2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	23–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Yolett McPhee-McCuin (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Ayers; Armintie Herrington; Shay Robinson;
Home arena	SJB Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	15	–	1	.938	35	–	2	.946
No. 9 LSU	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 18 Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Florida	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 15 Kentucky †	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Mississippi State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Texas A&M	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Vanderbilt	4	–	12	.250	16	–	19	.457
Auburn	2	–	14	.125	10	–	18	.357

† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by fourth-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).

Previous season[edit]

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.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Ole Miss Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Sarah Dumitrescu	1	G	6'0"	RS Freshman	Bucharest, Romania	Transferred to Cal Poly
Valerie Nesbitt	4	G	5'8"	Senior	Nassau, Bahamas	Signed with CB Islas Canarias
Taylor Smith	21	G	5'8"	Junior	Marietta, GA	Transferred to Xavier
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2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jaiyah Harris-Smith G	Miami, FL	Miami Norland Senior High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Jaiyah Harris-Smith G	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[edit]

Ole Miss Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Lashonda Monk	1	G	5'6"	Graduate Student	Greensboro, NC	East Carolina
Destiny Salary	10	G	6'0"	Sophomore	Jonesboro, AR	Tennessee
Angel Baker	15	G	5'8"	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Wright State
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Roster[edit]

2021–22 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)	Sr	Riverdale Baptist School Maryland	Fredericksburg, VA
G	1	Lashonda Monk	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Sr	Southwest Guilford HS East Carolina	Greensboro, NC
G	2	Mimi Reid	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	The Patrick School	Bronx, NY
G	3	Donnetta Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Baldwin HS Georgia	Queens, NY
G	4	Jaiyah Harris-Smith	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Miami Norland Senior HS	Miami, FL
F	5	Snudda Collins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Brookhaven HS	Brookhaven, MS
G	10	Destiny Salary	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Jonesboro HS Tennessee	Jonesboro, AR
F	11	Iyanla Kitchens	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Arabia Mountain HS	Lithonia, GA
G	12	Jordan Berry	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Mount Carmel Academy	New Orleans, LA
G	15	Angel Baker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Pike HS Wright State	Indianapolis, IN
F	22	Aleah Sorrentino	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Florida Preparatory Academy	Palm Bay, FL
G	23	Jacorriah Bracey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Thomas E. Edwards, Sr. HS	Drew, MS
F	24	Madison Scott	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Bishop McNamara HS	Indian Head, MD
G	25	Tiya Douglas	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Northside HS Trinity Valley CC	Fort Smith, AR
F	32	Caitlin McGee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Sandalwood HS	Jacksonville, FL
C	40	Andeija Puckett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Griffin HS Cincinnati	Griffin, GA

