With 10 days until the official tipoff of the 2019-20 season, the Ole Miss men’s basketball team finds itself in a familiar position. Picked once again to finish in the bottom half of the conference, the squad is hungry to prove itself in a crowded SEC field.
The Rebels return most of their core players from last year’s tournament team with the ultimate goal of returning to the NCAA’s Big Dance, something that hasn’t been done at Ole Miss since 2002. A return to the NCAA Tournament requires consistent production from their star backcourt. The tandem of senior Breein Tyree and junior Devontae Shuler seems to be one of the best guard duos in the conference.