John Gunn Class: RS Junior Hometown: Oxford, Miss. High School: Oxford Height / Weight: 6-10 / 260 Position: F/C Birthdate: 11/12/1980 Experience: 2L

Overview: Returns to the floor in 2002-03 after missing all of the 2001-02 campaign as the result of surgery for a kidney ailment ... A very mobile big man ... Can play at the power forward or post positions ... Has all the “tools” ... Very athletic and runs the floor well ... Has excellent passing skills ... Has shooting range that extends to the foul line ... A solid all-around player ... Missed second half of freshman season with mononucleosis ... Illness also slowed his progress in the off-season ... Got stronger in sophomore campaign as season progressed.

Career: Has seen action in 55 games, starting 1 ... Averaging 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds ... Shooting 55.8 percent from the field and 81.1 percent from the charity stripe ... Has 11 assists, 13 blocked shots and 3 steals.

Junior (2001-02 Season): Received a medical redshirt for the 2001-02 season ... Was out of action since late October due to a kidney ailment ... Had first surgery to repair the life-long ailment on Nov. 9 in New Orleans, La. ... Returned to practice Jan. 14-21 ... Had a second surgery to repair the ailment Jan. 29 and did not practice the rest of the season.

Sophomore (2000-01 Season): Saw first true action in the Rebels’ 2000-01 season opener since the Auburn game (1/22/2000) of the 1999-2000 year ... Saw action in 32 games, including the Rebels’ three NCAA Tournament contests vs. Iona, Notre Dame and Arizona ... Netted a season-high 12 points vs. Morris Brown ... Had four key first-half points vs. Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament second round ... Posted 8 points and 4 rebounds vs. Kentucky in SEC Tournament title game ... Had best offensive game in SEC play vs. Alabama (2nd game) with 8 points (3-of-3 FG, 2-of-2 FT) ... Scored 2 points and had 1 block vs. Florida (1st game) ... Hit a key layup in 1st half vs. Tennessee (1st game) to keep Rebels’ momentum going and give Ole Miss a 27-17 lead ... Had 4 points, 2 boards and 1 assist vs. Alabama (1st game) ... Scored 4 points vs. Vanderbilt ... Hit a key hoop at the 1st-half buzzer vs. the Commodores to give Ole Miss a 41-31 lead ... Had 4 points in the Rebels’ upset victory over No. 13 Southern Cal ... Hit what turned out to be the game-winning basket with 2:26 left in overtime vs. Southern Cal, giving Ole Miss an 84-81 lead (Rebels won 84-83) ... Had 9 points and 5 boards vs. Louisiana-Monroe ... Had 8 points and 5 boards vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Assisted on Justin Reed’s three-point play in the 1st half vs. Oklahoma ... The three-point play tied the game at 18-all in the 1st half ... Had 2 points and a career-high 3 assists vs. Southeastern Louisiana ... Shot 54.1 percent from the field and 91.3 percent from the foul line.

Summer 2000: Was a member of Planet Basketball’s European Tour ... Team played a six-game tour in Finland and the Czech Republic ... Posted a 4-2 record on the tour, with the two setbacks coming to the Czech National Team and the Czech Junior National Team ... Averaged 12.5 points and 8.2 rebounds in the six games ... Posted double-doubles in the first three games of the tour (21-18 vs. Karhum Pojatry; 16-14 vs. Saynatsalon Riento; 20-10 vs. Honsu) ... Led the squad in rebounding in the first three games ... Team’s leading scorer in win over Honsu.

Freshman (1999-2000 Season): Played in 22 games ... Scored in 16 contests ... Returned to the playing floor vs. Southwest Missouri St. on Mar. 21 for first action since Feb. 2 ... Also saw action in the NIT quarterfinals vs. N.C. State ... Scored 3 points vs. the Wolfpack ... Missed 10 games (Feb. 9-Mar. 15) as a result of mononucleosis ... Averaged 10.3 points and 4.7 boards in a three-game span vs. No. 12 Tennessee, No. 18 Kentucky and No. 4 Auburn ... Posted career highs of 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 field goals vs. Tennessee ... Came off the bench to score 13 points on 6-of-7 FG, 1-of-2 FT in the Rebels’ win over Auburn ... The 6 field goals versus Auburn tied a career high ... Also had 3 rebounds and 2 blocks vs. the Tigers ... Had 9 points vs. Prairie View A&M ... Recorded a career-high 5 blocks vs. Prairie View A&M ... Grabbed 5 rebounds vs. Oregon State and Kentucky ... Recorded 2 points and 2 boards vs. VCU ... Had first career block vs. VCU ... Shot 58.1 percent from the field and 69.2 percent from the free throw line.

High School: Averaged 13.4 points and 10.5 rebounds in helping lead Oxford High to a 34-6 record and a runner-up finish in the Mississippi Class 4A state tournament in 1998-99 ... Also averaged 2.6 assists and 2.2 blocks as a senior ... Named All-State honorable mention by The Clarion-Ledger ... Also earned All-District and All-North Half accolades his senior campaign ... Was a Clarion-Ledger 1998-99 preseason “Dandy Dozen” pick ... Played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game in June 1999 ... In advancing to the 1999 state title game, led team to victories over Canton High School (led by All-State first teamer Alonzo Lane) and Picayune High School (led by All-State first teamer Jonathan Bender) ... Named to the Mississippi Class 4A state All-Tournament Team ... Selected to the Oxford Eagle All-Area squad ... Shot 79 percent from the free throw line in his career at Oxford High ... Played three seasons of varsity basketball ... Rated among the top 100 seniors in the nation entering the 1998-99 season ... As a junior, averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds, two blocked shots and two assists ... Named to the Oxford Eagle All-Area team as a junior ... Also received Clarion-Ledger All-State honorable mention accolades his junior season ... Helped lead the Chargers to a 21-9 record in 1997-98 ... In the summer of 1998, participated in the adidas Basketball Camp in New Jersey ... Joined Aaron Harper and Justin Reed on the Mississippi all-star team that competed in the 240-team Above-the-Rim Tournament in Las Vegas in the summer of 1998 ... As a sophomore at Oxford High, averaged 10.3 points and 7.4 rebounds in leading the Chargers to a 20-12 record.