2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
Puerto Rico Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 15
2015–16 record28–8 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Johnnie Harris
  • Dionnah Jackson
  • Elena Lovato
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina160 1.000  332  .943
No. 15 Mississippi State115 .688  288  .778
No. 18 Texas A&M115 .688  2210  .688
No. 12 Kentucky106 .625  258  .758
No. 25 Florida106 .625  229  .710
Georgia97 .563  2110  .677
Missouri88 .500  2210  .688
Tennessee88 .500  2214  .611
Auburn88 .500  2013  .606
Arkansas79 .438  1218  .400
Vanderbilt511 .313  1814  .563
Alabama412 .250  1516  .484
LSU313 .188  1021  .323
Ole Miss214 .125  1020  .333
2016 SEC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Dominique Dillingham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrKlein Collins HS Spring, TX
G 1 Blair Schaefer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoStarkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 Morgan William 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoShades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
F 3 Breanna Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRockdale County HS Conyers, GA
F 5 Sherise Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMcCluer HS St. Louis, MO
G 10 Jazzmun Holmes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHarrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
G 11 Roshunda Johnson  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrParkview Arts & Science Little Rock, AR
G 12 Jazmine Spears 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTrinity Valley CC New Albany, MS
F 13 Ketara Chapel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrTemple HS Temple, TX
C 15 Teaira McCowan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) FrBrenham HS Brenham, TX
G 23 Kayla Nevitt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoAndy Dekaney HS Houston, TX
C 25 Zion Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrRiverdale Baptist School Washington, DC
F 35 Victoria Vivians 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoScott Central HS Forest, MS
F 44 LaKaris Salter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoFAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL
C 45 Chinwe Okorie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrStoneleigh-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
No. 11 Mississippi College W 128–34 
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:15 pm
No. 11 Samford W 68–47  1–0
Humphrey Coliseum (6,463)
Starkville, MS
11/21/2015*
1:00 pm
No. 10 Grambling State W 107–43  2–0
Humphrey Coliseum (3,472)
Starkville, MS
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 8 Mississippi Valley State W 109–37  3–0
Humphrey Coliseum (3,566)
Starkville, MS
11/27/2015*
6:00 pm
No. 8 Norfolk State W 92–34  4–0
Humphrey Coliseum (3,894)
Starkville, MS
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 8 Savannah State W 92–25  5–0
Humphrey Coliseum (3,672)
Starkville, MS
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 9 at No. 6 Texas L 47–53  5–1
Frank Erwin Center (2,887)
Austin, TX
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
No. 9 Tennessee State W 82–54  6–1
Humphrey Coliseum (3,828)
Starkville, MS
12/13/2015*
3:00 pm
No. 9 at Louisiana Tech W 93–63  7–1
Thomas Assembly Center (3,513)
Ruston, LA
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Southern Miss W 78–65  8–1
Humphrey Coliseum (3,505)
Starkville, MS
12/19/2015*
10:00 am
No. 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
No. 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
No. 8 vs. SMU
Puerto Rico Classic
W 72–70  11–1
Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez 
Trujillo Alto, PR
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana W 81–41  12–1
Humphrey Coliseum (3,419)
Starkville, MS
12/30/2015*
3:30 pm, SECN
No. 8 vs. No. 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
No. 8 at Florida W 76–70  14–1 (1–0)
O'Connell Center (1,378)
Gainesville, FL
01/07/2016
7:30 pm, SECN
No. 7 Auburn W 60–45  15–1 (2–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (4,610)
Starkville, MS
01/10/2016
2:00 pm
No. 7 Arkansas W 80–55  16–1 (3–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,712)
Starkville, MS
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
No. 7 at No. 24 Missouri L 54–66  16–2 (3–1)
Mizzou Arena (3,461)
Columbia, MO
01/18/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 Ole Miss W 79–51  17–2 (4–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,128)
Starkville, MS
01/21/2016
6:00 pm
No. 10 at Georgia L 43–47  17–3 (4–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (1,920)
Athens, GA
01/24/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 No. 2 South Carolina L 51–57  17–4 (4–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (10,626)
Starkville, MS
01/28/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 No. 19 Tennessee W 65–63 OT 18–4 (5–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,710)
Starkville, MS
01/31/2016
2:00 pm
No. 13 at Arkansas W 65–55  19–4 (6–3)
Bud Walton Arena (5,273)
Fayetteville, AR
02/04/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 at LSU W 71–52  20–4 (7–3)
Maravich Center (2,194)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2016
2:00 pm
No. 11 No. 21 Missouri W 52–42  21–4 (8–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (4,521)
Starkville, MS
02/11/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 11 at No. 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
No. 14 No. 16 Kentucky L 60–83  21–6 (8–5)
Humphrey Coliseum (4,355)
Starkville, MS
02/21/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 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
No. 16 at Vanderbilt W 66–61  23–6 (10–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,466)
Nashville, TN
02/28/2016
2:00 pm
No. 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
No. 16 vs. Vanderbilt
Quarterfinals
W 63–46  25–6
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (4,214)
Jacksonville, FL
03/05/2016
6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 16 vs. Tennessee
Semifinals
W 58–48  26–6
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (5,632)
Jacksonville, FL
03/06/2016
1:30 pm, ESPN
No. 16 vs. No. 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
(5 B) No. 15 (12 B) Chattanooga
First Round
W 60–50  27–7
Humphrey Coliseum (5,115)
Starkville, MS
03/20/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(5 B) No. 15 vs. (4 B) No. 16 Michigan State
Second Round
W 74–72  28–7
Humphrey Coliseum (7,094)
Starkville, MS
03/26/2016*
10:30 am, ESPN
(5 B) No. 15 vs. (1 B) No. 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. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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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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