Head coach

Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Belmont	L 50–62	0–1	16 – Scott	8 – Tied	2 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (1,688) Oxford, MS
November 14, 2021* 3:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi Valley State	W 94–44	1–1	18 – Baker	10 – Austin	5 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (1,244) Oxford, MS
November 16, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Lamar	W 71–37	2–1	20 – Austin	13 – Austin	8 – Reid	SJB Pavilion (1,232) Oxford, MS
November 19, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Louisiana Tech	W 62–44	3–1	12 – Collins	13 – Austin	8 – Reid	SJB Pavilion (1,384) Oxford, MS
November 23, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Jackson State	W 79–66	4–1	24 – Austin	10 – Austin	6 – Salary	SJB Pavilion (1,642) Oxford, MS
November 26, 2021* 5:30 pm		vs. San Diego State	W 62–48	5–1	13 – Austin	9 – Austin	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (1,422) Berkeley, CA
November 27, 2021* 5:00 p.m.		at California	W 64–45	6–1	14 – Austin	11 – Scott	1 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (1,382) Berkeley, CA
December 1, 2021* 11:00 am, SECN+		New Orleans	W 92–47	7–1	21 – Baker	8 – Austin	9 – Monk	SJB Pavilion (6,896) Oxford, MS
December 5, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cincinnati	W 75–63	8–1	18 – Scott	8 – Salary	4 – Salary	Fifth Third Arena (390) Cincinnati, OH
December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	W 59–37	9–1	18 – Austin	9 – Scott	3 – Tied	Mack Sports Complex (616) Hempstead, NY
December 17, 2021* 1:00 pm, SECN+		Samford	W 73–48	10–1	20 – Austin	9 – Scott	8 – Monk	SJB Pavilion (1,228) Oxford, MS
December 20, 2021* 12:15 pm, FloHoops		vs. Texas Tech West Palm Beach Invitational	W 65–50	11–1	24 – Baker	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Student Life Center West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2021* 12:15 pm, FloHoops		vs. No. 18 South Florida West Palm Beach Invitational	W 61–53	12–1	12 – Scott	8 – Austin	3 – Tied	Student Life Center West Palm Beach, FL
SEC regular season
January 6, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN+		at Florida	W 74–56	13–1 (1–0)	18 – Austin	10 – Austin	3 – Monk	O'Connell Center (854) Gainesville, FL
January 9, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN		No. 7 Tennessee	L 58–70	13–2 (1–1)	26 – Austin	9 – Austin	3 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (2,713) Oxford, MS
January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		Alabama	W 86–56	14–2 (2–1)	19 – Monk	10 – Scott	7 – Reid	SJB Pavilion (1,391) Oxford, MS
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	W 86–71	15–2 (3–1)	21 – Austin	10 – Tied	5 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (2,260) Oxford, MS
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M	W 80–63	16–2 (4–1)	16 – Monk	8 – Tied	6 – Tied	Reed Arena (2,813) College Station, TX
January 23, 2022 11:00 am, SECN		at No. 23 Kentucky	W 63–54	17–2 (5–1)	24 – Austin	8 – Austin	5 – Baker	Rupp Arena (5,204) Lexington, KY
January 27, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN	No. 24	at No. 1 South Carolina	L 40–69	17–3 (5–2)	15 – Austin	7 – Austin	2 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (13,973) Columbia, SC
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 24	No. 15 Georgia	L 52–62	17–4 (5–3)	13 – Baker	11 – Austin	3 – Baker	SJB Pavilion (3,333) Oxford, MS
February 3, 2022 4:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	W 61–45	18–4 (6–3)	17 – Austin	10 – McGee	3 – Monk	Mizzou Arena (2,710) Columbia, MO
February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN		No. 14 LSU	L 64–68	18–5 (6–4)	20 – Baker	15 – Scott	4 – Monk	SJB Pavilion (2,209) Oxford, MS
February 13, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 59–70	18–6 (6–5)	21 – Baker	14 – Austin	3 – Monk	Humphrey Coliseum (5,100) Starkville, MS
February 17, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN		Texas A&M	W 74–54	19–6 (7–5)	19 – Monk	14 – Scott	6 – Reid	SJB Pavilion (1,595) Oxford, MS
February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt	W 57–47	20–6 (8–5)	22 – Austin	15 – Austin	2 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (1,964) Nashville, TN
February 22, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		Arkansas	W 70–62	21–6 (9–5)	16 – Monk	16 – Austin	4 – Tied	SJB Pavilion (1,936) Oxford, MS
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Auburn	W 72–52	22–6 (10–5)	20 – Collins	7 – Scott	4 – Reid	Auburn Arena (1,975) Auburn, AL
February 27, 2022 1:00 pm, SECN		No. 1 South Carolina	L 57–71	22–7 (10–6)	20 – Austin	8 – Scott	5 – Reid	SJB Pavilion (3,221) Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
March 4, 2022 2:30 pm, SECN	(4)	vs. (5) No. 23 Florida Quarterfinals	W 70–60	23–7	27 – Austin	13 – Austin	6 – Reid	Bridgestone Arena (6,880) Nashville, TN
March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPNU	(4)	vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina Semifinals	L 51–61	23–8	20 – Baker	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 12:30 pm, ESPN2	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) South Dakota First Round	L 61–75	23–9	23 – Baker	11 – Austin	6 – Reid	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita Region. All times are in Central Time. ^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Cal Poly WBB Adds Dumitrescu to Incoming Recruiting Class". gopoly.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "Valerie Nesbitt To Make Pro Basketball Debut In Spain". The Tribune. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
^ "Women's Basketball Adds Ole Miss Transfer Taylor Smith". goxavier.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "Ole Miss Women's Basketball Adds Four for 2021-22". Olemisssports.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "Women's Basketball Announces Non-Conference Schedule, SEC Opponents". Olemisssports.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[1] "Cal Poly WBB Adds Dumitrescu to Incoming Recruiting Class". gopoly.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[2] "Valerie Nesbitt To Make Pro Basketball Debut In Spain". The Tribune. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[3] "Women's Basketball Adds Ole Miss Transfer Taylor Smith". goxavier.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[4] "Ole Miss Women's Basketball Adds Four for 2021-22". Olemisssports.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[5] "Women's Basketball Announces Non-Conference Schedule, SEC Opponents". Olemisssports.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

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