2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record24–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Empress Davenport (2nd season)
  • Kayla Gordon (2nd season)
  • Quentin Hillsman (2nd season)
  • Joy Smith (2nd season)
  • Jacob Whitehead (2nd season)
Home arenaSJB Pavilion
2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 South Carolina 15 – 1   .938 33 – 3   .917
No. 6 Vanderbilt 13 – 3   .813 29 – 4   .879
No. 3 Texas † 13 – 3   .813 33 – 3   .917
No. 5 LSU 12 – 4   .750 29 – 5   .853
No. 10 Oklahoma 11 – 5   .688 26 – 7   .788
Tennessee 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
No. 19 Ole Miss 8 – 8   .500 24 – 12   .667
No. 24 Georgia 8 – 8   .500 22 – 10   .688
No. 16 Kentucky 8 – 8   .500 25 – 10   .714
Texas A&M 7 – 9   .438 14 – 13   .519
Alabama 7 – 9   .438 24 – 11   .686
Florida 5 – 11   .313 18 – 15   .545
Mississippi State 5 – 11   .313 18 – 13   .581
Missouri 4 – 12   .250 17 – 17   .500
Auburn 3 – 13   .188 15 – 17   .469
Arkansas 1 – 15   .063 12 – 20   .375
† 2026 SEC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by eighth-year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, will play their home games at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Rebels finished the season 22–11 (10–6 SEC) to finish tied for sixth place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Ball State and Baylor before falling to UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Ole Miss departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
KK Deans 1 G 5'8" Graduate Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated
Tameiya Sadler 2 G 5'8" Graduate Vallejo, California Graduated
Kennedy Todd-Williams 3 G 6'0" Senior Jacksonville, North Carolina Graduated
Starr Jacobs 7 F 6'1" Graduate Dallas, Texas Graduated
Jite Gbemuotor 9 F 6'2" Freshman Delta State, Nigeria Transferred to Cal State Northridge [2]
Fatumata Djaló 11 G 5'10" Freshman Aveiro, Portugal Transferred to Monmouth [3]
Mariyah Noel 13 G 5'11" Sophomore Kansas City, Kansas Transferred to Xavier [4]
Heloisa Carrera 14 F 6'2" Freshman São Paulo, Brazil Transferred to Arizona State [5]
Ayanna Thompson 20 G 6'1" Junior DeSoto, Texas Transferred to SMU [6]
Madison Scott 24 F 6'2" Graduate Indian Head, Maryland Drafted fourteenth overall by the Dallas Wings
Kharyssa Richardson 33 F 6'2" Junior Douglasville, Georgia Transferred to Mississippi State [7]
Rhema Collins 35 F 6'2" Sophomore Nassau, Bahamas Transferred to FIU [8]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Lauren Jacobs
G 		Columbia, South Carolina Heathwood Hall Episcopal School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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
Denim DeShields 1 G 5'5" Senior Atlanta, Georgia Mississippi State
Kaitlin Peterson 3 G 5'9" Graduate Eufaula, Alabama UCF
Jayla Murray 4 F 6'1" Graduate St. Louis, Missouri Wichita State
Desrae Kyles 7 C 6'5" Sophomore Benton Harbor, Michigan Central Michigan
Latasha Lattimore 8 F 6'4" Graduate Toronto, Ontario Virginia
Debreasha Powe 21 G/F 6'1" Senior Meridian, Mississippi Mississippi State
Cotie McMahon 32 F 6'0" Senior Dayton, Ohio Ohio State
Tianna Thompson 35 G 5'10" Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Tech
Source:[9]

