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.

As he sat in tears after Ole Miss basketball's Sweet 16 loss to Michigan State, Malik Dia revealed how coach Chris Beard has changed his life.

Ole Miss basketball forward Malik Dia couldn't stop his tears after a 73-70 loss in the Sweet 16. He will never play with most of this roster again.

Ole Miss basketball has advanced to the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001. The No. 5 seed Rebels (24-11) will play No. 2 Michigan State (29-6) and legendary coach Tom Izzo at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Friday (6:09 p.

Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball’s 78-65 loss to Tennessee in the Midwest Regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium. During the Thursday press conferences, Tennessee player after player insisted that their two regular-season losses to Kentucky contained a simple explanation: “We didn’t play like ourselves in the first two games that we played them.