The 2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 110th basketball season. The Rebels were led by second-year head coach, Kermit Davis. The Rebels played their games at The Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the 2020 SEC tournament to Georgia.
Previous season The Rebels finished the 2018–19 season 20–13, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Oklahoma, their first appearance since 2015.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Zach Naylor 1 F 6'8" 220 Houston, TX Transferred to Tarleton State Terence Davis 3 G 6'4" 205 Southaven, MS Graduated Brian Halums 5 G 6'5" 188 Hollandale, MS Transferred to Arkansas–Fort Smith Bruce Stevens 12 F 6'8" 252 Louin, MS Graduated Dominik Olejniczak 13 C 7'0" 260 Toruń, Poland Graduate Transfer to Florida State D.C. Davis 20 G 5'11" 185 Purvis, MS Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jarkel Joiner 24 G 6'1" 177 Oxford, MS Cal State Bakersfield; will redshirt in 2019–20 due to transfer rules. Khadim Sy 3 F 6'10" 244 Dakar, Senegal Daytona State College Bryce Williams 13 G 6'2" 178 Tampa, FL Daytona State College
2019 recruiting class
Preseason
SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.
Media poll 1 Kentucky 2 Florida 3 LSU 4 Auburn 5 Tennessee 6 Alabama 7 Mississippi State 8 Ole Miss 9 Georgia 10 South Carolina 11 Arkansas 12 Texas A&M 13 Missouri 14 Vanderbilt
Preseason All-SEC teams The Rebels had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
First Team
Breein Tyree
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season
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See also 2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
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