Ole Miss Athletes Steal the Show at C Spire Awards May 26, 2021 | Baseball May 24, 2021 | Baseball
Ole Miss Athletes Steal the Show at C Spire Awards
Shakira Austin, Elijah Moore, Devontae Shuler and Royce Newman bring home the awards for best in state
JACKSON, Miss. – Ole Miss stole the show Monday during The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame virtual presentation of the C Spire Outstanding Player awards. The C Spire awards recognize the best college athletes in the state of Mississippi in basketball, football, and baseball.
Four of the five awards went to Ole Miss athletes for their memorable 2020-21 seasons.
Shakira Austin – Gillom Trophy
How they got there
The Tigers (16-8, 11-6) entered the tournament as the third seed. They took down the Missouri Tigers 86-80 in their final regular-season game and were led by Cameron Thomas. The freshman phenom dropped 29 points, making it his 10th straight game with more than 21. LSU had a double-bye as one of the top four seeds in the tournament, meaning this will be the squad’s first game of postseason play.
Ole Miss (16-10, 10-8), meanwhile, started tournament play as the sixth seed. The Rebels blew by the South Carolina Gamecocks in their opening game 76-59. The Rebels have won eight of their 10 games and are headed by guard Devontae Shuler. The senior averages a team-leading 15.6 points per game and 3.3 assists per game.
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Don’t count them out just yet.
Ole Miss completed a season sweep against No. 24 Missouri in an ugly 60-53 Tuesday night to stay in the NCAA Tournament discussion. The Tigers have had no issue knocking big-name tournament contenders out of the questions, but something about the Rebels they just can not shake.
The Tuesday night win follows an Ole Miss loss to Mississippi State on Saturday and the Rebels were determined to get back on their feet to defeat the Tigers for a second time this season. The first match-up between the two resulted in an 80-59 blowout by the Rebels earlier this month.
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