Sira Thienou

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
G
Height:
6-1
Experience:
1L
Hometown:
Bamako, Mali
High School:
Shining Stars Academy (Va.)
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

2025-26 (Sophomore)
Appeared and started in 29 games, averaging 28.3 minutes per contests … Scored 9.7 points per game, twice hitting her season-high mark of 20 … Reached double-digit points 11 times … Improved her all-around play as a passer and rebounder, averaging 2.4 and 5.6 per game, respectively … Was Ole Miss’ top passer in eight games, dropping at least five assists on four occasions … Dished a career-high eight assists in Ole Miss’ home victory over No. 18 Notre Dame (12/4), an individual season high for Ole Miss … Secured first career double-double at Missouri (1/22), scoring 17 points with 10 rebounds alongside four steals … Had first double-figure rebound game of her career versus Wofford (12/13) … Recorded a career-high four blocks against Gonzaga in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/20), which is tied for the second most by an individual Rebel in a single NCAA Tournament game … Ole Miss allowed just 58.7 points per game on a 39.3 percent shooting clip in games she featured in prior to the NCAA Tournament … Led the Rebels in scoring with 18 points against Minnesota (3/22) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

2024-25 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 33 games with 22 starts … Averaged 10.5 points per game, the most among Ole Miss freshmen this season … Added 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2.4 steals per game … Was the SEC Freshman of the Week twice, becoming the first Rebel since Madison Scott to earn that honor multiple times in a season … Recorded 79 steals, the second-most by an Ole Miss freshman in program history … Was top-five in the SEC in steals … Recorded nine steals at Mississippi State (1/19), which was the most by any Rebel since Price had 12 on Dec. 2, 2006 … Scored career-high 29 points off 12 made field goals against Florida (1/16), five of those field goals coming from 3-point range … Led the team in scoring seven times, tied for the second-most by a Rebel … Was the only Rebel to score north of 20 points in the nonconference schedule, scoring 23 against South Alabama (12/15) … Became the first Ole Miss freshman to score more than 20 points in a game since 2020 … Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

High School
Played at Shining Stars Sports Academy in Petersburg, Va. … Appeared in the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup and represented her home country of Mali … Led Mali to a fifth place finish at the world event … Scored 15 points in six out of seven games at the tournament, shooting 39.1 percent from the floor … Attended the NBA Academy Women’s Program … Rated as a four-star recruit by Prospects Nation.

Personal
Daughter of Wassa Touré … Has two siblings, Mariam and Bakary … Spent final two years of high school at Shining Stars Academy in Virginia … Named the NISSA Conference player of the Year in 2024 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major ... African American studies, criminal justice, and education minors.