Coach Yo and Ole Miss 'Getting Close' to New Contract Deal

The women's basketball coach of the Rebels was made available to the media on Monday prior to the team's foreign tour in Italy.

OXFORD, Miss. -- After reaching the Sweet 16 last season, Ole Miss Rebels head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin is not resting on her laurels this offseason, and apparently, neither is her school in regards to keeping her on staff.

McPhee-McCuin was made available to the media on Monday afternoon prior to her team's upcoming foreign tour in Italy, and she fielded a question regarding her ongoing contract negotiations with Ole Miss. No deal is set yet, but Coach Yo thinks it's nearing completion.

"I let my attorney handle that," McPhee-McCuin said, "and I just continue to focus on what needs to be done. We're getting close to getting it done. I'm super excited about that. I think everybody knows I love Oxford. This has become home for me, and I love Ole Miss. It's been healthy conversation."

It makes sense for the Rebels to do their part to keep McPhee-McCuin in town after she has taken the women's basketball program to new heights since her arrival. A team that was once the doormat of the Southeastern Conference knocked off the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal in last year's NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 as a result.

Although Ole Miss did not push forward to the Elite 8, it has certainly put the college basketball world on notice with its swift rise.

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