2022–23 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by fifth-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). They finished 25-9 and had near-upsets over LSU on the road and then-No. 1 South Carolina at home (they only lost 64-57 in overtime); they earned the 4th seed in the SEC Tournament, losing to South Carolina in the semifinals by a score of 80-51. The Rebels were selected to the NCAA Tournament in the Seattle regional, defeating Gonzaga 71-48 in the first round. They then advanced to the second round where they had a big upset over 1-seed Stanford, winning 54-49 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for just the second time in program history (They had previously made it that far in 2007, when Carol Ross coached the team to the Elite Eight). Coincidentally Cleveland would host The Women's Final Four in 2024. They lost to Louisville 72-62 and finished the season ranked #22 in the Coaches Poll.

2022–23 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
Record	25–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Yolett McPhee-McCuin (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Ayers Bojan Jankovic Jaida Williams
Home arena	SJB Pavilion
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 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			36	–	1		.973
No. 9 LSU	15	–	1		.938			34	–	2		.944
No. 24 Tennessee	13	–	3		.813			25	–	12		.676
Ole Miss	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
Mississippi State	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
Alabama	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			24	–	13		.649
Missouri	6	–	10		.375			18	–	14		.563
Florida	5	–	11		.313			19	–	14		.576
Auburn	5	–	11		.313			16	–	15		.516
Vanderbilt	3	–	13		.188			12	–	19		.387
Kentucky	2	–	14		.125			12	–	19		.387
Texas A&M	2	–	14		.125			9	–	20		.310
† 2023 SEC tournament winner As of April 2, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Rebels finished the season 23–9 (10–6 SEC) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to South Dakota in the First Round.

Offseason

Departures

Ole Miss Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Shakira Austin	0	F	6'5"	Senior	Fredericksburg, VA	Drafted 3rd overall by the Washington Mystics	^[1]
Lashonda Monk	1	G	5'6"	RS Senior	Greensboro, NC	Graduated
Mimi Reid	2	G	5'8"	RS Senior	The Bronx, NY	Transferred to St. John's	^[2]
Donnetta Johnson	3	G	5'11"	RS Junior	Queens, NY	Graduated
Jaiyah Harris-Smith	4	G	5'6"	Freshman	Miami, FL	Transferred to Little Rock	^[3]
Iyanla Kitchens	11	F	6'2"	Senior	Lithonia, GA	Graduated
Aleah Sorrentino	22	F	6'3"	RS Freshman	Palm Bay, FL	Transferred to Lipscomb	^[4]
Jacorriah Bracey	23	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Drew, MS	Transferred to Southern Miss	^[5]
Tiya Douglas	25	G	5'10"	Junior	Fort Smith, AR	Transferred to Austin Peay	^[6]
Caitlin McGee	32	F	6'1"	RS Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred to South Florida	^[7]
Andeija Puckett	40	C	6'2"	RS Senior	Griffin, GA	Graduated

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ayanna Thompson G	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
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
Brooke Moore	0	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Atlanta, GA	Purdue
Myah Taylor	1	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Olive Branch, MS	Mississippi State
Marquesha Davis	2	G	6'0"	Senior	McGehee, AR	Arkansas
Tyia Singleton	22	F	6'2"	RS Senior	Winter Haven, FL	Rutgers
Elauna Eaton	23	G	6'0"	RS Sophomore	Helena, AR	Arkansas
Rita Igbokwe	32	C	6'4"	Senior	Jonesboro, GA	Pittsburgh
^[8]^[9]

