2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
Maine Tip-Off Tournament champions
Rainbow Wahine Shootout champions
Women of Troy Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 7
2016–17 record 34–5 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach Vic Schaefer (5th season)
Assistant coach Johnnie Harris
Assistant coach Dionnah Jackson
Assistant coach Carly Thibault
Home arena Humphrey Coliseum
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#3 South Carolina†14–2 .875  33–4  .892
#7 Mississippi State13–3 .813  34–5  .872
#18 Kentucky11–5 .688  22–11  .667
#25 Missouri11–5 .688  21–11  .656
Tennessee10–6 .625  20–12  .625
Texas A&M9–7 .563  22–12  .647
LSU8–8 .500  20–12  .625
Auburn7–9 .438  17–15  .531
Georgia7–9 .438  16–15  .516
Ole Miss6–10 .375  17–14  .548
Alabama5–11 .313  22–14  .611
Florida5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Vanderbilt4–12 .250  14–16  .467
Arkansas2–14 .125  13–17  .433
† 2017 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Vic Schaefer. They played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

The Bulldogs finished regular season play at 27–3, 13–3 in the SEC, before continuing into the post-season. They advanced to the finals of their conference tournament as the #2 seed, but lost to #1 seed South Carolina. They entered the NCAA Tournament as a #2 seed in the Oklahoma City regional. They beat the #3 seed Washington Huskies team in the regional semifinals to advance to the regional final against #1 seed Baylor. The Bulldogs won in overtime to clinch their first Final Four berth.[1] This victory earned them the distinction of playing an undefeated UConn Huskies team, holder of a 111-game winning streak extending over three seasons. By upsetting the Huskies 66-64 in overtime on a buzzer-beating jumper by Morgan William, they advanced to play South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game for the national title, which they lost.

