List of Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball head coaches

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Chris Beard, the current head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. Chris Beard (cropped).jpg
Chris Beard, the current head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels.
Andy Kennedy, the winningest head coach in Rebels men's basketball history. AndyKennedy.jpg
Andy Kennedy, the winningest head coach in Rebels men's basketball history.

The following is a list of Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball head coaches. There have been 23 head coaches of the Rebels in their 113-season history. [1]

Ole Miss' current head coach is Chris Beard. He was hired as the Rebels' head coach in March 2023, [2] replacing Kermit Davis, who was fired during the 2022–23 season. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
1908–1910
1912–1917
No coach724–42.364
11910–1911 E. R. Hubbard 19–3.750
21911–1912 By Walton 110–2.833
31918–1919 Dudy Noble 10–3.000
41919–1925 R. L. Sullivan 666–36.647
51925–1930 Homer Hazel 554–32.628
61930–1935 Ed Walker 536–46.439
71935–1938 George Bohler 353–27.663
81938–1939 Frank Johnson 110–16.385
91939–1942 Chuck Jaskwhich 315–43.259
101942–1945 [a] Edwin Hale 223–18.561
111945–1946 Buster Poole 18–11.421
121946–1949 Jim Whatley 326–39.400
131949–1962 B. L. Graham 13144–168.462
141962–1968 Eddie Crawford 646–97.322
151968–1976 Cob Jarvis 887–117.426
161976–1982 Bob Weltlich 683–88.485
171982–1986 Lee Hunt 450–66.431
181986–1992 Ed Murphy 676–98.437
191992–1998 Rob Evans 686–81.515
201998–2006 Rod Barnes 8141–109.564
212006–2018 [b] Andy Kennedy 12245–156.611
2018* Tony Madlock 11–4.200
222018–2023 [c] Kermit Davis 574–79.484
2023* Win Case 12–3.400
232023–present Chris Beard 235–14.714
Totals23 coaches113 seasons1,369–1,384.497
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source [1]
  1. Ole Miss did not field a team for the 1943–44 season due to World War II.
  2. Kennedy resigned on February 18, 2018. Tony Madlock served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. [4]
  3. Davis was fired on February 24, 2023. Win Case served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "2022-23 Ole Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Ole Miss Athletics. p. 85. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  2. "Introduced at Ole Miss, Chris Beard sidesteps arrest questions". ESPN.com . Associated Press. March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Boone, Kyle (February 24, 2023). "Ole Miss fires Kermit Davis: Rebels coach had just two winning seasons during his five-year tenure". CBSSports.com . Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. Potter, Davis (February 18, 2018). "Andy Kennedy resigns effective immediately amid Ole Miss' tailspin". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved April 2, 2023.