# 2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by second-year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, played their home games at The Pavilion at Ole Miss and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
They finished the season with a record of 7–23, 0–16 in the SEC, and were eliminated in the first round of the SEC women's tournament by Missouri.

## Previous season

The Rebels finished the season with a 9–22 overall record and a 3–13 record in conference play. The Rebels lost to Florida in the First Round of the SEC tournament. The Rebels were not invited to the postseason.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Gabby Crawford | 0 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Munford, TN | Transferred to Morehead State |
| Jhileiya Dunlap | 3 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Columbia, SC | Transferred to Troy |
| Crystal Allen | 5 | G | 5'9" | RS Senior | Fort Worth, TX | Graduated |
| Cecilia Muhate | 10 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Madrid, Spain | Graduated |
| Mahogany Matthews | 20 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Raeford, NC | Transferred to Marshall |
| Shandricka Sessom | 23 | G | 5'10" | RS Senior | Byhalia, MS | Graduated |
| Shannon Dozier | 24 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Delaware State |
| La'Karis Salter | 33 | F | 6'1" | RS Senior | Tallahassee, FL | Graduated |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Sarah Dumitrescu G | Bucharest, Romania | IMG Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Jayla Alexander PG | Pearl, MS | Pearl High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jordan Berry G | New Orleans, LA | Mount Carmel Academy | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Bryn Parker G | Scottsdale, AZ | Pinnacle High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Donnetta Johnson | 3 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Queens, NY | Georgia; will redshirt in 2019–20 due to transfer rules. |
| Valerie Nesbitt | 4 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Nassau, Bahamas | Chipola College |
| Dominique Banks | 13 | F | 6'5" | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Gulf Coast State College |
| Andeija Puckett | 40 | C | 6'2" | Junior | Griffin, GA | Cincinnati; will redshirt in 2019–20 due to transfer rules. |

## Preseason
### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina |
| 2 | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Mississippi State |
| 4 | Kentucky |
| 5 | Arkansas |
| 6 | Tennessee |
| 7 | Auburn |
| 8 | LSU |
| 9 | Missouri |
| 10 | Georgia |
| 11 | Alabama |
| 12 | Florida |
| 13 | Ole Miss |
| 14 | Vanderbilt |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Clark Atlanta | W 79–52 | | – | – | – | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Mississippi Valley State | W 72–53 | 1–0 | 18 – Smith | 9 – Banks | 6 – Reid | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,239) Oxford, MS |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–42 | 2–0 | 21 – Cage | 10 – Kitchens | 3 – Tied | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,448) Oxford, MS |
| November 15, 2019* 3:00 pm, SECN+ | | New Orleans | L 64–69 | 2–1 | 21 – Alexander | 11 – Dumitrescu | 6 – Reid | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,630) Oxford, MS |
| November 19, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 53–59 | 2–2 | 13 – Banks | 9 – Dumitrescu | 3 – Tied | Reed Green Coliseum (1,843) Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 76–53 | 3–2 | 30 – Cage | 8 – Tied | 8 – Nesbitt | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,019) Oxford, MS |
| November 26, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | Sam Houston State | W 75–69 | 4–2 | 21 – Cage | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,320) Oxford, MS |
| November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm | | vs. Alcorn State Daytona Beach Invitational | W 73–55 | 5–2 | 20 – Nesbitt | 14 – Banks | 5 – Alexander | Ocean Center (83) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2019* 4:45 pm | | vs. Pittsburgh Daytona Beach Invitational | L 50–58 | 5–3 | 14 – Nesbitt | 6 – Nesbitt | 3 – Cage | Ocean Center (97) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 48–84 | 5–4 | 12 – Smith | 12 – Banks | 3 – Nesbitt | United Supermarkets Arena (4,212) Lubbock, TX |
| December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | L 53–70 | 5–5 | 15 – Nesbitt | 6 – Tied | 5 – Reid | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,253) Oxford, MS |
| December 16, 2019* 11:00 am, SECN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | 16 – Nesbitt | 6 – Tied | 6 – Nesbitt | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,574) Oxford, MS |
| December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Louisiana | L 42–53 | 6–6 | 11 – Lewis | 5 – Tied | 4 – Nesbitt | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,123) Oxford, MS |
| December 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Alabama State | W 93–66 | 7–6 | 20 – Cage | 8 – Nesbitt | 10 – Reid | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,166) Oxford, MS |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 6:15 pm, SECN+ | | Georgia | L 51–58 | 7–7 (0–1) | 15 – Nesbitt | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,093) Oxford, MS |
| January 6, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 10 Texas A&M | L 35–79 | 7–8 (0–2) | 15 – Cage | 8 – Cage | 3 – Reid | Reed Arena (4,006) College Station, TX |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | No. 23 Tennessee | L 28–84 | 7–9 (0–3) | 12 – Banks | 7 – Banks | 2 – Tied | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,373) Oxford, MS |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | at LSU | L 44–52 | 7–10 (0–4) | 20 – Cage | 8 – Parker | 3 – Reid | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,030) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Missouri | L 57–71 | 7–11 (0–5) | 19 – Cage | 6 – Banks | 8 – Alexander | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,287) Oxford, MS |
| January 23, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Auburn | L 43–59 | 7–12 (0–6) | 12 – Cage | 6 – Tied | 6 – Reid | Auburn Arena (1,483) Auburn, AL |
| January 26, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 9 Mississippi State | L 39–80 | 7–13 (0–7) | 11 – Cage | 7 – Banks | 5 – Alexander | Humphrey Coliseum (9,503) Starkville, MS |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | No. 1 South Carolina | L 32–87 | 7–14 (0–8) | 12 – Reid | 5 – Kitchens | 4 – Cage | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,225) Oxford, MS |
| February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | Alabama | L 56–57 | 7–15 (0–9) | 15 – Tied | 6 – Kitchens | 6 – Reid | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,207) Oxford, MS |
| February 9, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 47–63 | 7–16 (0–10) | 13 – Alexander | 9 – Alexander | 5 – Reid | Memorial Gymnasium (2,846) Nashville, TN |
| February 13, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Florida | L 72–74 | 7–17 (0–11) | 23 – Cage | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | O'Connell Center (1,008) Gainesville, FL |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN | | No. 23 Arkansas | L 64–108 | 7–18 (0–12) | 17 – Smith | 8 – Kitchens | 5 – Tied | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,383) Oxford, MS |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | No. 14 Kentucky | L 52–94 | 7–19 (0–13) | 12 – Tied | 8 – Smith | 4 – Reid | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,180) Oxford, MS |
| February 23, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | L 67–82 | 7–20 (0–14) | 23 – Alexander | 5 – Alexander | 7 – Reid | Mizzou Arena (4,027) Columbia, MO |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Tennessee | L 66–77 | 7–21 (0–15) | 22 – Cage | 7 – Alexander | 4 – Reid | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,255) Knoxville, TN |
| March 1, 2020 1:40 pm, SECN+ | | No. 10 Mississippi State | L 59–84 | 7–22 (0–16) | 19 – Cage | 7 – Banks | 8 – Reid | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2,974) Oxford, MS |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2020 12:30 pm, SECN | (14) | vs. (11) Missouri First Round | L 53–64 | 7–23 | 15 – Reid | 8 – Banks | 7 – Reid | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||