Coach Yo has made the most of her time this summer welcoming the ‘20-’21 squad to campus, marching alongside her family in rallies against racism, joining the fight to change the Mississippi state flag, and watching her three year old master her swimming lessons! Yolett McPhee-McCuin is entering her third season as the head women’s basketball coach at Ole Miss. She is a 16-year veteran in the college coaching ranks, including five seasons at the helm of Jacksonville Women’s Basketball and assistant coaching stops at Clemson, Pittsburgh and Portland. Yolett, a native of the Bahamas, is married to Kelly McCuin, and the couple has two daughters, Yasmine and Yuri.
We had a blast talking with Yolett this week about everything from COVID parenting to coaching staff dynamics and everything in between. Coach Yo has always been known for her transparency, but you’ve never heard her open up like this before. She’s a Power 5 coaching mom, a dedicated wife, a social justice warrior and a proud Bahamian...and she’s an incredible inspiration for Moms in Coaching. Enjoy!
