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Chris Beard takes over the Ole Miss basketball program

Chris Beard didn’t have to wait long to find a new gig.

The Ole Miss Rebels are  removing themselves from the coaching carousel and hiring the next men’s basketball head coach.

It was first reported by college basketball insider Jon Rothstein that the Rebels are finalizing a deal with Chris Beard. Beard was fired from Texas during the season following an arrest for assault against a family member. The charges were eventually dropped but not before the Longhorns decided to move on. Ole Miss later confirmed that Beard would take over the program.

During his short tenure in Austin, Beard was 29-13 and 10-8 in Big 12 play. Beard wouldn’t coach a single conference game for the 2022-23 season after being suspended just nine games into the season. Prior to his time with his alma mater, Beard coached Texas Tech for five seasons. During that time he was 112-55 and 49-40 in conference play.

Beard led Tech to an Elite Eight finish in 2018 and the NCAA runner-up the following season. Now he will attempt to turn around an Ole Miss program that finished 23-37 and 6-27 over the last two seasons.

The best success for the Rebels since 2000 came in the 2001 NCAA Tournament when Ole Miss reached the Sweet 16 but fell to Arizona. Beard will be looking to reach the level of success he achieved with the Red Raiders.

Beard will replace the outgoing Kermit Davis, who finished 74-79 and reached the NCAA Tournament just once in his five seasons with the Rebels.

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College basketball coaching carousel: Major programs with openings across the landscape

Breaking down the current job openings across college basketball and who could be on their way to fill them.

The annual NCAA Tournament is just a few days away from ‘Selection Sunday’ but that isn’t the only action going on across the college basketball landscape.

We are seeing plenty of openings for major programs. One program that has already filled their vacancy are the Syracuse Orange. On the same day it was announced that Hall of Fame head coach Jim Boeheim would step down, the school announced that Adrian Autry would take over.

Another notable name could be returning to college basketball as LSU Wire reports that Will Wade is closing in on a deal with McNeese. He was fired by the Tigers after it was revealed that he was hit with five Level I violations.

Thus far we have seen a total of six major programs in college basketball with vacancies yet to be filled. College Sports Wire breaks each one down along with who is seen as the top candidate.

Ole Miss fires basketball coach Kermit Davis ahead of Saturday’s game vs. LSU

The Tigers will face a team without a coach when they look to pull off their second-straight win on Saturday.

The Tigers will look to pull off back-to-back wins after ending their 14-game losing streak on Wednesday against Vanderbilt, and they’ll be facing an Ole Miss team without its coach on Saturday.

On Friday, the Rebels fired fifth-year head coach Kermit Davis. The decision is effective immediately, the school announced in a release.

It’s been a disappointing season for Ole Miss, which sits at 10-18 on the season and just 2-13 in conference play. In his five seasons with the Rebels, Davis had a 74-79 record (32-55 SEC). He only finished above .500 twice and made one NCAA Tournament appearance in his first season in 2019, which featured a first-round exit.

LSU hasn’t fared much better in coach Matt McMahon’s first season, but it will look to steal one on the road against a reeling Rebels squad on Saturday.

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Ole Miss parts ways with head basketball coach Kermit Davis

Ole Miss has made a change with the men’s basketball program.

The Ole Miss Rebels made a change at head coach with their basketball program. The school announced that the school and Kermit Davis have mutually agreed to part ways on Friday. The change is effective immediately.

Davis finished his five-season run with Ole Miss with a 74-79 overall record. The team was worse in conference play finishing 32-55. The team failed to reach .500 over the last two seasons with a record of 23-37 (6-27 in SEC play).

The school released the following statement in its press release.

“We thank Coach Davis for his dedication to the Ole Miss basketball program and our student-athletes,” Carter said. “No one wanted to bring a title home to Mississippi more than him, and we appreciate the passion for that goal that he shared with our team every day. As he has throughout his career, Coach Davis worked tirelessly to produce a winner, and we wish him, Betty, and his family the very best in the future.”

The school also announced that a national search is underway to find the next head coach.

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Instant Analysis: Takeaways from the LSU Tigers loss to Ole Miss

Five takeaways coming out of LSU’s worst loss of the year

Another game, another rough loss for LSU.

It’s no secret LSU is in a slump. This one though felt different. Up until this point, LSU had taken care of business against teams of Ole Miss’ caliber.

The losses have come to the top 50 teams that will be playing in late March. That’s not what Ole Miss is. LSU came into this game a double-digit favorite and proceeded to play its worst half of basketball all year. At one point in the first half, LSU was down 23. It looked over.

LSU was able to cut the Ole Miss lead to just 13 before half-time before pulling within two in the final seconds. It’s a common trend seen in LSU contests lately. The Tigers dig themselves a whole, just to find hope in the second half, but are not able to close it out in the end.

As the broadcast pointed out, LSU’s NET ranking still had Will Wade’s group in a good position entering the game. It will be interesting to see where things stand now, with this loss coming at home to a team outside the top 100.

For the second game in a row, LSU allowed over 70 points and couldn’t find enough firepower to match it on their end.

Twitter reacts to Auburn’s loss to Ole Miss

Auburn fans weren’t happy with the charge call against Sharife Cooper or the Tigers blowing another big lead in the loss to Ole Miss.

Auburn lost to Ole Miss 86-84 today. Now I’ve got one word to say to you all about this: inexplicable. Despite leading by double digits the Tigers couldn’t come away with a win and they advance to 10-10 overall.

Large leads aren’t safe with this Auburn team. Remember that 12-point lead Auburn had over Arkansas at halftime that just mysteriously evaporated? Oh, and that blown call at the end of the game where Sharife got mugged yeah that sucked too. This time the officials gifted us with a phantom charge call against Sharife that robbed the Tigers of a bucket and eventually set up Ole Miss to tie the game.

I’m tired y’all, but I still love Auburn. Here’s Twitter’s reactions.