2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by third-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). The Rebels finished the season 15–12 (4–10 SEC) and received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Rice in the championship game.

2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
WNIT, Runner-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–12 (4–10 SEC)
Head coach	Yolett McPhee-McCuin (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Ayers Armintie Herrington Shay Robinson
Home arena	The Pavilion at Ole Miss

2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Texas A&M	13	–	1		.929			25	–	3		.893
No. 6 South Carolina †	14	–	2		.875			26	–	5		.839
No. 13 Tennessee	9	–	4		.692			17	–	8		.680
No. 10 Georgia	10	–	5		.667			20	–	6		.769
No. 15 Arkansas	9	–	6		.600			19	–	8		.704
No. 18 Kentucky	9	–	6		.600			18	–	8		.692
Alabama	8	–	8		.500			16	–	9		.640
LSU	6	–	8		.429			9	–	13		.409
Mississippi State	5	–	7		.417			10	–	9		.526
Missouri	5	–	9		.357			9	–	13		.409
Ole Miss	4	–	10		.286			15	–	12		.556
Florida	3	–	11		.214			12	–	14		.462
Auburn	0	–	15		.000			5	–	19		.208
Vanderbilt	0	–	3		.000			4	–	4		.500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021
† 2021 SEC tournament winner As of March 21, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Rebels finished the season with a 7–23 overall record and a 0–16 record in conference play. The Rebels lost to Missouri in the First Round of the SEC tournament. The Rebels were not invited to the postseason.

Offseason

Departures

Ole Miss Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dominique Banks	13	F	6'5"	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to South Carolina State
Jayla Alexander	20	G	5'9"	Freshman	Pearl, MS	Transferred to Jones County JC
Bryn Parker	25	G	6'0"	Freshman	Scottsdale, AZ	Transferred to Dixie State
Deja Cage	31	G	5'8"	RS Junior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred to Middle Tennessee
Torri Lewis	44	G	5'11"	RS Senior	Olive Branch, MS	Graduated

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Madison Scott #2 W	Indian Head, MD	Bishop McNamara 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: 98
Jacorriah Bracey #11 G	Drew, MS	Thomas E. Edwards, Sr. High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Aleah Sorrentino #16 F	Palm Bay, FL	Florida Preparatory Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Snudda Collins F	Brookhaven, MS	Brookhaven 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
Caitlin McGee F	Jacksonville, FL	Sandalwood 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:   ESPN: 13
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
Shakira Austin	0	F	6'5"	Junior	Fredericksburg, VA	Maryland
Tiya Douglas	25	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Fort Smith, AR	Trinity Valley CC

Offseason impact

The 2020 offseason was a strong one for third-year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin. Following the end of the 2019–20 season, Coach "Yo" added assistant coach Shay Robinson from Maryland following NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his six seasons with the Terrapins, including a Final Four appearance in 2015. The Rebels 2020 recruiting class was ranked 13th by ESPN. Following the recruiting class, the Rebels added two instant impact transfers. Tiya Douglas, a sophomore from Trinity Valley Community College in Texas, broke the TVCC single-game record and tied the NJCAA record with 13 three-pointers in a 44-point performance in her freshman season. Following Coach Robinson, Junior Shakira Austin transferred to Ole Miss from Maryland. At Maryland, Austin broke the school's single-season blocks record with 89 her freshman season. She was also on the 2019 All-Big Ten Freshman and Defensive Teams and 2020 All-Big Ten Second Team. Coming out of high school, Austin was a McDonald's All-American and ranked as the #4 overall prospect in the 2018 class. Austin will join freshman signees Jacorriah Bracey and Madison Scott as the third five-star prospect on the Rebels' roster. Austin will also join freshman signee Madison Scott as the first two McDonald's All-Americans in Ole Miss history.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Rebels selected to finish in eleventh place in the SEC.

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

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Rebels had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Second team

