2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
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The 2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels, led by third-year head coach, Chris Beard, played their home games at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference.
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record15–20 (4–14 SEC)
Headcoach
- Chris Beard (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
- Mark Adams (2nd season)
- Brian Burg (3rd season)
- Bob Donewald Jr. (3rd season)
- Wes Flanigan (3rd season)
- Al Pinkins (3rd, 6th overall season)
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 15–20 (4–14 SEC) |
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| Home arena | SJB Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Florida | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Alabama | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Arkansas † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 28 | – | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Vanderbilt | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Tennessee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Texas | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 21 | – | 16 | .568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 22 | – | 16 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 20 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Rebels finished the 2024–25 season 24–12, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the conference. In the 2025 SEC tournament, held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, the Rebels defeated Arkansas, 83−80, in the second round before losing to Auburn, 62–57 in the quarterfinals. In the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the Rebels defeated North Carolina, 71–64, in the first round, and Iowa State, 91–78, in the second round to reach their first Sweet Sixteen since 2001, and only the second in school history, where they eventually fell to Michigan State, 73–70.[1]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | Ref. |
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| Mikeal Brown-Jones | 1 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Graduated | |
| TJ Caldwell | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to Arkansas State | [2] |
| Sean Pedulla | 3 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Edmond, Oklahoma | Graduated | |
| Jaemyn Brakefield | 4 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi | Graduated | |
| Jaylen Murray | 5 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | The Bronx, New York | Graduated | |
| Robert Cowherd | 6 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Grayson, Georgia | Transferred to Southern Miss | [3] |
| Davon Barnes | 7 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee | Graduated | |
| John Bol | 10 | C | 7'1" | 190 | Freshman | Boma, South Sudan | Transferred to UCF | [4] |
| Matthew Murrell | 11 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee | Graduated | |
| Dre Davis | 14 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Graduated | |
| Ja'Von Benson | 21 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Senior | Columbia, South Carolina | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Augusto Cassiá | 88 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Salvador, Brazil | Butler |
| Corey Chest | 1 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana | LSU |
| Kezza Giffa | 13 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Paris, France | High Point |
| Hobert Grayson IV | 5 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Gonzales, Louisiana | Ouachita Baptist |
| Koren Johnson | 3 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Seattle, Washington | Louisville |
| Ilias Kamardine | 6 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Marseille, France | JDA Dijon Basket |
| Travis Perry | 11 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Sophomore | Eddyville, Kentucky | Kentucky |
| James Scott | 4 | F | 6'11" | 220 | Junior | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Louisville |
| AJ Storr | 2 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Rockford, Illinois | Kansas |
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2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Niko Bundalo #6 PF |
Canton, Ohio | Prolific Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 20, 2025 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (87) | ||||||
| Tylis Jordan #11 PF |
Milledgeville, Georgia | Wheeler HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82) | ||||||
| Patton Pinkins #13 SG |
Lubbock, Texas | Frenship HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 14 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 26, 2025* 11:30 am |
Saint Mary's | L 53–68 | – | – | – | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 88–58 | 1–0 |
20 – Dia | 9 – Scott | 4 – Tied | SJB Pavilion (8,883) Oxford, MS | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 86–65 | 2–0 |
19 – Storr | 9 – Chest | 7 – Kamardine | SJB Pavilion (8,212) Oxford, MS | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 8:00 pm, SECN |
Memphis Rivalry |
W 83–77 | 3–0 |
26 – Kamardine | 7 – Scott | 5 – Giffa | SJB Pavilion (8,731) Oxford, MS | ||||
| November 14, 2025* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
Cal State Bakersfield Rod Barnes Tad Pad game |
W 82–60 | 4–0 |
14 – Storr | 6 – Dia | 3 – Tied | Tad Smith Coliseum (4,362) Oxford, MS | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
Austin Peay Acrisure Series on-campus game |
W 72–65 | 5–0 |
