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2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–23 (0–16 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pavilion at Ole Miss
Seasons← 2018–192020–21 →
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 December 19, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

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).

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.

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.

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

College recruiting information
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  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Jayla Alexander
PG 		Pearl, MS Pearl High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Berry
G 		New Orleans, LA Mount Carmel Academy 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bryn Parker
G 		Scottsdale, AZ Pinnacle High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Star ratings: 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.

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 Injured 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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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  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.

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.
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