Kermit Davis simply could not discover the proper formulation with the Ole Miss Rebels males’s basketball staff, which led to a mutual parting of how final week after going 2-13 in SEC play this season (10-18 general).
Davis will not be with the Rebels any longer, however his help for the basketball program continues to stay on.
Ole Miss started life with out Davis on Saturday once they confronted the LSU Tigers as interim head coach Win Case led the squad. They come out on prime with a stable 82-69 win for his or her eleventh of the season and third SEC victory.
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Ole Miss Rebels head coach Kermit Davis yells directions to his staff throughout the recreation between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Ole Miss Rebels on January 7, 2023 at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS. (Chris McDill/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
Following the sport, Davis’s Twitter account retweeted a publish from Ole Miss’s basketball web page that mentioned “Saturday night DUBS!!!”
But a fair larger present of character from Davis got here when Case spoke with the media after the sport and mentioned that Davis was nonetheless promoting potential recruits on the Rebels program.
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Case famous that Davis preached Ole Miss’s values and the way particular this system is whereas hoping the recruits hold the Rebels in thoughts when making their resolution for the subsequent step of their basketball future.
Most coaches need nothing to do with the college or faculty they have been main as soon as terminated, however Davis took the excessive street and remained constructive even after having to go away his publish.
Ole Miss Rebels head coach Kermit Davis talks with referee Doug Shows throughout the recreation between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Ole Miss Rebels on January 7, 2023 at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS. (Chris McDill/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
“My family and I are extremely thankful for the opportunity to lead the Ole Miss men’s basketball program the past five years,” Davis mentioned in a press release following the announcement that he was parting methods with the college.
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Davis made his mark as Middle Tennessee State’s had coach from 2002-2018. He reached the NCAA Tournament thrice throughout his tenure there, together with the staff’s first-round upset of Michigan State within the 2016 dance.
Mississippi Rebels head coach Kermit Davis watches play from the sideline throughout a recreation between the Vanderbilt Commodores and Mississippi Rebels, January 4, 2023 at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee. (Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
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Davis moved on to Ole Miss earlier than the 2018-2019 season. In 154 profession video games, he owned a 75-79 file with the Rebels. He additionally coached at Idaho and Texas A&M.