2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
WBIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record23–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 38 0   1.000
No. 6 LSU 13 3   .813 31 6   .838
Ole Miss 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Alabama 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Tennessee 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Auburn 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 19 13   .594
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Florida 5 11   .313 16 16   .500
Kentucky 4 12   .250 12 20   .375
Georgia 3 13   .188 12 18   .400
Missouri 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Sam Purcell, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the season 22–11 (9–7 SEC) to finish in a tie for fifth place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Illinois in the First Four and Creighton in the first round before falling to Notre Dame in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Mississippi State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Anastasia Hayes 0 G 5'7" Graduate Student Murfreesboro, TN Graduated
Ahlana Smith 1 G 5'9" Graduate Student Charlotte, NC Graduated
Asianae Johnson 3 G 5'8" Graduate Student Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Alasia Hayes 5 G 5'8" RS Sophomore Murfreesboro, TN Transferred to Marshall [1]
Aislynn Hayes 10 G 5'6" Senior Murfreesboro, TN Transferred to Marshall
Kourtney Weber 11 G 5'10" Graduate Student St. Rose, LA Graduated
Mia Moore 12 G 5'8" RS Freshman Alpharetta, GA Transferred to UAB [2]
Aniya Palmer 15 G/F 6'0" Freshman LaGrange, GA Transferred to Georgia State [3]
Charlotte Kohl 22 C 6'5" Junior Giessen, Germany Transferred to New Mexico [4]
Denae Carter 25 F 6'0" Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Villanova [5]

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quanirah Montague
F
Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Mjracle Sheppard
G
Kent, WA Montverde Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Jasmine Brown-Hagger
G
Shorewood, IL Example Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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Mississippi State Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Darrione Rogers 0 G 5'11" Senior Chicago, IL DePaul
Lauren Park-Lane 3 G 5'3" Graduate Student Wilmington, DE Seton Hall
Erynn Barnum 5 F 6'2" Graduate Student Little Rock, AR Arkansas
Meloney Thames 33 G 5'8" Junior Choctaw, MS Jones County Junior College
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Roster

