2026–27 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2026–27 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team will represent the University of Mississippi during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels, led by fourth-year head coach, Chris Beard, will play 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
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Headcoach
- Chris Beard (4th season)
Assistant coaches
- Mark Adams (3rd season)
- Petar Aleksić (1st season)
- Brian Burg (4th season)
- Al Pinkins (7th season)
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 SEC) |
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| Home arena | SJB Pavilion |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2027 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Rebels finished the 2025–26 season 15–20, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place in the conference.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Malik Dia | 0 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Graduated |
| Corey Chest | 1 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana | Transferred to McNeese |
| AJ Storr | 2 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Rockford, Illinois | Transferred to UNLV |
| Koren Johnson | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Seattle, Washington | Transferred to Portland State |
| James Scott | 4 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Junior | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Transferred to Georgia |
| Hobert Grayson IV | 5 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Gonzales, Louisiana | Graduated |
| Niko Bundalo | 7 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Freshman | Canton, Ohio | Transferred to UT Arlington |
| Eduardo Klafke | 8 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Franca, Brazil | Transferred to Butler |
| Tylis Jordan | 10 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Freshman | Milledgeville, Georgia | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
| Travis Perry | 11 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Eddyville, Kentucky | Transferred to Dayton |
| Kezza Giffa | 13 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Paris, France | Graduated |
| Max Smith | 22 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Austin, Texas | Graduated |
| Augusto Cassiá | 88 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Salvador, Brazil | Transferred to UTEP |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Ben Henshall | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Perth, Australia | Perth Wildcats | |
| Santiago Trouet | 1 | F | 6'11" | 218 | Junior | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Arizona State |
| Roman Siulepa | 4 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Brisbane, Australia | Pittsburgh |
| Dasear Haskins | 8 | G | 6'8" | 200 | Junior | Willingboro, New Jersey | Saint Joseph's |
| Budd Clark | 22 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Seton Hall |
| Stefan Čičić | 28 | C | 7'0" | 260 | Sophomore | Riverside, Illinois | Pepperdine |
| Christian Brown | 88 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Sophomore | Franklin, Tennessee | James Madison |
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2026 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jaron Saulsberry F |
Marietta, Georgia | Wheeler HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 1, 2025 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN:  (82) | ||||||
| Yohance Connor G |
Charlotte, North Carolina | Combine Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 21, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81) | ||||||
| Daniel Patton F |
Houston, Texas | Cypress Falls HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 19, 2026 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
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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 15, 2026 7:00 pm |
vs. Alabama Ballin in Boutwell |
Boutwell Memorial Auditorium Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
| October 27, 2026* |
UAB | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 2, 2026* |
Alcorn State | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| November 6, 2026* |
Central Arkansas | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| November 10, 2026* |
Southeastern Louisiana | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| November 17, 2026* |
Nicholls | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| November 23, 2026* |
vs. Clemson Maui Invitational first round |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
| November 24, 2026* |
vs. BYU/Washington Maui Invitational |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
| November 25, 2026* |
vs. TBD Maui Invitational |
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI | |||||||||
| December 1, 2026* |
at Virginia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
| December 7, 2026* |
William & Mary | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| December 12, 2026* |
vs. Louisiana–Monroe | Landers Center Southaven, MS | |||||||||
| December 15, 2026* |
Youngstown State | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| December 19, 2026* |
vs. NC State | Huntington Bank Arena Tupelo, MS | |||||||||
| December 22, 2026* |
vs. Southern Miss | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS | |||||||||
| December 28, 2026* |
Jackson State | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2027 |
Georgia | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| January 5/6, 2027 |
at Kentucky | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| January 9, 2027 |
Texas | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| January 12/13, 2027 |
at Alabama | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||||
| January 16, 2027 |
at Auburn | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| January 23, 2027 |
Texas A&M | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| January 26/27, 2027 |
Vanderbilt | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| January 30, 2027 |
at Missouri | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| February 2/3, 2027 |
Kentucky | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| February 5, 2027 |
at LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||||
| February 9/10, 2027 |
at Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
| February 13, 2027 |
Mississippi State | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| February 16/17, 2027 |
Tennessee | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| February 20, 2027 |
at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||||||||
| February 23/24, 2027 |
at Florida | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | |||||||||
| February 27, 2027 |
Oklahoma | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| March 2/3, 2027 |
Auburn | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| March 6, 2027 |
at Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||||||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10–14, 2027 |
vs. | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. [2] [3] | |||||||||||