Beard Me: Ole Miss basketball’s SEC schedule is out
The 2023-24 Ole Miss men’s basketball schedule is officially complete.
The SEC on Thursday released the dates for its 18-game conference slate — which includes 13 games for the Rebels against 20-win teams from last season, as well as 14 against postseason teams.
Ole Miss last month posted its full non-conference schedule. The Rebels are poised to square off against three conference champions, six 20-win teams and six postseason teams.
Ole Miss doesn’t play its first away game until November 22 — a road trip to Temple. The Rebels return home to host NC State for the ACC/SEC Challenge on November 28. They’ll renew their rivalry with Memphis on December 2.
NC State and Memphis were both NCAA Tournament teams a year ago. The pair accounts for two of four 20-win teams from last season the Rebels face off against in this season’s first seven games.
“It’s almost September,” Beard said previously, when asked of the makeup of his first Ole Miss roster. “I’ve got to feel good now. Obviously recruiting never stops, but right now, our roster’s intact.”
Notably, Ole Miss is still waiting on the NCAA regarding waivers for transfers Moussa Cisse and Brandon Murray.
Beard added, “We had 16 players at practice this morning. There’s 16 guys I believe in. The first step is believing in somebody. The next step, which is a big one, is trusting guys. I don’t trust all 16 guys yet, but I believe in them and I could see what each of them could be and what we could be together.”
Chris Beard: Ole Miss still waiting on NCAA regarding waivers for Moussa Cisse and Brandon Murray
Ole Miss, as it does on a near-annual basis, will open SEC action on the road.
The Rebels travel to Tennessee (January 6), followed by back-to-back home games (Florida/January 10 and Vanderbilt/January 13) and back-to-back road trips (LSU/January 17 and Auburn/January 20).
Ole Miss hosts Arkansas on January 24 before closing out the month at Texas A&M (January 27) and against in-state rival Mississippi State (January 30).
The Rebels welcome Auburn on February 3. They trip to South Carolina February 6 and Kentucky February 13. The rest of the schedule is Missouri (February 17), at Mississippi State (February 21), South Carolina (February 28), at Missouri (March 2), at Georgia (March 5) and Texas A&M (March 9).
The 2024 SEC Tournament will begin on March 13 in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena. All times and TV designations for each game will be announced at a later date. The Ole Miss women’s schedule was released earlier this week and can be found HERE.
