Ole Miss basketball’s last-place spot in preseason SEC predictions has been highlighted to the point of exhaustion, and it won’t stop any time soon now that the Rebels are heading to a postseason tournament of the four-letter variety. Beating out those low expectations is is the reason that Kermit Davis was named SEC Coach of the Year this week. Needless to say, it’s well-deserved.
Given the lack of meaningful banners hanging in the Pavilion, this would be considered a strong year within any period of Ole Miss basketball. The fact that the Rebels will (likely) earn their third NCAA tournament bid over a mostly mediocre 17-year stretch speaks for itself, but the numbers back up the argument that this team should stand out to fans in a big way.