{"id":3470,"date":"2025-06-21T22:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/3470\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T22:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:09:14","slug":"ole-miss-basketball-starts-building-2025-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/3470\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss basketball starts building 2025 run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New-look Ole Miss basketball is two weeks into summer workouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Rebels feature three returners from last season\u2019s 24-win team. They signed three Top 100 recruits and eight transfers, including former Eurobasket MVP Ilias Kamardine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss only recently made the announcement of the addition of Kamardine. However, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/ole-miss-rebels\/news\/ole-miss-basketball-rebels-chris-beard-ilias-kamardine-eurobasket-ncaa-tournament-sweet-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he hasn\u2019t reported yet<\/a><\/strong> as he awaits clearance. Kamardine is a 6-foot-5 combo guard. He declared for the 2024 NBA Draft last spring after a season averaging 12.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kamardine played both guard spots for Vichey and flashed craftiness as a ball-handler.\u00a0He\u2019s considered a two-way guard with a handle and creative finishing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were able to develop a relationship with Ilias and his family, his representation, his basketball family,\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HStVl_xTgZg?si=c19b0nlRg5g8Qxtd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">third-year Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard said<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cJust excited that he\u2019s trusting us with his next step in his basketball future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/ole-miss-rebels\/news\/ole-miss-rebels-basketball-chris-beard-yolett-mcphee-mccuin-sec-opponents-sweet-16-ncaa-tournament\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Faces, New Fight: Ole Miss basketball\u2019s SEC road revealed for 2025-26<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/ole-miss-rebels\/news\/ole-miss-rebels-basketball-chris-beard-malik-dia-corey-chest-tom-brady-bob-knight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Brady, Dogs and Diverse Lunch Tables: Beard says summer is about balance and team-building<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss in 2024-25 matched the program\u2019s greatest-ever single-season accomplishment and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The Rebels lost double-digit seniors but replenished their roster with transfers from, among others, Kentucky, LSU, Kansas, Butler, Louisville, St. John\u2019s, Washington and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just fighting time,\u201d Beard said. \u201cBut it\u2019s the summertime. A big part of summer is balance. We all know what\u2019s coming when the grind starts, so it\u2019s kind of a fine line. We want to work really hard during the summer, but we also want to encourage these guys to have some fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these guys have a passion off the court. So, that\u2019s kind of a fine line in the summer. We want to work extremely hard, but there\u2019s a great value and just a natural off-day, too, where these guys can kind of just on their own terms spend time with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ole Miss this week took to the Square for summer workouts with strength and conditioning coach John Reilly. The included photos were provided by Ole Miss Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI give those four returning players a lot of credit \u2014 they\u2019ve tried to help their teammates get comfortable in Oxford,\u201d Beard said. Walk-on Max Smith is back, too. \u201cThe new guys have come in here with a lot of courage. We\u2019ve got some guys already making some strides in the weight room. A few guys academically off to a good start.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got this week and then next week [followed by] July 4th. We\u2019re going to take a few days off.\u00a0Just trying to get as much done as we can every day. But, again, also letting the guys enjoy Oxford. This is a great college town. It\u2019s summertime. We all know what\u2019s ahead here in a few months. It\u2019s a fine line, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gt51P0tXMAAR_Ww-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389424\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_499289928_18516097363008222_7546197400632576491_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389425\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Augusto Cassia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_502308109_18516094849008222_5312042158472600253_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389426\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Reilly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_502310646_18516097399008222_2316543731308805498_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389427\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_502373724_18516097342008222_5923057648445712756_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389428\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eduardo Klafke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_502418363_18516097333008222_3455937021563397654_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389429\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patton Pinkins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_502572877_18516097354008222_2924662071382639953_n-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389430\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tylis Jordan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_502953182_18516094774008222_5089620677964687831_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389431\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_503421958_18516094804008222_1560520490583549735_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389432\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zach Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_503562157_18516094783008222_4243216174447747856_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389433\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>James Scott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_503618911_18516097381008222_9084488065205327646_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389434\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zach Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_503632811_18516097324008222_2643871607696258269_n-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389436\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hobert Grayson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_503661054_18516097372008222_92759987153210927_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389437\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Malik Dia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_503662490_18516094792008222_4209803853737727517_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389438\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patton Pinkins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_504002105_18516094813008222_166783308320131013_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389439\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kezza Giffa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_509280050_18516097390008222_5075521429838861211_n-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389440\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SnapInsta.to_509621391_18516094765008222_6617084539151642042_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389442\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Reilly<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New-look Ole Miss basketball is two weeks into summer workouts.\u00a0 The Rebels feature three returners from last 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