2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Murriel Page
  • Corry Irvin
  • Gabe Lazo
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina† 16 – 0   1.000 36 – 1   .973
No. 9 LSU 15 – 1   .938 34 – 2   .944
No. 24 Tennessee 13 – 3   .813 25 – 12   .676
Ole Miss 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735
Mississippi State 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
Georgia 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
Alabama 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 24 – 13   .649
Missouri 6 – 10   .375 18 – 14   .563
Florida 5 – 11   .313 19 – 14   .576
Auburn 5 – 11   .313 16 – 15   .516
Vanderbilt 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Kentucky 2 – 14   .125 12 – 19   .387
Texas A&M 2 – 14   .125 9 – 20   .310
† 2023 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by first year head coach Sam Purcell,[1] the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and are members of the Southeastern Conference.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Mississippi State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Myah Taylor 1 G 5'7" Senior Olive Branch, MS Transferred to Ole Miss
Jasmine Shavers 3 G 5'9" Freshman Mesquite, TX Transferred to Texas Tech
Rickea Jackson 5 F 6'2" Junior Detroit, MI Transferred to Tennessee
Kn'isha Godfrey 11 G 5'9" Freshman Tampa, FL Transferred to TCU
Caterrion Thompson 23 G 5'11" RS Senior Lima, OH Graduated
Ashley Jones 24 G 5'7" RS Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Southern Illinois
Raven Farley 44 F 6'4" RS Senior Elizabeth, NJ Graduated

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Debreasha Powe
G/F 		Meridian, MS Meridian HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Aniya Palmer
G/F 		LaGrange, GA Troup County HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Incoming transfers

Mississippi State Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Ahlana Smith 1 G 5'9" Graduate Student Charlotte, NC Louisville
Asaianae Smith 2 G 5'8" Graduate Student Brooklyn, NY St. Bonaventure
Kourtney Weber 11 G 5'10" Graduate Student New Orleans, LA Florida State
Ramani Parker 23 F 6'4" Junior Fresno, CA Louisville
Nyayongah Gony 24 F 6'4" RS Sophomore Lincoln, NE Miami (FL)
[3][4][5][6][7]