Roster

2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Dominique Dillingham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrKlein Collins HS Spring, TX
G 1 Blair Schaefer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrStarkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 Morgan William 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrShades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
F 3 Breanna Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrRockdale County HS Conyers, GA
F 4 Ameshya Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWest Harrison HS Gulfport, MS
G 10 Jazzmun Holmes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoHarrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
G 11 Roshunda Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrParkview Arts & Science Little Rock, AR
G 12 Jacaira Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrDillard HS Pompano Beach, FL
F 13 Ketara Chapel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrTemple HS Temple, TX
C 15 Teaira McCowan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) SoBrenham HS Brenham, TX
C 25 Zion Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrRiverdale Baptist School Washington, DC
F 35 Victoria Vivians 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrScott Central HS Forest, MS
C 45 Chinwe Okorie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrStoneleigh-Burnham Prep Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
6:00 PM		 No. 10 Arkansas–Fort Smith W 88–62 
Humphrey Coliseum (1,736)
Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:30 PM		 No. 10 vs. Villanova
Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals		 W 108–62  1–0
 Cross Insurance Center (2,416)
Bangor, ME
11/12/2016*
6:00 PM		 No. 10 at Maine
Maine Tip-Off Tournament championship		 W 87–43  2–0
 Cross Insurance Center (2,182)
Bangor, ME
11/16/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 10 vs. Tulane W 66–49  3–0
 Mississippi Coast Coliseum (1,724)
Biloxi, MS
11/20/2016*
5:00 PM, SECN		 No. 10 No. 8 Texas W 79–68  4–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,764)
Starkville, MS
11/25/2016*
8:00 PM		 No. 7 vs. Oregon
Rainbow Wahine Shootout		 W 75–63  5–0
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/26/2016*
8:00 PM		 No. 7 vs. San Jose State
Rainbow Wahine Shootout		 W 88–51  6–0
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/27/2016*
9:30 PM		 No. 7 at Hawaii
Rainbow Wahine Shootout		 W 66–41  7–0
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/03/2016*
1:30 PM, FSN		 No. 6 at Iowa State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge		 W 85–81 OT 8–0
 Hilton Coliseum (10,643)
Ames, IA
12/10/2016*
4:00 PM		 No. 5 at Southern Miss W 72–50  9–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,890)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/13/2016*
6:30 PM		 No. 5 at Little Rock W 58–44  10–0
 Jack Stephens Center (1,534)
Little Rock, AR
12/16/2016*
10:00 PM		 No. 5 vs. SMU
Women of Troy Classic semifinals		 W 92–41  11–0
 Galen Center (717)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2016*
3:00 PM		 No. 5 at USC
Women of Troy Classic championship		 W 76–72  12–0
 Galen Center (1,213)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 Alabama State W 90–47  13–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,786)
Starkville, MS
12/28/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 Northwestern State W 106–30  14–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,352)
Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
01/01/2017
2:00 PM, SECN		 No. 5 LSU W 74–48  15–0 (1–0)
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,849)
Starkville, MS
01/05/2017
7:00 PM		 No. 4 at Arkansas W 59–51  16–0 (2–0)
 Bud Walton Arena (1,233)
Fayetteville, AR
01/08/2017
1:00 PM		 No. 4 at Tennessee W 74–64  17–0 (3–0)
 Thompson–Boling Arena (8,553)
Knoxville, TN
01/12/2017
8:00 PM, SECN		 No. 4 Florida W 82–49  18–0 (4–0)
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,575)
Starkville, MS
01/16/2017
6:00 PM, SECN		 No. 4 Ole Miss W 73–62  19–0 (5–0)
 Humphrey Coliseum (8,840)
Starkville, MS
01/19/2017
7:00 PM, SECN		 No. 4 at Alabama W 67–54  20–0 (6–0)
 Coleman Coliseum (2,605)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/23/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 4 at No. 5 South Carolina L 61–64  20–1 (6–1)
 Colonial Life Arena (13,120)
Columbia, SC
01/29/2017
6:00 PM, SECN		 No. 4 Texas A&M W 71–61  21–1 (7–1)
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,780)
Starkville, MS
02/02/2017
8:00 PM, SECN		 No. 5 at Auburn W 77–47  22–1 (8–1)
 Auburn Arena (1,969)
Auburn, AL
02/05/2017
1:30 PM, ESPNU		 No. 5 Missouri W 70–53  23–1 (9–1)
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,792)
Starkville, MS
02/09/2017
8:00 PM, SECN		 No. 4 Vanderbilt W 86–41  24–1 (10–1)
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,052)
Starkville, MS
02/12/2017
3:00 PM, SECN		 No. 4 at Ole Miss W 66–44  25–1 (11–1)
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (4,634)
Oxford, MS
02/16/2017
7:00 PM		 No. 3 Georgia W 58–49  26–1 (12–1)
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,431)
Starkville, MS
02/19/2017
2:00 PM, SECN		 No. 3 at No. 23 Texas A&M W 72–67  27–1 (13–1)
 Reed Arena (5,243)
College Station, TX
02/23/2017
6:00 PM		 No. 3 at No. 22 Kentucky L 75–78 OT 27–2 (13–2)
 Memorial Colisuem (5,244)
Lexington, KY
02/26/2017
4:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 3 Tennessee L 64–82  27–3 (13–3)
 Humphrey Coliseum (10,500)
Starkville, MS
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
5:00 PM, SECN		 (2) No. 6 vs. (7) LSU
quarterfinals		 W 78–61  28–3
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,330)
Greenville, SC
03/04/2017
6:30 PM, ESPNU		 (2) No. 6 vs. (6) Texas A&M
semifinals		 W 66–50  29–3
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,554)
Greenville, SC
03/05/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN		 (2) No. 6 vs. (1) No. 5 South Carolina
championship game		 L 49–59  29–4
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,715)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
1:30 PM, ESPN2		 (2 O) No. 7 (15 O) Troy
First Round		 W 110–69  30–4
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,572)
Starkville, MS
03/19/2017*
1:30 PM, ESPN2		 (2 O) No. 7 (7 O) No. 19 DePaul
Second Round		 W 92–71  31–4
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,035)
Starkville, MS
03/24/2017*
6:00 PM, ESPN2		 (2 O) No. 7 vs. (3 O) No. 11 Washington
Sweet Sixteen		 W 75–64  32–4
 Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
03/26/2017*
6:30 PM, ESPN		 (2 O) No. 7 vs. (1 O) No. 5 Baylor
Elite Eight		 W 94–85 OT 33–4
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,128)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/31/2017*
8:30 PM, ESPN2		 (2 O) No. 7 vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Final Four		 W 66–64 OT 34–4
 American Airlines Center (19,202)
Dallas, TX
04/02/2017*
5:00 PM, ESPN		 (2 O) No. 7 vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina
Championship Game		 L 55–67  34–5
 American Airlines Center (19,229)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
3		Week
4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
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8		Week
9		Week
10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP 10 10 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 6т 7 7 N/A
Coaches 11 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 2 5 7 7 2
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.espn.com/ncw/recap?gameId=400948727
  2. ↑ "Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 2016–17 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
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