Ole Miss to Open Season Against Alcorn State
Ole Miss is scheduled to open its men’s basketball season against Alcorn State on Monday, Nov. 2, at SJB Pavilion in Oxford. The game is listed for 7:30 p.m. Central and is set to air on SEC+ and the Ole Miss Radio Network.
The Rebels have won all six previous meetings with Alcorn State, including five in Oxford and one at a neutral site in Jackson, Mississippi, according to Ole Miss. The team said those wins came by an average margin of 25.3 points. The closest was a 76-70 Ole Miss victory on Dec. 7, 1985, and the largest was a 111-67 win on Dec. 19, 1991.
The teams’ most recent meeting was Dec. 29, 2025, when Ole Miss won 79-43 in Oxford, the school’s season preview said.
Ole Miss’ preview also highlighted the roster’s mix of transfers and international experience. Four players averaged at least 10 points per game last season: Corey Stephenson, at 18.0; Budd Clark, 12.7; Dasear Haskins, 11.1; and Roman Siulepa, 10.0. Clark enters with 1,513 career points and 491 assists, while Stephenson scored 559 points at Florida International last season, according to the school.
The roster includes 7-foot-1 center Micah Handlogten, whom Ole Miss described as a former Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and Florida national champion, and 7-foot center Stefan Cicic. Ben Henshall joins the Rebels after three seasons with the Perth Wildcats in Australia.
Ole Miss also announced three members of its 2026 recruiting class: Yohance Connor, Daniel Patton and Jaron Saulsberry. The school’s preview listed Patton among the top players in Texas, while Saulsberry is a four-star, 6-foot-6 forward from Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. Connor was ranked among North Carolina’s leading players by recruiting services cited by Ole Miss.
The program added Petar Aleksić, Josh Baskin, Austin Cox, Anthony Fobb and Noah Stansbury to its staff this offseason. Brian Burg was promoted to general manager, and Matt Eisele and Matt Winsberg were elevated to assistant coach positions.
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