First year head coach Kermit Davis received the game ball after Saturday’s blowout win over Western Michigan in the locker room.
It was his first win — a 90-64 never-in-doubter — as Ole Miss’ head coach, and it was a historic moment for the man tasked with building a program after tenured front-man Andy Kennedy’s departure last season.
The team gave him a good round of applause before breaking it down with “Family on Three” — a look of cohesion and unity before another 30 games of regular season play.
Opening season games are typically reserved for also-ran opponents, but Western Michigan has played in the postseason seven of the last 16 seasons under coach Steve Hawkins.