Chris Beard finalizes his first-year staff at Ole Miss
Chris Beard has his people his place for his first season at Ole Miss after finalizing his staff this week.
The first-year Rebels head coach announced his full staff, both on and off the court, on Wednesday. A total of nine people will make up Beard’s staff.
There were not many surprises to the announcement as The Ole Miss Spirit has been on Beard’s staff development since the spring but it does provide some confirmation to names that have been floated around, talked to or seen in Oxford.
Beard has been high on Win Case since coming to Ole Miss in March and even told The Spirit as much in an exclusive interview last month. On Wednesday that was proven as Case was named Special Assistant to the Coach.
Case was a stabilizing presence for Beard after his hiring as the former served as the acting head coach the final weeks of last season and throughout the last four months.
“Win’s a winner. Win’s an elite coach,” Beard told The Spirit. “I’ve known Win for decades. …Win’s also a great person. High character. He impact’s the player’s lives. He’s a great role model. He’s a truth teller. He’s a positive guy. He brings great energy every day. So you know, we’re pleased to have Win in the organization. And we believe it’ll impact winning.”
As for the one-the-court staff Beard announced Wes Flanigan, Al Pinkins and Bob Donewald, Jr. as assistant coaches.
Pinkins has been with Beard at Ole Miss since the spring after the two were spotted at a football practice. Flanigan came to Oxford a couple months later and Donewald is the final piece of the puzzle and making his third stint on a Beard staff.
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Former Georgia Southern head coach Brian Burg, another former Beard staffer, was named an analyst on Beard’s staff at Ole Miss. This will be Burg’s third stint with Beard after working together at Texas Tech and Little Rock.
Beard announced four other hires as off-the-court support staff for Ole Miss, including more familiar faces.
Another person working with Beard for a third time is John Reilly who was named the Rebels Strength and Conditioning Coach. Reilly spent the previous two seasons at Texas and also worked at Texas Tech from 2016-21.
Parker Edison was named the Director of Basketball Operations and is reuniting with Beard after working together at Texas Tech. Edison comes to Ole Miss after working at UT Arlington the past five years.
After spending the previous two seasons at University of South Carolina Upstate Anthony Johnson is coming to Ole Miss as the team’s Director of Player Development.
Derrick Mallison was named the Director of Video Operations and making his first stint on a Beard staff.
