The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
Southeastern Louisiana University
11/9/2026 | Men's Basketball
SERIES HISTORY VS. SOUTHEASTERN
Ole Miss is 20-0 all-time against Southeastern Louisiana, a series that dates to 1956. The Rebels have won by double digits in 14 of those games and average 75.0 points to the Lions' 54.1. Ole Miss has held Southeastern Louisiana under 50 points six times, including a series-low 43 in an 80-43 win on Dec. 7, 1987, which is also the largest margin of victory (37 points). The most recent meeting, an 88-58 Rebel win on Nov. 3, 2025, was the first between the teams since 2019.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• Ole Miss opened the season with back-to-back 90-point games, the first time it has done that since 2012-13, and can make it three straight Tuesday against Southeastern Louisiana.
• A third straight 90-point game would be the first three-game 90-point start to a season for Ole Miss since 1955-56, and the first under head coach Chris Beard.
• The Rebels have dished out 20+ assists in each of their first two games, and they are 8-2 under Chris Beard when reaching that mark.
LAST TIMEOUT: CENTRAL ARKANSAS (W, 92-60)
• Budd Clark engineered the Rebel offense with 13 points, a team-high six assists, and four boards.
• Clark is one-of-two active players in the country with 1,500+ points, 500+ assists, and 225+ steals. (Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State)
• Clark eclipsed 500 career assists in tonight's game.
• Clark has 46 career games with 10+ points and 5+ assists.
• Patton Pinkins is shooting 45.0 percent (50-of-111) from 3-point range in just two seasons, the best career mark in Ole Miss history. He passed John Matthews (1988- 91), who finished at 44.3 percent.
• Pinkins is 7-of-9 from 3-point range this season at 77 percent.
• Santiago Trouet stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
• Corey Stephenson registered 11 points, seven rebounds and a steal.
• Stephenson has produced double figures in his first two starts for the Rebels.
• Ben Henshell netted 13 points and three assists.
• It was Henshall's first collegiate game in double figures.
• Roman Siulepa grabbed seven rebounds, added four points and two assists.
• Consecutive starts: Budd Clark (101), Ilias Kamardine (37), Roman Siulepa (35), Corey Stephenson (33) and Patton Pinkins (5).
• Ole Miss' five starters have combined active starting streaks of 211 games.
NEW BLOOD IN THE SIP
The Rebels' new roster features a blend of high-level college transfers and international experience, including four players who averaged at least 10.0 points per game last season: Budd Clark (12.7), Dasear Haskins (11.1), Roman Siulepa (10.0) and Corey Stephenson (18.0).
The group also includes 7-foot-1 Micah Handlogten, a former Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and Florida national champion, along with 7-foot Stefan Cicic. Clark brings 1,513 career points and 491 assists, while Stephenson scored 559 points last season at FIU, the fifth-most in a single season in program history. Ben Henshall brings a wealth of experience after playing three seasons with the Perth Wildcats in Australia.
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
The Ole Miss men's basketball program also welcomed three signees to their 2026 recruiting class, adding Yohance Connor, Daniel Patton and Jaron Saulsberry.
Patton was ranked as one of the top players in his class from the state of Texas, listed as the 12th overall player by 247Sports. He joins the program a 3-star recruit and nearly cracked the top-200 nationally.
Saulsberry will come to Oxford from Marietta, Georgia and Wheeler High School, and is ranked as a top-10 player in his home state by both ESPN and 247Sports. A 6'6" four-star recruit, he is ranked as the No. 28 small forward in the class of 2026.
Connor ranks among the best in his state, tabbed the No. 3 player in North Carolina by 247Sports and No. 5 by Rivals. He is listed as a four-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 5 combo guard in the class of 2026 by Rivals.
