OXFORD, Miss. — UAB men’s basketball travels to Ole Miss on Tuesday night for an exhibition game that brings head coach Andy Kennedy back to the school where he became its all-time winningest coach.
The Blazers and Rebels meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday inside the SJB Pavilion in Oxford. Admission is free, and the game airs on the Ole Miss Radio Network and SEC Network Plus.
Kennedy, who coached Ole Miss from 2006 to 2018, returns the Blazers to Oxford for the first time since Dec. 7, 1982. The series dates to 1978; Ole Miss leads 4-1 and is 3-0 against UAB in Oxford. This is the first exhibition meeting between the schools.
Kennedy enters his seventh season leading his alma mater with a 145-62 record at UAB, including six straight 20-win seasons. The Blazers added 11 players to the roster, including six Division I transfers, three junior college transfers and two freshmen.
Ole Miss opened its exhibition slate with a 92-84 win over Alabama on Oct. 15 in Birmingham.
UAB opens the regular season Nov. 2 against McNeese State in Rock Hill, S.C.