2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

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).

2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2021–22 record23–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 South Carolina15–1 .93835–2  .946
No. 9 LSU13–3 .81326–6  .813
No. 18 Tennessee11–5 .68825–9  .735
Ole Miss10–6 .62523–9  .719
Florida10–6 .62521–11  .656
Georgia9–7 .56321–10  .677
No. 15 Kentucky †8–8 .50019–12  .613
Missouri7–9 .43818–13  .581
Arkansas7–9 .43818–14  .563
Alabama6–10 .37520–14  .588
Mississippi State6–10 .37515–14  .517
Texas A&M4–12 .25014–15  .483
Vanderbilt4–12 .25016–19  .457
Auburn2–14 .12510–18  .357
† 2022 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Departures
Ole Miss Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Sarah Dumitrescu1G6'0"RS FreshmanBucharest, RomaniaTransferred to Cal Poly
Valerie Nesbitt4G5'8"SeniorNassau, BahamasSigned with CB Islas Canarias
Taylor Smith21G5'8"JuniorMarietta, GATransferred to Xavier
[1][2][3]

2021 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaiyah Harris-Smith
G		 Miami, FL Miami Norland Senior High School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 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
    Ole Miss Incoming Transfers
    Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
    Lashonda Monk1G5'6"Graduate StudentGreensboro, NCEast Carolina
    Destiny Salary10G6'0"SophomoreJonesboro, ARTennessee
    Angel Baker15G5'8"SeniorIndianapolis, INWright State
    [4]

    Roster
    2021–22 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Shakira Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrRiverdale Baptist School
    Maryland    		 Fredericksburg, VA
    G 1 Lashonda Monk 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrSouthwest Guilford HS
    East Carolina    		 Greensboro, NC
    G 2 Mimi Reid 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrThe Patrick School Bronx, NY
    G 3 Donnetta Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrBaldwin HS
    Georgia    		 Queens, NY
    G 4 Jaiyah Harris-Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMiami Norland Senior HS Miami, FL
    F 5 Snudda Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBrookhaven HS Brookhaven, MS
    G 10 Destiny Salary 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoJonesboro HS
    Tennessee    		 Jonesboro, AR
    F 11 Iyanla Kitchens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrArabia Mountain HS Lithonia, GA
    G 12 Jordan Berry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA
    G 15 Angel Baker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrPike HS
    Wright State    		 Indianapolis, IN
    F 22 Aleah Sorrentino 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrFlorida Preparatory Academy Palm Bay, FL
    G 23 Jacorriah Bracey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoThomas E. Edwards, Sr. HS Drew, MS
    F 24 Madison Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoBishop McNamara HS Indian Head, MD
    G 25 Tiya Douglas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNorthside HS
    Trinity Valley CC    		 Fort Smith, AR
    F 32 Caitlin McGee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoSandalwood HS Jacksonville, FL
    C 40 Andeija Puckett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrGriffin HS
    Cincinnati    		 Griffin, GA
    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
    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]

    See also

    References
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    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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