Ole Miss basketball unofficially opens the 2024-25 season with a charity exhibition against Illinois Sunday at 11 a.m. CT on SEC Network. The Rebels are preseason ranked No. 24. They’ll be in ...

The Ole Miss men's basketball never trailed in its unofficial tipoff to the 2024-25 season. From the jump, the Rebels made shots, forced turnovers and capitalized on them against Illinois. At the ...

Ole Miss 45, Illinois 27 (3:29, 1H) Ole Miss 41, Illinois 19 (7:09 1H) The Rebels remain rolling at the eight-minute timeout. It's been a team effort to put Ole Miss up by 22.

Ole Miss' veteran-laden squad gave Illinois problems. Seven Rebels (Pedulla, Murray, Dia, Matthew Murrell, Dre Davis, Jaemyn Brakefield and Davon Barnes) played at least 19 minutes.

The No. 24 Ole Miss Rebels start their regular season next week, but they participated in some preseason action on Sunday, taking down the Illinois Fighting Illini 91-74 at the SJB Pavilion in Oxford.

The new Miss Illinois crowned for 2025 is Nitsaniyah Fitch from the Windy City. First runner up is Miss Land of Lincoln Madalaina Hlava. Second runner up is Miss Mississippi Crown Olivia Egert.

Ole Miss' veteran-laden squad gave Illinois problems. Seven Rebels (Pedulla, Murray, Dia, Matthew Murrell, Dre Davis, Jaemyn Brakefield and Davon Barnes) played at least 19 minutes.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- The newly crowned Miss Illinois remained hospitalized Thursday but is expected back on the road soon spreading her message about making positive choices in life.

Illinois is coming off a 29-9 record last season that saw the team make a NCAA Tournament run all the way to the Elite Eight, where the team ran into the brick wall that was UConn, losing 77-52.