2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

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2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record24–9 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Ayers
  • Bojan Jankovic
  • Jaida Williams
  • Patrick Henry
  • Erika Sisk
Home arenaSJB Pavilion
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
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

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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

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Departures

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zakiya Stephenson
G
Virginia Beach, VA Princess Anne HS 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
J'Adore Young
C
Mauldin, SC Greenville HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Marija Avlijas
G
Belgrade, Serbia ŽKK Art Basket 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Rhema Collins
F
Nassau, Bahamas The Webb School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Mariyah Noel
G
Kansas City, KS Bonner Springs HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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
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Roster

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

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP12232419RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches16252320RVRVRV

See also

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References

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  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.