Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball

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Mississippi State Bulldogs
women's basketball
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UniversityMississippi State University
First season1974-1975
All-time record744–611 (.549)
Head coach Sam Purcell (3rd season)
Conference SEC
Location Starkville, Mississippi
Arena Humphrey Coliseum
(capacity: 10,575)
Nickname Lady Bulldogs
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   
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NCAA tournament runner-up
2017, 2018
NCAA tournament Final Four
2017, 2018
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2017, 2018, 2019
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
NCAA tournament second round
2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025
NCAA tournament appearances
1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025
Conference tournament champions
2019
Conference regular season champions
2018, 2019

The Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball program represents Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, in women's NCAA Division I basketball. The Bulldogs play in the Southeastern Conference. The program is notable for ending the UConn Huskies record 111-game winning streak by beating them 66-64 in overtime in the Final Four of the 2017 NCAA tournament. The buzzer beater shot that put the Bulldogs in front of the Huskies came from the smallest player on the court, the 5-foot-5 inch junior, Morgan William. [2]

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Head coaches

NameYearsRecord
Libba Birmingham 1974–197729–38
Peggy Collins1977–198491–103
Eddie Vaughn 1984–19858–19
Brenda Paul 1985–198952–56
Jerry Henderson 1989–199562–101
Sharon Fanning-Otis 1995–2012281–232
Vic Schaefer 2012–2020221–62
Nikki McCray-Penson 2020–202110–9
Doug Novak (Interim)2021–202215–14
Sam Purcell 2022–present67–35

Roster

2025–26 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1Destiney McPhaul5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)RS Sr West Catholic Preparatory HS Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Philadelphia,PA Flag of the United States.svg
G/F 5Chandler Prater5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Sr North Kansas City HS Flag of Missouri.svg Kansas City, MO Flag of the United States.svg
C 13Rocío Jiménez6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)RS SoCentral Pointe Christian Academy Elías Piña, Dominican Republic Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
F tbdKharyssa Richardson6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Sr Ole Miss Douglasville, GA Flag of the United States.svg
G tbdJaylah Lampley6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Fr Lawrence Central HS Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis, IN Flag of the United States.svg
F tbdMadison Francis6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Fr Lancaster Central HS Flag of New York.svg Lancaster, NY Flag of the United States.svg
F tbdNataliyah Gray6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)Fr Alief Taylor HS Flag of Texas.svg Houston, TX Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Player awards

National awards

Players

  • USBWA Freshman of the Year [3]
LaToya Thomas – 2000
LaToya Thomas – 2003
Tan White – 2005
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
Victoria Vivians – 2018
  • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
Teaira McCowan – 2018
Jordan Danberry – 2018

Coaches

Vic Schaefer – 2018
Vic Schaefer – 2018

SEC awards

LaToya Thomas – 2002, 2003
Teaira McCowan – 2019
LaToya Thomas – 2000
Armelie Lumanu – 2010
Martha Alwal – 2014
Teaira McCowan – 2018, 2019
Teaira McCowan – 2017

Gillom Trophy

PlayerWinning year(s)
Alexis Rack2009, 2010
Martha Alwal2013
Victoria Vivians2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Teaira McCowan2019
Jessika Carter2024

All-Americans

PlayerPositionPlaying Years
LaToya Thomas Guard1999–2003
Tan White Guard2001–2005
Alexis RackGuard2006–2010
Victoria Vivians Guard2014–2018
Morgan WilliamGuard2014–2018
Teaira McCowan Center2015–2019
Source: Mississippi State Media Guide CBS Sports espnW

Postseason

NCAAW tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA tournament 13 times. Their combined record is 24–12.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1999 #7Round of 64#10 NC StateL 57-76
2000 #3Round of 64
Round of 32		#14 St. Peter's
#11 UAB		W 94-60
L 72-78
2002 #12Round of 64
Round of 32		#5 Boston College
#4 Texas Tech		W 65-59
L 55-77
2003 #3Round of 64
Round of 32		#14 Manhattan
#6 New Mexico		W 73-47
L 61-73
2009 #11Round of 64
Round of 32		#6 Texas
#3 Ohio State		W 71-63
L 58-64
2010 #7Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#10 Middle Tennessee
#2 Ohio State
#3 Florida State		W 68-64
W 87-67
L 71-74
2015 #5Round of 64
Round of 32		#12 Tulane
#4 Duke		W 57-47
L 56-64
2016 #5Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Chattanooga
#4 Michigan State
#1Connecticut		W 60-50
W 74-72
L 38-98
2017 #2Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		#15 Troy
#7 DePaul
#3 Washington
#1 Baylor
#1 Connecticut
#1 South Carolina		W 110-69
W 92-71
W 75-64
W 94-85OT
W 66-64OT
L 55-67
2018 #1Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		#16 Nicholls State
#9 Oklahoma State
#4 NC State
#3 UCLA
#1 Louisville
#1 Notre Dame		W 95-50
W 71-56
W 71-57
W 89-73
W 73-63OT
L 58-61
2019 #1Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 Southern
#9 Clemson
#5 Arizona State
#3 Oregon		W 103-46
W 85-61
W 76-53
L 84-88
2023 #11First Four
Round of 64
Round of 32		#11 Illinois
#6 Creighton
#3 Notre Dame		W 70-56
W 81-66
L 48–53
2025 #9Round of 64
Round of 32		#8 California
#1 USC		W 59-46
L 59-96

WBIT tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the WBIT 1 times. Their combined record is 2–1.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2024 #2First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Georgia Tech
#3 TCU
at #1 Penn State		W 84–47
W 68–61
L 87–92

WNIT / NWIT tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the WNIT and its predecessor the NWIT 7 times with a combined record of 6-8.

YearTourneyRoundResult
1988NWITThird Round1-2
1998WNITFirst Round0-1
2001WNITThird Round2-1
2005WNITFirst Round0-1
2007WNITThird Round1-1
2008WNITSecond Round0-1
2014WNITThird Round2-1

See also

Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball statistical leaders

References

  1. ↑ Mississippi State Athletic Identity Standards (PDF). September 14, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ Longman, Jeré (2017-04-01). "Connecticut's 111-Game Winning Streak Ends With Loss to Mississippi State". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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