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2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Nikki McCray-Penson, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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| 2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 10–9 (5–7 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Humphrey Coliseum |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Texas A&M | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 25 | – | 3 | .893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 South Carolina † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tennessee | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Georgia | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 20 | – | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Arkansas | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Kentucky | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 15 | .000 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 SEC tournament winner As of March 21, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bulldogs finished the season with a 27–6 overall record and a 13–3 record in conference play. The Bulldogs lost to South Carolina in the Championship of the SEC tournament. Head coach Vic Schaefer resigned following the season to become head coach at Texas. Old Dominion head coach Nikki McCray-Penson was hired to replace him.[1][2]
Departures
More information Name, Number ...
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Jayla Hemingway | 00 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Collierville, TN | Transferred to West Virginia. |
| Andra Espinoza-Hunter | 2 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Ossining, NY | Transferred to Seton Hall. |
| Promise Taylor | 13 | G | 6'5" | Sophomore | Issaquah, WA | Retired from basketball. |
| Bre'Amber Scott | 23 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Little Rock, AR | Transferred to Little Rock. |
| Jordan Danberry | 24 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Conway, AR | Graduated. |
| Chloe Bibby | 55 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Warracknabeal, Australia | Transferred to Maryland. |
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2020 recruiting class
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Madison Hayes #7 G |
Chattanooga, TN | East Hamilton High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
| Charlotte Kohl C |
Giessen, Germany | Theo Koch Schule | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Incoming transfers
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Caterrion Thompson | 23 | G | 5'11" | RS Senior | Lima, OH | Bowling Green |
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SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020, with the Bulldogs selected to finish in fifth place in the SEC.[3]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
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| 1 | South Carolina |
| 2 | Kentucky |
| 3 | Texas A&M |
| 4 | Arkansas |
| 5 | Mississippi State |
| 6 | Tennessee |
| 7 | LSU |
| 8 | Alabama |
| 9 | Georgia |
| 10 | Missouri |
| 11 | Ole Miss |
| 12 | Florida |
| 13 | Vanderbilt |
| 14 | Auburn |
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Preseason All-SEC teams
The Bulldogs had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
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Second team Jessika Carter
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 28, 2020* 9:00 am |
No. 6 | vs. Maine Hall of Fame Challenge |
Canceled due to COVID-19 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | |||||||
| November 29, 2020* 4:00 pm |
No. 6 | Jackson State | W 88–58 | 1–0 |
19 – Jackson | 9 – Mingo–Young | 7 – Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
| December 2, 2020* |
No. 6 | New Orleans | W 106–51 | 2–0 |
23 – Carter | 10 – Carter | 5 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
| December 5, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 6 | at South Florida | L 63–67 OT | 2–1 |
18 – Jackson | 9 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||
| December 12, 2020* |
No. 12 | at Southern Miss | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| December 14, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 13 | Troy | W 103–76 | 3–1 |
30 – Jackson | 7 – Tied | 9 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
| December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 13 | Southern | W 79–55 | 4–1 |
17 – Carter | 11 – Carter | 6 – Mingo-Young | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
| December 20, 2020* 3:00 pm, SECN |
No. 13 | Central Arkansas | W 72–48 | 5–1 |
29 – Carter | 15 – Carter | 4 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS | |||
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| December 31, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 12 | at Georgia | W 69–62 | 6–1 (1–0) |
13 – Tied | 6 – Cooks | 6 – Mingo-Young | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||
| January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 12 | No. 13 Kentucky | L 86–92 OT | 6–2 (1–1) |
23 – Jackson | 13 – Carter | 4 – Matharu | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
| January 7, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 14 | at Florida | W 68–56 | 7–2 (2–1) |
25 – Carter | 15 – Carter | 4 – Jackson | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | |||
| January 10, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN |
No. 14 | Ole Miss | W 60–56 | 8–2 (3–1) |
19 – Carter | 9 – Carter | 8 – Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
| January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 14 | Alabama | L 78–86 | 8–3 (3–2) |
15 – Tied | 9 – Carter | 6 – Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
| January 17, 2021 Noon, ESPN2 |
No. 14 | at No. 7 Texas A&M | L 41–69 | 8–4 (3–3) |
14 – Taylor | 8 – Tied | 3 – Hayes | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||
| January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 21 | No. 4 South Carolina | L 52–75 | 8–5 (3–4) |
15 – Jackson | 10 – Carter | 5 – Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||
| February 1, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN |
at Vanderbilt | Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[4] | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||||
| February 11, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 18 Arkansas | L 80–86 | 8–6 (3–5) |
22 – Taylor | 7 – Jackson | 7 – Taylor | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||
| February 14, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN |
at Ole Miss | Postponed due to winter weather. | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS | ||||||||
| February 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
Tennessee | Postponed due to winter weather. | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | ||||||||
| February 21, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Alabama | L 63–71 | 8–7 (3–6) |
18 – Jackson | 12 – Carter | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
| February 23, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN |
Auburn | W 81–68 | 9–7 (4–6) |
20 – Jackson | 9 – Jackson | 5 – Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | ||||
| February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
at LSU | W 68–59 | 10–7 (5–6) |
19 – Matharu | 9 – Carter | 4 – Taylor | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
| February 28, 2021 3:00 pm, SECN |
Missouri | L 57–77 | 10–8 (5–7) |
11 – Taylor | 6 – Matharu | 3 – Cooks | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | ||||
| SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2021 10:00 am, SECN |
(9) | vs. (8) LSU Second Round |
L 62–71 | 10–9 |
14 – Tied | 8 – Mingo-Young | 3 – Taylor | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. [5] | |||||||||||
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- Voepel, Mechelle (April 5, 2020). "Texas hires Mississippi State's Vic Schaefer as new head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Robb, Courtney (April 9, 2020). "Mississippi State to Name Nikki McCray-Penson Women's Head Basketball Coach". Columbus, MS: WCBI. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Women's Hoops 2020-21 Schedule Announced". HailState.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.