Roster

2025–26 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Sira Thienou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Shining Stars Sports Academy Bamako, Mali
G 1 Denim DeShields 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Mississippi State Atlanta, GA
G 2 Lauren Jacobs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Heathwood Hall Episcopal Columbia, SC
G 3 Kaitlin Peterson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS UCF Eufaula, AL
F 4 Jayla Murray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Wichita State St. Louis, MO
C 7 Desrae Kyles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Central Michigan Benton Harbor, MI
F 8 Latasha Lattimore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Virginia Toronto, ON
C 10 J'Adore Young 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Greenville HS Mauldin, SC
F 12 Christeen Iwuala 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr UCLA San Antonio, TX
G/F 21 Debreasha Powe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mississippi State Meridian, MS
F 32 Cotie McMahon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Ohio State Dayton, OH
G 35 Tianna Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 12 Southern Arkansas W 96–36 
  –      –      –    SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
11:00 a.m., SECN 		No. 12 Norfolk State W 87–46  1–0
  15 – Iwuala   9 – Thienou   6 – Peterson  SJB Pavilion (8,030)
Oxford, MS
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SWACTV 		No. 12 at Alabama A&M W 84–45  2–0
  20 – McMahon   7 – Iwuala   5 – Peterson  Alabama A&M Events Center (327)
Huntsville, AL
November 12, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 13 Southern W 94–44  3–0
  22 – Iwuala   11 – Iwuala   6 – DeShields  SJB Pavilion (2,299)
Oxford, MS
November 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 13 at Memphis W 73–64 OT 4–0
  19 – Tied   14 – Iwuala   4 – DeShields  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,217)
Memphis, TN
November 24, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 13 Longwood W 102–50  5–0
  29 – McMahon   9 – McMahon   6 – Thienou  SJB Pavilion (2,574)
Oxford, MS
November 28, 2025*
3:00 p.m., Baller TV 		No. 13 vs. Wisconsin
Daytona Beach Classic 		W 65–56  6–0
  20 – Iwuala   8 – Iwuala   4 – McMahon  Ocean Center (225)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2025*
3:00 p.m., Baller TV 		No. 13 vs. George Mason
Daytona Beach Classic 		W 81–67  7–0
  21 – Iwuala   10 – Iwuala   5 – Thienou  Ocean Center (217)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 4, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 13 No. 18 Notre Dame
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 69–62  8–0
  22 – McMahon   13 – Iwuala   8 – Thienou  SJB Pavilion (3,468)
Oxford, MS
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 13 vs. Kansas State
Bill Snyder Classic 		L 60–61  8–1
  22 – McMahon   8 – Tied   4 – Thienou  St. Joseph Civic Arena (1,681)
St. Joseph, MO
December 13, 2025*
12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 17 Wofford W 86–52  9–1
  24 – McMahon   12 – Thienou   5 – McMahon  SJB Pavilion (2,725)
Oxford, MS
December 14, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 17 South Carolina State W 91–32  10–1
  18 – Lattimore   9 – Iwuala   4 – Tied  SJB Pavilion (2,655)
Oxford, MS
December 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 14 Mississippi Valley State W 102–34  11–1
  24 – McMahon   11 – Iwuala   3 – Tied  SJB Pavilion (2,442)
Oxford, MS
December 21, 2025*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 14 vs. Old Dominion
Cherokee Invitational Semifinal 		W 86–57  12–1
  23 – Iwuala   10 – Iwuala   5 – Thienou  Harrah's Cherokee (1,267)
Cherokee, NC
December 22, 2025*
6:30 p.m. 		No. 15 vs. No. 24 Michigan State
Cherokee Invitational championship game 		L 49–66  12–2
  13 – McMahon   10 – Thienou   2 – DeShields  Harrah's Cherokee (350)
Cherokee, NC
December 28, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 15 Alcorn State W 64–44  13–2
  21 – McMahon   12 – Lattimore   3 – Tied  SJB Pavilion (2,409)
Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 15 Georgia W 79–62  14–2
(1–0) 		 24 – McMahon   8 – McMahon   5 – McMahon  SJB Pavilion (2,595)
Oxford, MS
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 15 at No. 2 Texas L 64–67  14–3
(1–1) 		 19 – McMahon   6 – Tied   4 – McMahon  Moody Center (10,113)
