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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, February 7
Austin, Texas
1 p.m.
Ole Miss
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Texas
Men's Basketball to Play Fourth Straight Road Game, at Texas Saturday
2/6/2026 | Men's Basketball
AUSTIN, Texas – For the first time since the 1978-79 season, the Ole Miss men's basketball team will play a fourth consecutive game on the road as they face Texas on Saturday, February 7 at 1 p.m. in the Moody Center and on ESPN2.
TEAM FACTS
Ole Miss Rebels (Record: 11-11, 3-6 SEC)
Head Coach: Chris Beard • 3rd Season at Ole Miss (55-35) • 292-133 career record (14th Season)
Texas Longhorns (Record: 14-9, 5-5 SEC)
Head Coach: Sean Miller • 1st Season at Texas (14-9) • 451-205 career record (21st Season)
ON THE AIR
Television: ESPN2
Play-by-Play: Tom Hart
Analyst: Dane Bradshaw
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Gary Darby
Analyst: Murphy Holloway
SERIES HISTORY VS. TEXAS
This will be the 17th matchup between the two teams, first meeting back in 1955. The Longhorns lead the all-time series 9-7, and are up 5-2 on Ole Miss when they play in Austin. In their lone game as SEC members last season, Ole Miss came out on top 72-69 in the SJB Pavilion.
LAST MEETING: January 29, 2025 (W, 72-69, Oxford, Miss.)
• Trailing by four at the midway break, Ole Miss rallied in the second half to win by three.
• Sean Pedulla (Ole Miss): 19 points, four rebounds, five assists, one steal.
• Tre Johnson (Texas): 22 points, two rebounds, three assists, one steal.
SCOUTING THE LONGHORNS
Texas owns a season record of 14-9, having gone 5-5 during SEC play with their conference wins coming at No. 12 Alabama, No. 8 Vanderbilt, No. 21 Georgia, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. They sit in 10th place in the SEC standings entering Saturday, and rank 38th in the NET Rankings and 33rd in KenPom.
The Longhorns are led by Dailyn Swain in both points and rebounds per game, averaging 17.3 in the scoring column and 7.3 on the boards. Joining his head coach in the move from Xavier to Texas, Swain has been filling the box score all season, shooting 57.7 percent from the floor, sinking 20 threes, and ranking among the best in the SEC with 42 steals. Center Matas Vokietaitis ranks second on the team with an average of 14.9 points per game, ranking among the nation's best in getting to the free throw line having made 124 shots on 179 attempts from the charity stripe.
Notable NCAA Team Statistical Rankings:
- Free throw attempts per game, 27.0, 5th
- Free throws made per game, 20.0, 6th
- Rebound margin, +9.2, 13th
- Field goal percentage, 49.2, 26th
- Fastbreak points per game, 15.3, 29th
- Points per game, 85.5, 28th
Named the head coach at Texas in March of 2025, Sean Miller is in his first season with the Longhorns, following a successful three years during a second stint at Xavier. For 12 seasons from 2009-2021, Miller was the head coach at Arizona where he led the Wildcats to seven NCAA Tournaments, including three runs to the Elite Eight. He got his first NCAA head coaching job at Xavier in 2004, coaching for five seasons while making the NCAA Tournament in each of his final four years.
"SAFETY FIRST, THEN TEAMWORK"
In 22 games played this season, Ole Miss has had 10 or less turnovers in 13 contests, including eight of their nine SEC games. Their season average of 9.9 turnovers per game is the 33rd-best mark in the nation and fourth in the conference, while their clip of 8.2 per game is the best in the SEC during conference play.
After finishing last year with an average of 9.0 turnovers per game and setting a new school record, their current average would rank second, just ahead of Chris Beard's first season in Oxford (10.8), giving him the three-best marks in school history.
ROAD WARRIORS
When Ole Miss takes the floor in Austin, Texas on Saturday, they will be playing in their fourth-straight road game, having played in hostile territory at Kentucky, at Vanderbilt, and at Tennessee prior. This marks the first time since the 1978-79 season that Ole Miss has played in four straight away games, when they lined up with Alabama, Auburn, Florida and LSU in mid-February. Ole Miss has now played on the road in seven of their first 10 SEC games, and will get six of their final eight in the SJB Pavilion.