Shakira Austin

Roster

2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Shakira Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Riverdale Baptist School Maryland Fredericksburg, VA G 1 Sarah Dumitrescu  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr IMG Academy Bucharest, Romania G 2 Mimi Reid 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr The Patrick School Bronx, NY G 3 Donnetta Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Baldwin HS Georgia Queens, NY G 4 Valerie Nesbitt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Chipola College Nassau, Bahamas F 5 Snudda Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Brookhaven HS Brookhaven, MS G 12 Jordan Berry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Mount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA F 15 Caitlin McGee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Sandalwood HS Jacksonville, FL G 21 Taylor Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Marietta HS Marietta, GA F 22 Aleah Sorrentino  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Florida Preparatory Academy Palm Bay, FL G 23 Jacorriah Bracey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Thomas E. Edwards, Sr. HS Drew, MS F 24 Madison Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bishop McNamara HS Indian Head, MD G 25 Tiya Douglas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Northside HS Trinity Valley CC Fort Smith, AR F 32 Iyanla Kitchens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Arabia Mountain HS Lithonia, GA C 40 Andeija Puckett  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Griffin HS Cincinnati Griffin, GA	Head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Rhode Island) Assistant coach(es) Chris Ayers (Florida A&M) Armintie Herrington (Mississippi) Shay Robinson (Central Florida) 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
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Northwestern State	Canceled due to COVID-19					The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
November 30, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		McNeese State	W 99–44	1–0	23 – Collins	6 – Tied	9 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (834) Oxford, MS
December 3, 2020* 7:30 pm, SECN		Kansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 70–53	2–0	21 – Johnson	10 – Scott	4 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (840) Oxford, MS
December 8, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Alcorn State	W 104–48	3–0	15 – Collins	7 – Tied	6 – Nesbitt	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (850) Oxford, MS
December 12, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 86–46	4–0	19 – Austin	8 – Scott	7 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (888) Oxford, MS
December 15, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Jackson State	W 89–65	5–0	22 – Austin	12 – Austin	6 – Johnson	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
December 19, 2020* 11:00 am, CBSSN		at George Mason	W 64–34	6–0	24 – Austin	9 – Scott	3 – Reid	EagleBank Arena  Fairfax, VA
December 21, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Jacksonville State	Canceled due to COVID-19					The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 4, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN+		LSU	L 69–77 OT	6–1 (0–1)	20 – Austin	7 – Kitchens	10 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		Auburn	W 62–58	7–1 (1–1)	25 – Austin	10 – Austin	6 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
January 10, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN		at No. 14 Mississippi State	L 56–60	7–2 (1–2)	25 – Johnson	11 – Austin	3 – Nesbitt	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		Missouri	L 77–86	7–3 (1–3)	26 – Austin	10 – Austin	9 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
January 17, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN		at Georgia	L 57–73	7–4 (1–4)	13 – Austin	6 – Austin	3 – Nesbitt	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 24, 2021 2:00 p, SECN+		Florida	L 68–78	7–5 (1–5)	18 – Nesbitt	7 – Austin	7 – Nesbitt	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 20 Tennessee	L 67–68	7–6 (1–6)	19 – Johnson	6 – Austin	4 – Nesbitt	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, SECN+		at LSU	L 66–75 OT	7–7 (1–7)	18 – Johnson	16 – Scott	3 – Nesbitt	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 15 Kentucky	W 72–60	8–7 (2–7)	21 – Austin	12 – Austin	4 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	W 67–62	9–7 (3–7)	25 – Austin	13 – Austin	4 – Johnson	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 14, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	Canceled due to winter storm.					The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm		at No. 18 Arkansas	L 74–84	9–8 (3–8)	17 – Tied	11 – Austin	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
February 21, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN		No. 5 Texas A&M	L 55–66	9–9 (3–9)	16 – Austin	10 – Austin	7 – Reid	The Pavilion at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS
February 25, 2021 Noon, SECN+		at No. 5 South Carolina	L 43–68	9–10 (3–10)	22 – Austin	8 – Johnson	5 – Reid	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 28, 2021 11:00 am, SECN		at No. 19 Kentucky	W 73–69	10–10 (4–10)	22 – Austin	12 – Austin	5 – Nesbitt	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (6) No. 13 Arkansas Second Round	W 69–60	11–10	29 – Austin	13 – Austin	3 – Tied	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (912) Greenville, SC
March 5, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN	(11)	vs. (3) No. 14 Tennessee Quarterfinals	L 72–77	11–11	20 – Johnson	7 – Austin	9 – Reid	Bon Secours Wellness Arena  Greenville, SC
WNIT
March 19, 2021 5:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Samford First Round – Memphis Regional	W 64–45	12–11	23 – Austin	12 – Austin	7 – Reid	My Town Movers Fieldhouse  Collierville, TN
March 20, 2021 8:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Tulane Second Round – Memphis Regional	W 72–61	13–11	24 – Austin	13 – Austin	5 – Reid	My Town Movers Fieldhouse  Collierville, TN
March 22, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Colorado Quarterfinals – Memphis Regional	W 65–56	14–11	15 – Johnson	12 – Scott	4 – Reid	My Town Movers Fieldhouse  Collierville, TN
March 26, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Northern Iowa Semifinals	W 60–50	15–11	18 – Austin	11 – Scott	6 – Reid	My Town Movers Fieldhouse  Collierville, TN
March 28, 2021 1:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Rice Championship Game	L 58–71	15–12	25 – Austin	9 – Tied	4 – Nesbitt	My Town Movers Fieldhouse  Collierville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2020–21 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team