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Cotie McMahon Awarded the 2026 Gillom Trophy
4/15/2026 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. – Just two days after being selected as the 11th overall pick in the first round of the WNBA Draft to the Washington Mystics, Cotie McMahon was awarded the 2026 Gillom Trophy presented by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Pearl River Resort on Monday afternoon at the Golden Moon Casino.
The Gillom Trophy has been presented annually since 2008 to the most outstanding women's basketball player in the state, in honor of Ole Miss legend Peggie Gillom-Granderson. A Rebel has won the award five of the last six seasons, with Shakira Austin taking home the trophy in 2021 and 2022, Angel Baker in 2023, Madison Scott in 2025 and now McMahon in 2026.
McMahon beat out the other finalists from the state in Madison Francis from Mississippi State and Jakayla Johnson of Southern Miss.
McMahon is no stranger to national acclaim, earning a spot on the Cheryl Miller Final Five list, the Wooden Award National Ballot and the WBCA Regional Finalist list, among 27 total individual honors this season alone. The Dayton, Ohio, native was also named this year's SEC Newcomer of the Year and earned First Team All-SEC honors.
In addition, McMahon has been recognized as a USA TODAY Honorable Mention All-American, a The Sporting News Second Team All-American, a USBWA Honorable Mention All-American, and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.
In her lone season at Ole Miss, McMahon has been a dominant force, averaging 19.5 points on 45.1% shooting, while adding 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 30.0 minutes per game. She elevated her play during the demanding SEC slate, posting averages of 21.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 33.4 minutes per contest.
With 703 total points on the season, McMahon recorded the fourth-most points by a Rebel in a single season. The senior has also scored 34 double-digit point games, surpassing Gillom-Granderson herself for the most such performances in a single season in program history.
Get ready for the next chapter of Ole Miss Women's Basketball by getting season tickets for the 2026-2027 season now. Your Rebels have made the tournament five years straight and continue to trend upwards.
Follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on X at @YolettMcCuin.
The Gillom Trophy has been presented annually since 2008 to the most outstanding women's basketball player in the state, in honor of Ole Miss legend Peggie Gillom-Granderson. A Rebel has won the award five of the last six seasons, with Shakira Austin taking home the trophy in 2021 and 2022, Angel Baker in 2023, Madison Scott in 2025 and now McMahon in 2026.
McMahon beat out the other finalists from the state in Madison Francis from Mississippi State and Jakayla Johnson of Southern Miss.
McMahon is no stranger to national acclaim, earning a spot on the Cheryl Miller Final Five list, the Wooden Award National Ballot and the WBCA Regional Finalist list, among 27 total individual honors this season alone. The Dayton, Ohio, native was also named this year's SEC Newcomer of the Year and earned First Team All-SEC honors.
In addition, McMahon has been recognized as a USA TODAY Honorable Mention All-American, a The Sporting News Second Team All-American, a USBWA Honorable Mention All-American, and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.
In her lone season at Ole Miss, McMahon has been a dominant force, averaging 19.5 points on 45.1% shooting, while adding 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 30.0 minutes per game. She elevated her play during the demanding SEC slate, posting averages of 21.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 33.4 minutes per contest.
With 703 total points on the season, McMahon recorded the fourth-most points by a Rebel in a single season. The senior has also scored 34 double-digit point games, surpassing Gillom-Granderson herself for the most such performances in a single season in program history.
Get ready for the next chapter of Ole Miss Women's Basketball by getting season tickets for the 2026-2027 season now. Your Rebels have made the tournament five years straight and continue to trend upwards.
Follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on X at @YolettMcCuin.
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