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Ole Miss basketball committed tampering violations that involved a former assistant coach, according to an NCAA announcement on Oct. 23.
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Punishments assessed to the program included two years of probation, a $455,000 fine and recruiting restrictions. No postseason penalties were announced.
Ole Miss coach Chris Beard did not receive any penalties because he was not personally involved in the violations and was not aware of them, according to the release.
The former assistant coach was Wes Flanigan, who was at Ole Miss from 2023-26 but is now at Georgia Tech.
Flanigan had impermissible recruiting conversations with an advisor of a player from another school who had not entered the transfer portal, the release said. The player eventually entered the portal but never visited or got an offer from Ole Miss and transferred to another school.
The investigation revealed that Flanigan spoke with the player's advisor 16 times and sent 10 text messages.
The NCAA also found that the Rebels failed to disassociate from an unnamed booster as required by a 2017 infractions case. The booster was supposed to be disassociated for three years, however the NCAA found he still received benefits 18 times that equaled $109,420, including premium seats at Ole Miss games.
Here is the full list of penalties:
- Two years of probation
- $455,000 fine
- One-week recruiting communications ban for the program, which was served during the 2025-26 season
- One-week prohibition of unofficial and official visits, which was served during the 2024-25 season
- One-week prohibition of recruiting communication for Flanigan, which was served during the 2024-25 season
- Reduction of five days of recruiting for the program, served during the 2024-25 season
- One-year show-cause order for Flanigan
- Two-game suspension for Flanigan, which was served from Dec. 13-17, 2025
- Disassociation of the booster for two years
- Athletic director Keith Carter and "a senior member of the Ole Miss Athletic Foundation" were required to attend the 2025 NCAA Regional Rules Seminar
This story will be updated.
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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