2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by second-year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, played their home games at The Pavilion at Ole Miss and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2019–20 record	7–23 (0–16 SEC)
Head coach	Yolett McPhee-McCuin (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Ayers Tony Greene Armintie Herrington
Home arena	The Pavilion at Ole Miss

2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 South Carolina†	16	–	0		1.000			32	–	1		.970
No. 9 Mississippi State	13	–	3		.813			27	–	6		.818
No. 24 Arkansas	10	–	6		.625			24	–	8		.750
No. 16 Kentucky	10	–	6		.625			22	–	8		.733
No. 19 Texas A&M	10	–	6		.625			22	–	8		.733
Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			21	–	10		.677
LSU	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Alabama	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
Georgia	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Florida	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Missouri	5	–	11		.313			9	–	22		.290
Vanderbilt	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Auburn	4	–	12		.250			11	–	18		.379
Ole Miss	0	–	16		.000			7	–	23		.233
† 2020 SEC Tournament winner As of August 17, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season with a record of 7–23, 0–16 in the SEC, and were eliminated in the first round of the SEC Women's Tournament by Missouri.[1]

Previous season

The Rebels finished the season with a 9–22 overall record and a 3–13 record in conference play. The Rebels lost to Florida in the First Round of the SEC Tournament. The Rebels were not invited to the postseason.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Gabby Crawford	0	F	6'2"	Freshman	Munford, TN	Transferred to Morehead State
Jhileiya Dunlap	3	F	6'2"	Junior	Columbia, SC	Transferred to Troy
Crystal Allen	5	G	5'9"	RS Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Graduated
Cecilia Muhate	10	F	6'2"	Senior	Madrid, Spain	Graduated
Mahogany Matthews	20	F	6'1"	Freshman	Raeford, NC	Transferred to Marshall
Shandricka Sessom	23	G	5'10"	RS Senior	Byhalia, MS	Graduated
Shannon Dozier	24	G	5'10"	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Delaware State
La'Karis Salter	33	F	6'1"	RS Senior	Tallahassee, FL	Graduated

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sarah Dumitrescu G	Bucharest, Romania	IMG Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Jayla Alexander PG	Pearl, MS	Pearl High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Berry G	New Orleans, LA	Mount Carmel Academy	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bryn Parker G	Scottsdale, AZ	Pinnacle High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Donnetta Johnson	3	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Queens, NY	Georgia; will redshirt in 2019–20 due to transfer rules.
Valerie Nesbitt	4	G	5'6"	Junior	Nassau, Bahamas	Chipola College
Dominique Banks	13	F	6'5"	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Gulf Coast State College
Andeija Puckett	40	C	6'2"	Junior	Griffin, GA	Cincinnati; will redshirt in 2019–20 due to transfer rules.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[3]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team
1	South Carolina
2	Texas A&M
3	Mississippi State
4	Kentucky
5	Arkansas
6	Tennessee
7	Auburn
8	LSU
9	Missouri
10	Georgia
11	Alabama
12	Florida
13	Ole Miss
14	Vanderbilt

