2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Hayleigh Breland
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wiggins, Miss.
- High School:
- Harrison Central HS
- Prev School:
- Jackson State / Charlotte
- Major:
- B.S. Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Bio
2024-25 (Junior // Charlotte): Emerged as one of the top guards in the American Athletic Conference . . . Played in all 32 games for the 49ers, making 31 starts . . . Led the team in minutes played (925), minutes per game (28.9), field goals made (131), field goals attempts (394), three-point baskets (47), three-point attempts (157), points (366) and points per game (11.4) . . . She also dished out 74 assists and collected 31 steals, ranking second and third on the squad, respectively . . . Debuted in the Queen City against Presbyterian (Nov. 4), scoring 13 on 23 minutes with a career-tying five steals . . . Scored in double-figures on 19 occasions, reaching 20 points in four games and setting her new career scoring high with 30 points against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 21) . . . Also against Gardner-Webb, finished 12-of-19 from the floor and 6-of-8 beyond the arc, setting high-water marks in field goals made and three-pointers made . . . Continued her hot streak, scoring 21 in her first AAC action against UTSA (Dec. 29) . . . Pulled in her first career double-double with a 12-point, 12-rebound performance at Tulsa (Jan. 8) . . . It also marked the first time she recorded double-figure boards . . . Reached 20 points again at UAB with an 8-of-20 mark on the floor, the most shot attempts in her career . . . Also dished out eight helpers against the Blazers, setting her new career best . . . Played the most minutes of her career with 35:08 of floor time against Wichita State (Feb. 12) . . . Set career highs at the free throw line with a 7-of-8 showing against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 22) . . . Propelled Charlotte to the American Athletic Tournament quarterfinals with 12 points against Florida Atlantic (March 8) and 23 points against Tulsa (March 9) . . . Entered the transfer portal on April 16 . . . Signed with Southern Miss over Kentucky and others on May 23.
2023-24 (Sophomore // Jackson State): Appeared in 31 of the Tigers’ 33 games, making three starts early in the season . . . Averaged 3.8 points per game on 12.6 minutes per contests with a 34.7 field goal percentage (42-of-121) . . . Also had 45 assists and 31 steals . . . Started the first two games for Jackson State against LeMoyne-Owen (Nov. 8) and Tougaloo (Nov. 15), scoring eight and six points, respectively . . . Also set a career-high with five steals against Tougaloo . . . Left the starting lineup for two games before returning against University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (Nov. 24), playing a then-career-high 27 minutes . . . Recorded her first double-figure scoring game of her career with a 15-point outburst at Mississippi State (Dec. 14), setting a new career-best . . . Played 14+ minutes over the next seven games, reaching double-figures against Prairie View A&M (Jan. 20) . . . Did not play for two games due to injury before returning to everyday action, playing in the final 15 games of the year . . . Helped Jackson State to back-to-back SWAC titles and scored 13 points in the SWAC Tournament to help JSU sweep the regular season and tournament titles . . . Played 13 minutes in the NCAA Tournament at UConn, scoring one point at the free throw line . . . Entered the transfer portal following the season, following head coach Tomekia Reed to Charlotte.
2022-23 (Freshman // Jackson State): Played in 23 games as a reserve guard for the uber-talented Tigers, averaging 5.5 minutes per game . . . Made her collegiate debut at No. 12 North Carolina (Nov. 9), logging four minutes . . . Set multiple career-highs against Louisiana (Nov. 16), leading the team with nine points on 4-of-7 shooting with four rebounds and two steals on 15 minutes . . . Played more than 10 minutes just once after that, scoring in nine contests for the SWAC regular season champions . . . Logged 11 minutes on the floor against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 4) . . . Played four minutes in Jackson State’s 79-68 loss to Memphis in the Postseason WNIT.
