Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball explained

Women:	yes
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Current:	2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
University:	Mississippi State University
Firstseason:	1974-1975
Conference:	SEC
Location:	Starkville, Mississippi
Coach:	Sam Purcell
Tenure:	2nd
Arena:	Humphrey Coliseum
Capacity:	10,575
Nickname:	Lady Bulldogs
Ncaarunnerup:	2017, 2018
Ncaafinalfour:	2017, 2018
Ncaaeliteeight:	2017, 2018, 2019
Ncaasweetsixteen:	2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Ncaasecondround:	2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Ncaatourneys:	1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Conference Tournament:	2019
Conference Season:	2018, 2019
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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.^[1]

Head coaches

Name	Years	Record
Libba Birmingham	1974–1977	29–38
Peggy Collins	1977–1984	91–103
Eddie Vaughn	1984–1985	8–19
Brenda Paul	1985–1989	52–56
Jerry Henderson	1989–1995	62–101
Sharon Fanning-Otis	1995–2012	281–232
Vic Schaefer	2012–2020	221–62
Nikki McCray-Penson	2020–2021	10–9
Doug Novak (Interim)	2021–2022	15–14
Sam Purcell	2022–present	45–23

Player awards

National awards

Players

• USBWA Freshman of the Year^[2]

LaToya Thomas – 2000

• Senior CLASS Award

LaToya Thomas – 2003

• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Tan White – 2005

• Ann Meyers Drysdale Award

Victoria Vivians – 2018

• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year

Teaira McCowan – 2018

• Elite 90 Award (top GPA among upperclass players at the Final Four)

Jordan Danberry – 2018

Coaches

• Naismith Award

Vic Schaefer – 2018

• WBCA National Coach of the Year

Vic Schaefer – 2018

SEC awards

• Player of the Year

LaToya Thomas – 2002, 2003

Teaira McCowan – 2019

• Freshman of the Year

LaToya Thomas – 2000

• Defensive Player of the Year

Armelie Lumanu – 2010

Martha Alwal – 2014

Teaira McCowan – 2018, 2019

• 6th Woman of the Year

Teaira McCowan – 2017

Gillom Trophy

Player	Winning year(s)
Alexis Rack	2009, 2010
Martha Alwal	2013
Victoria Vivians	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Teaira McCowan	2019
Jessika Carter	2024

All-Americans

LaToya Thomas	Guard	1999–2003
	Guard	2001–2005
Alexis Rack	Guard	2006–2010
Victoria Vivians	Guard	2014–2018
Morgan William	Guard	2014–2018
Teaira McCowan	Center	2015–2019
Source: Mississippi State Media Guide CBS SportsespnW

Postseason

NCAAW tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA tournament 10 times. Their combined record is 24–12.

	7	Round of 64	10 NC State	L 57-76
	3	Round of 64 Round of 32	14 St. Peter's #11 UAB	W 94-60 L 72-78
	12	Round of 64 Round of 32	5 Boston College #4 Texas Tech	W 65-59 L 55-77
	3	Round of 64 Round of 32	14 Manhattan #6 New Mexico	W 73-47 L 61-73
	11	Round of 64 Round of 32	6 Texas #3 Ohio State	W 71-63 L 58-64
	7	Round 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
	5	Round of 64 Round of 32	12 Tulane #4 Duke	W 57-47 L 56-64
	5	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	12 Chattanooga #4 Michigan State #1Connecticut	W 60-50 W 74-72 L 38-98
	2	Round 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 94-85^OT W 66-64^OT L 55-67
	1	Round 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 73-63^OT L 58-61
	1	Round 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
	11	First Four Round of 64 Round of 32	11 Illinois #6 Creighton #3 Notre Dame	W 70-56 W 81-66 L 48–53

WBIT tournament results

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

2

First 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.

1988	NWIT	Third Round	1-2
1998	WNIT	First Round	0-1
2001	WNIT	Third Round	2-1
2005	WNIT	First Round	0-1
2007	WNIT	Third Round	1-1
2008	WNIT	Second Round	0-1
2014	WNIT	Third Round	2-1

See also

Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball statistical leaders

Notes and References

1. News: Connecticut's 111-Game Winning Streak Ends With Loss to Mississippi State. Longman. Jeré. 2017-04-01. The New York Times. 2017-04-02. 0362-4331.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-01-25 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111620/http://www.hailstate.com//fls/16800/pdf/wbk/wbk_1415mg.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800 . dead .