I THOUGHT I TOLD YA, I'M A STARR
A key component in the consecutive SEC wins over Missouri, No. 21 Georgia, and Mississippi State was senior guard AJ Storr. In a home game with Mizzou, Storr caught fire early, knocking down four three-point shots in the first half before finishing with a then season-best 26 points. He followed that up with a strong game on the road at No. 21 Georgia, scoring 18 points in the second half and overtime period combined to finish with a season-best 27 points and eight rebounds, adding three steals on defense. Storr helped Ole Miss come out on top of a battle in Starkville with 17 points before scoring a team-high 18 against Auburn.
Over the past seven games, Storr is averaging 19.9 points, while his clip of 17.7 points per game during conference play ranks 14th in the SEC.
AS SWEET AS SUGAR
Heading into hostile territory against a ranked opponent, Ole Miss entered Stegeman Coliseum on January 14 to take on the No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs, a facility that had the longest active win streak in the SEC against unranked foes. Trailing by five at the half, the Rebels continued to scrap with the top-ranked scoring offense in all of college basketball, keeping pace behind 16 second-half points from AJ Storr and 14 from Travis Perry. Trailing by four with under a minute to play, Storr cut the deficit to two, 87-85 with 38 seconds remaining. Following a missed layup from the Bulldogs, Storr collected the rebound and drove the length of the floor for a bucket to force overtime.
With 18 seconds left in OT, Storr dropped in a quick layup off an inbound pass to go up 95-94. The home team would go 1-2 on the other end of the floor from the free throw line, before a missed floater from Storr was batted to Patton Pinkins, who tipped in the rebound as the clock hit zeros for a game-winning score. The 97 points from Ole Miss marked the most scored against a ranked opponent on the road in school history.
TIGER TAMER
Ole Miss picked up their first conference victory with a 76-69 victory over Missouri in the SJB Pavilion on January 10. The Rebels survived an early onslaught of threes from the Tigers, overcoming a 10-point deficit in the first half to eventually win by seven. Coming off the bench, AJ Storr played 33 minutes and scored a game-high 26 points while grabbing five rebounds with zero turnovers. Ole Miss got another elite performance from forward Malik Dia, who recorded yet another double-double with 21 points and 11 boards, adding a steal and three blocks on the defensive end.
MALIK DIA-DIA
Entering this season with four career double-doubles, senior forward Malik Dia has matched that total number this year, hitting the milestone against St. John's, NC State, Alcorn State, and Missouri.
THA BLOCK IS HOT
A strong defense has been a staple for Ole Miss under head coach Chris Beard, and this year's team has used their length and athleticism to average 4.5 blocks per game, the 54th-best mark in the nation. Thirteen different players have recorded a block paced by James Scott's 25, 21 from Malik Dia, and 19 from Corey Chest.
PATTON PINKINS PHRESHMAN PHENOM
In the team's SEC opener at Oklahoma, freshman guard Patton Pinkins scored a career-best 25 points on an impressive 9-11 (.818) shooting while draining four three pointers. His game-high 25 points were the most for a freshman at Ole Miss since November 2022, when Amaree Abram score 26 against Stanford. Pinkins has also hit game-winning shots in an overtime win at No. 21 Georgia, and in hostile territory at Mississippi State this season.
50 VICTORIES
With an Ole Miss win over Southern Miss on Saturday, December 13, head coach Chris Beard picked up his 50th win at the helm in Oxford. He became the 13th coach to win 50 games at Ole Miss, the fifth coach to reach that mark in their third season, and the third-fastest to 50 in school history.
"WHEN IT'S TIME TO EAT A MEAL, I ROB AND STEAL"
In a heated road battle in Madison Square Garden with St. John's, Kezza Giffa played a key part in the Ole Miss second-half comeback attempt. On the floor for 17 of the final 20 minutes of action, Giffa helped keep one of the nation's best offenses at bay, collecting six steals to bring his game total to seven. He became one of 11 Rebels all-time to grab seven or more steals in a game, tying him for the fifth-most in school history. It was the most steals for an Ole Miss player in a single game since Matthew Murrell had seven as well against Grambling State on November 8, 2024.
KEEP THE FUTURE BRIGHT
The Ole Miss men's basketball program recently welcomed two signees to their 2026 recruiting class, adding small forward Jaron Saulsberry and combo guard Yohance Connor.
