The University of Mississippi Athletics
Official Practice Open, Women's Hoops Season Underway
10/3/2011 | Women's Basketball
Oct. 3, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. - The 2011-12 women's basketball season is officially underway as official practice for the team has started.
Teams can start practice 40 days before their first game and are only allowed 30 practices in those 40 days.
"We are anxiously awaiting the opening of the new season. We've got a bunch of young players that are talented to go with our upperclassmen that really like to play hard and play fast," head coach Renee Ladner said. "I think we are going to be a really good transition team. With having so many young players they have had enough of the preseason workouts. They are ready to come together, much like we did on the Canadian trip, and pick up where we left off."
Ole Miss returns four starters and 10 letterwinners from last year's team. This season the Rebels will welcome five newcomers that were ranked as the 45th best class in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz.
Returners for the Rebels include SEC All-Freshman team honoree Valencia McFarland along with Pa'Sonna Hope, Nikki Byrd and Courtney Marbra.
The five Ole Miss newcomers are Monique Jackson, Tia Faleru, Danielle McCray, Amber Singletary and Gracie Frizzell.
Ole Miss will open its 2011-12 schedule on Friday, November 11 at 11 a.m. versus North Florida. The game will serve as the team's annual Kid's Day Game.
