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Ole Miss men's basketball releases 2025-26 non-conference schedule

11by: Jake Thompson23 hours agoJakeThompsonOn3
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Mississippi Rebels forward Malik Dia (0) looks to the crowd during their second round game of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, March 13, 2025. Mandatory credit: © Nicole Hester / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Ole Miss men’s basketball team opened up preseason camp this week and the first game against another opponent is about a month out.

An exhibition game against St. Mary’s on October 26 will be the first chance to see Chris Beard’s third roster in Oxford before the games start to count eight days later.

On Thursday Ole Miss released its non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 season, completing its entire schedule for the year along with the Southeastern Conference slate already announced.

Beard has curated a non-conference slate that fits the goals and desires he has for November and December. A schedule that is fitting for an Ole Miss team that is wanting to strengthen its resume and aiming for a second-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament.

A trip to New York City to play St. John’s in Madison Square Garden on December 6 headlines a stout non-conference schedule.

Last season the Rebels made it to the Sweet 16 for only the second time in program history, losing to Michigan State in Atlanta back in March.

Beard has double-digit newcomers to this year’s team that has only Malik Dia and Eduardo Klafke as key returners from that NCAA Tournament squad.

“I think, above all, if I had to describe this team based on what we learned this summer in preseason, we have a lot of depth, which should translate to us having very competitive practices, which ultimately in college basketball is where you improve,” Beard said on Thursday. “That’s been a real positive.”

Below is the complete 2025-26 Ole Miss men’s basketball schedule

  • November 3 – Southeastern Louisiana
  • November 7 – Louisiana Monroe
  • November 11 – Memphis
  • November 14 – Cal State Bakersfield (Tad Pad Throwback Game)
  • November 18 – Austin Peay
  • November 25 – Iowa (Palm Springs, California)
  • November 26 – Utah / Washington (Palm Springs, California)
  • December 2 – Miami (ACC/SEC Challenge)
  • December 6 – at St. John’s
  • December 13 – Southern Mississippi (at Biloxi)
  • December 17 – Alabama A&M (at Tupelo)
  • December 21 – North Carolina State (at Greensboro, North Carolina)
  • December 29 – Alcorn State
  • January 3 – at Oklahoma
  • Januayr 6/7 – Arkansas
  • January 10 – Missouri
  • January 13/14 – at Georgia
  • January 17 – at Mississippi State
  • January 20/21 – Auburn
  • January 24 – at Kentucky
  • January 31 – Vanderbilt
  • February 3/4 – at Tennessee
  • February 7 – at Texas
  • February 11 – Alabama
  • February 14 – Mississippi State
  • February 18 – at Texas A&M
  • February 21 – Florida
  • February 24/25 – LSU
  • February 28 – at Auburn
  • March 3/4 – at Vanderbilt
  • March 7 – South Carolina

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