Brakefield met Brandon Hill, who was his prep school coach's nephew, eight years ago and treats him like a brother

Ole Miss Rebels basketball star transforms a young man’s life with his NIL deal as a standout story surrounding paying players in college sports.

Davon Barnes made two free throws with eight seconds remaining and No. 23 Mississippi got two defensive stops in the final 10 seconds to hold off Texas 72-69 on Wednesday night. Sean Pedulla had 19 points and five assists to help Ole Miss (16-5,

January 19 - Riley Kugel scored a game-high 21 points and No. 15 Mississippi State held off No. 21 Ole Miss ... and Josh Hubbard scored 10 for the Bulldogs (15-3, 3-2 SEC). Jaemyn Brakefield scored 20, Sean Pedulla had 18, Matthew Murrell had 15 and ...

No. 15 Mississippi State men’s basketball topped No. 21 Ole Miss in a ranked rivalry matchup that went to overtime. Riley Kugel led Mississippi State with 21 points, while MRA grad Josh Hubbard had 10.

Manny Obaseki hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to cap an 11-2 closing run in No. 13 Texas A&M's 63-62 victory over No. 16 Mississippi on Wednesday night. Obaseki's contested shot from the corner gave Texas A&M (15-4,

Tamar Bates scored 26 points, Caleb Grill added 22 and No. 22 Missouri extended No. 16 Mississippi's losing streak to three games with an 83-75 win over the Rebels on Saturday night. Anthony Robinson II added seven points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (16-4,

KeShawn Murphy added 18 points for Mississippi State (15-3, 3-2) while RJ Melendez had 12 points and seven rebounds. Josh Hubbard has 10 points for the Bulldogs and Cameron Matthews had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Jaemyn Brakefield had 20 points to lead Ole ...

Malik Dia scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Sean Pedulla scored 15 points and dished out six assists and Jaemyn Brakefield added 14 points for Mississippi (15-5, 4-3). Ole Miss opened ...

Manny Obaseki hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to cap an 11-2 closing run as No. 13 Texas A&M beat No. 16 Mississippi.

Missouri Tigers guard Anthony Robinson II shoots over Mississippi Rebels forward Jaemyn Brakefield during an SEC men’s basketball game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday, Jan. 25 ...

BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Ole Miss takes on No. 13 Texas A&M after Jaemyn Brakefield scored 20 points in Ole Miss’ 84-81 overtime loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Rebels are 9-0 in home games. Ole Miss has a 1-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.