2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

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

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

College recruiting information
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  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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  
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  
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  
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 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

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

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP12232419RVRVRVRV————RV———RVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches16252320RV———————RV—————RV—

See also

References

  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.