2023–24 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

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).

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

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:    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:    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    
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
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
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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.