Mississippi Rebels NCAA Basketball News

The 20th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels will attempt to remain unbeaten at home this afternoon as they take on the Centenary Gents in non-conference action.

When: Today 1 p.m. Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford Air Play: WFMN-97.3 FM OXFORD - Ole Miss has won nine basketball games this season and lost only one, so generally speaking, coach Andy Kennedy is a happy man.

Bob Knight has publicly asked why John Calipari is still allowed to coach. So the weekend is already off to a fun start! Let's do the Friday Look Ahead ... Best game of the weekend: I made my first trip to Cowboys Stadium for the Big 12 Championship Game, and it is everything you've heard and more.

Two Missouri women's basketball players suspended after an off-campus fight will not face criminal charges for allegedly beating up a male cheerleader.

The 20th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas-El Paso Miners will collide in Southaven, Mississippi this evening in what is considered a neutral-site affair.

The Ole Miss basketball team took a sizable jump in the most recent Associated Press Top 25 poll, rising five spots from No.

Around this time last season, Mississippi was struggling to put together a healthy lineup.

Ole Miss will get a $3.25 million payout for going to the Cotton Bowl, which is slightly higher than the $3 million the school received last season.

Noon, Tad Smith Coliseum; FSN; WHBQ-AM Records: Southern Miss 5-0; Ole Miss 6-1 Hoop scoop: Zach Graham scored a career-high 17 points in Rebels' last game, a 79-57 road victory over Arkansas State on Wednesday.

Ole Miss senior Bianca Thomas was a second team selection to the All-Southeastern Conference preseason women's basketball team.

Unbeaten Southern Miss faces its toughest test of the young basketball season today at Ole Miss.

No matter what Arkansas State's JeJuan Brown tried on offense Wednesday night, there was always an Ole Miss hand in his face or a body in his way.

White leads Mississippi over Arkansas State 79-57 Eds: APNewsNow. Mississippi 79, Arkansas State 57.

Midland Valley High School used a balanced scoring attack and a strong defensive effort to overcome an 18-8 first quarter deficit and knock off Strom Thurmond High School in the season opener for both teams Tuesday night at MVHS.

When: Today, 3 p.m. Where: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford Radio: 97.3 FM Ole Miss has had a full week to rest and regroup after a successful three-game stretch in Puerto Rico, and the Rebels return to the court this afternoon against a deceivingly difficult opponent.

Edward's and Texas A&M-International, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team could afford to hold serve.

Hoop scoop: The Rebels head to San Juan to participate in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off, where they will take on the rebuilding Hoosiers.

Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points, Corey Stokes added 18 and No. 5 Villanova beat Mississippi 79-67 on Sunday to win the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Antonio Pena added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Wildcats , who did nothing to diminish their status as favorites in the Big East during their trip to the Caribbean.

5 Villanova in the title game of the tournament on Sunday at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

Denis Clemente raced upcourt with the basketball, stopped inches short of the three-point line and swished a jumper.