2018–19 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 109th basketball season. The Rebels were led by first-year, SEC Coach of the Year, Kermit Davis. The Rebels played their games at The Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. The Rebels had an eight-win improvement from their previous season, which was eleventh best in Division I.[1] The Rebels returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015, where they were defeated in the first round by 9th seeded Oklahoma.

2018–19 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pavilion at Ole Miss
Seasons
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 LSU 16 2   .889 28 7   .800
No. 10 Tennessee 15 3   .833 31 6   .838
No. 7 Kentucky 15 3   .833 30 7   .811
No. 5 Auburn 11 7   .611 30 10   .750
South Carolina 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Mississippi State 10 8   .556 23 11   .676
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Florida 9 9   .500 20 �� 16   .556
Alabama 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Arkansas 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Texas A&M 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Missouri 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Georgia 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
Vanderbilt 0 18   .000 9 23   .281
2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Rebels finished the 2017–18 season 12–20, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina.

On February 12, 2018, 12th-year head coach Andy Kennedy, the school's all-time winningest head coach, and the school mutually agreed to part ways following the end of the season.[2][3] However, on February 19, Kennedy announced that he would depart immediately, with assistant Madlock taking over on an interim basis.[4] On March 15, 2018, it was announced that Ole Miss had hired Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis as head coach of the Rebels.[5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Deandre Burnett 1 G 6'2" 192 RS Senior Miami Gardens, FL Graduated
Marcanvis Hymon 2 F 6'7" 220 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Markel Crawford 5 G 6'4" 210 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Karlis Silins 22 C 6'11" 245 Sophomore Riga, Latvia Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Lane Below 24 G 6'1" 185 Senior Advance, MO Graduated
Jake Coddington 30 F 6'6" 212 RS Senior Edwardsville, IL Graduated
Ilya Tyrtyshnik 34 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Kyiv, Ukraine Left team
Justas Furmanavičius 50 F 6'7" 210 Senior Kaunas, Lithuania Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Zach Naylor 1 G/F 6'7" Junior Richmond, TX Weatherford College
Brian Halums 5 F 6'5" 190 Junior Hollandale, MS Itawamba Community College

2018 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Blake Hinson
#42 SF
Deltona, FL Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 28, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
KJ Buffen
SF
Gainesville, GA Gainesville High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 25, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Franco Miller Jr.
PG
Freeport, Bahamas Crestwood Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 10, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Luis Rodriguez
SG
Los Angeles, CA Woodstock Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 10, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Carlos Curry
C
Albany, GA Dougherty Comprehensive 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 16, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Ole Miss 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

