No. 21 Ole Miss basketball’s win at No. 4 Alabama was historic for a number of reasons. Second-year head coach Chris Beard didn’t care to hear about any of them in his postgame press conference. Beard has more NCAA Tournament appearances by himself over an accomplished,

Ole Miss basketball and coach Chris Beard won a historic game at Alabama on Tuesday. "Maybe it's time to talk a little bit about Ole Miss," Beard said.

It was easy to overlook a hot start to Chris Beard's second season at Ole Miss for a couple of reasons. The Rebels also started with a bang in 2023-24, standing at 15-1 this time last year before going 5-11 and missing the NCAA Tournament.