Overview
- Talaysia Cooper committed to Ole Miss via the transfer portal, becoming the Rebels’ first portal addition of the offseason.
- Cooper led Tennessee in scoring in each of the past two seasons for coach Kim Caldwell.
- She averaged 16.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.9 steals last season while shooting 42% from the field and 34% from three.
- Ole Miss coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin called Cooper a key piece for a roster reload after the program’s top three scorers exhausted their eligibility.
- Cooper began her college career at South Carolina, transferred to Tennessee, earned All-SEC honors twice, and was one of eight Lady Vols to enter the portal this offseason.