Andy Kennedy

Andy Kennedy is making sure to do his part to pack The Pavilion for Ole Miss' Tuesday night NIT quarterfinal game versus Georgia Tech.

The Rebels' head coach is reaching into his own pocket to purchase 1,000 tickets to give away to Ole Miss students. Students may pick up the tickets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Pavilion's north entrance until the allotment of 1,000 are exhausted.

Ole Miss (22-13) and Georgia Tech (19-15) tip-off at 8 p.m. CT with a trip to the NIT Final 4 in New York City on the line. Ole Miss has advanced to the NIT Final 4 twice under Kennedy.

The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2. Tickets are on sale through the Ole Miss ticket officie for $12.

So Long Saiz

The game will be the last in Oxford for one of the program's all-time greats.

Senior Sebastian Saiz recorded his 31st career double-double with 10 points and 12 boards in the win over the ‘Cuse and now has 22 double-doubles this season, which leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally.

Saiz leads the SEC and ranks fifth in the nation pulling down 11.3 rebounds a game and is the only player in the conference this season averaging a double-double.

The league’s active career rebounding leader, he recently moved past Walter Actwood into second in Ole Miss history with 993 rebounds and needs just seven rebounds to become just the seventh player in SEC history with 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 100 blocked shots.

Saiz was named the 2017 C Spire Howell Trophy winner as the most outstanding player in Mississippi. It was the fifth straight time a Rebel has won the award. He also earned first team All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches.