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Ole Miss MBB Lands Commitment From 3-Star Big Man Cameron Barnes

Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels landed another big commit on Monday.

Matt Galatzan

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Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels are in the midst of rebuilding the roster in Oxford, having already landed a commitment from Jacob Gazzo, and multiple transfer commitments over the last few weeks. 

And on Monday, Beard landed another one, with three-star big man Cameron Barnes committing to the program. 

“I chose Ole Miss because Coach Beard and his staff were very intentional about me while on my visit,” Barnes told On3 in an interview. “Coach (Chris) Beard is one of the best college coaches in the nation and the plan he has in place for me which includes top strength and conditioning coordinator Coach John Reilly, will also be a big part of my player development. I’m excited about our coaching staff, the team and Ole Miss as a whole!”

A North Texas native and a member of the basketball pipeline at Duncanville (TX) High School, the 6-foot-10 Barnes averaged 6.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game in his junior season. 

Barnes has spent all three of his seasons with Duncanville on the varsity squad and heads into his senior season as a three-star recruit by most services, but is rated as a four-star on ESPN. 

Barnes chose the Rebels over SMU, TCU, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Memphis, Oklahoma StTe, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Wichita State.

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TheGroveReport.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels.

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