2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball

Puerto Rico Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#18
AP	#15
2015–16 record	28–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Vic Schaefer (4th year)
Assistant coach	Johnnie Harris
Assistant coach	Dionnah Jackson
Assistant coach	Elena Lovato
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 South Carolina †	16	–	0	1.000	33	–	2	.943
#15 Mississippi State	11	–	5	.688	28	–	8	.778
#18 Texas A&M	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
#12 Kentucky	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
#25 Florida	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	22	–	10	.688
Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	22	–	14	.611
Auburn	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
Vanderbilt	5	–	11	.313	18	–	14	.563
Alabama	4	–	12	.250	15	–	16	.484
LSU	3	–	13	.188	10	–	21	.323
Ole Miss	2	–	14	.125	10	–	20	.333

† 2016 SEC Tournament winner As of March 27, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth year head coach Vic Schaefer. They played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where defeated Chattanooga and Michigan State in the first and second rounds before getting dismantled by Connecticut by 60 points in the sweet sixteen, the largest defeat in Lady Bulldogs women's basketball history.

Roster

2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	00	Dillingham, DominiqueDominique Dillingham	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Klein Collins HS	Spring, TX
1.5 !G	1	Schaefer, BlairBlair Schaefer	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Starkville HS	Starkville, MS
1.5 !G	2	William, MorganMorgan William	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	2.0 !So	Shades Valley HS	Birmingham, AL
3.5 !F	3	Richardson, BreannaBreanna Richardson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Rockdale County HS	Conyers, GA
3.5 !F	5	Williams, SheriseSherise Williams	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	McCluer HS	St. Louis, MO
1.5 !G	10	Holmes, JazzmunJazzmun Holmes	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Harrison Central HS	Gulfport, MS
1.5 !G	11	Johnson, RoshundaRoshunda Johnson	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Parkview Arts & Science	Little Rock, AR
1.5 !G	12	Spears, JazmineJazmine Spears	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Trinity Valley CC	New Albany, MS
3.5 !F	13	Chapel, KetaraKetara Chapel	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Temple HS	Temple, TX
5.0 !C	15	McCowan, TeairaTeaira McCowan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	1.0 !Fr	Brenham HS	Brenham, TX
1.5 !G	23	Nevitt, KaylaKayla Nevitt	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Andy Dekaney HS	Houston, TX
5.0 !C	25	Campbell, ZionZion Campbell	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Riverdale Baptist School	Washington, DC
3.5 !F	35	Vivians, VictoriaVictoria Vivians	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Scott Central HS	Forest, MS
3.5 !F	44	Salter, LaKarisLaKaris Salter	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	FAMU DRS	Tallahassee, FL
5.0 !C	45	Okorie, ChinweChinwe Okorie	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	3.0 !Jr	Stoneleigh-Burnham Prep	Lagos, Nigeria

