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Ole Miss basketball to hold open practice at Columbus Air Force base

Ole Miss men's basketball will hold an open practice at the Air Force Base in Columbus on Monday, Oct. 5, at 6:30 p.m. Central time. Fans with base access are invited to attend and spend the evening with the team.

Coaches and student-athletes will be available for meet-and-greet activities after practice.

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The Columbus event is the first of four opportunities to watch the Rebels outside Oxford but within Mississippi. The team is also scheduled to play in Southaven on Dec. 12, Jackson on Dec. 19 and Biloxi on Dec. 22.

Tip times, television designations and ticket information for those games will be released later.

The Columbus AFB Fitness Center supports Team 14 with fitness programs and facilities, including cardio and strength-training equipment, weight-machine and free-weight rooms, a spin studio, an aerobics room, two racquetball courts and a full-size basketball court.

Source: Ole Miss Athletics.

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."