Ole Miss' Men's Basketball Releases Partial Schedule

Day breaks on The Pavilion at Ole Miss. Photo by Paul Keelaghan.

The Ole Miss men’s basketball team released a partial schedule June 6 for the upcoming 2018-19 season.

Ole Miss heads into the season with new head coach Kermit Davis at the helm.
“We feel there are some great opportunities with our non-conference schedule this season,” Davis said. “Facing the likes of Baylor, Butler, Iowa State and possibly Cincinnati, we’ll go up against some excellent Power 5 teams and balance that with some high-quality mid-major teams that can make the NCAA Tournament.”
The Rebels return five players from last year’s squad who played in all 32 games, including three who averaged double figures in scoring. Terence Davis, the team’s leading scorer at 13.8 ppg, is back for his senior season. Bruce Stevens and Breelin Tyree return after averaging 10.8 ppg a piece during the 2017-18 season. Dominik Olejniczak and Devontae Shuler bring experience as starters to the court as well.
Ole Miss will face at least six non-conference foes in the first 13 games. Rebels will take the court at The Pavilion for seven, and the other six will be away. All game times are TBD and will be announced at a later date.
After lifting the lid on the 2018-19 campaign at home versus Western Michigan, the Rebels head to Indianapolis for a matchup against Butler (Nov. 16). Nicholls makes the trip to The Pavilion (Nov. 20) before Ole Miss heads to Destin, Florida for the Emerald Coast Classic (Nov. 23-24). The Rebels take on Baylor (Nov. 23) before battling either Cincinnati or George Mason (Nov. 24). Ole Miss rounds out the opening month of play by hosting San Diego (Nov. 28).
Conference play features Ole Miss battling Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi State and Missouri in a home-and-home series. The Rebels will also host Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee and Texas A&M in The Pavilion at Ole Miss. Road games include matchups at Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Dates and times are TBD.
Ole Miss will open up the season Nov. 10, playing host host to Western Michigan.

Adam Brown is the sports editor of HottyToddy.com. He can be reached at adam.brown@hottytoddy.com.