2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
Battle 4 Atlantis champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	24–9 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Yolett McPhee-McCuin (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Ayers; Bojan Jankovic; Jaida Williams; Patrick Henry; Erika Sisk;
Home arena	SJB Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina †	16	–	0	1.000	38	–	0	1.000
No. 6 LSU	13	–	3	.813	31	–	6	.838
Ole Miss	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Alabama	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Auburn	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Texas A&M	6	–	10	.375	19	–	13	.594
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Florida	5	–	11	.313	16	–	16	.500
Kentucky	4	–	12	.250	12	–	20	.375
Georgia	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
Missouri	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by sixth-year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, played their home games at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Rebels finished the season 25–9 (11–5 SEC) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Gonzaga and one seed Stanford before falling to Louisville in their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2007.

Offseason

Departures

Ole Miss Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Brooke Moore	0	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Atlanta, GA	Became graduate manager	^[1]
Myah Taylor	1	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Olive Branch, MS	Graduated
Destiny Salary	10	G	6'0"	Junior	Jonesboro, AR	Transferred to Western Kentucky	^[2]
Jordan Berry	12	G	5'7"	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Graduated
Angel Baker	15	G	5'8"	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Zakiya Stephenson G	Virginia Beach, VA	Princess Anne HS	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	N/A
Zakiya Stephenson G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
J'Adore Young C	Mauldin, SC	Greenville HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
J'Adore Young C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Marija Avlijas G	Belgrade, Serbia	ŽKK Art Basket	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Marija Avlijas G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Rhema Collins F	Nassau, Bahamas	The Webb School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Rhema Collins F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Mariyah Noel G	Kansas City, KS	Bonner Springs HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Mariyah Noel G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Incoming transfers

Ole Miss Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
KK Deans	1	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Greensboro, NC	Florida
Kennedy Todd-Williams	3	G	6'0"	Senior	Jacksonville, NC	North Carolina
Kharyssa Richardson	33	F	6'2"	Sophomore	Douglasville, GA	Auburn
^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	KK Deans	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Connections Academy Florida	Greensboro, NC
G	2	Marquesha Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Springdale HS Arkansas	McGehee, AR
G	3	Kennedy Todd-Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Jacksonville HS North Carolina	Jacksonville, NC
F	5	Snudda Collins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Brookhaven HS	Brookhaven, MS
C	10	J'Adore Young	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Greenville HS	Mauldin, SC
G	12	Marija Avlijas	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	ŽKK Art Basket	Belgrade, Serbia
G	13	Mariyah Noel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Bonner Springs HS	Kansas City, KS
G	20	Ayanna Thompson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	DeSoto HS	DeSoto, TX
G	21	Zakiya Stephenson	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Princess Anne HS	Virginia Beach, VA
F	22	Tyia Singleton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Winter Haven HS Rutgers	Winter Haven, FL
G	23	Elauna Eaton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Nettleton HS Arkansas	Helena, AR
F	24	Madison Scott	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Bishop McNamara HS	Indian Head, MD
C	32	Rita Igbokwe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Mundy's Mill HS Pittsburgh	Jonesboro, GA
F	33	Kharyssa Richardson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	New Manchester HS Auburn	Douglasville, GA
F	35	Rhema Collins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	The Webb School	Nassau, Bahamas