18 – Dia | 7 – Tied | 7 – Kamardine | SJB Pavilion (7,473) Oxford, MS | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 8:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Iowa Acrisure Classic semifinals |
L 69–74 | 5–1 |
22 – Storr | 8 – Scott | 4 – Kamardine | Acrisure Arena Palm Desert, CA | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 11:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Utah Acrisure Classic third-place game |
L 74–75 | 5–2 |
17 – Dia | 9 – Dia | 3 – Tied | Acrisure Arena Palm Desert, CA | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 8:00 pm, SECN |
Miami (FL) ACC–SEC Challenge |
L 66–75 | 5–3 |
11 – Tied | 9 – Dia | 6 – Kamardine | SJB Pavilion (9,373) Oxford, MS | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, Peacock/NBCSN |
at No. 23 St. John's | L 58–63 | 5–4 |
18 – Dia | 10 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (14,799) New York, NY | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
vs. Southern Miss Mississippi Coast Coliseum Classic |
W 71–67 | 6–4 |
21 – Storr | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS | ||||
| December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
vs. Alabama A&M | W 80–66 | 7–4 |
27 – Dia | 7 – Tied | 8 – Kamardine | Cadence Bank Arena (2,317) Tupelo, MS | ||||
| December 21, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. NC State | L 62–76 | 7–5 |
21 – Perry | 11 – Dia | 3 – Klafke | First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||
| December 29, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN |
Alcorn State | W 79–43 | 8–5 |
14 – Giffa | 11 – Tied | 4 – Pinkins | SJB Pavilion (8,362) Oxford, MS | ||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2026 2:30 pm, SECN |
at Oklahoma | L 70–86 | 8–6 (0–1) |
25 – Pinkins | 6 – Dia | 2 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (7,040) Norman, OK | ||||
| January 7, 2026 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 15 Arkansas | L 87–94 | 8–7 (0–2) |
16 – Tied | 6 – Dia | 4 – Kamardine | SJB Pavilion (8,012) Oxford, MS | ||||
| January 10, 2026 5:00 pm, SECN |
Missouri | W 76–69 | 9–7 (1–2) |
26 – Storr | 11 – Dia | 5 – Johnson | SJB Pavilion (7,859) Oxford, MS | ||||
| January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 21 Georgia | W 97–95 OT | 10–7 (2–2) |
27 – Storr | 9 – Chest | 6 – Kamardine | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA | ||||
| January 17, 2026 7:30 pm, SECN |
at Mississippi State Rivalry |
W 68–67 | 11–7 (3–2) |
17 – Tied | 11 – Dia | 5 – Kamardine | Humphrey Coliseum (9,212) Starkville, MS | ||||
| January 20, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
Auburn | L 66–78 | 11–8 (3–3) |
18 – Storr | 5 – Tied | 4 – Storr | SJB Pavilion (9,530) Oxford, MS | ||||
| January 24, 2026 10:00 am, ESPN |
at Kentucky | L 63–72 | 11–9 (3–4) |
20 – Storr | 10 – Chest | 4 – Kamardine | Rupp Arena (19,831) Lexington, KY | ||||
| January 31, 2026 5:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 18 Vanderbilt | L 68–71 | 11–10 (3–5) |
16 – Tied | 5 – Kamardine | 1 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (11,760) Nashville, TN | ||||
| February 3, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 25 Tennessee | L 66–84 | 11–11 (3–6) |
15 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (18,882) Knoxville, TN | ||||
| February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Texas | L 68–79 | 11–12 (3–7) |
14 – Klafke | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Moody Center Austin, TX | ||||
| February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, SECN |
Alabama | L 74–93 | 11–13 (3–8) |
27 – Storr | 9 – Klafke | 5 – Kamardine | SJB Pavilion (8,148) Oxford, MS | ||||
| February 14, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN2 |
Mississippi State Rivalry |
L 78–90 | 11–14 (3–9) |
32 – Dia | 7 – Dia | 5 – Tied | SJB Pavilion (8,476) Oxford, MS | ||||
| February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, SECN |
at Texas A&M | L 77–80 | 11–15 (3–10) |
21 – Storr | 5 – Dia | 6 – Johnson | Reed Arena (8,594) College Station, TX | ||||
| February 21, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN |
No. 12 Florida | L 75–94 | 11–16 (3–11) |
24 – Dia | 6 – Dia | 4 – Perry | SJB Pavilion (8,051) Oxford, MS | ||||
| February 25, 2026 8:00 pm, SECN |
LSU | L 99–106 2OT | 11–17 (3–12) |
26 – Kamardine | 7 – Tied | 10 – Kamardine | SJB Pavilion (7,357) Oxford, MS | ||||
| February 28, 2026 7:30 pm, SECN |
at Auburn | W 85–79 | 12–17 (4–12) |
26 – Tied | 8 – Klafke | 4 – Tied | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
| March 3, 2026 8:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 24 Vanderbilt | L 86–89 OT | 12–18 (4–13) |
16 – Pinkins | 11 – Chest | 3 – Scott | SJB Pavilion (7,300) Oxford, MS | ||||
| March 7, 2026 12:00 pm, SECN |
South Carolina | L 61–64 | 12–19 (4–14) |
22 – Dia | 6 – Klafke | 4 – Kamardine | SJB Pavilion (7,543) Oxford, MS | ||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN |
(15) | vs. (10) Texas First round |
W 76–66 | 13–19 |
23 – Dia | 9 – Scott | 3 – Kamardine | Bridgestone Arena (10,701) Nashville, TN | |||
| March 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN |
(15) | vs. (7) Georgia Second round |
W 76–72 | 14–19 |
19 – Storr | 13 – Scott | 4 – Kamardine | Bridgestone Arena (11,457) Nashville, TN | |||
| March 13, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN |
(15) | vs. (2) No. 15 Alabama Quarterfinal |
W 80–79 | 15–19 |
17 – Storr | 10 – Scott | 4 – Kamardine | Bridgestone Arena (15,085) Nashville, TN | |||
| March 14, 2026 2:30 p.m., ESPN |
(15) | vs. (3) No. 17 Arkansas Semifinal |
L 90–93 OT | 15–20 |
24 – Storr | 9 – Scott | 3 – Tied | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. [6] | |||||||||||