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Ole Miss
Out: Andy Kennedy. Ole Miss and Kennedy officially parted ways on Feb. 18. He went 245-156 in 12 seasons, making the NCAA Tournament twice. The Ole Miss job is considered bottom-three in the SEC, so athletic director Ross Bjork will need to nail the hire in order to upgrade the program in an upgraded SEC.

In: Kermit Davis. I think this is probably going to work out for both. Davis spent the past 16 seasons at Middle Tennessee, making the NCAA Tournament three times in the past six years -- and he had a team good enough this season to make it four in six. One big reason Davis got the job? He averaged 25.6 wins the past seven seasons. Davis is a native of Leakesville, Mississippi.

"After assessing the entire landscape of college basketball and speaking to basketball experts across the country to determine the greatest fit for Ole Miss Basketball, the answer was clear -- Kermit is the best coach and best leader to take our program to the next level in the SEC and NCAA," Bjork said.


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Middle Tennessee

Out: Kermit Davis. The Blue Raiders have to find a coach for the first time in 16 years, now that Davis has moved on to Mississippi. MTSU is a top-five job in Conference USA and one of the 25 best jobs in mid-major college basketball. I don't know if he'll get a call or not, but you know who would probably do a great job there and land easy after getting fired this year? Mark Fox.
 
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