The SEC league office finalized the conference schedule for next season, and the Basketbears will host Alabama on January 7th for their first game in the Pavilion.
Ole Miss men's basketball has released their full SEC schedule for 2015-16, and it appears that the Pavilion will open for business on January 7th. The Rebel roundballers had previously announced their non-conference schedule, which raised questions of whether Andy Kennedy and company were purposely avoiding home games in the twilight of the the Tad Pad. Now, it seems, AK's award-winning theatrical performance has rubbed somebody raw in the SEC league office, because the Ole Miss netmen will open conference play at Kentucky again next season.