| Sam Purcell | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Mississippi State |
| Current Conference: | SEC |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Dalton, Georgia |
| Alma Mater: | Auburn University (BA) |
| Player Years1: | 1999–2000 |
| Player Team1: | Southern Union State CC |
| Coach Years1: | 2000–2003 |
| Coach Team1: | Auburn (student assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2005–2007 |
| Coach Team2: | Tulsa (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2009–2013 |
| Coach Team3: | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2013–2017 |
| Coach Team4: | Louisville (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2017–2022 |
| Coach Team5: | Louisville (associate HC) |
| Coach Years6: | 2022–present |
| Admin Years1: | 2003–2005 |
| Admin Team1: | Auburn (video coordinator/admin assistant) |
| Admin Years2: | 2007–2009 |
| Admin Team2: | Georgia Tech (video coordinator) |
Sam Purcell (born October 5, 1979) is the current head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team. He was previously an assistant at Louisville, Georgia Tech and Tulsa. He began his coaching career as a student coach at Auburn.[1] [2]