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
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 4
2017–18 record 37–2 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach Vic Schaefer (6th season)
Assistant coach Johnnie Harris
Assistant coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett
Assistant coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis
Home arena Humphrey Coliseum
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State16–0 1.000  37–2  .949
No. 7 South Carolina †12–4 .750  29–7  .806
No. 18 Georgia12–4 .750  26–7  .788
No. 12 Tennessee11–5 .688  25–8  .758
No. 17 Missouri11–5 .688  24–8  .750
No. 14 Texas A&M11–5 .688  26–10  .722
No. 24 LSU11–5 .688  19–10  .655
Alabama7–9 .438  20–14  .588
Kentucky6–10 .375  15–17  .469
Auburn5–11 .313  14–15  .483
Arkansas3–13 .188  13–18  .419
Florida3–13 .188  11–19  .367
Vanderbilt3–13 .188  7–24  .226
Ole Miss1–15 .063  12–19  .387
† 2018 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Dominique Dillingham00G5'9"SeniorJackson, MSGraduated
Breanna Richardson3F6'1"SeniorConyers, GAGraduated
Ketara Chapel13F6'1"SeniorTemple, TXGraduated
Chinwe Okorie45C6'5"SeniorLagos, NigeriaGraduated

Roster

2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Blair Schaefer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrStarkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 Morgan William 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrShades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
G 3 Myah Taylor  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrOlive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS
G 10 Jazzmun Holmes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrHarrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
G 11 Roshunda Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrParkview Arts & Science
Oklahoma State		 Little Rock, AR
G 12 Jacaira Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDillard HS Pompano Beach, FL
C 15 Teaira McCowan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) JrBrenham HS Brenham, TX
G 20 Nyah Tate 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrTerry HS Terry, MS
F 21 Jonika Garvin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrLake Worth Community HS
Palm Beach State CC		 Lake Worth, FL
G 23 Bre'Amber Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrCentral HS Little Rock, AR
G 24 Jordan Danberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrConway HS
Arkansas		 Conway, AR
C 25 Zion Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoRiverdale Baptist School Washington, DC
F 35 Victoria Vivians 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrScott Central HS Forest, MS
F 55 Chloe Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRowville 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

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, SECN		 (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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 Not released 
Coaches 4 3^ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2

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

See also

References

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