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Ole Miss releases 2024-25 non-conference slate

Rebels-Colorado State at the Landers Center among games on the schedule

Photo: Southaven’s Landers Center, where the Ole Miss men’s basketball Rebels will play Colorado State. The Nov. 16 game will be the first time in 10 years for Ole Miss to appear on the arena floor. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)

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Aug 19, 2024 – Year two of the Chris Beard era at Ole Miss begins this fall and the men’s basketball team has announced their non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

Among their potential opponents are six 20-win teams from last year, including five of which played in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

The Rebels will open up with a trio of home games in Oxford, facing LIU Brooklyn on Monday, Nov. 4, Grambling State on Friday, Nov. 8, and South Alabama on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

For the second year in a row, the Rebels will play a Throwback Game in the Tad Pad as their Nov. 12 game against the Jaguars will be played in the old arena. Details for the game, including ticket information, will be released at a later date.

For the first time in 10 years, Ole Miss will play in Southaven, Mississippi when they face Colorado State there on Saturday, Nov. 16. The team will then return to Oxford to host Oral Roberts on Thursday, Nov. 21.

On Thanksgiving Day, Ole Miss will travel to San Diego for the 2024 Rady Children’s Invitational Tournament, where they’ll be among an elite pool of programs. The Rebels will play two opponents yet to be determined on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 among 2024 NCAA Tournament teams Purdue, NC State, and BYU.

Ole Miss remains on the road the following week, traveling back east to play at Louisville in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

They return to the Mississippi area for the remainder of December hosting Lindenwood on Saturday, Dec. 7 in the SJB Pavilion, before traveling south to Biloxi to take on Southern Miss Saturday, Dec. 14. They’ll take on Queens in Oxford on Saturday, Dec. 21, before making the short trip up to Memphis to face the Tigers on Saturday, Dec. 28 in the FedExForum.

Ticket details for the games played in Southaven and Biloxi, as well as tip-off times and TV designations, will be announced at a later date.

Renewal and new season tickets for the 2024-25 Ole Miss basketball season are on sale now. To purchase or learn more about becoming a season ticket holder for men’s basketball, click here or contact the Ole Miss Athletics ticket office.

The SEC conference schedule has also been released, which you may find on the Ole Miss Athletics website.

Ole Miss Basketball 2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule

  • Nov. 4 – LIU Brooklyn, Oxford, Miss.
  • Nov. 8 – Grambling State, Oxford, Miss.
  • Nov. 12 – South Alabama, Oxford, Miss. (Throwback Game in the Tad Pad)
  • Nov. 16 – Colorado State, Southaven, Miss.
  • Nov. 21 – Oral Roberts, Oxford, Miss.
  • Nov. 28 – Rady Children’s Invitational Tournament Game One (Purdue, NC State, or BYU), San Diego
  • Nov. 29 – Rady Children’s Invitational Tournament Game Two (Purdue, NC State, or BYU), San Diego
  • Dec. 3 – Louisville (SEC/ACC Challenge), Louisville, Ky.
  • Dec. 7 – Lindenwood, Oxford, Miss.
  • Dec. 14 – Southern Miss, Biloxi, Miss.
  • Dec. 17 – Southern, Oxford, Miss.
  • Dec. 21 – Queens, Oxford, Miss.
  • Dec. 28 – Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.