Roster

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2018–19 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Blake Hinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Deltona, FL
F 1 Zach Naylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Travis HS
Weatherford College
Houston, TX
G 2 Devontae Shuler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Irmo, SC
G 3 Terence Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Southaven HS Southaven, MS
G 4 Breein Tyree 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr St. Joseph HS Somerset, NJ
G 5 Brian Halums 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Simmons HS
Itawamba CC
Hollandale, MS
F 10 Carlos Curry   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Dougherty Comprehensive Albany, GA
G 11 Franco Miller Jr.     6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Crestwood Prep Freeport, Bahamas
F 12 Bruce Stevens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr Bay Springs HS
Jones County JC
Bay Springs, MS
C 13 Dominik Olejniczak 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr SMS Cetniewo Academy
Drake
Toruń, Poland
F 14 KJ Buffen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Gainesville Gainesville, GA
G/F 15 Luis Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy Los Angeles, CA
G 20 D.C. Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Purvis HS
Jones County JC
Purvis, MS
G 30 Antonio Morgano (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Morgantown HS Morgantown, WV
G 33 John McBride (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Memphis University School Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Fayetteville State W 101–52 
 20  T. Davis   10  Stevens   9  Buffen  The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
Regular season
November 10, 2018*
3:00 pm, SECN+
Western Michigan
Emerald Coast Classic first round
W 90–64  1–0
 17  T. Davis   5  Stevens   3  Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,205)
Oxford, MS
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS2
at Butler L 76–83  1–1
 30  T. Davis   8  Shuler   5  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,328)
Indianapolis, IN
November 20, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
Nicholls
Emerald Coast Classic second round
W 75–55  2–1
 14  T. Davis   8  T. Davis   6  Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,903)
Oxford, MS
November 23, 2018*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Baylor
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals
W 78–70  3–1
 28  Tyree   8  Stevens   3  Tied  The Arena at NFSC (1,250)
Niceville, FL
November 24, 2018*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Cincinnati
Emerald Coast Classic championship
L 57–71  3–2
 24  Shuler   6  Tied   2  T. Davis  The Arena at NFSC (1,250)
Niceville, FL
November 28, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN+
San Diego W 93–86  4–2
 22  Tyree   7  Buffen   9  T. Davis  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,968)
Oxford, MS
December 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, SECN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 83–60  5–2
 20  Tyree   8  T. Davis   6  Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,128)
Oxford, MS
December 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State W 81–74  6–2
 22  Tyree   7  Tied   6  Tyree  Redbird Arena (6,598)
Normal, IL
December 12, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN+
vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Jackson Showcase
W 69–47  7–2
 19  Shuler   7  Stevens   4  T. Davis  Mississippi Coliseum (3,564)
Jackson, MS
December 16, 2018*
5:00 pm, SECN
Chattanooga W 90–70  8–2
 20  Tied   5  T. Davis   7  T. Davis  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,344)
Oxford, MS
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, Facebook
at Middle Tennessee
Battle at Bridgestone
W 74–56  9–2
 24  Tyree   9  Buffen   4  T. Davis  Bridgestone Arena (11,294)
Nashville, TN
December 28, 2018*
3:00 pm, SECN+
Florida Gulf Coast W 87–57  10–2
 20  T. Davis   6  T. Davis   6  Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,551)
Oxford, MS
January 5, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt W 81–71  11–2
(1–0)
 31  Tyree   7  Tied   6  Shuler  Memorial Gymnasium (10,422)
Nashville, TN
January 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 Auburn W 82–67  12–2
(2–0)
 27  T. Davis   12  T. Davis   4  Hinson  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,241)
Oxford, MS
January 12, 2019
12:00 pm, CBS
at No. 14 Mississippi State W 81–77  13–2
(3–0)
 26  Hinson   8  Stevens   5  Tyree  Humphrey Coliseum (10,021)
Starkville, MS
January 15, 2019
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 18 LSU L 69–83  13–3
(3–1)
 21  T. Davis   10  T. Davis   6  Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
January 19, 2019
12:00 pm, SECN
No. 18 Arkansas W 84–67  14–3
(4–1)
 22  Tyree   9  T. Davis   7  T. Davis  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
January 22, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20 at Alabama L 53–74  14–4
(4–2)
 10  T. Davis   6  Tied   2  Tyree  Coleman Coliseum (10,710)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 26, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 20 No. 24 Iowa State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 73–87  14–5
 22  Tyree   6  T. Davis   4  Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,839)
Oxford, MS
January 30, 2019
5:30 pm, SECN
at Florida L 86–90 OT 14–6
(4–3)
 26  T. Davis   12  T. Davis   5  T. Davis  Exactech Arena (9,380)
Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2019
2:30 pm, SECN
No. 22 Mississippi State L 75–81  14–7
(4–4)
 25  Tyree   8  T. Davis   5  Shuler  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
February 6, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN
Texas A&M W 75–71  15–7
(5–4)
 22  Tyree   8  T. Davis   5  T. Davis  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,718)
Oxford, MS
February 9, 2019
12:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia W 80–64  16–7
(6–4)
 31  Tyree   9  Stevens   4  T. Davis  Stegeman Coliseum (10,033)
Athens, GA
February 13, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN
at Auburn W 60–55  17–7
(7–4)
 20  Tyree   5  Stevens   4  Shuler  Auburn Arena (7,337)
Auburn, AL
February 16, 2019
2:30 pm, SECN
Missouri W 75–65  18–7
(8–4)
 17  Stevens   4  Tied   4  Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,248)
Oxford, MS
February 19, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN
at South Carolina L 64–79  18–8
(8–5)
 18  T. Davis   8  Buffen   5  Tyree  Colonial Life Arena (10,455)
Columbia, SC
February 23, 2019
2:30 pm, SECN
Georgia W 72–71  19–8
(9–5)
 17  Tyree   5  Tied   4  T. Davis  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,416)
Oxford, MS
February 27, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 Tennessee L 71–73  19–9
(9–6)
 16  Tied   10  Stevens   5  Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
March 2, 2019
12:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 73–74  19–10
(9–7)
 20  Tyree   6  Shuler   5  Tyree  Bud Walton Arena (17,320)
Fayetteville, AR
March 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Kentucky L 76–80  19–11
(9–8)
 25  T. Davis   12  T. Davis   4  Tyree  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
March 9, 2019
2:30 pm, SECN
at Missouri W 73–68  20–11
(10–8)
 21  Tyree   6  Buffen   4  Shuler  Mizzou Arena (11,050)
Columbia, MO
SEC tournament
March 14, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (10) Alabama
Second Round
L 57–62  20–12
 14  Shuler   7  Shuler   4  T. Davis  Bridgestone Arena (14,813)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019*
11:40 am, truTV
(8 S) vs. (9 S) Oklahoma
First Round
L 72–95  20–13
 17  T. Davis   6  Tied   6  T. Davis  Colonial Life Arena (15,417)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1820RVRVNot released
Coaches—^2020RVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Ole Miss Hoops Returns to March Madness". Ole Miss Athletics. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Goodman, Jeff (February 12, 2018). "Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss to part ways after season". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kennedy to resign at Ole Miss". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Borzello, Jeff (February 19, 2018). "Andy Kennedy adjusts plans, will step down as Ole Miss coach now". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss hires Middle Tennessee coach Kermit Davis to replace Andy Kennedy". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.