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.
Hailing from Charlotte, N.C., 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.
For the latest news and updates regarding Ole Miss Men's Basketball, follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissMBB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Basketball and on Instagram at olemissmbb.
TEAM FACTS
Ole Miss Rebels (Record: 11-11, 3-6 SEC)
Head Coach: Chris Beard • 3rd Season at Ole Miss (55-35) • 292-133 career record (14th Season)
Texas Longhorns (Record: 14-9, 5-5 SEC)
Head Coach: Sean Miller • 1st Season at Texas (14-9) • 451-205 career record (21st Season)
ON THE AIR
Television: ESPN2
Play-by-Play: Tom Hart
Analyst: Dane Bradshaw
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Gary Darby
Analyst: Murphy Holloway
SERIES HISTORY VS. TEXAS
This will be the 17th matchup between the two teams, first meeting back in 1955. The Longhorns lead the all-time series 9-7, and are up 5-2 on Ole Miss when they play in Austin. In their lone game as SEC members last season, Ole Miss came out on top 72-69 in the SJB Pavilion.
LAST MEETING: January 29, 2025 (W, 72-69, Oxford, Miss.)
• Trailing by four at the midway break, Ole Miss rallied in the second half to win by three.
• Sean Pedulla (Ole Miss): 19 points, four rebounds, five assists, one steal.
• Tre Johnson (Texas): 22 points, two rebounds, three assists, one steal.
SCOUTING THE LONGHORNS
Texas owns a season record of 14-9, having gone 5-5 during SEC play with their conference wins coming at No. 12 Alabama, No. 8 Vanderbilt, No. 21 Georgia, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. They sit in 10th place in the SEC standings entering Saturday, and rank 38th in the NET Rankings and 33rd in KenPom.
The Longhorns are led by Dailyn Swain in both points and rebounds per game, averaging 17.3 in the scoring column and 7.3 on the boards. Joining his head coach in the move from Xavier to Texas, Swain has been filling the box score all season, shooting 57.7 percent from the floor, sinking 20 threes, and ranking among the best in the SEC with 42 steals. Center Matas Vokietaitis ranks second on the team with an average of 14.9 points per game, ranking among the nation's best in getting to the free throw line having made 124 shots on 179 attempts from the charity stripe.
Notable NCAA Team Statistical Rankings:
- Free throw attempts per game, 27.0, 5th
- Free throws made per game, 20.0, 6th
- Rebound margin, +9.2, 13th
- Field goal percentage, 49.2, 26th
- Fastbreak points per game, 15.3, 29th
- Points per game, 85.5, 28th
Named the head coach at Texas in March of 2025, Sean Miller is in his first season with the Longhorns, following a successful three years during a second stint at Xavier. For 12 seasons from 2009-2021, Miller was the head coach at Arizona where he led the Wildcats to seven NCAA Tournaments, including three runs to the Elite Eight. He got his first NCAA head coaching job at Xavier in 2004, coaching for five seasons while making the NCAA Tournament in each of his final four years.
"SAFETY FIRST, THEN TEAMWORK"
In 22 games played this season, Ole Miss has had 10 or less turnovers in 13 contests, including eight of their nine SEC games. Their season average of 9.9 turnovers per game is the 33rd-best mark in the nation and fourth in the conference, while their clip of 8.2 per game is the best in the SEC during conference play.
After finishing last year with an average of 9.0 turnovers per game and setting a new school record, their current average would rank second, just ahead of Chris Beard's first season in Oxford (10.8), giving him the three-best marks in school history.
ROAD WARRIORS
When Ole Miss takes the floor in Austin, Texas on Saturday, they will be playing in their fourth-straight road game, having played in hostile territory at Kentucky, at Vanderbilt, and at Tennessee prior. This marks the first time since the 1978-79 season that Ole Miss has played in four straight away games, when they lined up with Alabama, Auburn, Florida and LSU in mid-February. Ole Miss has now played on the road in seven of their first 10 SEC games, and will get six of their final eight in the SJB Pavilion.