Roster

2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Anastasia Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Riverdale HS
Middle Tennessee 		Murfreesboro, TN
G 1 Ahlana Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Mallard Creek HS
Louisville 		Charlotte, NC
G 2 JerKaila Jordan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr John Curtis Christian School
Tulane 		New Orleans, LA
G 3 Asianae Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Grand St. Campus HS
St. Bonaventure 		Brooklyn, NY
F/C 4 Jessika Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Harris County HS Waverly Hall, GA
G 5 Alasia Hayes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Riverdale HS
Notre Dame 		Murfreesboro, TN
G 10 Aislynn Hayes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Riverdale HS
Middle Tennessee 		Murfreesboro, TN
G 11 Kourtney Weber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Ursuline Academy
Florida State 		New Orleans, LA
G 12 Mia Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Fr St. Francis HS Alpharetta, GA
G/F 15 Aniya Palmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Troup County HS LaGrange, GA
G/F 21 Debreasha Powe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Meridian HS Meridian, MS
C 22 Charlotte Kohl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Theo Koch Schule Giessen, Germany
F 23 Ramani Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Montverde Academy
Louisville 		Fresno, CA
F 24 Nyayongah Gony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Lincoln HS
Miami (FL) 		Lincoln, NE
F 25 Denae Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Basil Academy Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 104–47  1–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,762)
Starkville, MS
November 11, 2022*
5:30 p.m., SECN+ 		North Alabama W 77–40  2–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,320)
Starkville, MS
November 14, 2022*
6:00 p.m., Midco Sports 		at South Dakota State L 62–63  2–1
 Frost Arena (1,787)
Brookings, SD
November 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Alabama State W 81–46  3–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,786)
Starkville, MS
November 20, 2022*
3:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Colorado State W 71–66  4–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,678)
Starkville, MS
November 25, 2022*
11:00 a.m., FloSports 		vs. Georgetown
Puerto Rico Clasico 		W 67–32  5–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100)
San Juan, PR
November 26, 2022*
1:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Nebraska
Puerto Rico Clasico 		L 65–73 OT 5–2
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100)
San Juan, PR
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 94–39  6–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,416)
Starkville, MS
December 4, 2022*
3:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Grambling State W 73–47  7–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,537)
Starkville, MS
December 11, 2022*
5:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 88–53  8–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,917)
Starkville, MS
December 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Florida A&M W 72–47  9–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,350)
Starkville, MS
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Old Dominion
Sun Coast Challenge 		W 83–47  10–2
 Pasco–Hernando State College (135)
Tampa, FL
December 21, 2022*
12:00 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. New Mexico
Sun Coast Challenge 		W 87–58  11–2
 Pasco–Hernando State College (95)
Tampa, FL
SEC regular season
December 29, 2022
5:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt W 72–44  12–2
(1–0) 		Memorial Gymnasium (2,456)
Nashville, TN
January 1, 2023
5:00 p.m., SECN 		Ole Miss L 50–61  12–3
(1–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum (6,023)
Starkville, MS
January 5, 2023
5:30 p.m., SECN+ 		at Tennessee L 69–80  12–4
(1–2) 		Thompson–Boling Arena (7,428)
Knoxville, TN
January 8, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 South Carolina L 51–58  12–5
(1–3) 		Humphrey Coliseum (5,776)
Starkville, MS
January 15, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Texas A&M W 60–44  13–5
(2–3) 		Reed Arena (4,162)
College Station, TX
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Auburn W 72–58  14–5
(3–3) 		Humphrey Coliseum (5,221)
Starkville, MS
January 22, 2023
12:00 p.m., SECN 		Kentucky W 77–76  15–5
(4–3) 		Humphrey Coliseum (5,130)
Starkville, MS
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., SECN 		at Ole Miss L 63–78  15–6
(4–4) 		SJB Pavilion (3,596)
Oxford, MS
January 29, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Georgia L 34–62  15–7
(4–5) 		Stegeman Coliseum (3,852)
Athens, GA
February 6, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN 		Tennessee W 91–90 2OT 16–7
(5–5) 		Humphrey Coliseum (5,512)
Starkville, MS
February 9, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN 		at Florida W 73–56  17–7
(6–5) 		O'Connell Center (1,170)
Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN 		Texas A&M W 70–62  18–7
(7–5) 		Humphrey Coliseum (5,163)
Starkville, MS
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Missouri L 62–75  18–8
(7–6) 		Mizzou Arena (2,698)
Columbia, MO
February 19, 2023
4:30 p.m., SECN+ 		Alabama W 60–45  19–8
(8–6) 		Humphrey Coliseum (6,011)
Starkville, MS
February 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., SECN 		Arkansas W 87–73  20–8
(9–6) 		Humphrey Coliseum (4,940)
Starkville, MS
February 26, 2023
5:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 5 LSU L 59–74  20–9
(9–7) 		Pete Maravich Assembly Center (15,721)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 2, 2023
1:30 p.m., SECN 		(5) vs. (13) Texas A&M
Second Round 		L 72–79  20–10
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,531)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(11 G1) vs. (11 G1) Illinois
First Four 		W 70–56  21–10
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (466)
South Bend, IN
March 17, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPNews 		(11 G1) vs. (6 G1) Creighton
Round of 64 		W 81–66  22–10
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (3,950)
South Bend, IN
March 19, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN 		(11 G1) at (3 G1) No. 10 Notre Dame
Round of 32 		L 48–53  22–11
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,565)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G1=Greenville 1.
All times are in Central.

See also

References

  1. ^ Damms, Colin (March 16, 2022). "Women's Basketball: Sam Purcell brings experience, connections to Mississippi State". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Damms, Colin (August 16, 2022). "Four takeaways from Mississippi State women's basketball coach Sam Purcell's media session". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Shipp, Kelly (April 12, 2022). "Purcell Announces First Signee As Head Coach". hailstate.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Shipp, Kelly (April 14, 2022). "Purcell Announces Addition of Parker to 2022 Signing Class". hailstate.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Shipp, Kelly (April 20, 2022). "Purcell Announces Signing of Asianae Johnson to 2022 Signing Class". hailstate.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Shipp, Kelly (May 2, 2022). "Purcell Continues to Strengthen 2022 Signing Class With Addition of Gony". hailstate.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Shipp, Kelly (May 10, 2022). "Smith Added To Talented 2022 Women's Basketball Signing Class". hailstate.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.