Ole Miss basketball head coach Chris Beard wants more respect for his program after a historic win vs Alabama.

The Ole Miss Rebels have enjoyed a 3-0 start to conference play, but two of those games have come without a key player on the floor due to injury. Forward Mikeal Brown-Jones has missed all of the action against the Arkansas Razorbacks and LSU Tigers due to an injury he suffered in the conference opener against the Georgia Bulldogs.

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.