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1 HEAD COACH RENEE LADNER RENEE LADNER Head Coach 5th Season Ole Miss 1981 BIRTHDATE May 2, 1958 BIRTHPLACE Gulfport, Miss. HIRED AT OLE MISS April 26, 2007 OVERALL RECORD (4 Years) RENEE LADNER EDUCATION Ole Miss, 1981 Bachelor of Science in Health, Physical Education and Recreation PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played professionally for the St. Louis Streaks of the WBL Two-year letterwinner at Ole Miss Two-year letterwinner at Mississippi University for Women COACHING EXPERIENCE 2007-present Ole Miss Head Coach Ole Miss Assistant Coach Florida Assistant Coach St. John High School Head Coach Harrison Central Freshman Head Coach North Gulfport 7th & 8th Grade Head Coach Renee Ladner enters her fifth season as head coach at Ole Miss in Ladner is in her ninth season overall with the Rebels, serving as an assistant coach from Ladner was named the sixth head coach in Ole Miss history on April 26, Known for her extraordinary motivational skills as well as her ability to develop highly skilled basketball players, Ladner has enjoyed a smooth transition in leading the Rebels amongst the top programs in the Southeastern Conference. During her time at Ole Miss as both a head coach and assistant coach, Ladner has been a part of six teams that have advanced to postseason play inculding three NCAA appearances and three WNIT appearances. Entering the season, Ladner has a overall record as a head coach and is in SEC play. In , with a young squad as nine of the 13 players on the roster were underclassmen including five true freshmen, Ladner led Ole Miss to impressive wins away from Oxford against No. 23 Arkansas, Gonzaga, Illinois and Florida and a home win over Vanderbilt. During the year, senior Kayla Melson and freshman Valencia McFarland each earned postseason honors from the SEC. Melson was named to the All-SEC Second Team, while McFarland was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. Melson was also a finalist for the C Spire Gillom Trophy presented annually to the top female basketball player in the state of Mississippi. In addition, Melson and McFarland ended the year ranked in the top-10 in the SEC in several categories including scoring, minutes played and assists. Ladner helped Ole Miss put together another strong season in on her way to leading the Rebels to the postseason for the sixth time in the last seven years. The year also marked the seventh consecutive time Ole Miss reached at least the second round of the SEC Tournament. Ole Miss opened conference play on fire by winning five of its first six league games, which included an win over No. 12 LSU and a victory over in-state rival Mississippi State. Ladner also guided Ole Miss to a thrilling win over No. 10 Georgia in Athens to give the Rebels their first ever win inside the Lady Bulldogs Stegeman Coliseum. The Rebels continued their success against the Lady Tigers later in the season as Ole Miss knocked off No. 19 LSU in triple overtime to give Ole Miss its first win in Baton Rouge since 1994 and first season sweep of the Lady Tigers since Under Ladner s tutelage, Rebel guard Bianca Thomas became an All-SEC first team selection for the second straight year. Ladner has had at least one All-SEC pick in each of her four seasons as head coach. Thomas finished the season first in the SEC and 10th in the nation with 20.9 points per game to become the first Rebel to lead the conference in scoring since Jennifer Gillom in Thomas finished her career at Ole Miss sixth all-time in scoring with 1,511 points. Ladner also helped Thomas finish the season 10th in the NCAA with 3.1 three-pointers per game and set a new singleseason school record with 100 treys. Thomas ended her career second on the Ole Miss all-time list with 226 threepointers. Thomas became the sixth player coached by Ladner to be selected in the WNBA Draft when she went 12th overall to the Los Angeles Sparks in Melson also flourished under Ladner in and finished the season first in the SEC and 10th in the NCAA with 5.9 assists per game. Melson put together four games of at least 10 assists and turned in just the third triple-double in school history when she finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the season opener. Melson also developed into one of the league s top scoring threats and ended the year 19th in the SEC with 12.2 points per game and featured a three-game stretch in which she scored 20 points. Melson more than doubled her scoring output from her sophomore year when she tallied 5.7 points per game. In just her second season since being promoted from her previous position as an assistant coach, Ladner guided Ole Miss to an overall record and produced one of the top turnarounds in the country by leading Ole Miss to five more wins than in her first season as head coach. Ole Miss opened the season with six straight victories to set a school record for the most wins in the month of November. The Rebels went on to finish 12-5 in non-conference play, which included wins over NCAA Tournament teams North Carolina A&T and UCF. Ladner and the Rebels began conference play with an eight-point victory over Georgia to help Ole Miss snap a four-game losing streak to the Lady Bulldogs. She came just seconds from leading Ole Miss to its first win over Tennessee since 1996, but a last second three-pointer by the Lady Vols spoiled the Rebels upset attempt. Ladner, however, notched one of her biggest victories since becoming head coach of Ole Miss by defeating No. 18 and SEC Tournament champion Vanderbilt to knock the Commodores out of the SEC regular season title race. At the conclusion of the season, the Rebels earned a berth in the WNIT and a first-round bye. Ole Miss opened the tour- It s been a long time since I ve seen an Ole Miss basketball team that didn t play as hard as it could play all the time, every time. Andy Landers, Georgia head coach 34 REBEL WOMEN S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 10 SWEET SIXTEENS 5 ELITE EIGHTS

