2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by eighth-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
2019–20 record27–6 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Johnnie Harris
  • Dionnah Jackson-Durrett
  • Elena Lovato
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 South Carolina160 1.000  321  .970
No. 9 Mississippi State133 .813  276  .818
No. 24 Arkansas106 .625  248  .750
No. 16 Kentucky106 .625  228  .733
No. 19 Texas A&M106 .625  228  .733
Tennessee106 .625  2110  .677
LSU97 .563  2010  .667
Alabama88 .500  1812  .600
Georgia79 .438  1714  .548
Florida610 .375  1515  .500
Missouri511 .313  922  .290
Vanderbilt412 .250  1416  .467
Auburn412 .250  1118  .379
Ole Miss016 .000  723  .233
2020 SEC Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The Bulldogs are coming off a 2019 NCAA Elite Eight loss to Oregon in which they lost 84–88.[1]

At the conclusion of the season, Schaefer resigned to take the open coaching position at Texas.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1South Carolina
2Texas A&M
3Mississippi State
4Kentucky
5Arkansas
6Tennessee
7Auburn
8LSU
9Missouri
10Georgia
11Alabama
12Florida
13Ole Miss
14Vanderbilt

Roster

2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Jayla Hemingway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrHouston HS Collierville, TN
G 1 Myah Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoOlive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS
G 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrOssining HS
UConn
Ossining, NY
G 3 Aliyah Matharu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBishop McNamara HS Washington, D.C.
F/C 4 Jessika Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoHarris County HS Waverly Hall, GA
F 5 Rickea Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrDetroit Edison Public School Academy Detroit, MI
G 10 JaMya Mingo-Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLoranger HS Bogalusa, LA
G 11 Xaria Wiggins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPrincess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA
C 13 Promise Taylor  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoSammamish HS
Ole Miss
Issaquah, WA
F/C 14 Sidney Cooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrSt. Joseph Catholic Academy
Michigan State
Kenosha, WI
C 20 Yemiyah Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrCanyon Springs HS
Cochise College
San Bernardino, CA
G 23 Bre'Amber Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrCentral HS Little Rock, AR
G 24 Jordan Danberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrConway HS
Arkansas
Conway, AR
F 55 Chloe Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRowville Secondary Warracknabeal, Vic, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 20, 2019

