2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 4
Record37–2 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State 16 0   1.000 37 2   .949
No. 7 South Carolina 12 4   .750 29 7   .806
No. 18 Georgia 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 12 Tennessee 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
No. 17 Missouri 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
No. 14 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 26 10   .722
No. 24 LSU 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Alabama 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
Auburn 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Arkansas 3 13   .188 13 18   .419
Florida 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
Ole Miss 1 15   .063 12 19   .387
2018 SEC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

The Bulldogs were coming off a runner-up finish to fellow SEC team South Carolina in the NCAA tournament.

By beating Louisville 73-63 in overtime in the Final Four, Mississippi State played Notre Dame for the national championship; however, the Bulldogs were denied the title again, falling short 61–58 on a last-second three-pointer by Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Dominique Dillingham 00 G 5'9" Senior Jackson, MS Graduated
Breanna Richardson 3 F 6'1" Senior Conyers, GA Graduated
Ketara Chapel 13 F 6'1" Senior Temple, TX Graduated
Chinwe Okorie 45 C 6'5" Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated

Roster

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2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Blair Schaefer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Starkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 Morgan William 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Shades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
G 3 Myah Taylor Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS
G 10 Jazzmun Holmes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
G 11 Roshunda Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Parkview Arts & Science
Oklahoma State
Little Rock, AR
G 12 Jacaira Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Dillard HS Pompano Beach, FL
C 15 Teaira McCowan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Jr Brenham HS Brenham, TX
G 20 Nyah Tate 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Terry HS Terry, MS
F 21 Jonika Garvin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Lake Worth Community HS
Palm Beach State CC
Lake Worth, FL
G 23 Bre'Amber Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Central HS Little Rock, AR
G 24 Jordan Danberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Conway HS
Arkansas
Conway, AR
C 25 Zion Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Riverdale Baptist School Washington, DC
F 35 Victoria Vivians 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Scott Central HS Forest, MS
F 55 Chloe Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rowville Secondary Warracknabeal, Vic, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
6:00 pm
No. 7 Arkansas–Fort Smith W 100–67 
Humphrey Coliseum (1,850)
Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
8:00 pm
No. 7 Virginia W 68–53  1–0
Humphrey Coliseum (6,811)
Starkville, MS
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 7 Georgia State W 106–50  2–0
Humphrey Coliseum (4,584)
Starkville, MS
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 7 Southern Miss W 91–56  3–0
Humphrey Coliseum (5,321)
Starkville, MS
11/23/2017*
1:30 pm
No. 7 vs. No. 24 Arizona State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 65–57  4–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2017*
10:00 am
No. 7 vs. Columbia
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 90–54  5–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2017*
11:00 am
No. 7 vs. Green Bay
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 67–46  6–0
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún, Mexico
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 6 vs. Louisiana
Jackson Showcase
W 94–37  7–0
Mississippi Coliseum (3,578)
Jackson, MS
12/03/2017*
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 6 Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 79–76  8–0
Humphrey Coliseum (5,138)
Starkville, MS
12/10/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 6 Little Rock W 86–48  9–0
Humphrey Coliseum (5,010)
Starkville, MS
12/13/2017*
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 No. 9 Oregon W 90–79  10–0
Humphrey Coliseum (5,445)
Starkville, MS
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
No. 5 Maine W 83–43  11–0
Humphrey Coliseum (4,953)
Starkville, MS
12/20/2017*
4:30 pm
No. 5 at UNLV
Duel in the Desert, Rebel Division
W 103–63  12–0
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/21/2017*
4:30 pm
No. 5 vs. Syracuse
Duel in the Desert, Rebel Division
W 76–65  13–0
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/28/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 5 Mississippi Valley State W 112–36  14–0
Humphrey Coliseum (8,535)
Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
12/31/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 at Georgia W 86–62  15–0
(1–0)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,934)
Athens, GA
01/04/2018
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 Arkansas W 111–69  16–0
(2–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,398)
Starkville, MS
01/07/2018
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 at LSU W 83–70  17–0
(3–0)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,525)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/11/2018
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 4 Ole Miss W 76–45  18–0
(4–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,161)
Starkville, MS
01/14/2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 4 Alabama W 75–61  19–0
(5–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,010)
Starkville, MS
01/21/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 6 Tennessee W 71–52  20–0
(6–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,436)
Knoxville, TN
01/25/2018
7:30 pm, SECN
No. 2 Florida W 90–53  21–0
(7–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,727)
Starkville, MS
01/28/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 at Ole Miss W 69–49  22–0
(8–0)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,158)
Oxford, MS
02/01/2018
7:30 pm, SECN
No. 2 at No. 15 Missouri W 57–53  23–0
(9–0)
Mizzou Arena (5,095)
Columbia, MO
02/05/2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 No. 7 South Carolina W 67–53  24–0
(10–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (10,794)
Starkville, MS
02/08/2018
6:00 pm
No. 2 at Florida W 98–50  25–0
(11–0)
O'Connell Center (1,503)
Gainesville, FL
02/11/2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 Kentucky W 74–55  26–0
(12–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,520)
Starkville, MS
02/15/2018
7:30 pm, SECN
No. 2 at Vanderbilt W 95–50  27–0
(13–0)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,876)
Nashville, TN
02/18/2018
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 No. 17 Texas A&M W 76–55  28–0
(14–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,933)
Starkville, MS
02/22/2018
7:00 pm
No. 2 Auburn W 82–61  29–0
(15–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,474)
Starkville, MS
02/25/2018
11:00 am, ESPNU
No. 2 at Kentucky W 85–63  30–0
(16–0)
Memorial Coliseum (6,014)
Lexington, KY
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
12:00 pm, SECN
(1) No. 2 vs. (9) Kentucky
Quarterfinals
W 81–58  31–0
Bridgestone Arena (6,344)
Nashville, TN
03/03/2018
4:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) No. 2 vs. (5) No. 15 Texas A&M
Semifinals
W 70–55  32–0
Bridgestone Arena (8,819)
Nashville, TN
03/04/2018
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 2 vs. (2) No. 8 South Carolina
Championship
L 51–62  32–1
Bridgestone Arena (8,215)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 KC) No. 4 (16 KC) Nicholls State
First Round
W 95–50  33–1
Humphrey Coliseum (10,211)
Starkville, MS
03/19/2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 KC) No. 4 (9 KC) Oklahoma State
Second Round
W 71–56  34–1
Humphrey Coliseum (9,881)
Starkville, MS
03/23/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 KC) No. 4 vs. (4 KC) No. 21 NC State
Sweet Sixteen
W 71–57  35–1
Sprint Center 
Kansas City, MO
03/25/2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN
(1 KC) No. 4 vs. (3 KC) No. 9 UCLA
Elite Eight
W 89–73  36–1
Sprint Center (4,089)
Kansas City, MO
03/30/2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 KC) No. 4 vs. (1 L) No. 3 Louisville
Final Four
W 73–63 OT 37–1
Nationwide Arena (19,564)
Columbus, OH
04/01/2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN
(1 KC) No. 4 vs. (1 S) No. 3 Notre Dame
Championship Game
L 58–61  37–2
Nationwide Arena (19,599)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP7776655554322222244Not released
Coaches43^333333333222222442

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs 2017–18 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.