Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels will work through a critical offseason in Oxford with the program gearing up to retool the roster following a Sweet 16 run in the NCAA Tournament. Beard and Co. have cemented themselves as a force across the college basketball landscape with the Rebels now looking to reload via the NCAA Transfer Portal.

Beard's statement is music to the ears of Rebels fans, as the men's basketball team is the best it has been in over 20 years. When the Indiana job opened up and St. John's coach Rick Pitino recommended Beard, Ole Miss fans held their breath, but it sounds like they have nothing to worry about.

Ole Miss basketball's Malik Dia and Sean Pedulla combined for 35 points in the Rebels' Sweet 16 loss to Michigan State.

Jase Richardson scored 24 points and Michigan State surged past Mississippi in the second half for a 73-70 victory on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

The Spartans once again overcame a double-digit deficit to knock off Ole Miss in the Sweet 16 on Friday night. Michigan State didn't get its first lead of the game until midway through the second half,

The Michigan State Spartans look to keep their March Madness run alive and improve to the Elite Eight on Friday as they go head-to-head with the No. 6-seeded Ole Miss Rebels. The Spartans bounced back from an early exit from the Big Ten Tournament,

Jase Richardson’s hot shooting helped Michigan State overcome a poor start and move into another Elite Eight, though the Spartans need at least one more win for a real celebration. “We don’t put up any banners for Elite Eights,

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Spartans 73-70 win over the Rebels in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

The first of today’s Sweet 16 matchups will be between No. 2 Michigan State and No. 6 Ole Miss. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Bryant Bulldogs in the first round and the New Mexico Lobos in the second round to reach the Sweet 16.