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15  
Coaches 8 8 8 8 8 8 14

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 10 Lubbock Christian W 78–57 
 27  Carter  13  Carter  8  M. Taylor  Humphrey Coliseum (1,847)
Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+
No. 10 Southern Miss W 91–58  1–0
 16  Bibby  9  Carter  5  M. Taylor  Humphrey Coliseum (7,591)
Starkville, MS
11/11/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 10 UT Martin W 82–46  2–0
 19  Carter  8  Carter  5  M. Taylor  Humphrey Coliseum (7,667)
Starkville, MS
11/15/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 10 Murray State W 124–43  3–0
 25  Carter  18  Carter  5  Danberry  Humphrey Coliseum (7,820)
Starkville, MS
11/18/2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 10 Troy W 122–82  4–0
 24  Danberry  14  Carter  7  M. Taylor  Humphrey Coliseum (6,839)
Starkville, MS
11/21/2019*
7:00 pm
No. 10 at Jackson State W 92–53  5–0
 21  Carter  15  Bibby  5  M. Taylor  Williams Assembly Center (2,305)
Jackson, MS
11/25/2019*
7:00 pm
No. 10 at Marquette W 74–68  6–0
 20  Danberry  23  Carter  4  Tied  Al McGuire Center (2,325)
Milwaukee, WI
11/28/2019*
3:30 pm
No. 10 vs. San Francisco
Greater Victoria Invitational
W 73–38  7–0
 17  Danberry  6  Carter  3  M. Taylor  CARSA Performance Gym (723)
Greater Victoria, BC
11/29/2019*
7:00 pm
No. 10 vs. Green Bay
Greater Victoria Invitational
W 83–58  8–0
 21  Danberry  12  Carter  4  M. Taylor  CARSA Performance Gym (943)
Greater Victoria, BC
11/30/2019*
9:30 pm
No. 10 vs. No. 3 Stanford
Greater Victoria Invitational
L 62–67  8–1
 15  Jackson  6  Carter  4  Mingo-Young  CARSA Performance Gym 
Greater Victoria, BC
12/8/2019*
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 65–71  8–2
 19  Danberry  9  Jackson  6  M. Taylor  Humphrey Coliseum (7,113)
Starkville, MS
12/16/2019*
11:00 am
No. 15 at Louisiana W 64–48  9–2
 12  Tied  12  Bibby  6  M. Taylor  Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
12/19/2019*
6:00 pm
No. 15 vs. South Florida
Duel in the Desert
W 86–61  10–2
 21  Bibby  10  Jackson  5  Danberry  Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/21/2019*
2:00/4:30 pm
No. 15 vs. Virginia
Duel in the Desert
W 72–59  11–2
 17  Jackson  15  Carter  8  M. Taylor  Cox Pavilion (850)
Paradise, NV
12/29/2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+
No. 15 Little Rock W 89–50  12–2
 18  Matharu  14  Carter  3  Danberry  Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
01/02/2020
7:10 pm, SECN+
No. 15 Florida W 93–47  13–2
(1–0)
 21  Danberry  10  Bibby  8  Danberry  Humphrey Coliseum (7,427)
Starkville, MS
01/05/2020
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 15 at Georgia W 73–66  14–2
(2–0)
 17  Tied  8  Bibby  4  M. Taylor  Stegeman Coliseum (3,006)
Athens, GA
01/09/2020
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 13 at Missouri W 79–64  15–2
(3–0)
 21  Jackson  9  Jackson  3  Danberry  Mizzou Arena (3,920)
Columbia, MO
01/16/2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 10 LSU W 64–60  16–2
(4–0)
 16  Danberry  11  Carter  4  M. Taylor  Humphrey Coliseum (7,846)
Starkville, MS
01/20/2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at No. 1 South Carolina L 79–81  16–3
(4–1)
 16  Tied  9  Bibby  4  M. Taylor  Colonial Life Arena (13,163)
Columbia, SC
01/23/2020
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 9 at Vanderbilt W 68–52  17–3
(5–1)
 22  Carter  7  Carter  5  Danberry  Memorial Gymnasium (2,157)
Nashville, TN
01/26/2020
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 9 Ole Miss W 80–39  18–3
(6–1)
 24  Carter  11  Carter  8  Danberry  Humphrey Coliseum (9,503)
Starkville, MS
01/30/2020
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 9 Auburn W 78–73  19–3
(7–1)
 22  Jackson  6  Danberry  5  Danberry  Humphrey Coliseum (7,249)
Starkville, MS
02/03/2020
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 8 Georgia W 67–53  20–3
(8–1)
 24  Jackson  11  Carter  5  Danberry  Humphrey Coliseum (6,848)
Starkville, MS
02/06/2020
5:30 pm, SECN
No. 8 at No. 23 Tennessee W 72–55  21–3
(9–1)
 14  Jackson  9  Jackson  5  M. Taylor  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,124)
Knoxville, TN
02/09/2020
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 No. 16 Texas A&M W 69–57  22–3
(10–1)
 21  Jackson  10  Jackson  6  M. Taylor  Humphrey Coliseum (8,400)
Starkville, MS
02/16/2020
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at No. 18 Kentucky L 62–73  22–4
(10–2)
 18  Carter  7  Jackson  9  M. Taylor  Memorial Coliseum (5,317)
Lexington, KY
02/20/2020
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 9 at Auburn W 92–85 OT 23–4
(11–2)
 34  Jackson  10  Carter  6  M. Taylor  Auburn Arena (1,656)
Auburn, AL
02/23/2020
1:00 pm, ESPN2/SECN
No. 9 Alabama L 64–66  23–5
(11–3)
 18  Carter  12  Carter  6  M. Taylor  Humphrey Coliseum (8,083)
Starkville, MS
02/27/2020
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 Arkansas W 92–83  24–5
(12–3)
 21  Carter  11  Carter  7  M. Taylor  Humphrey Coliseum (7,256)
Starkville, MS
03/01/2020
1:40 pm, SECN+
No. 10 at Ole Miss W 84–59  25–5
(13–3)
 24  Matharu  7  Danberry  10  M. Taylor  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2,974)
Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
03/06/2020
5:00 pm, SECN
(2) No. 9 vs. (7) LSU
Quarterfinals
W 79–49  26–5
 23  Jackson  10  Jackson  8  M. Taylor  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,749)
Greenville, SC
03/07/2020
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(2) No. 9 vs. (3) No. 16 Kentucky
Semifinals
W 77–59  27–5
 29  Jackson  10  Tied  7  Danberry  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
03/08/2020
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 9 vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina
Championship
L 62–76  27–6
 17  Matharu  8  Carter  4  Danberry  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
[3]

References

  1. "Oregon reaches 1st women's Final Four, tops Miss. St. 88-84". apnews.com. March 31, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. "South Carolina tabbed as 2020 SEC women's hoops champs". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. "Mississippi State Bulldogs 2019–20 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
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