2 HEAD COACH RENEE LADNER nament by routing Murray State to help Ladner notch her first postseason victory as a head coach. The Rebels went on to reach the third round of the WNIT before falling on the road to eventual tournament champion USF. In her first season as a head coach, Ladner registered her first career win in the second game of the season as the Rebels defeated Louisiana-Lafayette Following that victory over the Ragin Cajuns, Ole Miss would go on to post an impressive 10-3 record inside Tad Smith Coliseum. Along the way, the Rebels upended No. 20 Arkansas to give Ladner her first career victory over a nationally-ranked team. Ladner played an instrumental role in helping develop Shawn Goff into one of the top post players in the conference. Goff finished the season ranked 12th in the league in scoring with 13.0 points per game and 13th in rebounding after collecting 6.8 boards per game. Goff was also a force on the defensive end to go along with her offensive skill set. She ranked second in the SEC and 23rd in the nation with 2.33 blocked shots per game and set the single season school record for rejections with 67 on her way to an All-SEC second team selection. Ladner, a 1981 graduate of Ole Miss, came back to Oxford eight years ago, along with her former Rebel teammate Carol Ross, with the goal of restoring the tradition to a once dominant Ole Miss women s basketball program. The duo combined with another fellow Rebel teammate in Peggie Gillom-Granderson and a Ross pupil from her days at Auburn, Jocelyn McGilberry, to form one of the top coaching staffs in the nation. Since returning to Ole Miss, Ladner and company have taken a downtrodden team and turned it into a contender. The Rebels have made three trips to the NCAA Tournament and three trips to the WNIT, after missing the `Big Dance for eight straight years. Ole Miss advanced to the Elite Eight for the fifth time in school history during the 2007 NCAA Tournament, but made just its first trip since Under the Ross assembled staff, the Rebels knocked off four Top-10 opponents during the season, including Southeastern Conference opponents LSU and Vanderbilt, along with defending national champion Maryland and Big 12 LADNER IN THE COLLEGIATE RANKS SEASON SCHOOL POSITION RECORD POSTSEASON Florida Assistant Coach 24-6, 11-3 SEC NCAA Second Round Florida Assistant Coach 18-11, 8-6 SEC NCAA First Round Ole Miss Assistant Coach 17-14, 7-7 SEC NCAA First Round Ole Miss Assistant Coach 19-11, 8-6 SEC NCAA First Round Ole Miss Assistant Coach 17-14, 5-9 SEC WNIT Ole Miss Assistant Coach 24-11, 9-5 SEC NCAA Elite Eight Ole Miss Head Coach 13-16, 6-8 SEC Ole Miss Head Coach 18-15, 5-9 SEC WNIT Ole Miss Head Coach 17-15, 7-9 SEC WNIT Ole Miss Head Coach 10-19, 3-13 SEC Conference champion Oklahoma in consecutive NCAA Tournament games. Ladner was named assistant women s basketball coach at Ole Miss on March 31, 2003 after gaining experience on both the collegiate and high school levels. She spent her four seasons as an assistant coach working primarily with the Rebel guards. Among the players Ladner worked directly with was threetime All-SEC performer Armintie Price, who is just the second player in the history of the NCAA to finish her career with over 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 steals and 400 assists. Price, who earned Kodak/WBCA All-America honors during the season, is the only two-time winner of the SEC s Defensive Player of the Year award, claiming the award as a senior in after leading the NCAA in steals. Price became just the second player in Ole Miss women s basketball history to be selected in the WNBA Draft as she was taken with the third overall pick by the Chicago Sky in the 2007 WNBA Draft. In addition to working with Price, Ladner was also instrumental in the development of several other Ole Miss guards, including senior Ashley Awkward. Awkward, who has spent time with two different WNBA franchise s, improved her game each year at Ole Miss, culminating in her senior season where she ranked second on the team, behind Price, in scoring, assists and steals. Awkward joined Price on the Dayton Regional All-Tournament team after helping guide the Rebels to the Elite Eight of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. With Ladner helping lead the way, the Rebels finished the season with a overall mark, garnering the most wins in a season since the squad posted a 24-9 mark. The Ole Miss team finished the season ranked third in the nation in steals per game at 13.3 and sixth in the NCAA in scoring with 77.7 points per game. 25 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS 2 WOMEN S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 5 ALL-AMERICANS OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 35

