NCAA clears transfer Cisse to play for Ole Miss

Jeff Borzello, ESPN

• Staff WriterNov 29, 2023, 12:19 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting expert.
• Signed up with ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.Ole Miss continued its unbeaten

start to the season on Tuesday night– and after that received more good news when coach Chris Beard revealed that Oklahoma State transfer Moussa Cisse had actually been cleared by the NCAA to dress for the Rebels.Beard said after the Rebels’72-52 success over NC State that Cisse was given the green light to play moving forward.”We literally discovered right before the game. Minutes, not hours, “Beard stated. “Moussa has actually been cleared to play. So we’re pleased with that. … Undoubtedly delighted for Moussa, incredibly delighted for Moussa.”Editor’s Picks As a two-time transfer who began his career at Memphis before investing 2 seasons at Oklahoma State, Cisse required a waiver from the NCAA to play immediately.Beard added that Georgetown transfer Brandon Murray, who is also waiting for a waiver from the NCAA, is still going through the process and has actually not yet been cleared.A 7-foot center from Guinea, Cisse is one of the elite protective players in college basketball and need to offer an instant boost to Ole Miss frontcourt. He was the 2021-22 Big 12 Protective Gamer

of the Year and ranked in the leading 15 nationally last season in defensive rebounding portion and block percentage.Cisse will team with Jamarion Sharp, who balanced much better than four blocks per game each of the past two seasons, to form a powerful interior defensive duo for Beard.For his profession, Cisse has balanced 7.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in simply over 20

minutes per game. He will be qualified to make his launching on Saturday against one of his former schools, Memphis.