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Men’s basketball brings in three guards on early signing day

The men’s basketball program wasted no time in signing three big-time guards for the 2021-2022 season on early signing day last week, adding Daeshun Ruffin, James White and Grant Slatten to the roster on Nov. 11.

The pandemic forced coaches to find different ways of approaching recruiting this year since recruits could not physically visit any schools. Turns out, UM men’s basketball head coach Kermit Davis is a pretty good salesman.

“It’s an outstanding day for Ole Miss Basketball with the signing of three very talented players,” said Davis on early signing day. “They are terrific offensive players with the ability to score the ball at all levels.