Head coach

Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist)
Dionnah Jackson (Oklahoma)
Elena Lovato (Pittsburg State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/10/2015* 7:00 PM	#11	Mississippi College	W 128–34		Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 5:15 PM	#11	Samford	W 68–47	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,463) Starkville, MS
11/21/2015* 1:00 PM	#10	Grambling State	W 107–43	2–0	Humphrey Coliseum (3,472) Starkville, MS
11/24/2015* 7:00 PM	#8	Mississippi Valley State	W 109–37	3–0	Humphrey Coliseum (3,566) Starkville, MS
11/27/2015* 6:00 PM	#8	Norfolk State	W 92–34	4–0	Humphrey Coliseum (3,894) Starkville, MS
11/29/2015* 2:00 PM	#8	Savannah State	W 92–25	5–0	Humphrey Coliseum (3,672) Starkville, MS
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, LHN	#9	at #6 Texas	L 47–53	5–1	Frank Erwin Center (2,887) Austin, TX
12/06/2015* 2:00 PM	#9	Tennessee State	W 82–54	6–1	Humphrey Coliseum (3,828) Starkville, MS
12/13/2015* 3:00 PM	#9	at Louisiana Tech	W 93–63	7–1	Thomas Assembly Center (3,513) Ruston, LA
12/16/2015* 7:00 PM	#9	Southern Miss	W 78–65	8–1	Humphrey Coliseum (3,505) Starkville, MS
12/19/2015* 10:00 AM	#9	vs. Florida Gulf Coast Puerto Rico Classic	W 65–60	9–1	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR
12/20/2015* 12:15 PM	#9	vs. Western Michigan Puerto Rico Classic	W 90–68	10–1	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez (370) Trujillo Alto, PR
12/21/2015* 12:15 PM	#8	vs. SMU Puerto Rico Classic	W 72–70	11–1	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez Trujillo Alto, PR
12/28/2015* 7:00 PM	#8	Southeastern Louisiana	W 81–41	12–1	Humphrey Coliseum (3,419) Starkville, MS
12/30/2015* 3:30 PM, SECN	#8	vs. #20 South Florida SEC/AAC Challenge	W 68–58	13–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
SEC regular season
01/03/2016 12:00 PM, SECN	#8	at Florida	W 76–70	14–1 (1–0)	O'Connell Center (1,378) Gainesville, FL
01/07/2016 7:30 PM, SECN	#7	Auburn	W 60–45	15–1 (2–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (4,610) Starkville, MS
01/10/2016 2:00 PM	#7	Arkansas	W 80–55	16–1 (3–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,712) Starkville, MS
01/14/2016 7:00 PM	#7	at #24 Missouri	L 54–66	16–2 (3–1)	Mizzou Arena (3,461) Columbia, MO
01/18/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	#10	Ole Miss	W 79–51	17–2 (4–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,128) Starkville, MS
01/21/2016 6:00 PM	#10	at Georgia	L 43–47	17–3 (4–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (1,920) Athens, GA
01/24/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN2	#10	#2 South Carolina	L 51–57	17–4 (4–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (10,626) Starkville, MS
01/28/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	#13	#19 Tennessee	W 65–63 ^OT	18–4 (5–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,710) Starkville, MS
01/31/2016 2:00 PM	#13	at Arkansas	W 65–55	19–4 (6–3)	Bud Walton Arena (5,273) Fayetteville, AR
02/04/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	#11	at LSU	W 71–52	20–4 (7–3)	Maravich Center (2,194) Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2016 2:00 PM	#11	#21 Missouri	W 52–42	21–4 (8–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (4,521) Starkville, MS
02/11/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	#11	at #15 Texas A&M	L 58–64	21–5 (8–4)	Reed Arena (5,645) College Station, TX
02/18/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	#14	#16 Kentucky	L 60–83	21–6 (8–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (4,355) Starkville, MS
02/21/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN2	#14	at Ole Miss	W 60–51	22–6 (9–5)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (4,411) Oxford, MS
02/25/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	#16	at Vanderbilt	W 66–61	23–6 (10–5)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,466) Nashville, TN
02/28/2016 2:00 PM	#16	Alabama	W 61–52	24–6 (11–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,224) Starkville, MS
SEC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 7:30 PM, SECN	#16	vs. Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	W 63–46	25–6	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,214) Jacksonville, FL
03/05/2016 6:30 PM, ESPNU	#16	vs. Tennessee Semifinals	W 58–48	26–6	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (5,632) Jacksonville, FL
03/06/2016 1:30 PM, ESPN	#16	vs. #3 South Carolina Championship Game	L 52–66	26–7	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (6,549) Jacksonville, FL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	#15	Chattanooga First Round	W 60–50	27–7	Humphrey Coliseum (5,115) Starkville, MS
03/20/2016* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	#15	#16 Michigan State Second Round	W 74–72	28–7	Humphrey Coliseum (7,094) Starkville, MS
03/26/2016* 10:30 AM, ESPN	#15	vs. #1 Connecticut Sweet Sixteen	L 38–98	28–8	Webster Bank Arena (8,898) Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 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	11	10	8т	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	10	13	11	11	14	16	16	15	15	N/A
Coaches	13	11	10	9	10	9	8	8	6	6	10	13	12	11	13	16	14	14	14	18

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ "Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 2015–16 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.

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2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References