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Women's Basketball Preseason Notebook (Oct. 18)
10/18/2014 | Women's Basketball
Countdown to Tipoff!
The Rebels open the 2014-15 season on Nov. 14 vs. Grambling in the 12th annual Kids Day game. The Rebels and Tigers will tipoff at 11 a.m. at the Tad Smith Coliseum.
#SquareJam2014 Success
The Ole Miss hoops squads kicked off the 2014-15 seasons with the third annual Square Jam on the Oxford Square on Friday, Oct. 17. The women's team did a skills competition and combined with the men's team for a three-point shooting contest. Junior Gracie Frizzell dominated the night, winning the skills competition and combining with LaDarius "Snoop" White to take the three-point shooting competition.
From the Ole Miss WBB Video Crew
The Ole Miss women's basketball has been hard at work this preseason and so has the Ole Miss video crew. Check out some of their work below:
Bootcamp 2014
Ole Miss WBB: Boot Camp 1 from Ole Miss Rebels on Vimeo.
Film Session
Ole Miss WBB: THE SEASON - FILM SESSION 1 from Ole Miss Rebels on Vimeo.
From Coach Insell … On The Freshmen
Second-year head coach Matt Insell has quite a few freshman faces on the squad this season, six to be exact. Here coach Insell talks about each of his freshman.
Shandricka Sessom:
"Shandricka has the ability to be one of the elite wing players in the SEC. She 's the combination in elite athletic ability with advanced skills, which could allow her to become one of the best freshmen in the SEC."
A'Queen Hayes:
"There is no player that has a better work ethic than A'Queen. Her relentless effort and energy will be contagious for our team. Queen's versatility will give us the option to play her at multiple guard positions this season."
Toree Thompson:
"Toree is a very skilled and talented point guard who has the ability to score and create for her teammates. Her early development will be a key factor in the success of our team."
Kelsey Briggs:
"Kelsey brings to our team one of the more unique skill sets of any player. At 6'2" she has the size of a post player, but has the skill level of a guard, which will make her an extremely difficult matchup. Kelsey could be one of the elite offensive players in the SEC."
Kiara Golden:
"Kiara has worked very hard to develop physically this summer. She has a wide range of offensive skill that will allow her to play multiple guard positions."
Sarah Porter:
"Sarah brings a physical toughness to our perimeter and looks like she could be a defensive stopper, which every good team must have.
Ole Miss Great Peggie Gillom-Granderson Inducted Into Alumni Hall of Fame
For the second consecutive season the Ole Miss women's basketball team had a former player inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame as former player and associate head coach Peggie-Gillom Granderson was inducted on Friday, Oct. 17. Last season, former player and head coach Carol Ross was inducted.
Gillom-Granderson Into Alumni Hall of Fame
Armintie Price-Herrington to Join Women's Basketball Radio Crew
The Rebels will welcome back a familiar face in Armintie Price-Herrington who will serve as Ole Miss' color analyst on radio this year, joining Graham Doty. Herrington, who was inducted into the M-Club Hall of Fame this season, was on the call with Doty at the 2014 SEC Tournament and joins Doty full-time this year! Welcome home, Armintie!
Welcome to the Family!
This Ole Miss women's basketball family welcomed two new (and tiny) additions to the family this summer and early fall. Assistant coach Alex Simmons and her husband Christian welcomed daughter, Carsyn in August, while assistant coach Todd Schaefer and his wife Lisa welcomed son Jake in late September. Jake joins big brothers, Landon and Will. Welcome to the Rebel family!
Nine Chances to See The Rebels on TV in 2014-15
With the launch of the SEC Network the Ole Miss women's basketball team will be on national television nine times in 2014-15, including a showdown on ESPNU with likely preseason top 5 selection, South Carolina, on Feb. 1 in Oxford. In total, Ole Miss will make five appearances on the SEC Network, three appearances on Fox Sports Net and on the ESPN family of networks. Additionally, Ole Miss will make 16 appearances on SECN+ the online streaming platform.
All of the games included in the ESPN package (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) and the SEC Network will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider. Fox Sports Net events will be available via these avenues outside the SEC Footprint only.
AT&T U-verse® TV, Bright House Networks, Charter, Comcast Xfinity TV, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, DISH, Google Fiber, LUS Fiber, PTC Communications, Suddenlink, Time Warner Cable, NCTC, NRTC, NTTC, Verizon FiOS and Wilkes Telephone will carry the SEC Network nationwide. Hundreds of additional live events from various sports will be offered exclusively as SEC Network+ events on WatchESPN and SECNetwork.com through AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DISH, Google Fiber, Suddenlink, NCTC, NRTC, NTTC and Verizon FiOS authentication.
Complete 2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule
Season Tickets on Sale
If you haven't gotten your season tickets for the 2013-14 season, it's not too late. Season tickets are on sale and can be purchased for $50. For additional ticket information go to OleMissTix.com or call the Ole Miss Ticket Office at 1-888-REB-TKTS (732-8587). You can also order tickets online here!
SEC Tournament Tickets On Sale
Make sure you get your SEC Tournament tickets to support the Rebels! Tickets for the 2015 Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament are now on sale. The 2015 SEC Women's Tournament will be held at the Verizon Center in Little Rock, Arkansas on March 4-8, 2015. Tickets for the tournament are $100 for a reserved book. A ticket book contains seven tickets, one for each session, which allows one person to attend all 13 games. Tickets can be purchased here. Additional information regarding special ticket promotions, including advanced single session ticket sales, will be announced at a later date.
Follow Ole Miss Women's Basketball on The Web and Social Media
For all Ole Miss women's basketball news and information, go to OleMissSports.com, and follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole Miss_WBB. Fans can also follow Ole Miss women's basketball head coach Matt Insell on Twitter at @minsell. The Ole Miss assistant coaches are also on Twitter. Assistant Coach Brittany Hudson @Coach_BH), Assistant Coach Alex Simmons (@APSimms2) and Assistant Coach Todd Schaefer (@OLEMISSCoach)
Basketball Practice Facility Renamed Tuohy Basketball Center
Thanks to the extraordinary contributions of Sean Tuohy and his family to the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation's Forward Together campaign, Ole Miss Athletics has renamed the Basketball Practice Facility the Tuohy Basketball Center. Read all about the renaming HERE. There will be a formal dedication of the building on Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. prior to the Ole Miss vs. Auburn football game.