3 HEAD COACH RENEE LADNER In addition to the work Ladner has done on the court with the Rebels, she has spent many hours working diligently off of it. A tireless recruiter, Ladner has helped attract some of the top players in the nation to Ole Miss. She has also served a great role in scouting, as well as monitoring the academic progress of the Rebel players. Ladner has also served as the camp director for the Rebel Basketball Camps the last six summers. Prior to her stint in Oxford, Ladner spent two seasons ( , ) as an assistant coach under Ross at the University of Florida, helping guide the Lady Gators to a overall record, including a 19-9 SEC mark and two NCAA appearances. While at Florida, Ladner was in charge of coaching the point guards, in addition to serving as Florida s defensive coordinator. She directed all Lady Gator summer camps and coaching clinics, and she was also a liaison with the strength and conditioning staff and was responsible for the development of the practice squad. During her two seasons in Gainesville, Ladner played an instrumental role in the development of guard Brandi McCain, who was a finalist for the Naismith Female College Player of the Year in both 2001 and In addition, McCain was a WBCA All-American Honorable Mention and was named All- SEC in both seasons under Ladner s direction. McCain, one of the all-time greats in Florida women s basketball history, currently ranks among the top ten all-time at Florida in several offensive categories. She currently stands seventh all-time at UF with 1,580 career points and 10th alltime in scoring average with 14.9 points per game. McCain was also one of the top shooters in the SEC as well during her time under Ladner s tutelage. In fact, McCain THE LADNER FAMILY: Husband Eddie, Renee, daughter Ali, son-in-law Marcus and daughter Jennifer ranks second all-time at Florida with 230 career three-pointers. She is also sixth all-time with a 32.4 career mark from beyond the arc. Not only was McCain a scoring threat, but she was also one of the top distributors in the conference. She finished her career at Florida with 568 assists and ranks second on the school s all-time list. Ladner brought 18 years of experience to Florida. During the season, she coached St. John (Gulfport, Miss.) High School to the Class 2A state championship, collecting the honor of Girls Basketball Coach of the Year from the Mississippi Association of Coaches. At St. John, Ladner also was responsible for the development of the health and physical education curriculum. Ladner compiled a 10-year coaching record of with the Lady Eagles, including a ledger in her last six seasons. St. John won the District 8/2A title in each of her last five years, reaching the Final Four of the state tournament in three of her last four seasons. She took the Lady Eagles from a 2-20 record her first season to its 35-3 record in Prior to her tenure at St. John, Ladner was an instructor and coach for three years at Harrison Central Ninth Grade School in Gulfport where she taught physical education and coached the girls and boys basketball teams and the track team. She started her professional career as the science and physical education instructor for North Gulfport s seventh and eighth grades, in addition to coaching the girls basketball team from Ladner earned her bachelor s degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation in 1981 from Ole Miss. While at Ole Miss, Ladner played basketball with Ross and former Rebel associate head coach Peggie Gillom-Granderson. She later served as a student assistant for the team, coached by Van Chancellor. Ladner then became a sixthround draft pick by the Women s Professional Basketball League s St. Louis Streaks. Ladner is married to Eddie Ladner, a retired teacher and coach. She has two daughters, Allison (28) and Jennifer (24). Allison is a 2005 Ole Miss graduate and earned a bachelor of science in family and consumer science with an emphasis in hospitality management, while Jennifer graduated from Ole Miss in 2008 and also earned a bachelor of science in family and consumer science with an emphasis in hospitality management. Both have served as student managers for the Rebel basketball team. Renee has prepared her whole life for a job like this, and there is not a doubt in my mind that she will be successful in keeping Ole Miss in the national spotlight. Carol Ross 36 REBEL WOMEN S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 10 SWEET SIXTEENS 5 ELITE EIGHTS

