Ole Miss is reportedly retaining it's men's college basketball coach this offseason. Per On3's Pete Nakos, Rebels coach Chris Beard turned down an offer to coach Texas A&M and is staying in Oxford.

The University gives a diploma and regretfully terminates tenure, but one never graduates from Ole Miss." The 2-seed Spartans play the 6-seed Rebels at 7:09 p.m. Friday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

With that in mind, I'm excited to announce that I will be returning to Ole Miss for another year under Coach Beard to run it back with my brothers," Dia announced in a statement. "We have ...