Historic hoops: 5 things to know about Jacksonville ties to NCAA women's basketball upsets

For the first time in 25 years, two No. 1 seeds are out of the NCAA Tournament for women's basketball before the Sweet 16.

And both upsets included a significant tie to the First Coast.

The stunning 54-49 upset of eighth-seeded Ole Miss over top seed Stanford, followed Monday by ninth-seeded Miami's 85-69 win against No. 1 seed Indiana, has dealt a double jolt to the women's hoops field.

Miami sophomore Jasmyne Roberts, a Bishop Kenny graduate, scored 16 points to help the Canes stun Indiana. And Ole Miss, led by former Jacksonville University coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, made history with its surprise against Stanford.

Here are five things to know about them.

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Jasmyne Roberts helped Bishop Kenny to three FHSAA final fours

During her Bishop Kenny career, Jasmyne Roberts was a victory machine, compiling a record of 72-23. After arriving for the 2018-19 season, she led the Crusaders to three consecutive appearances in the Florida High School Athletic Association final four.

Roberts among Northeast Florida career scoring leaders

In her four seasons, including a freshman year in Nassau County at Yulee, Roberts finished with 2,224 points. That ranks in the top 10 on record all-time for Northeast Florida, on par with players like Hilliard's Brianti Saunders (2,300 points, 2009-13), Keystone Heights' Sheila Tomlinson (2,224 points, 1983-87) and Nease's Christen Edwards (2,144 points, 1991-94).

Two-time All-First Coast winner

Roberts won the Times-Union's All-First Coast player of the year award twice, in 2019-20 and 2020-21, joining the likes of Rennia Davis (Ribault), Camille Hobby (Nease) and Steffi Sorensen (Bartram Trail) as two-time award winners. She also won the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 4A player of the year award in 2020-21, and finished as runner-up in Miss Basketball voting to O'Mariah Gordon of Braden River.

Making moves at Miami

Now in her sophomore year at Miami, Roberts has seen her numbers grow considerably from last season, when she averaged 1.9 points. She's averaging 8.4 points and 4.7 rebounds on the season, starting 19 of the 33 games for the 'Canes and shooting 38 percent from 3-point range. Her top scoring performance was a 23-point game on Jan. 8 against Virginia Tech.

Yolett McPhee-McCuin led JU five years

Yolett McPhee-McCuin coached JU from 2013 to 2018, compiling a record of 94-63 (.599) and leading the Dolphins to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in women's hoops in 2016. In addition to the ASUN championship in that season, she also coached JU to the Women's NIT in 2017 and 2018.

Coach Yo sparks Ole Miss turnaround

In her fifth season at Ole Miss, McPhee-McCuin has turned around a Rebels program that had finished below .500 in six of its previous eight seasons.

After 9-22 and 7-23 seasons, Ole Miss has reached back-to-back NCAA Tournaments, and entered the AP Poll in 2022 for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

Clayton Freeman covers high school sports and more for the Florida Times-Union. Follow him on Twitter at @CFreemanJAX.

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