Roster

2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Sarah Dumitrescu  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr IMG Academy Bucharest, Romania G 2 Mimi Reid 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So The Patrick School Bronx, NY G 3 Donnetta Johnson  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Baldwin HS Georgia Queens, NY G 4 Valerie Nesbitt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Chipola College Nassau, Bahamas G 11 Tootie Rankin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Southwest Mississippi CC Waynesboro, MS G 12 Jordan Berry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA F 13 Dominique Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Gulf Coast State College Atlanta, GA PG 20 Jayla Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Pearl HS Pearl, MS G 21 Taylor Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Marietta HS Marietta, GA G 25 Bryn Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Pinnacle HS Scottsdale, AZ G 31 Deja Cage 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Morgan Park HS DePaul Chicago, IL F 32 Iyanla Kitchens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Arabia Mountain HS Lithonia, GA C 40 Andeija Puckett  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Griffin HS Cincinnati Griffin, GA G 44 Torri Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Homeschool Olive Branch, MS	Head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Rhode Island) Assistant coach(es) Chris Ayers (Florida A&M) Tony Greene (Langston) Armintie Herrington (Ole Miss) 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
November 1, 2019* 7:00 pm		Clark Atlanta	W 79–52		–	–	–	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 72–53	1–0	18 – Smith	9 – Banks	6 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,239) Oxford, MS
November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 66–42	2–0	21 – Cage	10 – Kitchens	3 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,448) Oxford, MS
November 15, 2019* 3:00 pm, SECN+		New Orleans	L 64–69	2–1	21 – Alexander	11 – Dumitrescu	6 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,630) Oxford, MS
November 19, 2019* 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 53–59	2–2	13 – Banks	9 – Dumitrescu	3 – Tied	Reed Green Coliseum (1,843) Hattiesburg, MS
November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Louisiana Tech	W 76–53	3–2	30 – Cage	8 – Tied	8 – Nesbitt	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,019) Oxford, MS
November 26, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Sam Houston State	W 75–69	4–2	21 – Cage	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,320) Oxford, MS
November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm		vs. Alcorn State Daytona Beach Invitational	W 73–55	5–2	20 – Nesbitt	14 – Banks	5 – Alexander	Ocean Center (83) Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2019* 4:45 pm		vs. Pittsburgh Daytona Beach Invitational	L 50–58	5–3	14 – Nesbitt	6 – Nesbitt	3 – Cage	Ocean Center (97) Daytona Beach, FL
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		at Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 48–84	5–4	12 – Smith	12 – Banks	3 – Nesbitt	United Supermarkets Arena (4,212) Lubbock, TX
December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, SECN+		Southeast Missouri State	L 53–70	5–5	15 – Nesbitt	6 – Tied	5 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,253) Oxford, MS
December 16, 2019* 11:00 am, SECN+		Georgia Southern	W 69–66 ^OT	6–5	16 – Nesbitt	6 – Tied	6 – Nesbitt	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,574) Oxford, MS
December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Louisiana	L 42–53	6–6	11 – Lewis	5 – Tied	4 – Nesbitt	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,123) Oxford, MS
December 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Alabama State	W 93–66	7–6	20 – Cage	8 – Nesbitt	10 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,166) Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 2, 2020 6:15 pm, SECN+		Georgia	L 51–58	7–7 (0–1)	15 – Nesbitt	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,093) Oxford, MS
January 6, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 10 Texas A&M	L 35–79	7–8 (0–2)	15 – Cage	8 – Cage	3 – Reid	Reed Arena (4,006) College Station, TX
January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		No. 23 Tennessee	L 28–84	7–9 (0–3)	12 – Banks	7 – Banks	2 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,373) Oxford, MS
January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		at LSU	L 44–52	7–10 (0–4)	20 – Cage	8 – Parker	3 – Reid	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,030) Baton Rouge, LA
January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		Missouri	L 57–71	7–11 (0–5)	19 – Cage	6 – Banks	8 – Alexander	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,287) Oxford, MS
January 23, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Auburn	L 43–59	7–12 (0–6)	12 – Cage	6 – Tied	6 – Reid	Auburn Arena (1,483) Auburn, AL
January 26, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN		at No. 9 Mississippi State	L 39–80	7–13 (0–7)	11 – Cage	7 – Banks	5 – Alexander	Humphrey Coliseum (9,503) Starkville, MS
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		No. 1 South Carolina	L 32–87	7–14 (0–8)	12 – Reid	5 – Kitchens	4 – Cage	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,225) Oxford, MS
February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+		Alabama	L 56–57	7–15 (0–9)	15 – Tied	6 – Kitchens	6 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,207) Oxford, MS
February 9, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 47–63	7–16 (0–10)	13 – Alexander	9 – Alexander	5 – Reid	Memorial Gymnasium (2,846) Nashville, TN
February 13, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN+		at Florida	L 72–74	7–17 (0–11)	23 – Cage	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	O'Connell Center (1,008) Gainesville, FL
February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN		No. 23 Arkansas	L 64–108	7–18 (0–12)	17 – Smith	8 – Kitchens	5 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,383) Oxford, MS
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+		No. 14 Kentucky	L 52–94	7–19 (0–13)	12 – Tied	8 – Smith	4 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,180) Oxford, MS
February 23, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	L 67–82	7–20 (0–14)	23 – Alexander	5 – Alexander	7 – Reid	Mizzou Arena (4,027) Columbia, MO
February 27, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Tennessee	L 66–77	7–21 (0–15)	22 – Cage	7 – Alexander	4 – Reid	Thompson–Boling Arena (8,255) Knoxville, TN
March 1, 2020 1:40 pm, SECN+		No. 10 Mississippi State	L 59–84	7–22 (0–16)	19 – Cage	7 – Banks	8 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2,974) Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2020 12:30 pm, SECN	(14)	vs. (11) Missouri First Round	L 53–64	7–23	15 – Reid	8 – Banks	7 – Reid	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. [4]

References

1. Missouri Eliminates Ole Miss From SEC Women's Tournament
2. "Rebels Fall in First Round of SEC Tournament to Florida After Defensive Battle". Ole Miss Athletics. March 6, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
3. "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
4. "Ole Miss Rebels Women's Basketball Schedule". Olemisssports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.