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Chris Beard finalizes Ole Miss men’s basketball staff for 2026-27

Jon Myers

Ole Miss men’s basketball coach Chris Beard has finalized his staff for the 2026-27 season in Oxford, according to Ole Miss Athletics.

Petar Aleksić, Josh Baskin, Austin Cox, Anthony Fobb and Noah Stansbury joined the program’s staff during the offseason. Aleksić and Fobb are listed as first-year assistant coaches, while Cox is director of basketball operations, Baskin is director of basketball intelligence and Stansbury is director of player personnel.

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Brian Burg was promoted to general manager, and Matt Eisele and Matt Winsberg were elevated to assistant coach positions. Eisele is also the recruiting coordinator, while Winsberg is the director of video operations.

The staff also includes assistant coaches Mark Adams and Al Pinkins, strength and conditioning coach John Reilly, and athletic trainer John Raybon. Beard is entering his fourth year as head coach, while Burg, Pinkins, Reilly and Raybon are listed in their fourth years with Ole Miss.

The 2026-27 support staff includes graduate managers Easton Allen, DJ Courtney, Jackson Grimes, Marcanvis “KG” Hymon and Jensen Linton.

Source: Ole Miss Athletics.

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Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."