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Ole Miss finalizes 2026-27 men’s basketball nonconference schedule

Jon Myers

Ole Miss has finalized its men's basketball nonconference schedule for the 2026-27 season, coach Chris Beard announced. The Rebels are scheduled to play seven regular-season games at the SBJ Pavilion and three neutral-site games in Biloxi, Jackson and Southaven, Mississippi.

The schedule also includes three games in the Southwest Maui Invitational and one game in the SEC/ACC Challenge. Tickets for the neutral-site games in Mississippi will be available for purchase at a later date.

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Ole Miss will begin with exhibitions against Alabama on Oct. 15 in Birmingham, Alabama, and UAB on Oct. 27. The regular-season schedule opens Nov. 2 against Alcorn State, followed by games against Central Arkansas on Nov. 6, Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 10 and Nicholls State on Nov. 17.

The Rebels will then play Clemson on Nov. 23 in Maui, Hawaii, followed by a Nov. 24 matchup against either BYU or Washington and a Nov. 25 game against an opponent to be determined. Ole Miss will face Virginia Tech on Dec. 1 in the SEC/ACC Challenge.

The remaining schedule includes William & Mary on Dec. 7, Louisiana-Monroe in Southaven on Dec. 12, Youngstown State on Dec. 15, NC State in Jackson on Dec. 19, Southern Miss in Biloxi on Dec. 22 and Jackson State on Dec. 28.

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."