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
G 00 Dillingham, DominiqueDominique Dillingham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Klein Collins HS Spring, TX
G 1 Schaefer, BlairBlair Schaefer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Starkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 William, MorganMorgan William 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Shades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
F 3 Richardson, BreannaBreanna Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rockdale County HS Conyers, GA
F 5 Williams, SheriseSherise Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr McCluer HS St. Louis, MO
G 10 Holmes, JazzmunJazzmun Holmes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
G 11 Johnson, RoshundaRoshunda Johnson  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Parkview Arts & Science Little Rock, AR
G 12 Spears, JazmineJazmine Spears 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Trinity Valley CC New Albany, MS
F 13 Chapel, KetaraKetara Chapel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Temple HS Temple, TX
C 15 McCowan, TeairaTeaira McCowan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Brenham HS Brenham, TX
G 23 Nevitt, KaylaKayla Nevitt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Andy Dekaney HS Houston, TX
C 25 Campbell, ZionZion Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Washington, DC
F 35 Vivians, VictoriaVictoria Vivians 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Scott Central HS Forest, MS
F 44 Salter, LaKarisLaKaris Salter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So FAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL
C 45 Okorie, ChinweChinwe Okorie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 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

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.

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Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 11 10 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

See also

References

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