Ole Miss basketball SEC opponents announced for 2025-26 schedule
OXFORD — Ole Miss basketball's SEC opponents for the 2025-26 schedule were revealed on June 18.
Ole Miss will host Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Missouri and South Carolina. The Rebels are set to travel to Georgia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M.
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There will be home-and-home series against Auburn, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. SEC play begins on Jan. 3. The SEC tournament will begin March 11 in Nashville.
Game details will be announced later.
The Rebels ended the 2024-25 season with a loss to Michigan State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.
There is one game locked in on the Ole Miss schedule for 2025-26. On Dec. 2, Ole Miss will play Miami in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Ole Miss has had much roster turnover in the offseason. Sean Pedulla, Matthew Murrell, Jaemyn Brakefield and Dre Davis are among the top-contributing Rebels who have graduated.
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FEATURE: Why Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard studied Tom Brady in offseason
Coach Chris Beard has added eight players from the transfer portal. Although Beard has said it is too early to forecast a roster, transfer forward James Scott (Louisville), guard Travis Perry (Kentucky), AJ Storr (Kansas), Kezza Giffa (High Point) and LSU transfer forward Corey Chest could help play big roles alongside returners Malik Dia and Eduardo Klafke.
Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_
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