Roster

2022–23 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Brooke Moore   5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Henry County HS Purdue Atlanta, GA     G 1 Myah Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Olive Branch HS Mississippi State Olive Branch, MS     G 2 Marquesha Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Springdale HS Arkansas McGehee, AR     F 5 Snudda Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Brookhaven HS Brookhaven, MS     G 10 Destiny Salary 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jonesboro HS Tennessee Jonesboro, AR     G 12 Jordan Berry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Mount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA     G 15 Angel Baker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Pike HS Wright State Indianapolis, IN     G 20 Ayanna Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr DeSoto HS DeSoto, TX     F 22 Tyia Singleton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Winter Haven HS Rutgers Winter Haven, FL     G 23 Elauna Eaton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Nettleton HS Arkansas Helena, AR     F 24 Madison Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr 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	Head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Rhode Island) Assistant coach(es) Chris Ayers (Florida A&M) Bojan Jankovic (Ozarks) Jaida Williams (Cal Poly Pomona) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2022* 6:00 pm		Delta State	W 80−38		–	–	–	SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 5:00 pm, SECN+		Kennesaw State	W 72–60	1–0	18 – Baker	10 – Scott	6 – Taylor	SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
November 10, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 83–57	2–0	14 – Collins	7 – Tied	8 – Taylor	SJB Pavilion (1,945) Oxford, MS
November 13, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 58–40	3–0	13 – Davis	10 – Scott	3 – Tied	Jack Stephens Center (3,225) Little Rock, AR
November 16, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Southern Miss	W 92–46	4–0	25 – Baker	8 – Scott	5 – Taylor	SJB Pavilion (1,693) Oxford, MS
November 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Dayton Pink Flamingo Championship	W 63–50	5-0	14 – Singleton	13 – Singleton	4 – Taylor	Baha Mar Convention Center (573) Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2022* 6:00 pm, FloSports		vs. No. 17 Utah Pink Flamingo Championship	L 67–69	5–1	18 – Davis	8 – Davis	5 – Taylor	Baha Mar Convention Center  Nassau, Bahamas
November 28, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Texas Southern	W 93–47	6–1	16 – Scott	15 – Scott	8 – Taylor	SJB Pavilion (1,769) Oxford, MS
November 29, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Alabama A&M	W 74–28	7–1	22 – Collins	10 – Scott	8 – Salary	SJB Pavilion (1,572) Oxford, MS
December 4, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma	L 59–69	7–2	22 – Baker	9 – Baker	5 – Taylor	Lloyd Noble Center (3,285) Norman, OK
December 11, 2022* 1:00 pm, SECN		Jacksonville State	W 74–54	8–2	18 – Baker	11 – Singleton	5 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (1,961) Oxford, MS
December 14, 2022* 11:00 am, SECN+		Jacksonville	W 66–52	9–2	19 – Scott	17 – Scott	3 – Salary	SJB Pavilion (8,958) Oxford, MS
December 17, 2022* 12:00 pm, SECN+		McNeese	W 79–60	10–2	18 – Scott	10 – Scott	5 – Scott	SJB Pavilion (1,591) Oxford, MS
December 21, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Temple	W 75–55	11–2	16 – Tied	10 – Tied	5 – Tied	Liacouras Center (1,502) Philadelphia, PA
SEC regular season
December 29, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		Auburn	W 79–47	12–2 (1–0)	18 – Baker	10 – Salary	5 – Taylor	SJB Pavilion (2,369) Oxford, MS
January 1, 2023 5:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	W 61–50	13–2 (2–0)	22 – Baker	10 – Baker	4 – Collins	Humphrey Coliseum (6,023) Starkville, MS
January 5, 2023 6:00 pm, SECN+		Vanderbilt	W 74–53	14–2 (3–0)	22 – Baker	9 – Scott	3 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (2,235) Oxford, MS
January 8, 2023 2:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	W 57–38	15–2 (4–0)	11 – Tied	8 – Scott	8 – Baker	Reed Arena (4,064) College Station, TX
January 12, 2023 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Georgia	W 66–58	16–2 (5–0)	20 – Baker	7 – Tied	8 – Taylor	Stegeman Coliseum (1,922) Athens, GA
January 15, 2023 4:00 pm, SECN		Alabama	L 58–63	16–3 (5–1)	16 – Salary	14 – Scott	3 – Scott	SJB Pavilion (3,630) Oxford, MS
January 22, 2023 4:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn	L 76–77 ^OT	16–4 (5–2)	25 – Baker	12 – Baker	2 – Davis	Neville Arena (3,093) Auburn, AL
January 26, 2023 8:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	W 78–63	17–4 (6–2)	17 – Baker	7 – Tied	6 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (3,596) Oxford, MS
January 29, 2023 4:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	W 76–73 ^OT	18–4 (7–2)	20 – Davis	12 – Scott	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (6,677) Fayetteville, AR
February 2, 2023 5:30 pm, SECN+		at Tennessee	L 51–65	18–5 (7–3)	14 – Baker	10 – Davis	3 – Taylor	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,718) Knoxville, TN
February 5, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPNU		Florida	W 68–42	19–5 (8–3)	18 – Baker	11 – Igbokwe	6 – Taylor	SJB Pavilion (3,216) Oxford, MS
February 13, 2023 6:00 pm, SECN		Kentucky	W 74–52	20–5 (9–3)	14 – Davis	12 – Scott	6 – Baker	SJB Pavilion (2,391) Oxford, MS
February 16, 2023 8:00 pm, SECN		at No. 5 LSU	L 60–69	20–6 (9–4)	21 – Baker	9 – Igbokwe	3 – Baker	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,753) Baton Rouge, LA
February 19, 2023 3:00 pm, SECN		No. 1 South Carolina	L 57–64 ^OT	20–7 (9–5)	17 – Baker	7 – Davis	4 – Taylor	SJB Pavilion (6,563) Oxford, MS
February 23, 2023 6:00 pm, SECN+		Missouri	W 72–64	21–7 (10–5)	19 – Baker	10 – Scott	6 – Baker	SJB Pavilion (2,441) Oxford, MS
February 26, 2023 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	W 57–55	22–7 (11–5)	26 – Davis	10 – Igbokwe	4 – Baker	Coleman Coliseum (2,707) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2023 1:25 pm, SECN	(4)	vs. (13) Texas A&M Quarterfinals	W 77–60	23–7	23 – Baker	8 – Scott	4 – Scott	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
March 4, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPNU	(4)	vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina Semifinals	L 51–80	23–8	15 – Scott	7 – Baker	5 – Taylor	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPNU	(8 S4)	vs. (9 S4) No. 19 Gonzaga First round	W 71–48	24–8	15 – Collins	9 – Scott	4 – Taylor	Maples Pavilion (4,020) Stanford, CA
March 19, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN	(8 S4)	at (1 S4) No. 5 Stanford Second round	W 54–49	25–8	13 – Baker	8 – Igbokwe	2 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (5,361) Stanford, CA
March 24, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN	(8 S4)	vs. (5 S4) Louisville Sweet Sixteen	L 62–72	25–9	19 – Tied	8 – Davis	3 – Davis	Climate Pledge Arena (9,626) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Seattle 4 Region. All times are in Central Time. ^[10]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—														Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—															22

See also

• 2022–23 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

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