikeal Brown-Jones for Arkansas and first SEC road test

11by:Jake Thompson•01/07/25•

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NCAA Basketball: Georgia at Mississippi
Jan 4, 2025; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels forward Mikeal Brown-Jones (1) dribbles as Georgia Bulldogs forward Dylan James (13) defends during the first half at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

The first road test of the Southeastern Conference schedule is on Wednesday at Arkansas and No. 23 Ole Miss will be at full strength.

With the start of conference play also comes the student-athlete availability reports. The Rebels released their first one for their game against the Razorbacks with one player listed.

Mikeal Brown-Jones is listed as ‘OUT’ for Wednesday’s game in Fayetteville. This comes after Brown-Jones suffered an injury in the game against Georgia last Saturday. He played four minutes before the injury and did not return.

On the season Brown-Jones is averaging 6.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He also has five assists and nine blocks on the year. Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard will miss the 6-foot-8, 225-pound frame of Jones in the post.

Jones in his first season with the Rebels after transferring in from UNC Greensboro this offseason.

Though the Rebels are not the only one who might be out a big man. Arkansas had forward Zvonimir Ivišić as ‘Questionable’ on its report Tuesday.

Ivišić is the Razorbacks fourth-best scorer, averaging 8.5 points per game. The seven-footer is also averaging 3.6 rebounds to go with 27 blocks, 11 assists and eight steals.

The Croatia native has played in 13 of the 14 games and stared in six of them. He dealt with injuries during his time at Kentucky and was in a boot throughout the summer and offseason, according to reports.

Ole Miss (12-2, 1-0 SEC) and Arkansas (11-3, 0-1) will tip off at 6 p.m. CT and will air on ESPN2.

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