News Category: Mississippi Rebels

Ole Miss, Texas A&M eye deep SEC run to earn NCAA berth

No. 7 seed Texas A&M and No. 10 seed Ole Miss need a deep run in the Southeastern Conference tournament if they hold any March Madness aspirations. Desperate for a couple of wins, the teams meet Thursday night in downtown Nashville, Tenn. The winner will advance to Friday’s matchup against second-seeded Kentucky, which was victorious at SEC regular-season champion Tennessee in the campaign’s finale Saturday. Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams’ group is part of bracket

Ole Miss, Texas A&M with meet with work left to be done

Ole Miss and visiting Texas A&M look for a final resume builder in advance of the Southeastern Conference tournament when they square off on Saturday afternoon in the regular-season finale for both at Oxford, Miss. The Rebels (20-10, 7-10 SEC) head home after a 69-66 loss at Georgia on Tuesday. Jaemyn Brakefield and Jaylen Murray each put up 19 points for Ole Miss. The Rebels trailed by 11 points with 2:45 remaining before reeling off

Slumping Georgia tries to change course against Ole Miss

Georgia will try to snap a three-game losing streak Tuesday night when it hosts Mississippi in its final home game. The late-season struggle hasn’t been easy for the Bulldogs (15-14, 5-11 Southeastern Conference), who go into the league matchup with the Rebels looking to turn things around after a 70-56 home loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. Overall, the Bulldogs have lost 9 of 10. “The teams at the top of our league stay the

Ole Miss faces Missouri, aiming to breathe life into NCAA chase

After losing six of their last seven games, Ole Miss will have to play its way back into NCAA Tournament consideration. The Rebels (19-9, 6-9 SEC) will try to start that process Saturday against struggling Missouri (8-20, 0-15) in Columbia, Mo. “Every game is big,” Ole Miss coach Chris Beard said. “I don’t use the terminology that it’s a big game. They’re all big. Bill Russell said it best: The most important game you’ll compete

No. 14 Alabama aims to locate defense in meeting with Ole Miss

Alabama is tied with Tennessee for first place in the Southeastern Conference. And the Crimson Tide reside toward the middle of the Associated Press Top 25 poll, although they dropped from No. 13 to No. 14 on Monday, two days after a 117-95 loss at Kentucky. So Alabama (19-8, 11-3) remains in a strong position for the postseason as it visits Ole Miss on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss. But Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats

No. 20 South Carolina looks to halt skid in meeting vs. Ole Miss

No. 20 South Carolina has had nearly a full week to reflect after suffering its first consecutive losses of the season. The Gamecocks (21-5, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) rose to No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll before being routed 101-61 at then-No. 13 Auburn on Feb. 14. Then, South Carolina fell in the final seconds to visiting LSU 64-63 last Saturday. South Carolina hopes to get back on the winning track when it

Streaking Mississippi State seeks vengeance on rival Ole Miss

Mississippi State has rattled off three consecutive wins and hopes to keep that streak going against rival Ole Miss on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss. The Bulldogs lost to the Rebels in the first meeting of the season on Jan. 30, 86-82, despite leading most of the first half. The importance of Round 2 against Ole Miss isn’t lost on Mississippi State coach Chris Jans. “The rivalry is what it is,” Jans told The Dispatch

Ole Miss aims to end slide vs. reeling Missouri

After losing three straight games to ranked opponents, Ole Miss wants to get back on track toward NCAA Tournament consideration. The Rebels (18-6, 5-6 Southeastern Conference) will have an opportunity to do so when they host reeling Missouri (8-16, 0-11) on Saturday in Oxford, Miss. Ole Miss is coming off losses to Auburn (91-77), South Carolina (68-65) and Kentucky (75-63). Rebels coach Chris Beard believes his team’s turnaround must come at the defensive end. “We

No. 22 Kentucky, Ole Miss back in league action, seek consistency

Kentucky and Ole Miss haven’t played a Southeastern Conference game in a week. The No. 22 Wildcats (16-7, 6-4 SEC) lost a nonconference home game against Gonzaga 89-85 on Saturday, four days after beating visiting Vanderbilt 109-77 in their most recent conference game. The Rebels (18-5, 5-5) didn’t play at all over the weekend as they tried to regroup from consecutive defeats, most recently a 68-65 loss at then-No. 15 South Carolina on Feb. 6.

No. 15 South Carolina joins poll, hosts Ole Miss

Ole Miss has been in and out of the Associated Press Top 25 this season. No. 15 South Carolina just entered the poll for the first time since 2017. The regrouping Rebels (18-5, 5-4 SEC) and the surging Gamecocks (19-3, 7-2 SEC) will meet Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C. “We’re top 20 in my opinion, but we don’t really care about it,” South Carolina freshman forward Collin Murray-Boyles said before learning the team entered the