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The Ole Miss men’s basketball team will have a new head coach next season, as Andy Kennedy is expected to announce that he will be stepping down after the season in a press conference Monday afternoon, according to Rivals’ Neal McCready.
Two sources indicate #OleMiss coach Andy Kennedy is expected to step down, effective at the end of the season, during today's 3 p.m. press conference. Kennedy has been unavailable for comment.
— Neal McCready (@NealMcCready) February 12, 2018
Kennedy is currently the longest tenured SEC basketball coach, having been in Oxford since 2006. He has led Ole Miss to two NCAA Tournament appearances and has a career 245-153 record at the school, making him the winningest coach in Ole Miss history..
Additionally, Kennedy was SEC Coach of the Year in 2007.