Mississippi Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Mississippi Rebels
 
SEC (23-11, 8-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/8 at Oklahoma (74-69), 3/6 vs Vanderbilt (89-78)
Bad Losses: 12/7 vs Kansas State (60-61), 3/1 Texas A&M (58-66)
Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin
 
Probable Starters:
Jayla Murray, Senior, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Christeen Iwuala, Senior, Forward, 12.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.2 apg
Cotie McMahon, Senior, Forward, 19.9 ppg, 3.0 apg, 5.3 rpg
Debreasha Powe, Senior, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 1.4 apg, 2.7 rpg
Kaitlin Peterson, Senior, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 1.7 apg, 1.7 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Latasha Lattimore, Senior, Forward, 10.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.1 apg, 2.1 bpg
Tianna Thompson, Sophomore, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg
J’Adore Young, Sophomore, Center, 1.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Denim DeShields, Senior, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.9 apg, 1.5 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (40th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.8 (101, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.0 (87, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.5 (217, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.1 (277, 14)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.1 (256, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.4 (118, 5)
Rebound Margin: 8.0 (24, 7)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (109, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.0 (66, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAAFirst Round win over Ball State
2025NCAASecond Round win over Baylor
2025NCAARegional Semifinal loss to UCLA
2024NCAARound of 64 win over Marquette
2024NCAARound of 32 loss to Notre Dame
2023NCAARound of 64 win over Gonzaga
2023NCAARound of 32 win over Stanford
2023NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Louisville
2022NCAARound of 64 loss to South Dakota
2021NITFirst Round win over Samford
2021NITSecond Round win over Tulane
2021NITThird Round win over Colorado
2021NITSemifinal win over Northern Iowa
2021NITChampionship loss to Rice
2017NITFirst Round win over Monmouth
2017NITSecond Round win over Syracuse
2017NITThird Round loss to Georgia Tech
2015NITFirst Round win over Tennessee-Martin
2015NITSecond Round win over Georgia Tech
2015NITThird Round loss to Middle Tennessee
2010NITRound of 64 loss to Samford
2009NITSecond Round win over Murray State
2009NITThird Round loss to South Florida
2007NCAARound of 32 win over Maryland
2007NCAARegional Semifinal win over Oklahoma
2007NCAARegional Final loss to Tennessee
2007NCAARound of 64 win over TCU
2006NITFirst Round win over Kansas
2006NITSecond Round loss to Pittsburgh
 
*all team stats through 3/5