2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record12–19 (1–15 SEC)
Head coach
  • Matt Insell (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Alex Simmons
  • Brittany Hudson
  • George Porcha
Home arenaThe Pavilion at Ole Miss
Seasons
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State 16 – 0   1.000 37 – 2   .949
No. 7 South Carolina † 12 – 4   .750 29 – 7   .806
No. 18 Georgia 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 12 Tennessee 11 – 5   .688 25 – 8   .758
No. 17 Missouri 11 – 5   .688 24 – 8   .750
No. 14 Texas A&M 11 – 5   .688 26 – 10   .722
No. 24 LSU 11 – 5   .688 19 – 10   .655
Alabama 7 – 9   .438 20 – 14   .588
Kentucky 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469
Auburn 5 – 11   .313 14 – 15   .483
Arkansas 3 – 13   .188 13 – 18   .419
Florida 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
Vanderbilt 3 – 13   .188 7 – 24   .226
Ole Miss 1 – 15   .063 12 – 19   .387
† 2018 SEC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rebels, led by fifth year head coach Matt Insell, play their home games at the Pavilion at Ole Miss and are members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1][2][3]

The Rebels finished the season with a 12–19 overall record and a 1–15 record in conference play. On March 2, one day after the Rebels ended their season with a loss to Missouri in the second round of the SEC Tournament, head coach Matt Insell was fired.[4] He finished at Ole Miss with an overall record of 70–87, including an 18–62 record in SEC play.

Previous season

They finished the season 17–14, 6–10 in SEC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's basketball tournament to LSU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they got upset by Grambling State in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chyna Nixon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Neumann Goretti HS Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Bree Glover 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Glasgow HS Glasgow, MS
G 2 Marlee Hatcher 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Pontotc HS
Itawamba CC 		Pontotoc, MS
F/C 10 Cecilia Muhate 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Arturo Soria Madrid, Spain
G 11 Mimi Reid 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr The Patrick School Bronx, NY
G 12 Barbara Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr The Rock School
Chipola College 		Toronto, ON
G 20 Madinah Muhammad 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Whitney Young HS Chicago, IL
G 21 Chrishae Rowe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Santiago HS
Kentucky 		Riverside, CA
G 23 Shandricka Sessom 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Byhalia HS Byhalia, MS
G 25 Alissa Alston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Upper Room Christian Academy New Haven, CT
F 32 Katie Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL
F/C 42 Shelby Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Oakland HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 44 Torri Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Homeschool Olive Branch, MS
F 55 Promise Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Sammamish HS Issaquah, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2018

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2017*
6:00 pm 		Mississippi College W 66–35 
The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
5:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 75–44  1–0
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,302)
Oxford, MS
11/13/2017*
7:30 pm 		Kennesaw State W 92–63  2–0
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,042)
Oxford, MS
11/17/2017*
4:00 pm 		vs. Saint Louis
Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals 		L 64–79  2–1
 Wintrust Arena (1,692)
Chicago, IL
11/18/2017*
6:30 pm 		vs. Delaware State
Maggie Dixon Classic 3rd place game 		W 110–58  3–1
 Wintrust Arena (1,964)
Chicago, IL
11/21/2017*
2:00 pm 		Troy W 96–93  4–1
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (817)
Oxford, MS
11/25/2017*
1:00 pm 		at Temple W 64–48  5–1
 McGonigle Hall (1,187)
Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm, SECN 		Middle Tennessee W 65–56  6–1
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,112)
Oxford, MS
12/02/2017*
3:00 pm 		Arkansas State W 74–48  7–1
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,297)
Oxford, MS
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm 		South Alabama W 66–59  8–1
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (873)
Oxford, MS
12/12/2017*
11:00 am 		Southern Miss W 68–59  9–1
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,229)
Oxford, MS
12/17/2017*
3:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 9 Oregon L 46–90  9–2
 Matthew Knight Arena (2,683)
Eugene, OR
12/19/2017*
10:00 pm 		at Portland State L 79–94  9–3
 Pamplin Sports Center (254)
Eugene, OR
12/28/2017*
2:00 pm 		Texas Southern W 73–58  10–3
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,155)
Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 pm 		at Arkansas L 72–73  10–4
(0–1) 		Bud Walton Arena (1,701)
Fayetteville, AR
01/04/2018
6:00 pm 		No. 4 South Carolina L 62–88  10–5
(0–2) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,018)
Oxford, MS
01/07/2018
2:00 pm 		Florida W 78–75 2OT 11–5
(1–2) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,323)
Oxford, MS
01/11/2018
8:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 4 Mississippi State L 45–76  11–6
(1–3) 		Humphrey Coliseum (7,161)
Starkville, MS
01/18/2018
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 11 Missouri L 48–67  11–7
(1–4) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (931)
Oxford, MS
01/21/2018
12:00 pm, SECN 		at Florida L 60–61  11–8
(1–5) 		O'Connell Center (2,601)
Gainesville, FL
01/25/2018
6:00 pm 		at No. 10 Tennessee L 66–75  11–9
(1–6) 		Thompson–Boling Arena (9,016)
Knoxville, TN
01/28/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 2 Mississippi State L 49–69  11–10
(1–7) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,158)
Oxford, MS
02/01/2018
6:00 pm 		Vanderbilt L 72–75  11–11
(1–8) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,279)
Oxford, MS
02/04/2018
1:00 pm 		at No. 17 Georgia L 45–69  11–12
(1–9) 		Stegeman Coliseum (4,700)
Athens, GA
02/08/2018
7:00 pm 		at No. 14 Texas A&M L 54–83  11–13
(1–10) 		Reed Arena (3,252)
College Station, TX
02/11/2018
2:00 pm 		Alabama L 79–82  11–14
(1–11) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,641)
Oxford, MS
02/15/2018
7:00 pm 		at LSU L 55–84  11–15
(1–12) 		Maravich Center (1,759)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/19/2018
6:00 pm, SECN 		No. 19 Georgia L 52–66  11–16
(1–13) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,209)
Oxford, MS
02/22/2018
7:30 pm, SECN 		Kentucky L 71–79  11–17
(1–14) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,141)
Oxford, MS
02/25/2018
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Auburn L 55–60  11–18
(1–15) 		Auburn Arena (3,111)
Auburn, AL
SEC Women's Tournament
02/28/2018
1:30 pm, SECN 		(14) vs. (11) Florida
First Round 		W 48–43  12–18
 Bridgestone Arena (4,371)
Nashville, TN
03/01/2018
8:00 pm, SECN 		(14) vs. (6) No. 14 Missouri
Second Round 		L 50–59  12–19
 Bridgestone Arena (6,047)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR N/A NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

•2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team
•2017-18 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team
•2018 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Ole Miss Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). University of Mississippi. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss Rebels Women's Basketball - Rebels News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss Rebels on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss fires women's basketball coach Matt Insell". March 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site Ole Miss Rebels Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Olemisssports.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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