I THOUGHT I TOLD YA, I'M A STARR
A key component in the consecutive SEC wins over Missouri, No. 21 Georgia, and Mississippi State was senior guard AJ Storr. In a home game with Mizzou, Storr caught fire early, knocking down four three-point shots in the first half before finishing with a then season-best 26 points. He followed that up with a strong game on the road at No. 21 Georgia, scoring 18 points in the second half and overtime period combined to finish with a season-best 27 points and eight rebounds, adding three steals on defense. Storr helped Ole Miss come out on top of a battle in Starkville with 17 points before scoring a team-high 18 against Auburn.
Over the past seven games, Storr is averaging 19.9 points, while his clip of 17.7 points per game during conference play ranks 14th in the SEC.
AS SWEET AS SUGAR
Heading into hostile territory against a ranked opponent, Ole Miss entered Stegeman Coliseum on January 14 to take on the No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs, a facility that had the longest active win streak in the SEC against unranked foes. Trailing by five at the half, the Rebels continued to scrap with the top-ranked scoring offense in all of college basketball, keeping pace behind 16 second-half points from AJ Storr and 14 from Travis Perry. Trailing by four with under a minute to play, Storr cut the deficit to two, 87-85 with 38 seconds remaining. Following a missed layup from the Bulldogs, Storr collected the rebound and drove the length of the floor for a bucket to force overtime.
With 18 seconds left in OT, Storr dropped in a quick layup off an inbound pass to go up 95-94. The home team would go 1-2 on the other end of the floor from the free throw line, before a missed floater from Storr was batted to Patton Pinkins, who tipped in the rebound as the clock hit zeros for a game-winning score. The 97 points from Ole Miss marked the most scored against a ranked opponent on the road in school history.
TIGER TAMER
Ole Miss picked up their first conference victory with a 76-69 victory over Missouri in the SJB Pavilion on January 10. The Rebels survived an early onslaught of threes from the Tigers, overcoming a 10-point deficit in the first half to eventually win by seven. Coming off the bench, AJ Storr played 33 minutes and scored a game-high 26 points while grabbing five rebounds with zero turnovers. Ole Miss got another elite performance from forward Malik Dia, who recorded yet another double-double with 21 points and 11 boards, adding a steal and three blocks on the defensive end.
MALIK DIA-DIA
Entering this season with four career double-doubles, senior forward Malik Dia has matched that total number this year, hitting the milestone against St. John's, NC State, Alcorn State, and Missouri.
THA BLOCK IS HOT
A strong defense has been a staple for Ole Miss under head coach Chris Beard, and this year's team has used their length and athleticism to average 4.5 blocks per game, the 54th-best mark in the nation. Thirteen different players have recorded a block paced by James Scott's 25, 21 from Malik Dia, and 19 from Corey Chest.
PATTON PINKINS PHRESHMAN PHENOM
In the team's SEC opener at Oklahoma, freshman guard Patton Pinkins scored a career-best 25 points on an impressive 9-11 (.818) shooting while draining four three pointers. His game-high 25 points were the most for a freshman at Ole Miss since November 2022, when Amaree Abram score 26 against Stanford. Pinkins has also hit game-winning shots in an overtime win at No. 21 Georgia, and in hostile territory at Mississippi State this season.
50 VICTORIES
With an Ole Miss win over Southern Miss on Saturday, December 13, head coach Chris Beard picked up his 50th win at the helm in Oxford. He became the 13th coach to win 50 games at Ole Miss, the fifth coach to reach that mark in their third season, and the third-fastest to 50 in school history.
"WHEN IT'S TIME TO EAT A MEAL, I ROB AND STEAL"
In a heated road battle in Madison Square Garden with St. John's, Kezza Giffa played a key part in the Ole Miss second-half comeback attempt. On the floor for 17 of the final 20 minutes of action, Giffa helped keep one of the nation's best offenses at bay, collecting six steals to bring his game total to seven. He became one of 11 Rebels all-time to grab seven or more steals in a game, tying him for the fifth-most in school history. It was the most steals for an Ole Miss player in a single game since Matthew Murrell had seven as well against Grambling State on November 8, 2024.
KEEP THE FUTURE BRIGHT
The Ole Miss men's basketball program recently welcomed two signees to their 2026 recruiting class, adding small forward Jaron Saulsberry and combo guard Yohance Connor.
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.
Hailing from Charlotte, N.C., 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.
For the latest news and updates regarding Ole Miss Men's Basketball, follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissMBB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Basketball and on Instagram at olemissmbb.
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