February 7th, 20170380After the Ole Miss Women’s Basketball team defeated Florida, 84-75, on the road Monday night, freshman forward Shelby Gibson picked up her second Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honor for the 2016 season, the league announced on Tuesday.
Gibson’s initial SEC Freshman of the Week award came in the first week of...
January 5th, 20170219OXFORD, Miss. – On Sunday, after his Arkansas team fell to the Rebels, Razorbacks' head coach Jimmy Dykes said he saw something different in this year’s Ole Miss women’s basketball team.
In Ole Miss’ 73-64 victory over the Razorbacks in both programs’ Southeastern Conference opener, Dykes and his Razorbacks witnessed...
January 3rd, 20170330Freshman forward Shelby Gibson earned her first award as an Ole Miss Rebel on Tuesday when she was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 14.0 points and six rebounds in the team’s wins over Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas last week.
Gibson is the first Rebel to earn an SEC award since last season when senior...
January 1st, 20170238OXFORD, Miss. – Before he walked off the basketball court in The Pavilion on the first day of Southeastern Conference play, Ole Miss head coach Matt Insell gave Shequila Joseph a kiss on the cheek.
That kiss was for good reason.
After trailing by more than 20 points, the visiting Arkansas Razorbacks used a 15-2 run late in the...
December 28th, 20160239OXFORD, Miss. – Matt Insell admitted his team was rusty Wednesday night against Mississippi Valley State, coming off a Christmas break that consisted of eating turkey and ham and all the trimmings.
But a little rust didn’t bother the fourth-year head coach. He just wanted his Rebels to finish the game with the win so they...
November 17th, 20160499OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss women’s basketball head coach Matt Insell can’t stop talking about his new post players, Taylor Manuel and Shelby Gibson. He has good reason to rave about the duo since they have added balance to what was once more of a guard-oriented team.
This balance Insell has been looking for is showing...