Antrice McGill, a Picayune native was the school's first, First Team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American in 1989. A graduate of Picayune High School, McGill was the team's free throw champion and most valuable player and she won All-Gulf Coast Conference honors for three years. She earned all-state accolades her senior year when she led the Lady Tide to the South State Tournament.

McGill joined Polly Kinklands's PRC team in 1987, averaged 22.2 points per game, and 7.8 rebounds. She was first team all-state, all-region and made the all-region tournament team. McGill lead the Lady Wildcats to a 20-9 record. Her sophomore year she received all the same honors and tacked on the All-American status, finishing fourth in the nation in scoring, fifth in rebounding; she also played in the Mississippi Community College All-Star Game.

McGill dazzled senior college scouts by shooting 61 percent from the floor and 73 percent from the free throw line, while averaging 26 points per game as a PRCC sophomore.

As a junior at Ole Miss, McGill played 31 games, started in 15, and averaged 7.3 points in the tough Southeastern Conference. She scored in double figures in nine games and had 21 points against Tennessee Tech and nine rebounds against Alabama. At Ole Miss, she received the Lady Rebel award and was a Senior Maid in the homecoming court.