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Ole Miss Rebels 2011–12 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team University University of Mississippi Conference SEC Location Oxford, MS Head coach Andy Kennedy (6th year) Arena Tad Smith Coliseum
(Capacity: 9,061)Nickname Rebels Colors Yale Blue and Harvard Crimson Uniforms NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 2001 NCAA Tournament Round of 32 1999, 2001 NCAA Tournament appearances 1981, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Conference tournament champions 1928, 1981
Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball represents the University of Mississippi in intercollegiate men's basketball. They have participated in the National Invitation Tournament in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2007, 2008, and 2010. In 2008, they made it to the Final Four of the NIT. The Rebels have won the SEC Western Division in 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007, and 2010. From 1999-2006, Rod Barnes coached the Rebels basketball team, and compiled a record of 141-109 during his tenure.In 2007, Ole Miss hired Andy Kennedy, and the Rebs tied for first place in the SEC West during the 2006–2007 season. Led by the senior trio of Clarence Sanders, Bam Doyne, and Todd Abernethy, the Ole Miss men finished the year with a 21-13 record, including a 16-1 record at home inside Tad Smith Coliseum. They advanced to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament, before falling at Clemson University. In his debut season with the Rebels, Kennedy was named the 2007 SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press after guiding Ole Miss, a preseason last-place pick in the SEC West, to its first division title and most wins since 2001.
The 2007–2008 team started off the season 13-0, a school record. They would end the season 24-11, including a trip to the NIT Final Four. The 2009-2010 team tied for first place in the SEC West and went to the NIT Final Four, the Rebels have gone two out of the last 3 seasons to the NIT Final Four.
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Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball head coaches Unknown (1908–1910) • E. R. Hubbard (1910–1911) • B. Y. Walton (1911–1912) • Unknown (1912–1917) • No team (1917–1918) • Dudy Noble (1918–1919) • R. L. Sullivan (1919–1925) • Homer Hazel (1925–1930) • Ed Walker (1930–1935) • George Bohler (1935–1938) • Frank Johnson (1938–1939) • Chuck Jaskwhich (1939–1942) • Edwin Hale (1942–1943) • No team (1943–1944) • Edwin Hale (1944–1945) • Buster Poole (1945–1946) • Jim Whatley (1946–1949) • B. L. Graham (1949–1962) • Eddie Crawford (1962–1968) • Cob Jarvis (1968–1976) • Bob Weltlich (1976–1982) • Lee Hunt (1982–1986) • Ed Murphy (1986–1992) • Rob Evans (1992–1998) • Rod Barnes (1998–2006) • Andy Kennedy (2006– )
Southeastern Conference men's basketball Teams Alabama Crimson Tide • Arkansas Razorbacks • Auburn Tigers • Florida Gators • Georgia Bulldogs • Kentucky Wildcats • LSU Tigers • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Ole Miss Rebels • South Carolina Gamecocks • Tennessee Volunteers • Vanderbilt Commodores
Championships & awards SEC Men's Basketball Tournament • Player of the Year
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