4 ASSOCIATE COACH JOCELYN McGILBERRY JOCELYN McGILBERRY Associate Coach 9th Season Auburn 1990 JOCELYN McGILBERRY BIRTHDATE February 4, 1967 BIRTHPLACE Ellisville, Miss. EDUCATION Auburn, 1990 Bachelor of Science in Clothing and Textile Design PLAYING EXPERIENCE Sweden Switzerland Four-year letterwinner at Auburn University COACHING EXPERIENCE 2010-present Ole Miss Associate Coach Ole Miss Assistant Coach Mississippi State Assistant Coach South Alabama Assistant Coach 1990 Florida Assistant Coach Jocelyn McGilberry is entering her ninth year with Ole Miss in She is in her second year as an associate coach after serving seven years as an assistant coach with the Rebels from McGilberry, an excellent communicator with a track record of success, joined the Rebel basketball staff on May 5, She works primarily with the post players and has a heavy emphasis with recruiting. McGilberry played an instrumental role in signing Valencia McFarland who was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2011 and was ranked as the 14th-best point guard and the 38th-best overall player (ESPN HoopGurlz) coming out of high school in She was also a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in Mississippi and selected to the USA Basketball Pan American Games in Additionally, McGilberry helped ink newcomers for the season in Danielle McCray and Monique Jackson who have received national recruiting attention. McCray is the 85th-best player and the 25th-best post player in the nation according to ESPN HoopGurlz and was named the 2011 Florida Miss Basketball as a senior. Jackson (40th-best post) was also ranked by the same publication. McGilberry also helped sign Tia Faleru and Amber Singletary for In November of 2010, ESPN HoopGurlz ranked the incoming class of Ole Miss as the 45th-best class in the nation in front of conference foes Auburn and Arkansas. During her time at Ole Miss, many of McGilberry s efforts have shown up in ranked classes as she was instrumental in signing a Top-15 class in and the signing class was also rated as one of the best in the country. McGilberry made an immediate impact at Ole Miss, where she has served as the recruiting coordinator on the Rebel staff. In her first season in Oxford, she helped guide the Rebels to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. It was Ole Miss first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since In addition to outstanding recruiting efforts with the Rebels, Mc- Gilberry has played a huge role in the development of some of the Rebels top post players. She helped lead former Rebel Amber Watts to an All-SEC second team selection in 2005 before doing the same for Shawn Goff. In addition, McGilberry aided Goff in her record-breaking season of , where she set a new single season school record with 67 blocked shots. Goff went on to become the school s all-time blocked shots leader in 2009 and finished her career with 208 rejections. Prior to arriving at Ole Miss, McGilberry served as an assistant coach at Mississippi State for eight seasons. She helped guide the Lady Bulldogs to a record, six-straight postseason appearances, including four NCAA Tournaments and two WNIT bids. While at Mississippi State, McGilberry s main responsibilities were on-court teaching, recruiting and travel. As the lead recruiter, she was instrumental in bringing in both LaToya Thomas, SEC Player of the Year and four-time All-American, and Tan White who also garnered SEC Player of the Year honors to Mississippi State. She oversaw the management of team equipment and assisted with scheduling. In addition, McGilberry was in charge of team development on and off the court, including evaluation and oversight of team individual workouts and performance, development of leadership, and team individual accountability on the court, in the classroom and in the community. McGilberry joined the MSU staff after working as an assistant coach at South Alabama from September 1992 through January In January, she moved up from assistant coach and assumed the role of interim head coach of the Lady Jaguars before leaving for Starkville. The Ellisville, Miss., native began her coaching career under former Ole Miss head coach Carol Ross at Florida in 1990 as a part-time assistant coach. McGilberry worked at Florida for part of the season, before going off to play professionally in Switzerland and Sweden. While in Sweden, she helped lead her Sodertalje team to the 1992 European Cup. McGilberry is no stranger to SEC women s basketball or the state of Mississippi. She was a two-time all-state performer at South Jones High School before deciding to play college basketball at Auburn. A four-year letterwinner on The Plains, she was the starting co-captain on Auburn s SEC championship team that advanced to the NCAA finals. During her time at Auburn, the Lady Tigers compiled an impressive record, won three SEC regular-season titles and were two-time NCAA finalists. In 1989 McGilberry was named the Auburn Lady Tiger Unsung Heroine and the NAACP Outstanding Achiever. A 1990 AU graduate in Apparel and Textile Design, she is a member of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association. In addition to her coaching endeavors, McGilberry also enjoys spending quality time with her two favorite possessions, her Tennessee Walking Horses. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and attends the Clearcreek Missionary Baptist Church. 25 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS 2 WOMEN S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 5 ALL-AMERICANS OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 37

