Ole Miss Rebels basketball — program history

Ole Miss competes in the SEC and has had periods of basketball success despite being traditionally overshadowed by football. The Rebels have produced NBA players and made NCAA Tournament appearances, with the program experiencing a resurgence in recent years.

The name

The "Rebels" nickname was adopted in 1936 through a student contest. The university retired the Colonel Reb mascot in 2003, and after a 2017 student vote officially adopted the Landshark, with Tony the Landshark debuting in 2018.

Signature moment

The 2001 Sweet 16 run under coach Rod Barnes, when SEC West champion Ole Miss beat Iona and Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament before falling to eventual national runner-up Arizona.

The Pavilion at Ole Miss, which opened in 2016, replaced the beloved Tad Smith Coliseum and gave the Rebels one of the premier basketball facilities in the SEC.

The Ole Miss Rebels compete in the SEC and hold an all-time record of 1428–1428 (.500 winning percentage) across 116 recorded seasons dating back to 1908-09.

Season-by-season results

SeasonRecordConferenceCoachAP peak
2025-2615-204-14 (SEC)Chris Beard
2024-2524-1210-8 (SEC)Chris BeardAP #16
2023-2420-127-11 (SEC)Chris BeardAP #22
2022-2312-213-15 (SEC)Kermit Davis,Win Case
2021-2213-194-14 (SEC)Kermit Davis
2020-2116-1210-8 (SEC)Kermit Davis
2019-2015-176-12 (SEC)Kermit Davis
2018-1920-1310-8 (SEC)Kermit DavisAP #18
2017-1812-205-13 (SEC)Andy Kennedy,Tony Madlock
2016-1722-1410-8 (SEC)Andy Kennedy
2015-1620-1210-8 (SEC)Andy Kennedy
2014-1521-1311-7 (SEC)Andy Kennedy
2013-1419-149-9 (SEC)Andy Kennedy
2012-1327-912-6 (SEC)Andy KennedyAP #16
2011-1220-148-8 (SEC)Andy Kennedy
2010-1120-147-9 (SEC)Andy Kennedy
2009-1024-119-7 (SEC)Andy KennedyAP #14
2008-0916-157-9 (SEC)Andy Kennedy
2007-0824-117-9 (SEC)Andy KennedyAP #16
2006-0721-138-8 (SEC)Andy Kennedy
2005-0614-164-12 (SEC)Rod Barnes
2004-0514-174-12 (SEC)Rod Barnes
2003-0413-155-11 (SEC)Rod Barnes
2002-0314-154-12 (SEC)Rod Barnes
2001-0220-119-7 (SEC)Rod Barnes
2000-0127-811-5 (SEC)Rod BarnesAP #12
1999-0019-145-11 (SEC)Rod Barnes
1998-9920-138-8 (SEC)Rod Barnes
1997-9822-712-4 (SEC)Rob EvansAP #10
1996-9720-911-5 (SEC)Rob EvansAP #20
1995-9612-156-10 (SEC)Rob Evans
1994-958-193-13 (SEC)Rob Evans
1993-9414-137-9 (SEC)Rob Evans
1992-9310-184-12 (SEC)Rob Evans
1991-9211-174-12 (SEC)Ed Murphy
1990-919-193-15 (SEC)Ed Murphy
1989-9013-178-10 (SEC)Ed Murphy
1988-8915-158-10 (SEC)Ed Murphy
1987-8813-166-12 (SEC)Ed Murphy
1986-8715-148-10 (SEC)Ed Murphy
1985-8612-174-14 (SEC)Lee Hunt
1984-8511-175-13 (SEC)Lee Hunt
1983-848-203-15 (SEC)Lee Hunt
1982-8319-1210-8 (SEC)Lee Hunt
1981-8218-1211-7 (SEC)Bob Weltlich
1980-8116-148-10 (SEC)Bob Weltlich
1979-8017-139-9 (SEC)Bob Weltlich
1978-7911-166-12 (SEC)Bob Weltlich
1977-7810-175-13 (SEC)Bob Weltlich
1976-7711-165-13 (SEC)Bob Weltlich
1975-766-212-16 (SEC)Cob Jarvis
1974-758-184-14 (SEC)Cob Jarvis
1973-7415-109-9 (SEC)Cob Jarvis
1972-7314-128-10 (SEC)Cob Jarvis
1971-7213-128-10 (SEC)Cob Jarvis
1970-7111-156-12 (SEC)Cob Jarvis
1969-7010-156-12 (SEC)Cob Jarvis
1968-6910-147-11 (SEC)Cob Jarvis
1967-687-174-14 (SEC)Eddie Crawford
1966-6713-127-11 (SEC)Eddie Crawford
1965-665-182-14 (SEC)Eddie Crawford
1964-654-211-15 (SEC)Eddie Crawford
1963-6410-127-7 (SEC)Eddie Crawford
1962-637-174-10 (SEC)Eddie Crawford
1961-6212-135-9 (SEC)Country Graham
1960-6110-145-9 (SEC)Country Graham
1959-6015-98-6 (SEC)Country Graham
1958-597-171-13 (SEC)Country Graham
1957-5812-126-8 (SEC)Country Graham
1956-579-124-10 (SEC)Country Graham
1955-5610-134-10 (SEC)Country Graham
1954-558-155-9 (SEC)Country Graham
1953-5412-127-7 (SEC)Country Graham
1952-5314-115-8 (SEC)Country Graham
1951-5215-118-6 (SEC)Country Graham
1950-5112-125-9 (SEC)Country Graham
1949-508-174-13 (SEC)Country Graham
1948-498-134-12 (SEC)Jim Whatley
1947-4811-125-9 (SEC)Jim Whatley
1946-477-142-11 (SEC)Jim Whatley
1945-468-112-8 (SEC)Buster Poole
1944-4515-83-1 (SEC)Goat Hale
1942-438-106-8 (SEC)Goat Hale
1941-424-153-12 (SEC)Charles Jaskwhich
1940-412-182-15 (SEC)Charles Jaskwhich
1939-409-103-8 (SEC)Charles Jaskwhich
1938-3910-164-10 (SEC)Frank Johnson
1937-3822-1211-2 (SEC)George Bohler
1936-3720-67-3 (SEC)George Bohler
1935-3611-97-5 (SEC)George Bohler
1934-358-105-7 (SEC)Ed Walker
1933-347-92-8 (SEC)Ed Walker
1932-336-125-7 (SEC)Ed Walker
1931-329-68-5 (Southern)Ed Walker
1930-316-92-4 (Southern)Ed Walker
1929-306-76-6 (Southern)Homer Hazel
1928-299-97-8 (Southern)Homer Hazel
1927-2810-95-9 (Southern)Homer Hazel
1926-2713-510-4 (Southern)Homer Hazel
1925-2616-28-1 (Southern)Homer Hazel
1924-2517-81-6 (Southern)R.L. Sullivan
1923-2416-62-4 (Southern)R.L. Sullivan
1922-238-72-4 (Southern)R.L. Sullivan
1921-227-4IndR.L. Sullivan
1920-219-7IndR.L. Sullivan
1919-209-4IndR.L. Sullivan
1918-190-3IndDudy Noble
1916-1711-7IndUnknown
1915-164-7IndUnknown
1914-150-3IndUnknown
1913-148-7IndUnknown
1912-130-7IndUnknown
1911-1210-2IndB.Y. Walton
1910-119-3IndE.R. Hubbard
1909-100-7IndUnknown
1908-091-4IndUnknown

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