Men’s hoops returns to the Pavilion on Friday as the Ole Miss men’s basketball team takes on the Fayetteville State Broncos in an exhibition game at 6 p.m. The exhibition is the Rebels’ final dress rehearsal before the regular season starts next Saturday.
The Rebels went 12-20 last season and finished last in a strong SEC, leading to the departure of long-time head coach Andy Kennedy. Kennedy, Ole Miss’s winningest basketball coach, led the Rebels to 11 straight winning seasons and two NCAA tournament appearances in 12 seasons in Oxford.
Last spring, Ross Bjork turned to Mississippi native Kermit Davis to replace Kennedy and turn the Rebel basketball program around.