Ole Miss Women’s Basketball Shines at SEC Tipoff ‘24
Newly Ranked Rebels Preview Upcoming Campaign
Yolett McPhee-McCuin Press Conference | SEC Now
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – (Release) With less than three weeks to go until the 2023-24 season, head women’s basketball coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin alongside seniors Madison Scott and Kennedy Todd-Williams ventured to Birmingham for the 2024 SEC Tipoff to preview this season’s Rebels.
The three discussed the highly anticipated Rebel squad coming off of a memorable postseason run this past march, advancing to the program’s 11th Sweet 16. Ole Miss received its first preseason rankings since 1995 this past week, coming in at No. 12 in the AP Poll and No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The No. 12 ranking is the highest for the Rebels since the 1992 season.
McPhee-McCuin, Scott, and Todd-Williams met with the media about this year’s team as well as participating in multiple video and photo stations and joined SEC Now. The Rebels were selected to finished fourth in the conference by the media, with Scott earning Preseason All-SEC Second Team Honors.
The Rebels host their lone exhibition against Rust College on Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. CT as a final tune-up before opening the season against Queens in the Kids Day matchup on Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. on SEC Network +. Ole Miss welcomes Oklahoma on Nov. 9 for an opening night celebration against the Sooners at 6 p.m. on SEC Network.
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn’s love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
