Details are coming to light regarding Chris Beard’s extension at Ole Miss.
According to Jon Rothstein of College Hoops Today, Beard’s extension which was signed Wednesday would keep him in Oxford through the 2029-30 season.
Sources: Chris Beard’s contract extension at Ole Miss is for six years and through the 2029-30 season.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 13, 2024
At this time, we still have no monetary numbers for the extension. Going into year one, Beard signed a four-year deal and was scheduled to make $3.35 million next season. Though Mississippi state law limits state employees to four-year contracts, universities have oft-used workarounds through athletic foundations to lock coaches down for longer.
In his first year at the helm, Beard’s squad matched a program record with a 13-game winning streak to start the season. The gauntlet of SEC play then caught up with the Rebels, who still finished with their first 20-win season in five years.
“We are just getting started. Great times ahead in the SJB Pavilion and Oxford,” Beard said in a statement.
Ole Miss begins the SEC Tournament as a 10 seed on Thursday and will face 7th-seeded Texas A&M on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT in Nashville, Tenn. The Rebels would essentially need to win the entire tournament to make it back to the Big Dance for the first time since 2019.
