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Is it time to part ways with Kermit Davis?

Cameron LarkinbyCameron Larkin
January 22, 2023
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Ole Miss Men’s Basketball head coach Kermit Davis stands on the side of the court during a game against Auburn on Jan. 10, 2023. Photo courtesy: Kiana Dale/Ole Miss Athletics

The college basketball season is well underway. Some teams have surpassed expectations, others have met them, but there is a select group of teams that have fallen short of their preseason projections. 

As it stands now, Ole Miss belongs to the latter. With Rebel fans growing tired of bottom-feeding, some feel as though it is time to make some changes in leadership.

Head coach Kermit Davis arrived in Oxford before the 2018-2019 season. In his five seasons with the Rebels, he has garnered a 73-71 record, which is carried primarily by his first season, when his team won 20 games. This season, The Rebels’ record stands at 9-10. The Rebels lost again on Saturday 57-69 at Arkansas.

Davis has hit the double-digit SEC win mark just twice, in his first and third seasons, when he won 10 SEC games. Ole Miss has been ranked nationally in only one season under Davis, which also occurred in his first season.

Additionally, the offensive numbers have dropped steadily over the past five years. Ole Miss currently averages 67.6 points per game, which would go on record as the lowest-scoring offense in the Davis era. However, Ole Miss did not bring in Davis for his offensive mind.

Davis is inherently a defensive coach. An old-school mindset like this has allowed Ole Miss to be a top defense in the SEC under his tenure.

Another redeeming quality for Davis is his recruiting. He has managed to bring in multiple four-star athletes, namely Daeshun Ruffin, Matthew Murrell and Amaree Abram. Davis has also stuck his hand in the transfer portal to grab impact players such as Myles Burns, Jayveous McKinnis, Jaemyn Brakefield, Josh Mballa and Theo Akwuba. 

His off-court recruiting has never been questioned, as he has done the most with limited resources, but it is the on-court aspect that has fans up in arms.

His teams have a tendency to underperform in big games, especially this year. Ole Miss has managed to let nearly every big game slip through its fingers. 

They had Tennessee on the ropes in Oxford and handed them the game late. They led Auburn at halftime and ended up losing. They played Georgia and Mississippi State close all game and fell apart as crunch time began. 

It is not good to be known as the team that has all the pieces but cannot figure out how to make them fit, and that is exactly what Ole Miss is now and what they have been in previous years.

Ole Miss put on one of its best performances of the season against South Carolina, winning 

70-58 on Jan. 17, so there is a slight hope that the Rebels can turn things around in time to meet the middle-of-the-pack SEC team predictions from the preseason — and maybe, just maybe, that would earn Davis another year.

However, if history repeats itself, another losing season for Ole Miss could lead to changes in the coaching staff.

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Is it time to part ways with Kermit Davis?

Cameron LarkinbyCameron Larkin
January 22, 2023
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Ole Miss Men’s Basketball head coach Kermit Davis stands on the side of the court during a game against Auburn on Jan. 10, 2023. Photo courtesy: Kiana Dale/Ole Miss Athletics

The college basketball season is well underway. Some teams have surpassed expectations, others have met them, but there is a select group of teams that have fallen short of their preseason projections. 

As it stands now, Ole Miss belongs to the latter. With Rebel fans growing tired of bottom-feeding, some feel as though it is time to make some changes in leadership.

Head coach Kermit Davis arrived in Oxford before the 2018-2019 season. In his five seasons with the Rebels, he has garnered a 73-71 record, which is carried primarily by his first season, when his team won 20 games. This season, The Rebels’ record stands at 9-10. The Rebels lost again on Saturday 57-69 at Arkansas.

Davis has hit the double-digit SEC win mark just twice, in his first and third seasons, when he won 10 SEC games. Ole Miss has been ranked nationally in only one season under Davis, which also occurred in his first season.

Additionally, the offensive numbers have dropped steadily over the past five years. Ole Miss currently averages 67.6 points per game, which would go on record as the lowest-scoring offense in the Davis era. However, Ole Miss did not bring in Davis for his offensive mind.

Davis is inherently a defensive coach. An old-school mindset like this has allowed Ole Miss to be a top defense in the SEC under his tenure.

Another redeeming quality for Davis is his recruiting. He has managed to bring in multiple four-star athletes, namely Daeshun Ruffin, Matthew Murrell and Amaree Abram. Davis has also stuck his hand in the transfer portal to grab impact players such as Myles Burns, Jayveous McKinnis, Jaemyn Brakefield, Josh Mballa and Theo Akwuba. 

His off-court recruiting has never been questioned, as he has done the most with limited resources, but it is the on-court aspect that has fans up in arms.

His teams have a tendency to underperform in big games, especially this year. Ole Miss has managed to let nearly every big game slip through its fingers. 

They had Tennessee on the ropes in Oxford and handed them the game late. They led Auburn at halftime and ended up losing. They played Georgia and Mississippi State close all game and fell apart as crunch time began. 

It is not good to be known as the team that has all the pieces but cannot figure out how to make them fit, and that is exactly what Ole Miss is now and what they have been in previous years.

Ole Miss put on one of its best performances of the season against South Carolina, winning 

70-58 on Jan. 17, so there is a slight hope that the Rebels can turn things around in time to meet the middle-of-the-pack SEC team predictions from the preseason — and maybe, just maybe, that would earn Davis another year.

However, if history repeats itself, another losing season for Ole Miss could lead to changes in the coaching staff.

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Ole Miss stuns No. 1-seeded Stanford 54-49 to reach its first Sweet 16 since 2007

Ole Miss stuns No. 1-seeded Stanford 54-49 to reach its first Sweet 16 since 2007

7 hours ago

Lady Rebels dominate Gonzaga in first round of NCAA Tournament

1 day ago
Rebels end their win streak, fall to Jacksonville State 10-6

Rebels end their win streak, fall to Jacksonville State 10-6

6 days ago
‘The semblance of empowerment’: a discussion on anti-racism

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1 week ago
Rebels complete their third non-conference sweep of the season by taking down Purdue

Rebels complete their third non-conference sweep of the season by taking down Purdue

1 week ago
Ole Miss officially names Chris Beard its new men’s basketball head coach

Ole Miss officially names Chris Beard its new men’s basketball head coach

1 week ago

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