Contrasting styles clash today in K.C.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — All week long the focus heading into today’s second round NCAA Tournament matchup between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Wisconsin Badgers has revolved around style of play. The 23-11 Badgers, who are seeded fifth in the West Region, have been labeled as defensive and boring. (more…) (March 22, 2013, Page 6A)
Summers cleared to face Wisconsin
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ole Miss got some great news on the injury front Thursday when sophomore point guard Jarvis Summers said he was cleared medically and is able to play again. Summers suffered a mild concussion in last week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament. He went down early in the second half of the Rebels’ matchup with Missouri and didn’t play the final two games. (more…) (March 22, 2013, Page 6A)
Seniors have been crucial for Ole Miss’ success
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Ole Miss gets set to play the Wisconsin Badgers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament today, three of the biggest reasons the Rebels have a chance to advance reside in the play of their seniors. (more…) (March 22, 2013, Page 6A)
Kansas City familiar to Reb basketball fans
“Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come …” The lyrics from that blues tune made famous by Wilbert Harrison, Fats Domino, The Beatles and countless other artists have been on the minds of Ole Miss basketball fans this week as they headed west to follow the Rebels. Editor Don Whitten recalls his previous two trips to K.C. to cover the Rebels and wonders what kind of weekend this one will be. (March 22, 2013, Page 4A)
Kennedy: It’s all about the grind
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In less than 24 hours, the Ole Miss Rebels will play in their first NCAA Tournament game since 2002. How Ole Miss got to the Sprint Center to as the No. 12 seed to play No. 5 Wisconsin in the Kansas City Regional has been well documented. The Rebels won three straight games in last week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament, their first title since 1981, and now look to improve a late-season run by knocking off the Badgers and whoever else may await in the third round on Sunday. (more…) (March 21, 2013, Page 7)
The calls of March Madness
Assistant News Editor Jeff Eubanks relates his memories of Ole Miss’ loss to Valparaiso in the 1998 NCAA Tournament and writes that he hopes things come full circle Friday when the Rebels take on Wisconsin. (March 21, 2013, Page 4)
Holloway, Williams look back on SEC, forward to NCAAs
Tuesday afternoon — before Ole Miss resumed practice for Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament — was a time to reflect on the recent Southeastern Conference Tournament title won by the Rebels. It was also a time for seniors Murphy Holloway and Nick Williams to ponder the future by talking about what the team could accomplish later this week in the school’s first tournament since 2002.
Holloway, Williams, Kennedy talk Wisconsin
VIDEO BLOG — Ole Miss men’s basketball seniors Murphy Holloway and Nick Williams and head coach Andy Kennedy met with the local media Tuesday to discuss the upcoming NCAA Tournament game with Wisconsin. (more…) (March 19, 2013)
Kennedy: Badgers are as different to Rebels’ style as night is to day
A contrast of styles will be on display when the Ole Miss Rebels tangle with the Wisconsin Badgers in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Friday morning in Kansas City, Mo.
Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said the No. 12 seed Rebels and the fifth-seeded Badgers, led by Big Ten Coach of the Year Bo Ryan, are as different as night is to day.
Rebels headed to K.C. to play Badgers
Normally quiet this time of year, there was a nervous anticipation that filled C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum Sunday.
With an estimated 3,000 fans on hand for Ole Miss’ viewing party, the Rebels watched anxiously as one by one NCAA Tournament first-round matchups were announced. (more…) (March 18, 2013, Page 1B)