High School: Finished her high school career at Harrison Central High School (Lyman, Miss.) under Coach Nancy Ladner . . . Named to the Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen squad ahead of her senior year while also being named Mississippi’s top-ranked point guard . . . Helped the Red Rebelettes to the MHSAA Class 6A Championship Game and a 30-3 overall record after winning the region title . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game in Clinton, Miss. . . . At Harrison Central, she played alongside current Lady Eagles Je’Mya Evans and Anaisha Carriere . . . Before moving to Harrison County, Breland played three years of varsity at Stone High School in Wiggins, Miss., under Coach Sam Smith . . . In her three years, the Tomcats posted a 64-18 (.781) overall record with a 23-4 (.851) district record . . . She led the team in scoring all three seasons, beginning as a freshman with 16.1 point per game . . . Her scoring helped Stone to the 5A District 8 title and a 25-2 overall record . . . Stone again won a district title in her sophomore campaign with a 10-0 ledger in 4A’s District seven . . . The Tomcats made the playoffs all three seasons with Breland in the lineup, advancing to the second round in 2020 and 2021 . . . She averaged 24.2 points per game as a junior before moving to Harrison Central ahead of her senior campaign . . . Signed with Jackson State over Southern Miss, Mississippi Valley State and others.
Personal: Born September 30, 2003, to Lacurbie and Willie Breland . . . Graduated high school with high honors . . . Majoring in kinesiology (exercise science) at Southern Miss.
2023-24 (Sophomore // Jackson State): Appeared in 31 of the Tigers’ 33 games, making three starts early in the season . . . Averaged 3.8 points per game on 12.6 minutes per contests with a 34.7 field goal percentage (42-of-121) . . . Also had 45 assists and 31 steals . . . Started the first two games for Jackson State against LeMoyne-Owen (Nov. 8) and Tougaloo (Nov. 15), scoring eight and six points, respectively . . . Also set a career-high with five steals against Tougaloo . . . Left the starting lineup for two games before returning against University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (Nov. 24), playing a then-career-high 27 minutes . . . Recorded her first double-figure scoring game of her career with a 15-point outburst at Mississippi State (Dec. 14), setting a new career-best . . . Played 14+ minutes over the next seven games, reaching double-figures against Prairie View A&M (Jan. 20) . . . Did not play for two games due to injury before returning to everyday action, playing in the final 15 games of the year . . . Helped Jackson State to back-to-back SWAC titles and scored 13 points in the SWAC Tournament to help JSU sweep the regular season and tournament titles . . . Played 13 minutes in the NCAA Tournament at UConn, scoring one point at the free throw line . . . Entered the transfer portal following the season, following head coach Tomekia Reed to Charlotte.
2022-23 (Freshman // Jackson State): Played in 23 games as a reserve guard for the uber-talented Tigers, averaging 5.5 minutes per game . . . Made her collegiate debut at No. 12 North Carolina (Nov. 9), logging four minutes . . . Set multiple career-highs against Louisiana (Nov. 16), leading the team with nine points on 4-of-7 shooting with four rebounds and two steals on 15 minutes . . . Played more than 10 minutes just once after that, scoring in nine contests for the SWAC regular season champions . . . Logged 11 minutes on the floor against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 4) . . . Played four minutes in Jackson State’s 79-68 loss to Memphis in the Postseason WNIT.
High School: Finished her high school career at Harrison Central High School (Lyman, Miss.) under Coach Nancy Ladner . . . Named to the Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen squad ahead of her senior year while also being named Mississippi’s top-ranked point guard . . . Helped the Red Rebelettes to the MHSAA Class 6A Championship Game and a 30-3 overall record after winning the region title . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game in Clinton, Miss. . . . At Harrison Central, she played alongside current Lady Eagles Je’Mya Evans and Anaisha Carriere . . . Before moving to Harrison County, Breland played three years of varsity at Stone High School in Wiggins, Miss., under Coach Sam Smith . . . In her three years, the Tomcats posted a 64-18 (.781) overall record with a 23-4 (.851) district record . . . She led the team in scoring all three seasons, beginning as a freshman with 16.1 point per game . . . Her scoring helped Stone to the 5A District 8 title and a 25-2 overall record . . . Stone again won a district title in her sophomore campaign with a 10-0 ledger in 4A’s District seven . . . The Tomcats made the playoffs all three seasons with Breland in the lineup, advancing to the second round in 2020 and 2021 . . . She averaged 24.2 points per game as a junior before moving to Harrison Central ahead of her senior campaign . . . Signed with Jackson State over Southern Miss, Mississippi Valley State and others.
Personal: Born September 30, 2003, to Lacurbie and Willie Breland . . . Graduated high school with high honors . . . Majoring in kinesiology (exercise science) at Southern Miss.
Missy Bilderback Presser - March 27, 2025
Thursday, March 27
Jeremy McClain Presser - March 27, 2025
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Missy Bilderback Introductory Press Conference
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Thank You Coach Joye Lee-McNelis
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