Austin, TX
January 8, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 18 at No. 5 Oklahoma W 74–69  15–3
(2–1) 		 22 – McMahon   9 – Lattimore   4 – McMahon  Lloyd Noble Center (4,327)
Norman, OK
January 11, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 18 Mississippi State
We Back Pat 		W 93–68  16–3
(3–1) 		 21 – McMahon   6 – Iwuala   5 – Tied  SJB Pavilion (4,634)
Oxford, MS
January 18, 2026
11:00 a.m., SECN 		No. 16 at Georgia L 59–82  16–4
(3–2) 		 13 – Iwuala   11 – McMahon   5 – McMahon  Stegeman Coliseum (3,359)
Athens, GA
January 22, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 18 at Missouri W 82–61  17–4
(4–2) 		 33 – McMahon   12 – McMahon   5 – McMahon  Mizzou Arena (2,862)
Columbia, MO
January 30, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 17 vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt W 83–75  18–4
(5–2) 		 27 – McMahon   14 – Iwuala   3 – McMahon  Legacy Arena[a] (2,158)
Birmingham, AL
February 2, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 13 vs. Auburn W 71–45  19–4
(6–2) 		 20 – McMahon   11 – Iwuala   3 – Peterson  Legacy Arena[a] (3,787)
Birmingham, AL
February 5, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 13 at No. 21 Alabama
Play4Kay 		L 63–64  19–5
(6–3) 		 24 – McMahon   15 – Iwuala   5 – McMahon  Coleman Coliseum (2,625)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 12, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 14 Arkansas W 80–57  20–5
(7–3) 		 21 – McMahon   11 – Lattimore   5 – McMahon  SJB Pavilion (2,484)
Oxford, MS
February 15, 2026
1:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 14 at No. 18 Kentucky L 57–74  20–6
(7–4) 		 18 – McMahon   11 – Lattimore   2 – Tied  Memorial Coliseum (5,285)
Lexington, KY
February 17, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 17 No. 21 Tennessee W 94–81  21–6
(8–4) 		 39 – McMahon   12 – Lattimore   5 – McMahon  SJB Pavilion (3,335)
Oxford, MS
February 19, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 17 No. 7 LSU L 70–78  21–7
(8–5) 		 25 – McMahon   8 – Tied   4 – Lattimore  SJB Pavilion (7,424)
Oxford, MS
February 22, 2026
11:00 a.m., ESPN 		No. 17 at No. 3 South Carolina L 48–85  21–8
(8–6) 		 12 – Iwuala   10 – Iwuala   6 – McMahon  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 26, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 19 at Florida L 67–74  21–9
(8–7) 		 25 – Thompson   7 – Lattimore   4 – Powe  O'Connell Center (1,681)
Gainesville, FL
March 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 19 Texas A&M L 58–66  21–10
(8–8) 		 19 – McMahon   9 – McMahon   3 – Tied  SJB Pavilion (3,181)
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 5, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		(7) No. 24 vs. (15) Auburn
Second round 		W 73–57  22–10
  18 – Iwuala   9 – Iwuala   6 – McMahon  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
March 6, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		(7) No. 24 vs. (2) No. 5 Vanderbilt
Quarterfinals 		W 89–78  23–10
  28 – Lattimore   8 – Lattimore   7 – McMahon  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
March 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(7) No. 24 vs. (3) No. 4 Texas
Semifinals 		L 68–85  23–11
  20 – Tied   8 – Iwuala   5 – DeShields  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2026
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(5 S2) No. 19 vs. (12 S2) Gonzaga
First round 		W 81–66  24–11
  15 – Lattimore   8 – Tied   4 – DeShields  Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
March 22, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		(5 S2) No. 19 at (4 S2) No. 18 Minnesota
Second round 		L 63–65  24–12
  18 – Thienou   6 – Iwuala   4 – McMahon  Williams Arena (10,763)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S2=Sacramento 2.
All times are in Central.

Source:[10]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Two Ole Miss home games against Vanderbilt and Auburn were moved to Birmingham, Alabama, because of ongoing winter storm impacts in Oxford, Mississippi.

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP121313131317141515*1816181713141719241919
Coaches1416141313161417171716181714161720232020

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

References

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  10. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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