5 ASSISTANT COACH ARMINTIE PRICE HERRINGTON ARMINTIE PRICE HERRINGTON BIRTHDATE April 3, 1985 BIRTHPLACE Milwaukee, Wisc. EDUCATION Ole Miss, 2007 Bachelor of Liberal Arts with minors in English, History and Theatre PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2009-present WNBA: Atlanta Dream WNBA: Chicago Sky 2009 Spain 2008 Israel 2007 Russia Four-year letterwinner at Ole Miss COACHING EXPERIENCE 2009-present Ole Miss Assistant Coach ARMINTIE PRICE HERRINGTON Assistant Coach 3rd Season Ole Miss 2007 Armintie Price Herrington, one of the most successful players in Ole Miss history, begins her third season on Ladner s staff at the beginning of the season, four seasons removed from leading the Rebels to the 2007 Elite Eight. When former Ole Miss associate head coach Peggie Gillom-Granderson announced her retirement in 2009 after 22 years on the sidelines, Rebel head coach Renee Ladner was faced with the daunting task of replacing one of the most recognizable faces ever to be associated with Ole Miss women s basketball. Ladner opted to replace one Rebel legend with another when she tabbed Price Herrington as an assistant coach. With the Rebels, Price Herrington is responsible for the team s post players, overseeing academics for several players and is the liaison with the compliance office. Having just finished her fifth year in the WNBA, Price Herrington spent two and a half seasons with the Chicago Sky and played an instrumental role in the Sky s rise as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. She was traded to the Atlanta Dream where she reunited with former Ole Miss head coach and current Dream assistant coach Carol Ross. During the 2011 WNBA season, Price Herrington helped lead the Dream to its second-consecutive WNBA Finals Appearance. She was named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second Team and finished the regular season averaging 8.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. During the playoffs, she averaged 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In 2010, Price Herrington helped lead the dream to an Eastern Conference Championship and a berth in the WNBA Finals against the Seattle Storm. She played in 34 games during the season and averaged 4.9 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game. Price Herrington helped the Dream finish the 2009 regular season with an overall record and a berth in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, as the Dream earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. She played an instrumental role in helping Atlanta increase its win total by 14 games from its inaugural season. That season, the Dream finished with a 4-30 mark and finished with the fewest wins in the WNBA. The third overall selection in the 2007 WNBA Draft, Price Herrington started all 34 games for the Sky that season and finished third among rookies in both scoring (7.9) and assists (2.9) per game en route to her selection as 2007 WNBA Rookie of the Year. Price Herrington finished her rookie season ranked 15th in the WNBA in rebounds (6.0 rpg) and 20th in assists (2.9 apg). She played an integral role in helping the Sky improve from five wins in the franchise s inaugural season of 2006 to 14 wins in She also helped keep the Sky in the playoff picture until the final week of the regular season. A native of Myrtle, Miss., a graduate of Ole Miss and a two-time team captain, Price Herrington engineered a trip to the Elite Eight for the Rebels in her senior season. It marked the first time Ole Miss had advanced that far since In her illustrious collegiate career, she joined Cheryl Miller as the only two players in NCAA history to amass 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 assists and 400 steals. During her senior season in Oxford, Price Herrington averaged a team-high 19.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.7 steals per game in leading the Rebels to the Elite Eight. In addition, her 3.7 steals per game also led the NCAA. She had 15 double-doubles on the season, bringing her career total to a school-record 57, and also recorded the second triple-double in Ole Miss history with 34 points, 15 rebounds and 12 steals versus Illinois. At the conclusion of the season, she was named to the ESPN.com All-America first team as well as the Kodak/WBCA All-America team. She joined 2009 Women s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and Ole Miss great Jennifer Gillom as the only two Rebels in school history to be named to the Kodak/ WBCA All-America team. Price Herrington currently ranks third all-time at Ole Miss in career points (2,165), second in rebounds (1,198) and first in steals (403). 38 REBEL WOMEN S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 10 SWEET SIXTEENS 5 ELITE EIGHTS

6 ASSISTANT COACH DAVID GRAVES DAVID GRAVES Assistant Coach 1st Season Western Kentucky 1991 BIRTHDATE May 5, 1969 BIRTHPLACE Glasgow, Ky. DAVID GRAVES EDUCATION Western Kentucky University, 1991 Bachelor of Science in Education Western Kentucky University, 1995 Master of Arts in Education PLAYING EXPERIENCE High School: Allen-County-Scottsville (Ky.) Four letters in track, one letter in basketball COACHING EXPERIENCE 2011-present Ole Miss Assistant Coach Western Kentucky Associate Head Coach Wofford Head Coach Western Kentucky Assistant Coach Western Kentucky Graduate Assistant David Graves, former head coach at Wofford and most recently the associate head coach at Western Kentucky, enters his first year as an assistant coach for the Rebels in Graves, who spent six years as the head coach of the Wofford women s program in the Southern Conference, comes to Ole Miss after the last nine years as the associate head coach at his alma mater Western Kentucky. Over the course of two stints at Western Kentucky, Graves has helped develop 27 All-Sun Belt Conference