2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record10–9 (5–7 SEC)
Head coach
  • Nikki McCray-Penson (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Freeman
  • Scepter Brownlee
  • Brittany Young
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
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

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).

Previous season

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]

Offseason

Departures

Mississippi State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
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.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:5/5 stars   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
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 Bulldogs Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Caterrion Thompson 23 G 5'11" RS Senior Lima, OH Bowling Green

Preseason

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]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
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

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Bulldogs had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

First team

Rickea Jackson


Second team

Jessika Carter

Roster

2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 JaMya Mingo-Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Loranger HS Bogalusa, LA
G 1 Myah Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS
G 3 Aliyah Matharu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bishop McNamara HS Washington, D.C.
F/C 4 Jessika Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Harris County HS Waverly Hall, GA
F 5 Rickea Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Detroit Edison Public School Academy Detroit, MI
F/C 10 Sidney Cooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr St. Joseph Catholic Academy
Michigan State 		Kenosha, WI
G 11 Xaria Wiggins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Princess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA
C 20 Yemiyah Morris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Canyon Springs HS
Cochise College 		San Bernardino, CA
G 21 Madison Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr East Hamilton HS Chattanooga, TN
C 22 Charlotte Kohl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Theo Koch Schule Giessen, Germany
G 23 Caterrion Thompson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Lima Senior HS
Bowling Green 		Lima, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
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
SEC regular season
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.
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See also

References

  1. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 5, 2020). "Texas hires Mississippi State's Vic Schaefer as new head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Robb, Courtney (April 9, 2020). "Mississippi State to Name Nikki McCray-Penson Women's Head Basketball Coach". Columbus, MS: WCBI. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs".
  4. ^ Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's Hoops 2020-21 Schedule Announced". HailState.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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