After all the drama heading into the 2017-18 season, and for all of the teeth gnashing that went on as the Rebels sunk to last place in the SEC, the hiring of Kermit Davis was relatively painless. Ross Bjork got his man just days after Middle Tennessee missed out on an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, allowing Ole Miss to get ahead of the carousel of coaching hires that normally follows the season.
Andy Kennedy leaves Ole Miss as its’ winningest coach in history and he owns approximately 40 percent of the Rebels’ NCAA tournament wins.