The 2022–23 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by fifth-year head coach, Kermit Davis, until his dismissal on February 24. The Rebels played their home games at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 3–15 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They defeated South Carolina in the first round in the SEC Tournament before losing in the second round to Tennessee.

Head coach Kermit Davis was fired on February 24, 2023, with the remaining three games of the regular season and conference tournament being led by assistant coach Win Case. On March 13, the school named recently-fired Texas head coach Chris Beard the team's new head coach.

Previous season The Rebels finished the 2021–22 season 13–19, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Missouri.

Offseason Departures Ole Miss Departures Eric Van Der Heijden 0 F 6'8" 205 Freshman Raleigh, NC Transferred to UNC Wilmington Austin Crowley 1 G 6'5" 195 Junior West Point, MS Transferred to Southern Miss Nysier Brooks 1 C 7'0" 245 Graduate Student Philadelphia, PA Graduated Grant Slatten 10 G 6'5" 195 Freshman Sparta, TN Transferred to Tennessee Tech Luis Rodriguez 15 G/F 6'6" 210 RS Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred to UNLV Sammy Hunter 23 F 6'9" 225 Junior Nassau, Bahamas Transferred to Akron Jarkel Joiner 24 G 6'1" 180 RS Senior Oxford, MS Transferred to NC State

2022 recruiting class

Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Jayveous McKinnis 00 F 6'7" 225 Senior Brandon, MS Jackson State Myles Burns 3 F 6'6" 210 Senior Houston, TX Loyola New Orleans Theo Akwuba 10 F 6'11" 225 Senior Montgomery, AL Louisiana Josh Mballa 33 F 6'7" 220 Senior Bordeaux, France Buffalo

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=""| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| SEC regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| SEC tournament

See also 2022–23 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

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