selections, four Freshman of the Year selections and three Player of the Year selections. He has coached in six NCAA Tournaments, including two Sweet 16 appearances and an appearance in the 1992 National Championship game. David has a wealth of experience in recruiting and a great knowledge of the game and development of young players, Ladner said. His positive energy and attitude is contagious. He will certainly complement our staff nicely. We are happy to have David and his beautiful family on the Ole Miss team. I m extremely excited to come to Ole Miss and have the opportunity to work with Renee Ladner and her staff, Graves said. The team and is a wonderful group of young ladies. I d like to thank Coach Ladner for the incredible opportunity to come and coach here at Ole Miss. Graves began his coaching career at Western Kentucky as an assistant coach under long-time WKU head coach Paul Sanderford in That season, the Lady Toppers advanced to the National Championship game of the NCAA Tournament, falling to Stanford. In his five seasons as an assistant under Sanderford, Graves helped develop nine All-Sun Belt selections, a Freshman of the Year selection and coached in four NCAA Tournament appearances. Western Kentucky posted a record in those five seasons with Graves. The Lady Toppers also claimed three Sun Belt Tournament titles and two regular season championships that time. Graves then left Western Kentucky to take the head coaching position at Wofford in In his six seasons at Wofford, Graves built up the program as he developed three All-Southern Conference selections, three All-Tournament selections and the 2002 Southern Conference Player of the Year in Jenny Nett. Nett also earned Academic All-America honors as an exemplary student-athlete. While coaching at Wofford, Graves also worked in cooperation with Impact Ministries to help put on the Acres of Diamonds Camp for underprivileged children. Following the 2002 season at Wofford, Graves returned to his alma mater to serve as the associate head coach. Over the past nine seasons, Graves coached 18 All-Sun Belt selections, three Freshman of the Year selections and helped lead the Lady Toppers to five SBC Eastern Division titles, two tournament titles and seven appearances in the postseason, including a pair of NCAA Tournament berths. Graves and his wife, Alicia, have two daughters, Isabelle and Annslee. 25 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS 2 WOMEN S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 5 ALL-AMERICANS OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 39

7 SUPPORT STAFF MARGIE GILL Director of Basketball Operations 7th Year Florida 2003 Margie Gill is beginning her seventh season with the Ole Miss women s basketball program after joining the staff in December of 2005 as Director of Basketball Operations. Gill continues her association with SEC basketball, having served as Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Florida for seven years prior to joining the Ole Miss Rebel family. At Ole Miss, Gill handles a variety of duties for the Rebel coaching staff. She is charged with assembling the team s highly competitive non-conference playing schedule and coordinating team travel. Her other responsibilities include overseeing equipment inventory, community relations and special events for the program such as banquets and other extracurricular functions. She is also the coordinator of the team s support group, the Fastbreak Club. Gill has been instrumental in organizing the team s community service efforts including events to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and for the Pine Flat, Miss. community that was hit by a tornado in April of She serves as the administrative liaison during the Southeastern Conference and NCAA Tournaments. In addition, Gill organizes the Alumnae Weekend that brings former Rebels back to campus for a weekend of activities and a game. For the past four summers, she has served as the director of the Rebel Basketball Camp. Gill is a graduate of the University of Florida and earned a degree in exercise science with an emphasis in sport management. She served as team manager at UF under former Rebel Coach Carol Ross for four years and was head manager her final two seasons. Upon completion of her classes, Gill moved into the Director of Basketball Operations job at Florida and stayed with Coach Ross and the Gators for seven more years. When Coach Carol Ross announced her retirement from Florida, Gill stepped out of the athletics side of college administration for a few years to work on the academic and student support side of collegiate life. From , she served in various administrative capacities at Chowan University in Murfreesboro, N.C. While at Chowan, Gill first served as Assistant Director of Housing and Residence Life for two years where she supervised the college s 900 bed residential campus and a staff of 25 student resident advisors. She then moved on to the Development Office, where she worked on annual campaigns for fundraising and major gifts. The McKees Rocks, Pa., native is married to Steven Gill. The couple has one son Riley (6) and they reside in Oxford. LYNNETTE JOHNSON Executive Associate A.D/SWA 22nd Year East Carolina 1998 Lynnette Johnson is in her 22nd year overall with Ole Miss Athletics. Currently, she is in her 13th year