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Rebel Rewind: Ole Miss has won first 10 games in a season for fourth time in program history

Ben Garrettby:Ben Garrett•12/17/23•

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Ole Miss center Jamarion Sharp

Ole Miss used a career-best offensive effort from veteran forward Jaemyn Brakefield to score a season-best 88 points in a win over Cal in the 2023 Hall of Fame Series in San Antonio on Saturday.

And with the win, the Rebels are riding the sixth-best overall winning streak in program history. They’ve won each of their first 10 games in a season for just the fourth time ever. 

First-year head coach Chris Beard has now led three separates programs to 10-0 starts to open a season in his career. Another was his 2018-19 Texas Tech Red Raiders. They reached the NCAA Tournament Championship Game.

Brakefield had 27 points on a career-high five made threes. Ole Miss, as a team, shot 50 percent from both the field and three-point line. Senior guard Matthew Murrell scored 19 to move ahead of Jason Harrison and Coolidge Ball to No. 37 in Ole Miss all-time career points (1,084 total points).

Two other Rebels (Allen Flanigan, 12 and TJ Caldwell 11) scored in double figures. Brandon Murray, the two-time transfer from LSU and Georgetown, made his Ole Miss debut and had three points.

Ole Miss next returns home for a showdown with Troy on Tuesday. Tipoff in the SJB Pavilion is 6 p.m. CT. The included highlights were provided by Ole Miss Athletics.

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