High School Basketball

Former Dreher girls standout, Gatorade Player of Year lands with SEC school

Former Dreher standout Jhileiya Dunlap will finish her college basketball career at Ole Miss.
Former Dreher standout Jhileiya Dunlap will finish her college basketball career at Ole Miss. tdominick@thestate.com

Former Dreher standout Jhileya Dunlap will finish her career in the Southeastern Conference.

The 6-foot-2 forward recently signed at Ole Miss and has two years of eligibility left. She will wear No. 3 for the Rebels.

Dunlap, who signed with North Carolina out of high school, played the past two seasons at Gulf Coast State CC and averaged 13.2 points and 8.1 rebounds this year.

Dunlap was a three-star recruit coming out of high school and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2016. She was a part of three Dreher state championship teams in high school and scored 1,655 career points.

Ole Miss went 12-19 last season.

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