as a Sport Administrator and Senior Woman Administrator. She is the Sport Administrator for eight intercollegiate programs, which include: soccer, volleyball, rifle, women s basketball, men s and women s golf and tennis. She also handles multiple internal and external operations involving all sports programs and several departments. During her first nine years, Johnson was a member of the Sports Medicine staff. She became the first female head athletic trainer in the Southeastern Conference in During her 13 years as a sport administrator, the programs that she has worked with have been very successful. Collectively, they have won three SEC Regular Season titles, 14 Western Division titles, three SEC Tournament titles and made over 30 NCAA tournament appearances; which include several Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four appearances. Individual student-athlete accomplishments have been just as impressive with multiple All-America honors, SEC Champions, NCAA Champions and two Olympians. Johnson is also responsible for coordinating and bidding all NCAA and SEC postseason events held on campus. Ole Miss has hosted SEC men s and women s tennis, track and field, cross country, softball and soccer and is scheduled to host the SEC Women s Tennis Championship in April The NCAA has also found a home at Ole Miss, hosting men s and women s tennis regionals, five baseball regionals and three baseball super regionals. Academically, the teams are excelling in the classroom as well; putting up high graduation rates, multiple Academic All-America honors and Taylor Medalists, as well as the first athlete to be inducted into the school s Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society chapter. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native is a 1988 graduate of East Carolina University and a 1990 graduate of Ole Miss with a master s degree in Education. She is married to Tal Johnson and the couple has two daughters, Alexandria and Samantha. 40 REBEL WOMEN S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 10 SWEET SIXTEENS 5 ELITE EIGHTS

8 SUPPORT STAFF BRIAN MACKAY Coordinator of Video Services 4th year Brian Mackay enters his fourth season as the coordinator of video services for the Rebel basketball team. Mackay s primary responsibilities include film exchange, video editing, working alongside the coaching staff with opponent scout films and the production of highlight films. He will also serve as the liaison between the women s basketball team and Ole Miss alumni, the strength & conditioning department and the academic department. On top of those duties, he will help keep the team s Facebook, Blog, and YouTube pages up-to-date and full of information. A 2008 graduate of Ole Miss with a Bachelor s degree in Journalism, with an emphasis in Public Relations, Mackay is no stranger to the Rebel basketball program as he served as a student manager from In his final season as a student manager, Mackay was on the sidelines for the Rebels improbable run to the 2007 Elite Eight. A native of Pass Christian, Miss., Mackay is the son of David and Connie Mackay. David played high school basketball under legendary Ole Miss head coach Van Chancellor at Harrison Central High School, while Connie played for Chancellor at Ole Miss in 1979 alongside current Ole Miss head coach Renee Ladner, former associate head coach Peggie Gillom-Granderson and former Rebel head coach Carol Ross. Mackay s sister Laura is completing a Bachelor s degree in Elementary Education at University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Park and his brother, Craig, is also at the University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Park, finishing up a Bachelor s degree in Kinesiology. ASHLEY BONCK WILSON Assistant Athletic Trainer 1st year Ashley Bonck Wilson is entering her first year as an assistant athletic trainer at Ole Miss. With the Rebels, she is the athletic trainer for women s basketball and supervises women s golf. Bonck Wilson spent the previous three seasons at Lamar University where she worked directly with the women s basketball and men s tennis teams. Prior to arriving at Lamar, Wilson spent two years at the University of Oklahoma as a graduate assistant working with the Sooners nationally-ranked women s volleyball team. She was awarded her Master s degree in human relations from OU in May From 2002 to 2006, Wilson served as an athletic training student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. She worked with the football, women s basketball and women s tennis programs during her four years. Wilson also worked on the athletic training staff for the 2004 NCAA Women s Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds, hosted by LSU. