The 2018–19 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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, their 109th basketball season. The Rebels were led by first-year, SEC Coach of the Year,

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. The Rebels played their games at

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as members of the

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. The Rebels had an eight-win improvement from their previous season, which was eleventh best in Division I. The Rebels returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since

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, where they were defeated in the first round by 9th seeded

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Previous season

The

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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

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. 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. However, on February 19, Kennedy announced that he would depart immediately, with assistant Madlock taking over on an interim basis. On March 15, 2018, it was announced that Ole Miss had hired

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head coach

as head coach of the Rebels.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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

References

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