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Kermit John Davis Jr. (born December 14, 1959) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach for the Ole Miss Rebels from 2018 to 2023. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Middle Tennessee for 16 seasons. His head coaching experience also includes brief stops at Idaho (twice) [1] and Texas A&M. [2]
The following is a list of Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Rebels in their 113-season history. [1] Ole Miss' current head coach is Chris Beard. He was hired as the Rebels' head coach in March 2023, [2] replacing Kermit Davis, who was fired during the 2022–23 season. [3]
The Rebels haven't made the NCAA tournament since Davis' first season in 2018-19.
The Rebels were led by fifth-year head coach, Kermit Davis, until his dismissal on February 24. The Rebels played their home games at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in SEC play to finish in 13th place.
Davis referenced athletes kneeling during the national anthem unprovoked in the midst of his introductory news conference.
The University of Mississippi named Beard their new men's basketball coach on March 13, 2023. ESPN quoted Beard as saying, "I am honored to be joining the Ole Miss family and excited to get started at this great university". [24] Beard had been mentioned as a possible replacement for the Rebels since the school fired Kermit Davis in late ...
Ole Miss basketball delivered a big performance from beyond the arc to top Cal and move to 10-0. ... The Rebels never achieved that last season under former coach Kermit Davis, and did it only ...
The Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi in the sport of basketball. The Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They started the 2015–16 season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum on the university's Oxford campus, but played their final game in that facility ...