2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
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
Record	37–2 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach	Vic Schaefer (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Johnnie Harris; Dionnah Jackson-Durrett; Carly Thibault-DuDonis;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4	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

Departures

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

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	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

Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist)
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Oklahoma)
Carly Thibault-DuDonis (Monmouth)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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, 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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	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	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	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.

References

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

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

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Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
Venues	McCarthy Gymnasium (1974–1975) Humphrey Coliseum (1975–present)
Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Gillom Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics