2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by fifth year head coach Matt Insell, played their home games at the Pavilion at Ole Miss and were members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	12–19 (1–15 SEC)
Head coach	Matt Insell (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Alex Simmons Brittany Hudson George Porcha
Home arena	The Pavilion at Ole Miss

2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State	16	–	0		1.000			37	–	2		.949
No. 7 South Carolina †	12	–	4		.750			29	–	7		.806
No. 18 Georgia	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 12 Tennessee	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
No. 17 Missouri	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
No. 14 Texas A&M	11	–	5		.688			26	–	10		.722
No. 24 LSU	11	–	5		.688			19	–	10		.655
Alabama	7	–	9		.438			20	–	14		.588
Kentucky	6	–	10		.375			15	–	17		.469
Auburn	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
Arkansas	3	–	13		.188			13	–	18		.419
Florida	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
Vanderbilt	3	–	13		.188			7	–	24		.226
Ole Miss	1	–	15		.063			12	–	19		.387
† 2018 SEC tournament winner As of April 1, 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The Rebels finished the season with a 12–19 overall record and a 1–15 record in conference play. On March 2, one day after the Rebels ended their season with a loss to Missouri in the second round of the SEC Tournament, head coach Matt Insell was fired. He finished at Ole Miss with an overall record of 70–87, including an 18–62 record in SEC play.

Previous season

They finished the season 17–14, 6–10 in SEC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's basketball tournament to LSU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they got upset by Grambling State in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Chyna Nixon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Neumann Goretti HS Philadelphia, PA G 1 Bree Glover 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Glasgow HS Glasgow, MS G 2 Marlee Hatcher 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Pontotc HS Itawamba CC Pontotoc, MS F/C 10 Cecilia Muhate 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Arturo Soria Madrid, Spain G 11 Mimi Reid 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr The Patrick School Bronx, NY G 12 Barbara Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr The Rock School Chipola College Toronto, ON G 20 Madinah Muhammad 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Whitney Young HS Chicago, IL G 21 Chrishae Rowe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Santiago HS Kentucky Riverside, CA G 23 Shandricka Sessom 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Byhalia HS Byhalia, MS G 25 Alissa Alston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Upper Room Christian Academy New Haven, CT F 32 Katie Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL F/C 42 Shelby Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Oakland HS Murfreesboro, TN G 44 Torri Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Homeschool Olive Branch, MS F 55 Promise Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Sammamish HS Issaquah, WA	Head coach Matt Insell (Middle Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) Alex Simmons (Tennessee) Brittany Hudson (Georgia State) George Porcha (New Haven) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 15, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017* 6:00 pm		Mississippi College	W 66–35		The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 75–44	1–0	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,302) Oxford, MS
11/13/2017* 7:30 pm		Kennesaw State	W 92–63	2–0	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,042) Oxford, MS
11/17/2017* 4:00 pm		vs. Saint Louis Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals	L 64–79	2–1	Wintrust Arena (1,692) Chicago, IL
11/18/2017* 6:30 pm		vs. Delaware State Maggie Dixon Classic 3rd place game	W 110–58	3–1	Wintrust Arena (1,964) Chicago, IL
11/21/2017* 2:00 pm		Troy	W 96–93	4–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (817) Oxford, MS
11/25/2017* 1:00 pm		at Temple	W 64–48	5–1	McGonigle Hall (1,187) Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm, SECN		Middle Tennessee	W 65–56	6–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,112) Oxford, MS
12/02/2017* 3:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 74–48	7–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,297) Oxford, MS
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm		South Alabama	W 66–59	8–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (873) Oxford, MS
12/12/2017* 11:00 am		Southern Miss	W 68–59	9–1	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,229) Oxford, MS
12/17/2017* 3:00 pm, P12N		at No. 9 Oregon	L 46–90	9–2	Matthew Knight Arena (2,683) Eugene, OR
12/19/2017* 10:00 pm		at Portland State	L 79–94	9–3	Pamplin Sports Center (254) Eugene, OR
12/28/2017* 2:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 73–58	10–3	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,155) Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
12/31/2017 2:00 pm		at Arkansas	L 72–73	10–4 (0–1)	Bud Walton Arena (1,701) Fayetteville, AR
01/04/2018 6:00 pm		No. 4 South Carolina	L 62–88	10–5 (0–2)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,018) Oxford, MS
01/07/2018 2:00 pm		Florida	W 78–75 2OT	11–5 (1–2)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,323) Oxford, MS
01/11/2018 8:00 pm, SECN		at No. 4 Mississippi State	L 45–76	11–6 (1–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,161) Starkville, MS
01/18/2018 8:00 pm, SECN		No. 11 Missouri	L 48–67	11–7 (1–4)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (931) Oxford, MS
01/21/2018 12:00 pm, SECN		at Florida	L 60–61	11–8 (1–5)	O'Connell Center (2,601) Gainesville, FL
01/25/2018 6:00 pm		at No. 10 Tennessee	L 66–75	11–9 (1–6)	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,016) Knoxville, TN
01/28/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 2 Mississippi State	L 49–69	11–10 (1–7)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,158) Oxford, MS
02/01/2018 6:00 pm		Vanderbilt	L 72–75	11–11 (1–8)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,279) Oxford, MS
02/04/2018 1:00 pm		at No. 17 Georgia	L 45–69	11–12 (1–9)	Stegeman Coliseum (4,700) Athens, GA
02/08/2018 7:00 pm		at No. 14 Texas A&M	L 54–83	11–13 (1–10)	Reed Arena (3,252) College Station, TX
02/11/2018 2:00 pm		Alabama	L 79–82	11–14 (1–11)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,641) Oxford, MS
02/15/2018 7:00 pm		at LSU	L 55–84	11–15 (1–12)	Maravich Center (1,759) Baton Rouge, LA
02/19/2018 6:00 pm, SECN		No. 19 Georgia	L 52–66	11–16 (1–13)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,209) Oxford, MS
02/22/2018 7:30 pm, SECN		Kentucky	L 71–79	11–17 (1–14)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,141) Oxford, MS
02/25/2018 1:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn	L 55–60	11–18 (1–15)	Auburn Arena (3,111) Auburn, AL
SEC Women's Tournament
02/28/2018 1:30 pm, SECN	(14)	vs. (11) Florida First Round	W 48–43	12–18	Bridgestone Arena (4,371) Nashville, TN
03/01/2018 8:00 pm, SECN	(14)	vs. (6) No. 14 Missouri Second Round	L 50–59	12–19	Bridgestone Arena (6,047) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR									N/A
Coaches	NR	N/A	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

•2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team
•2017-18 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
•2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team