2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Ole Miss Rebels
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:15–17
Conf Record:6–12
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Ronnie Hamilton
Asst Coach3:Levi Watkins

The 2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 110th basketball season. The Rebels were led by second-year head coach, Kermit Davis. The Rebels played their games at The Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the 2020 SEC tournament to Georgia.

Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2018–19 season 20–13, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Oklahoma, their first appearance since 2015.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zach Naylor 1 F 6'8" 220 Transferred to Tarleton State
3 G 6'4" 205 Graduated
Brian Halums 5 G 6'5" 188 Transferred to Arkansas–Fort Smith
Bruce Stevens 12 F 6'8" 252 Graduated
13 C 7'0" 260 Graduate Transfer to Florida State
D.C. Davis 20 G 5'11" 185 Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
24 G 6'1" 177 Cal State Bakersfield
will redshirt in 2019–20 due to transfer rules.
Khadim Sy 3 F 6'10" 244 Daytona State College
Bryce Williams 13 G 6'2" 178 Daytona State College

2019 recruiting class

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[1]

Media poll
1 Kentucky
2 Florida
3 LSU
4 Auburn
5 Tennessee
6 Alabama
7 Mississippi State
8 Ole Miss
9 Georgia
10 South Carolina
11 Arkansas
12 Texas A&M
13 Missouri
14 Vanderbilt

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Rebels had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

First Team

Breein Tyree

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK picked to win 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Championship. October 15, 2019 . SEC Sports . October 15, 2019.