Kermit Davis may be absent from the sidelines when the Ole Miss men’s basketball team opens the season next week.
The school announced on Tuesday the Rebels’ head coach tested positive for COVID-19. The positive test was determined on Tuesday after the team went through their regular Monday protocols. Davis retested on Tuesday, and the confirmation results are still pending.
The rest of the team is currently going through contact tracing, and those found to be within close contact will go into quarantine, per medical guidelines. As of Tuesday afternoon, a school spokesman said they had enough players to play next week’s Justin Reed Classic, but contact tracing could change their status.