2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	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);
Home arena	SJB Pavilion

2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 23 Georgia	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
LSU	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Missouri	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
No. 14 Alabama	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
No. 18 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
No. 19 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Texas	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Auburn	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
No. 22 Florida	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represents 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, 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.

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

Ole Miss Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref.
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

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Niko Bundalo #6 PF	Canton, Ohio	Prolific Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 20, 2025
Niko Bundalo #6 PF	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
Tylis Jordan #11 PF	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
Patton Pinkins #13 SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 14
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ole Miss 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 12, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Malik Dia	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Belmont	Murfreesboro, TN
F	1	Corey Chest	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	LSU	New Orleans, LA
G	2	AJ Storr	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Kansas	Rockford, IL
G	3	Koren Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Louisville	Seattle, WA
F	4	James Scott	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Louisville	Fayetteville, NC
F	5	Hobert Grayson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Ouachita Baptist	Gonzales, LA
G	6	Ilias Kamardine	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	JDA Dijon Basket	Marseille, France
F	7	Niko Bundalo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Prolific Prep	Canton, OH
G	8	Eduardo Klafke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	NBA Academy	Franca, Brazil
F	10	Tylis Jordan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Wheeler HS	Milledgeville, GA
G	11	Travis Perry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Kentucky	Eddyville, KY
G	13	Kezza Giffa	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	High Point	Paris, France
G	22	Max Smith (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Anderson HS	Austin, TX
G	23	Patton Pinkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Frenship HS	Lubbock, TX
G	31	Zach Day	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Midland Christian	Midland, TX
F	88	Augusto Cassiá	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Butler	Salvador, Brazil

Head coach

Chris Beard (Texas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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	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						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 3, 2026 2:30 pm, SECN	at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 7, 2026 8:00 pm, SECN	Arkansas						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 10, 2026 5:00 pm, SECN	Missouri						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 17, 2026 7:30 pm, SECN	at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 20, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	Auburn						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 24, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN	at Kentucky						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 31, 2026 7:30 pm, SECN	Vanderbilt						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 3, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 11, 2026 6:00 pm, SECN	Alabama						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 14, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Mississippi State						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, SECN	at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 21, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2	Florida						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 25, 2026 8:00 pm, SECN	LSU						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 28, 2026 7:30 pm, SECN	at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
March 4, 2026 5:30 pm, ESPNews	at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 7, 2026 12:00 pm, SECN	South Carolina						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 11–15, 2026							Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP^[7]	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—

References

^ Rittenberg, Adam (March 24, 2025). "Ole Miss cruises past Iowa State, seals spot in Sweet 16". Milwaukee, Wisconsin: ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ "TJ Caldwell Signs with A-State Men's Basketball". Arkansas State athletics. April 29, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ "𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 😏". Southern Miss athletics. May 20, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ "Transfer Center John Bol Joins Men's Hoops". UCF athletics. April 17, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ "2025 Ole Miss Basketball Transfer Portal". Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ "The D1 Docket". d1docket.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[1] Rittenberg, Adam (March 24, 2025). "Ole Miss cruises past Iowa State, seals spot in Sweet 16". Milwaukee, Wisconsin: ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[2] "TJ Caldwell Signs with A-State Men's Basketball". Arkansas State athletics. April 29, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[3] "𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 😏". Southern Miss athletics. May 20, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[4] "Transfer Center John Bol Joins Men's Hoops". UCF athletics. April 17, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[5] "2025 Ole Miss Basketball Transfer Portal". Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[6] "The D1 Docket". d1docket.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[7] "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

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Venues	Original Gym (1914–1929) Old Gym (1929–1966) Tad Smith Coliseum (1966–2016) The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss (2016–present)
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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References