The University of Mississippi Athletics
2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Cotie McMahon
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-0
- Experience:
- TR
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Ohio
- High School:
- Centerville
- Prev. School:
- Ohio State
At Ole Miss
2025-26 (Senior)
Compiled one of the greatest individual modern seasons in program history … Only Rebel to play and start in all 36 games … Fourth Rebel ever to reach the 700-point plateau, finishing with 703 points for the year … Averaged 19.5 points, the fifth-highest mark in single-season program history … Finished the season with 34 games with at least 10 points, an Ole Miss single season individual record … Surpassed 2,000 overall career points, finishing with 2,187, the second most by a Rebel ever … Team’s top passer, averaging 3.0 assists per game and tallying 109 for the season … Led the team in scoring on 22 occasions and in assists 18 times … Added 5.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game … Opened the season with 19 consecutive games of double-figure points, tied for the second longest streak in program history … Recorded five double-doubles, including in the home win over No. 21 Tennessee (2/17) … Dropped a career-high 39 points against the Volunteers that day, which is tied for the third most points by a Rebel in program history … Had 19 games with at least 20 points, tied for the second-most by a Rebel in a single season ever … Led Ole Miss to 15 games of at least 80 points, tied for the third most by a team in program history … Dished at least five assists in 10 outings … Reached a season-high seven assists in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament against No. 5 Vanderbilt (3/6) … Made 10 field goals or more in five games, the most being 13 against Missouri (1/22) … Had a double-double in Ole Miss’ comeback win at Memphis (11/18), her second in two games … Had 18 points and 10 rebounds the game prior against Southern (11/12) … Sporting News 2026 Women’s College Basketball All-America Second Team … USA TODAY Honorable Mention All-American … USBWA Honorable Mention All-American … AP Honorable Mention All-American … WBCA Regional Finalist for Coaches’ All-America Team … SEC Newcomer of the Year (Media & Coaches) … All-SEC First Team (Media & Coaches) … Three-time SEC Player of the Week, most by a Rebel since 2006-07 … Ann Meyers Drysdale USBWA National Player of the Week (1/27) … SEC Championship All-Tournament Team … Cherokee Invitational All-Tournament Team … Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Top Five Finalist … Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Late-Season Team & Preseason Watch List … John R. Wooden Award Top 15 National Ballot … All-SEC Preseason Second Team (Media & Coaches) … Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Preseason Watch List.
At Ohio State
Spent three seasons with the Buckeyes … Played and started in 97 games in her three seasons in Columbus … Averaged double-digit points per game in all three seasons, the highest coming in 2024-25 with 16.5 per game, which led the Buckeyes and was ninth in the Big Ten … Scored 1,484 points while adding 535 rebounds and 216 assists … Was an AP All-American honorable mention in consecutive seasons in 2024 and 2025, while also earning a USBWA All-American honorable mention nod in 2024 … A two-time Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 finalist, reaching the Top Five in 2024 … Named the 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Year after averaging 15.1 points and 5.5 rebounds, while also registering 58 steals … Guided Ohio State to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament as a freshman … All-Big Ten First Team in 2024 and 2025 by the coaches and media … Was the Naismith Trophy and AP National Player of the Week for Jan. 23, 2024 … Recorded 10 double-doubles in three seasons … Scored more than 20 points in 27 games during her tenure … Scored a career-high 33 points on Jan. 21, 2024 against Iowa … Had 14 rebounds as a freshman on March 4, 2023, which is a career best.
High School
Four-star recruit after playing at Centerville High School for three and a half seasons … Was the No. 4 ranked guard in the 2022 class according to ESPN, and the No. 23 overall recruit … Scored 20.2 points per game as a junior, finishing her high school career with 1,319 points … Helped lead the USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team to a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA WU18 Americas Championship, averaging 14.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
Personal
Born May 4, 2004 ... Played for Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio ... As a junior, led team to a Greater Western Ohio Conference title ... Additionally competed in track and field in high school .. Rated a four-star recruit bu ESPN ... Received her first NCAA Division I scholarship offer from Xavier in seventh grade.