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2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Darrione Rogers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Lake Park HS
DePaul
Chicago, IL United States Illinois
F 1 Nyayongah Gony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Lincoln HS
Miami (FL)
Lincoln, NE United States Nebraska
G 2 JerKaila Jordan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr John Curtis Christian School
Tulane
New Orleans, LA United States Louisiana
G 3 Lauren Park-Lane 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) GS Sanford School
Seton Hall
Wilmington, DE United States Delaware
F/C 4 Jessika Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Harris County HS Waverly Hall, GA United States Georgia (U.S. state)
F 5 Erynn Barnum 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Little Rock Central HS
Arkansas
Little Rock, AR United States Arkansas
G 14 Mjracle Sheppard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Montverde Academy Kent, WA United States Washington (state)
G/F 21 Debreasha Powe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Meridian HS Meridian, MS United States Mississippi
G 22 Jasmine Brown-Hagger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Example Academy Shorewood, IL United States Illinois
F 23 Ramani Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Montverde Academy
Louisville
Fresno, CA United States California
F 24 Quanirah Montague 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Atlantic City HS Atlantic City, NJ United States New Jersey
G 33 Meloney Thames 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Choctaw Central HS
Jones County JC
Choctaw, MS United States Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
No. 25 Alcorn State W 77–42  1–0
 26  Jordan   13  Tied   7  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (4,452)
Starkville, MS
November 10, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
No. 25 Southeastern Louisiana W 67–46  2–0
 19  Powe   9  Powe   5  Park–Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (4,531)
Starkville, MS
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 25 Jacksonville State W 84–45  3–0
 16  Jordan   8  Barnum   4  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (4,354)
Starkville, MS
November 15, 2023*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
New Orleans W 87–26  4–0
 24  Jordan   13  Carter   4  Park–Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (6,427)
Starkville, MS
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont W 63–62  5–0
 17  Carter   9  Barnum   2  Jordan  Curb Event Center (1,307)
Nashville, TN
November 24, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 vs. Clemson
Van Chancellor Classic
W 81–78  6–0
 24  Jordan   5  Tied   9  Park–Lane  Merrell Center (257)
Katy, TX
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Van Chancellor Classic
W 77–68  7–0
 20  Jordan   12  Barnum   8  Park-Lane  Merrell Center (545)
Katy, TX
November 26, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 vs. Tulsa
Van Chancellor Classic
W 102–58  8–0
 24  Powe   13  Jordan   10  Park-Lane  Merrell Center (257)
Katy, TX
November 29, 2023*
6:15 p.m., SECN
No. 21 Miami (FL)
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 68–74  8–1
 20  Park-Lane   10  Gony   10  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (5,135)
Starkville, MS
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 21 at Chattanooga L 53–59  8–2
 19  Jordan   10  Jordan   4  Park-Lane  McKenzie Arena (2,170)
Chattanooga, TN
December 11, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Kennesaw State W 91–50  9–2
 31  Carter   13  Carter   9  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (4,085)
Starkville, MS
December 14, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Jackson State W 82–72  10–2
 21  Powe   18  Carter   8  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (4,423)
Starkville, MS
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Memphis W 81–63  11–2
 21  Jordan   13  Carter   4  Park-Lane  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,636)
Memphis, TN
December 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m.
at Colorado State W 82–75  12–2
 33  Park-Lane   13  Barnum   6  Tied  Moby Arena (2,126)
Fort Collins, CO
December 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Mississippi Valley State W 99–35  13–2
 17  Jordan   15  Barnum   10  Rogers  Humphrey Coliseum (4,772)
Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Vanderbilt L 66–71  13–3
(0–1)
 21  Jordan   12  Carter   6  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (4,261)
Starkville, MS
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 1 South Carolina L 66–85  13–4
(0–2)
 25  Jordan   6  Tied   3  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (15,751)
Columbia, SC
January 11, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Arkansas W 66–63  14–4
(1–2)
 22  Carter   19  Carter   7  Park-Lane  Bud Walton Arena (2,627)
Fayetteville, AR
January 14, 2024
4:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN2
Ole Miss W 69–57  15–4
(2–2)
 23  Carter   8  Barnum   8  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (7,101)
Starkville, MS
January 18, 2024
4:00 p.m., SECN
Tennessee L 64–75  15–5
(2–3)
 15  Barnum   12  Barnum   5  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (5,507)
Starkville, MS
January 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Florida W 89–77  16–5
(3–3)
 21  Jordan   15  Carter   4  Park-Lane  O'Connell Center (1,587)
Gainesville, FL
January 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9 LSU W 77–73  17–5
(4–3)
 24  Jordan   6  Carter   5  Sheppard  Humphrey Coliseum (9,121)
Starkville, MS
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN+
at Kentucky W 77–74 OT 18–5
(5–3)
 25  Carter   13  Carter   6  Sheppard  Rupp Arena (3,743)
Lexington, KY
February 4, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M W 74–63  19–5
(6–3)
 22  Barnum   11  Jordan   6  Park-Lane  Reed Arena (4,072)
College Station, TX
February 8, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Georgia W 76–57  20–5
(7–3)
 19  Jordan   12  Carter   9  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (6,137)
Starkville, MS
February 11, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Florida L 70–90  20–6
(7–4)
 16  Carter   13  Carter   7  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (6,097)
Starkville, MS
February 18, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN+
at Ole Miss L 71–75 OT 20–7
(7–5)
 18  Jordan   9  Carter   8  Park-Lane  SJB Pavilion (4,736)
Oxford, MS
February 22, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN+
Kentucky L 68–78  20–8
(7–6)
 20  Carter   20  Carter   6  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (5,975)
Starkville, MS
February 25, 2024
4:00 p.m., SECN
at Alabama L 75–87  20–9
(7–7)
 18  Carter   14  Carter   9  Park-Lane  Coleman Coliseum (2,980)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Auburn L 60–77  20–10
(7–8)
 16  Carter   10  Jordan   5  Park-Lane  Neville Arena (2,818)
Auburn, AL
March 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., SECN+
Missouri W 90–75  21–10
(8–8)
 22  Tied   8  Rogers   9  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (6,297)
Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
March 7, 2024
11:00 a.m., SECN
(8) vs. (9) Texas A&M
Second Round
L 56–72  21–11
 12  Tied   8  Carter   3  Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,144)
Greenville, SC
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
(2) Georgia Tech
First Round
W 84–47  22–11
 17  Brown-Hagger   8  Powe   6  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (1,683)
Starkville, MS
March 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) (3) TCU
Second Round
W 68–61  23–11
 17  Carter   8  Carter   8  Park-Lane  Humphrey Coliseum (1,607)
Starkville, MS
March 28, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) at (1) Penn State
Quarterfinals
L 87–92  23–12
 36  Jordan   8  Carter   3  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (1,823)
University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP25RV2521RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRV21RVRVRVRVRV

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mississippi State women's basketball guards Alasia, Aislynn Hayes transferring to Marshall". clarionledger.com. April 21, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "UAB Women's Adds Mia Moore to Roster". uabsports.com. April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Back in the peach state: Troup alum Aniya Palmer talks transfer to Georgia State". uabsports.com. July 13, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "UNM Adds Charlotte Kohl". golobos.com. April 12, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Villanova women's basketball adds Mississippi State transfer". villanova.com. May 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Purcell Adds All-SEC Standout to 2023 Signing Class". hailstate.com. May 9, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Schedule". hailstate.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.