No. 24 Ole Miss looks to keep its early momentum when it hosts Grambling State on Friday night. Watch free on Fubo today.
No. 24 Ole Miss (1-0), one of nine Southeastern Conference squads ranked in the Associated Press’ preseason Top 25, avoided the upset bug in its opener on Monday and welcomes Grambling State (1-0) to Black Pavilion in Oxford, Mississippi, on Friday night. Chris Beard, who led Texas Tech to the NCAA tournament championship in 2019, enters his second season leading the Rebels, who were 20-12 last season. Ole Miss hasn’t reached the tourney since 2019 and its last postseason big came in the 2021 NIT. The Tigers won their first NCAA tournament game last season, getting out of the First Four in its first tourney visit, before losing to Purdue in the first round. Coach Donte Jackson is 118-100 at Grambling State, which was 21-15 last season.
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Game Date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: SEC Network (Local)
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The Rebels rolled to a 90-60 win over visiting LIU on Monday night as senior guard Jaylen Murray pumped in 24 points. Fellow returnee Jaemyn Brakefield came off the bench for 12 points. Ole Miss has a whopping 10 seniors on the roster, including transfers Malik Dia (Belmont), Dre Davis (Seton Hall), Sean Pedulla (Virginia Tech) and Mikeal Brown-Jones (UNC Greensboro).
Antwan Burnett finished with 19 points and eight rebounds as the Tigers hammered NAIA foe Southern University of New Orleans 92-42 on Monday night at home. Kintavious Dozier, another returning senior, added 15 points as six players finished in double figures. The team added transfers James Graham III (Maryland) and Ernest Ross (NC State) in the offseason.
Other transfers arriving for the Rebels include Davon Barnes (Sam Houston) and Ja’Von Benson (Hampton) and Ole Miss also added four-star freshman John Bol along with three-star recruit Eduardo Klafke.
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