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in athletic training from LSU in May A native of New Orleans, Wilson is a board certified athletic trainer by the National Athletic Trainers Association and has certifications in CPR/AED and first aid. Wilson married Dwight Wilson in June of 2009 and now lives in Oxford with her husband and their dogs, Beaux, Colston, and Hartley. RANDALL DORVIN Assistant Strength Coach 1st year KRISTEN SAIBINI Assistant Media Relations Director 2nd year Randall Dorvin is in his first year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Ole Miss. Most recently, Dorvin served as an assistant strength and conditioning coordinator at Duke from While working with the Blue Devils, he was responsible for the men s lacrosse team, men s and women s swimming and diving, men s tennis, men s and women s golf, wrestling, women s rowing, and men s and women s fencing. Prior to Duke, Dorvin was served as the founder, owner and director of ACCEL Athletic Development, LLC from June of 2003-July of During his time with ACCEL, he developed and implemented year-round training programs for college athletes competing in such conferences as the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, WAC, CUSA and the Ivy League. Dorvin spent September 2001-June 2003 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. While working with the Ducks, he developed and implemented year-round training programs for women s soccer and men s and women s tennis. Dorvin also assisted with the implementation of year-round training for the football team. From August of 2000 to August of 2001, he served as the head strength and conditioning coach at his alma mater, the University of New Orleans. Dorvin spent nearly eight years in the United States Marine Corps where he spent four years on active duty and was in the Individual Ready Reserve for four years. Dorvin received three commendations for outstanding service. He earned his Bachelor s degree in exercise physiology from the University of New Orleans in 2000 and his Master s from the University of Oregon in Kristen Saibini enters her second year as an assistant media relations director at Ole Miss. Saibini is responsible for the day-to-day media operations for the Ole Miss women s basketball and soccer teams. In addition to day-to-day duties with women s basketball, Saibini also helps manage the team s social media campaign including the team s Facebook and Twitter pages. A native of Reno, Nev., Saibini came to Ole Miss from the University of Nevada where she held the same position from At Nevada, Saibini was the primary media contact for women s basketball, women s soccer, cross country and track and field. She also served as the softball contact during the season and had worked in Nevada s media relations office since Saibini graduated from Nevada in 2006 with a Bachelor s degree in journalism and a minor in health ecology. She earned her Master s degree from Nevada in 2009 in educational leadership with an emphasis in higher education administration. She was a letterwinner in soccer at Fresno State in Fresno, Calif., from Saibini earned Western Athletic Conference All-Academic honors in 2002 and was also a Fresno State Scholar-Athlete and a member of the Dean s List. Four of Saibini s media guides have won national honors from CoSIDA including three best in the district guides (soccer 2005 and 2008 and softball 2007), the seventh-best soccer guide in the nation in 2008 and the third-best women s basketball guide in the nation at Ole Miss in She is a member of CoSIDA and the USBWA. 25 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS 2 WOMEN S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 5 ALL-AMERICANS OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 41

9 SUPPORT STAFF SHEILA PADGETT Assistant Director for Academic Support 3rd year Sheila Padgett is the Assistant Director for Academic Support and is responsible for women s basketball and baseball. In addition, she also coordinates honors and awards. Prior to coming to Ole Miss, she served as an Academic Counselor and Tutor Coordinator at the University of Louisville for more than two years. Padgett earned both her Bachelor s (1999) and Master s degrees (2001) in kinesiology from Indiana University, where she also worked as a graduate assistant with the Learning Specialist for the IU athletic department. She then worked as a post graduate intern for Florida State University with the football and women s basketball teams. Originally from Greenwood, Ind., Padgett is a member of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A). She also coached high school softball in Indianapolis for five years. SHANA KENT Senior Staff Assistant 8th year Shana Kent joined the Rebel Basketball staff in January 2004 as the Senior Staff Assistant and is entering her eighth year with the team. Kent first came to Ole Miss as a freshman pursuing her college education in 1993 but her venture ceased in 1997 when she took a job before taking her diploma. After joining the Athletics staff just eight years later, Kent soon returned to academics and earned her B.A.J. In Journalism in August of Kent is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations for the women s basketball staff and plays a crucial role in summer camps and recruiting and is key player in promoting the program with the Fast Break Club, alumni, Ball Crew and Play Our Game campaign. Kent is married to Jason Kent and the couple has two children, Edi (13) and J. Olton (12). PORCHE KEYS TEAM MANAGER KELSEY NUTT TEAM MANAGER DALTON WOOD TEAM MANAGER 42 REBEL WOMEN S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 10 SWEET SIXTEENS 5 ELITE EIGHTS

10 COACHING STAFF MEET THE REBELS IN THIS SECTION: REBEL SENIORS REBEL JUNIORS REBEL SOPHOMORES REBEL FRESHMEN ALL-SEC SELECTIONS 2 WOMEN S BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 5 ALL-AMERICANS OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 43