Texas coach Rodney Terry, Chris Beard's former lead assistant at UT, says the Ole Miss coach remains one of "my really close friends in the business."

Eighty percent (13 of 16) of SEC teams are currently projected to make the NCAA Tournament, Ole Miss among them. But the Rebels are going in the wrong direction. Bracket predictions this week still have Ole Miss comfortably in,

Here's where Chris Beard's Ole Miss basketball team stands in the latest NCAA tournament bracket predictions after a loss at Missouri

Ole Miss heads home after an 83-75 loss at then-No. 22 Missouri on Saturday. Malik Dia led the Rebels with 17 points while Sean Pedulla had 15, Jaemyn Brakefield scored 14 in his first start of the season and Matthew Murrell had 12 points.

Going on a losing streak is never enjoyable for a team, especially after Ole Miss was able to open league play on such a hot note. But head coach Chris Beard is wanting his team to remain focused and continue putting in the work necessary to have a winning culture as they navigate a grueling SEC schedule.

"This is the SEC," Ole Miss coach Chris Beard said. "A two-game winning streak, it's free breakfast burritos in the morning. People want to throw you a parade. A two-game losing streak and you feel like the sun won't come up tomorrow."

Ole Miss fell to their third defeat in a row in SEC play after starting 4-0 in the conference. It was a tough loss for Chris Beard and the team, keeping it clos

Ole Miss basketball looked like it was going to beat Texas A&M, until the Rebels stopped executing and the Aggies took advantage.

The Ole Miss Rebels suffered their third-straight loss on Wednesday night at the hands of the Missouri Tigers.

TRANSCRIPT: Everything Ole Miss men's basketball head coach Chris Beard said after the Rebels' road loss to Missouri