Ole Miss Women’s Basketball Tabbed at No. 20 in Preseason AP Poll
OXFORD, Miss. – (Release) The Ole Miss women’s basketball program continues to gain national recognition, as the Rebels were voted the 20th-ranked team in the nation, according to the preseason edition of the AP Poll.
This marks the second consecutive year and the 18th time in school history that the Rebels have received preseason honors by the Associated Press. Prior to last year’s No. 12 selection, Ole Miss had not been ranked in the opening poll since 1992, as head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin continues to take the program to new heights.
Ole Miss returns eight letterwinners from last year’s outstanding squad, who set a school record with 12 SEC wins and notched its third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Fifth-year Madison Scott leads the way for the Rebel returners, as she was recently named a Second Team Preseason All-SEC member.
To help bolster her already stacked roster, McPhee-McCuin hit the portal and nabbed additional reinforcements in Christeen Iwuala, Starr Jacobs and Tameiya Sadler. Rounding out the 2024-25 roster, the Rebels went overseas to bring in four freshmen from four different countries to add some youthful energy to a team with eight upperclassmen.
Fans have their first chance to catch a look at the highly touted Rebels in Oxford for its lone exhibition of the season, hosting Christian Brothers on Monday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. CT at the SJB Pavilion. Ole Miss will then head overseas to begin the regular season against USC for the 2024 Aflac Oui-Play on Monday, Nov. 4, set to air nationally on ESPN at 11 a.m. CT.
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.