Head coach

Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Ayers (Florida A&M)
Bojan Jankovic (Ozarks)
Jaida Williams (Cal Poly Pomona)
Patrick Henry (Ohio)
Erika Sisk (Ole Miss)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 3:00 p.m.	No. 12	Rust	W 91–44		–	–	–	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SECN+	No. 12	Queens	W 91–44	1–0	17 – S. Collins	10 – Scott	6 – Deans	SJB Pavilion (7,196) Oxford, MS
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 12	Oklahoma	L 70–80	1–1	15 – S. Collins	8 – Scott	5 – Deans	SJB Pavilion (2,030) Oxford, MS
November 15, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	No. 23	Temple	W 80–63	2–1	16 – Tied	7 – Tied	8 – Deans	SJB Pavilion (2,335) Oxford, MS
November 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops	No. 23	vs. Howard Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 67–54	3–1	21 – Scott	14 – Scott	2 – Tied	Imperial Arena (284) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops	No. 23	vs. Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 56–47	4–1	17 – Davis	11 – Scott	3 – Scott	Imperial Arena (207) Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	No. 24	vs. Michigan Battle 4 Atlantis championship	W 60–49	5–1	11 – Avlijas	7 – Tied	3 – Avlijas	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 24	Little Rock	W 58–45	6–1	11 – Tied	9 – Singleton	4 – Stephenson	SJB Pavilion (2,258) Oxford, MS
November 29, 2023* 8:15 p.m., ESPNU	No. 19	No. 22 Louisville ACC–SEC Challenge	L 58–64	6–2	22 – S. Collins	6 – Davis	6 – Stephenson	SJB Pavilion (2,694) Oxford, MS
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 19	at Southern Miss	L 59–61	6–3	15 – Davis	6 – Scott	4 – Scott	Reed Green Coliseum (2,653) Hattiesburg, MS
December 12, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 84–56	7–3	14 – S. Collins	10 – Igbokwe	3 – Stephenson	SJB Pavilion (2,443) Oxford, MS
December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 64–41	8–3	12 – Davis	9 – Igbokwe	3 – Todd-Williams	Mitchell Center (617) Mobile, AL
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 62–47	9–3	13 – Davis	13 – Igbokwe	6 – Scott	H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,246) Pine Bluff, AR
December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SECN+		Alcorn State	W 76–37	10–3	11 – Scott	6 – Scott	4 – Noel	SJB Pavilion (2,266) Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Alabama	W 55–45	11–3 (1–0)	12 – Scott	10 – Igbokwe	5 – Scott	Coleman Coliseum (2,140) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 7 LSU	L 73–84	11–4 (1–1)	24 – Davis	7 – Davis	8 – Scott	SJB Pavilion (9,074) Oxford, MS
January 11, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN+		Auburn	W 58–55	12–4 (2–1)	15 – Davis	8 – Igbokwe	8 – Scott	SJB Pavilion (2,350) Oxford, MS
January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State	L 57–69	12–5 (2–2)	19 – Davis	10 – Igbokwe	3 – Scott	Humphrey Coliseum (7,101) Starkville, MS
January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia	W 69–59	13–5 (3–2)	22 – Todd-Williams	6 – Todd-Williams	7 – Scott	Stegeman Coliseum (3,646) Athens, GA
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		Florida	W 81–70	14–5 (4–2)	23 – Davis	9 – Todd-Williams	8 – Todd-Williams	SJB Pavilion (2,450) Oxford, MS
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Tennessee	W 80–75	15–5 (5–2)	25 – Davis	10 – Scott	7 – Todd-Williams	SJB Pavilion (3,863) Oxford, MS
February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt	W 67–61	16–5 (6–2)	25 – Davis	11 – Singleton	2 – Todd-Williams	Memorial Gymnasium (2,106) Nashville, TN
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 56–85	16–6 (6–3)	17 – Scott	8 – Scott	2 – Scott	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
February 8, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN+		Texas A&M	L 53–72	16–7 (6–4)	15 – Scott	10 – Igbokwe	4 – Scott	SJB Pavilion (2,599) Oxford, MS
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN+		at Florida	W 77–67 ^OT	17–7 (7–4)	27 – Scott	12 – Tied	2 – Singleton	O'Connell Center (1,686) Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN+		Mississippi State	W 75–71 ^OT	18–7 (8–4)	20 – Scott	14 – Igbokwe	5 – Todd-Williams	SJB Pavilion (4,736) Oxford, MS
February 22, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN+		Georgia	W 73–51	19–7 (9–4)	20 – Davis	7 – Igbokwe	6 – Scott	SJB Pavilion (2,505) Oxford, MS
February 26, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	W 66–45	20–7 (10–4)	14 – S. Collins	9 – Singleton	4 – Todd-Williams	Mizzou Arena (4,140) Columbia, MO
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Kentucky	W 75–45	21–7 (11–4)	16 – Scott	8 – Todd-Williams	6 – Scott	Rupp Arena (3,227) Lexington, KY
March 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	W 87–43	22–7 (12–4)	18 – S. Collins	13 – Scott	7 – Scott	SJB Pavilion (3,353) Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
March 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN	(3)	vs. (11) Florida Quarterfinals	W 84–74	23–7	33 – Davis	15 – Scott	5 – Todd-Williams	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,377) Greenville, SC
March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	vs. (2) No. 8 LSU Semifinals	L 67–75	23–8	22 – Scott	7 – Tied	4 – Scott	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,784) Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 23, 2024* 3:45 p.m., ESPNU	(7 A1)	vs. (10 A1) Marquette First round	W 67–55	24–8	20 – Scott	9 – Igbokwe	4 – Scott	Purcell Pavilion (9,149) South Bend, IN
March 25, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	(7 A1)	at (2 A1) No. 9 Notre Dame Second round	L 56–71	24–9	15 – Tied	7 – Igbokwe	3 – Scott	Purcell Pavilion (7,882) South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Central Time. ^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	12	23	24	19	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	Not released
Coaches	16	25	23	20	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—

References

^ @OleMissWBB (June 7, 2023). "Work's not finished yet. Excited to welcome Brooke to the staff!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Lady Toppers Land Transfer Destiny Salary". wkusports.com. May 23, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
^ "Damage Done, Ole Miss Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Additions". olemisssports.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball to Host Louisville in ACC/SEC Challenge". olemisssports.com. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

[1] @OleMissWBB (June 7, 2023). "Work's not finished yet. Excited to welcome Brooke to the staff!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] "Lady Toppers Land Transfer Destiny Salary". wkusports.com. May 23, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

[3] "Damage Done, Ole Miss Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Additions". olemisssports.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

[4] "Women's Basketball to Host Louisville in ACC/SEC Challenge". olemisssports.com. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2023 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References