#14 Mississippi Women's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Mississippi Rebels
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #14
 
Conference Rank: #6 SEC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 22-11, 10-6
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin
Coach Record: 125-95 at Mississippi, 219-158 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Madison Scott, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.7 apg
Kennedy Todd-Williams, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.6 apg
Starr Jacobs, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
KK Deans, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.3 apg
Tameiya Sadler, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.1 apg
Kharyssa Richardson, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Ayanna Thompson, Guard, 2.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Sira Thienou, Sophomore, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.9 apg, 2.4 spg
Christeen Iwuala, Senior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Denim DeShields, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Mississippi State
Lauren Jacobs, Freshman, Guard
Desrae Kyle, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from Central Michigan
Latasha Lattimore, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Virginia
Cotie McMahon, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Ohio State
Jayla Murray, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Wichita State
Kaitlin Peterson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from UCF
Debreasha Powe, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Mississippi State
Tianna Thompson, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Georgia Tech
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (38th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.1 (65, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (83, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.0 (250, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.0 (270, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.1 (226, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.6 (200, 11)
Rebound Margin: 7.3 (21, 5)
Assists Per Game: 16.3 (35, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.4 (42, 4)