It does not feel that long ago since Ole Miss basketball had an incredible NCAA Tournament run. Head coach Chris Beard has lost a lot of that roster but has reloaded via the transfer portal and has built another good-looking team that can go to the postseason in the 2025-26 season.
Beard spoke to the media ahead of summer workouts regarding the team and the upcoming season. The third-year Rebel coach stated the rest of the college basketball teams but confirmed it was not arrogance on the team’s part.
“You know, at Ole Miss, it’s not arrogance or self-promotion, but we will play anyone, anytime, anywhere, it’s the way we have always been. We want to play that schedule.”
Chris Beard
The comment came after Chris Beard discussed the game, scheduled against St. John’s in December, which would be played at Madison Square Garden. He gave a nod to the program and its head coach, Rick Pitino, with the Red Storm, one of the top teams in college basketball, making the second round in this past season’s NCAA Tournament.
The scheduled game backs up what Beard is looking to do at Ole Miss. Despite having an uber-competitive conference schedule with the SEC, the premium conference in college basketball, he still wants to have big teams in the non-conference schedule.
Last season, the Rebels faced BYU, Purdue, Louisville, Memphis, and Colorado State in non-conference play, all of which are NCAA Tournament teams from the 2024-25 season. They will face another ACC team in the SEC/ACC challenge, which is likely to be another top team from that conference, stacked in college basketball. They will also play Memphis once again this coming season.
Beard confirmed that they are working to get more top teams on the schedule, but it’s not easy after playing so well last season.
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