Rebels tangle with USC in SEC tourney opener

An opportunity to gain some revenge as well as some much needed momentum for the remainder of the Southeastern Conference Tournament is what the Ole Miss Rebels are looking to achieve when they take on South Carolina in Atlanta. (more…) (March 9, 2011, Page 6)

Rebs end regular season with Hog roast

The round of applause that culminated with a standing ovation from the Ole Miss crowd at C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum may have started with 43 seconds left, but the cheers of Senior Day will be felt for years by Chris Warren and Zach Graham. (more…) (March 7, 2011, Page 6A)

Rebels top Arkansas on Senior Day

BLOG — Led by 24 points from Chris Warren and 15 from Zach Graham, the Ole Miss Rebels ended their regular season on a high note with an 84-74 win over Arkansas. (more…) (March 5, 2011)

Rebels host Arkansas in regular season finale

Saturday’s game against Arkansas will be the last guaranteed chance for fans to see Ole Miss’ second leading scorer, senior Chris Warren, and Zach Graham play at C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum.

With Ole Miss (18-12 overall, 6-9 in the Southeastern Conference) losing to Auburn on Wednesday, the chance to earn a first-round bye in the upcoming SEC Tournament is now gone. The Rebels still have to defeat Arkansas (18-11, 7-8) Saturday to become a No. 3 seed and play South Carolina on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. If the Rebels lose to the Razorbacks, they will likely be facing Tennessee in the first round at 6:30 p.m. (March 4, 2011, Page 6A)

Rebels stumble on The Plains

The Auburn Tigers were halfway to another lopsided loss to Ole Miss. (more…) (March 3, 2011, Page 7)

Rebels need to finish regular season with victories, get help from others

The final week of the regular season for the Ole Miss men’s basketball team has arrived and the ultimate goal of earning a bye in the first round is still attainable for the Rebels.

Ole Miss has to be aided by Arkansas and South Carolina this week if things are going to lead to a No. 2 seed, but the most important thing the Rebels have to do is defeat Auburn Wednesday and the Razorbacks on Saturday in order for any of those other scenarios to matter. (March 1, 2011, Page 8)

OM signee looking to lead Provine to title

COLUMN: Ole Miss fans who follow basketball recruiting and the future of the Rebels on the hardwood will definitely be paying attention to the outcome of tonight’s matchup between the Provine Rams and Wayne County in the MHSAA Class 5A semifinal game. (more…) (March 1, 2011, Page 8)

Rebels get gritty in win over Alabama

Speculation of how the Ole Miss Rebels would finish out the remainder of the season was temporarily put to rest Saturday afternoon at C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum. After dropping two straight road games at Mississippi State and South Carolina, the Rebels showed great energy and grit in a 68-63 come-from-behind win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. (more…) (February 28, 2011, Page 6)

Rebels top Alabama 68-63

BLOG — There is still fight left in the Ole Miss men’s basketball team. (more…) (February 26, 2011)

OM’s Kennedy talks about team, future

Ole Miss men’s basketball coach Andy Kennedy spent more time talking about his team’s inability to play consistently this season and the future of the program with him leading it than he did about Saturday’s opponent, Alabama, on Thursday.

Kennedy’s weekly meeting with the media was filled with questions about why his team hasn’t been able to back up talk of improving on the court and how he keeps a team that is not in line to make the upcoming NCAA Tournament focused the final three regular season games. (February 25, 2011, Page 6A)