In contrast to the rest summer brings for many students, Ole Miss student athletes have been training hard for the 2025-26 academic year. While football players take part in intensive preparation during their annual fall camp, athletes in other sports train in ways less widely publicized.
These long, laborious days are rarely seen by fans, yet they are instrumental in planting the seeds of athletic success.
Men’s basketball
Once coach Chris Beard’s team hits the floor on June 10, they are allowed only eight weeks of practice, per NCAA rules.
“To me, the first day of summer workouts is always kind of the first step of the journey,” Beard said in a June press conference.