Ole Miss women's basketball promotes two staff members following NCAA coaching increase
Yolett McPhee-McCuin is boosting up her coaching staff numbers at Ole Miss by promoting two staff members from within up to coach status thanks to a new NCAA rule that expands staffs for women’s college basketball.
On Monday McCuin announced the promotion of Erika Sisk and Patrick Henry to assistant coaches. The new NCAA rule, which allows the increase of coaching staff of several sports to two more, went into effect on July 1.
The NCAA Division I council approved the new rule in January. The Council supported an increase of two coaches, in which these additional coaches may participate in all coaching activities but may not recruit off campus.
An Oxford native and former member of the Ole Miss women’s basketball team Sisk receives her promotion as she enters year two on McCuin’s staff. Sisk spent last season as a graduate manager.
A standout Rebel from 2014-17, Sisk appeared in 94 games for Ole Miss, making 92 starts. She averaged 8.4 points, 3.2 rebounds as well as 3.2 assists per game throughout her time as a player.
Sisk has been an integral part of assisting the Rebels in game preparation between film work and her basketball skillset on scout team. She holds two degrees from Ole Miss, earning her undergraduate degree in 2016 and her masters in 2023.
“Erika is an alum (and) a rising star in this business. She has a great relationship with our players and works tirelessly,” McPhee-McCuin said in a statement. “She loves Ole Miss and it was important to keep that energy on my staff, and on the court.”
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Henry is also entering his second year as a member of McCuin’s staff at Ole Miss.
Henry will add on-court coaching responsibilities to his role as the associate athletic director for women’s basketball. With over two decades of experience in college athletics, Henry assists in oversight of the daily organizational aspect of the program’s operations.
A native of Warner Robbins, Georgia, Henry is a 1998 graduate of Ohio University and earned his masters from Mercer University in 2005.
Patrick brings an incredible amount of knowledge to this program. He has been a rock for me this whole year and has helped our whole program take another step in a positive direction,” said McPhee-McCuin. “In my eyes he’s always been a coach and now I’m glad that he can assist us more on the floor”
Ole Miss is starting its 10 extra allotted practices this month due to the team’s overseas trip to Italy later this month and early August.
