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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
Arizona
Rebels to Face off Against Arizona in Battle4Atlantis Semifinals
11/19/2023 | Women's Basketball
TEAM FACTS
No. 23/25 Ole Miss Rebels (3-1, 0-0 SEC)
Head Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin • 6th Season at Ole Miss (82-76) • 11th Season in Career (176-139)
Arizona Wildcats (5-0, 0-0 PAC-12)
Head Coach: Adia Barnes • 8th Season at Arizona (137-84) • 8th Season in Career (137-84)
ON THE AIR
Television/Online: FloHoops
Play by Play: Evan Stockton
Analyst: Lexi Ayala
Radio: 105.1 FM
Play by Play: Graham Doty
SERIES NOTES
OLE MISS VS. ARIZONA
For the first time since 2010, the Rebels square off against Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle4Atlantis.
The Wildcats hold the advantage in the series 3-0 with two wins in Tuscon and one in Oxford. This is the first meeting between the two schools at a neutral site.
REBELS VS. THE PAC-12
Ole Miss sits at an even 8-8 against schools from the Pac-12, with its most recent win against the conference coming in the second round of last year's NCAA Tournament against Stanford.
The Rebels have won its last two out of three against the conference, also defeating Cal on its home court in 2021.
TEAM NOTES
HOMECOMING QUEENS
No strangers to the Bahamas, head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and freshman Rhema Collins are back in their native country.
McPhee-McCuin, a native of Freeport, has established herself as a Bahamian legend due to her playing and now coaching career. She was the first female from the Bahamas to sign a letter of intent to play Division I basketball.
Her lore only grew greater as her coaching career bloomed as an assistant to Jacksonville and now
at Ole Miss. At the national level, she has served
a stint for the women's national team as its head coach and last summer became the first woman in Bahamian history to coach at the men's national level
serving as an assistant with the Bahamas Men's Senior National Team during World Cup qualifiers.
Collins is the second Bahamian to play at Ole Miss under McPhee-McCuin, joining Valerie Nesbitt (2021). A native of Nassau, Collins prepped at The Webb School in Tennessee prior to joining the Rebels this past summer.
MTE TIME
Under McPhee-McCuin, Ole Miss has found success in early season multi-team events and claimed a tournament win at the Raising the B.A.R. Invitational Powered by Cal in November of 2021.
Ole Miss overpowered San Diego State and Cal in Berkeley to claim its first tournament title since the Rebels won the 2014 Nugget Classic in Denver.
Follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on X at @YolettMcCuin
