Jalen Steele began to find his shot on Jan. 18, in Oxford. He was sent back to the bench that game after 10 consecutive starts – Brian Bryant regained the starter's job.

Steele came off the bench and hit a couple of quick 3-pointers, and he finished 2 of 5 from behind the arc. Then he really went off, making 14 of 24 over the next four games. As you can read in today's Journal (CLICK HERE), Steele has found and fully embraced his role on this team.

"I watched the tape this morning of our first game with him, and he really shot the ball well," Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said Monday. "You've obviously got to be very aware of where he is at all times because of his ability to stretch the defense."

No. 20 MSU hosts Ole Miss on Thursday, and the Rebels must indeed beware Steele. The sophomore puts the "shooting" in shooting guard. This season, 74 percent of his field goal attempts have been 3-pointers, while 71.7 percent of his makes are threes.

That rate is higher than last season, when Steele shot threes 60 percent of the time, with 55.1 percent of his makes coming from there.

Steele made 32.9 percent from 3-point range as a freshman. This season, he's hitting them at a 39.8-percent clip. So why the sudden hot hand? He said everything has just clicked into place.

"Actually back in high school, I used to have long stretches like this – just non-stop," he said. "But now I'm starting to feel it in the college game, and I'm feeling very comfortable with my game. Hopefully I can keep this going and continue on to the tournament and the SEC Tournament."

Coach Rick Stansbury has talked with Steele about clearing his mind and just playing his game, not putting pressure on himself. Coming off the bench has certainly helped that, and Stansbury has seen a different Steele.

"When he gets the ball now, when he shoots it now, you think it's got a chance to go in. Before maybe you were hoping," Stansbury said. "And I think he feels that way. He's pretty aggressive offensively right now and that's what we need."

Said Steele, "It really calmed me down. I didn't go out there with no pressure, no stress. I just went out there and played my game. Stansbury sat me down to try to find that – find me. I think that really help me out."

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