2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–12 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 South Carolina † 15 – 1   .938 35 – 4   .897
No. 5 Texas 15 – 1   .938 35 – 4   .897
No. 10 LSU 12 – 4   .750 31 – 6   .838
No. 13 Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 23 – 8   .742
No. 11 Oklahoma 11 – 5   .688 27 – 8   .771
No. 21 Alabama 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727
No. 25 Ole Miss 10 – 6   .625 22 – 11   .667
Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 22 – 11   .667
No. 20 Tennessee 8 – 8   .500 24 – 10   .706
7 – 9   .438 22 – 12   .647
Florida 5 – 11   .313 19 – 18   .514
Georgia 4 – 12   .250 13 – 19   .406
Arkansas 3 – 13   .188 10 – 22   .313
Auburn 3 – 13   .188 12 – 18   .400
Missouri 3 – 13   .188 14 – 18   .438
Texas A&M 3 – 13   .188 10 – 19   .345
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Sam Purcell, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 23–12 (8–8 SEC) to finish in a tie for seventh place in the conference. They received a bid to the inaugural WBIT, where they defeated Georgia Tech and TCU before falling to Penn State in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Mississippi State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Darrione Rogers 0 G 5'11" Senior Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Miami (FL) [1]
Nyayongah Gony 1 F 6'4" RS Junior Omaha, Nebraska Transferred to UTSA [2]
Lauren Park-Lane 3 G 5'3" Graduate Student Wilmington, Delaware Graduated
Jessika Carter 4 C 6'5" Graduate Student Waverly Hall, Georgia Drafted 23rd overall by the New York Liberty
Erynn Barnum 5 F 6'2" Graduate Student Little Rock, Arkansas Graduated
Mjracle Sheppard 14 G 5'10" Freshman Kent, Washington Transferred to LSU [3]
Jasmine Brown-Hagger 22 G 5'9" Freshman Shorewood, Illinois Transferred to Illinois [4]
Ramani Parker 23 F 6'4" RS Senior Fresno, California Transferred to Seton Hall [5]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Tahj-Monet Bloom
F 		Okinawa, Japan DME Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (94)
Shakirah Edwards
G 		Panama City, Florida Rutherford HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Anaisha Carriere
G/F 		Gulfport, Mississippi Harrison Central HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Rocío Jiménez
C 		Elías Piña, Dominican Republic Central Pointe Christian Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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
Denim DeShields 0 G 5'5" Junior Atlanta, Georgia UAB
Destiney McPhaul 1 G 5'9" RS Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Northwest Florida State College
Terren Ward 3 G/F 5'11" Graduate Student Jesup, Georgia Georgia Southern
Eniya Russell 4 G/F 6'0" Graduate Student Baltimore, Maryland Kentucky
Chandler Prater 5 G/F 5'10" Graduate Student Kansas City, Missouri Oklahoma State
Kayla Thomas 14 F 6'2" Senior Beltsville, Maryland Georgia Southern
Madina Okot 15 C 6'6" Junior Mumias, Kenya Zetech
[6]

Roster

2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Denim DeShields 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr McEachern HS
UAB 		Atlanta, GA
G 1 Destiney McPhaul 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr West Catholic Prep
Northwest Florida State College 		Philadelphia, PA
G 2 JerKaila Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS John Curtis Christian School
Tulane 		New Orleans, LA
G/F 3 Terren Ward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Wayne County HS
Georgia Southern 		Jesup, GA
G/F 4 Eniya Russell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS St. Vincent Pallotti HS
Kentucky 		Baltimore, MD
G/F 5 Chandler Prater 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS North Kansas City HS
Oklahoma State 		Kansas City, MO
G 6 Shakirah Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Rutherford HS Panama City, FL
G/F 8 Anaisha Carriere 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS
F 11 Tahj-Monet Bloom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr DME Academy Okinawa, Japan
C 13 Rocío Jiménez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) RS Fr Central Pointe Christian Academy Elías Piña, Dominican Republic
F 14 Kayla Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Emerge Christian Academy
Georgia Southern 		Beltsville, MD
C 15 Madina Okot 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Kaya Tiwi Secondary School
Zetech 		Mumias, Kenya
G/F 21 Debreasha Powe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Meridian HS Meridian, MS
F 24 Quanirah Montague 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Atlantic City HS Atlantic City, NJ
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2024*
6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		Memphis W 100–56  1–0
  26 – Russell   17 – Okot   4 – Powe  Humphrey Coliseum (4,971)
Starkville, MS
November 10, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 73–45  2–0
  20 – Jordan   10 – Russell   4 – Jordan  Humphrey Coliseum (4,504)
Starkville, MS
November 13, 2024*
11:00 am, SECN+/ESPN+ 		Alabama State W 83–29  3–0
  17 – Okot   12 – Okot   8 – Russell  Humphrey Coliseum (6,585)
Starkville, MS
November 17, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		Chattanooga W 69–44  4–0
  19 – Russell   8 – Jordan   4 – Russell  Humphrey Coliseum (4,037)
Starkville, MS
November 20, 2024*
6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		Mercer W 81–44  5–0
  15 – Tied   11 – Jordan   6 – Russell  Humphrey Coliseum (4,003)
Starkville, MS
November 24, 2024*
2:30 pm 		vs. Jacksonville
WBCA Showcase 		W 80–35  6–0
  17 – Montague   10 – Jordan   4 – Tied  State Farm Field House (1,310)
Bay Lake, FL
November 28, 2024*
6:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Utah
Cayman Islands Classic 		W 66–62  7–0
  15 – Okot   8 – Okot   6 – DeShields  John Gray Gymnasium (802)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 29, 2024*
6:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. South Florida
Cayman Islands Classic 		W 59–52  8–0
  20 – Jordan   8 – Montague   5 – DeShields  John Gray Gymnasium (1,034)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 4, 2024*
6:15 pm, ACCN 		at Georgia Tech
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 75–78  8–1
  25 – Jordan   9 – Russell   9 – Russell  McCamish Pavilion (1,514)
Atlanta, GA
December 8, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chicago State W 102–42  9–1
  21 – Jordan   11 – Tied   7 – DeShields  Jones Convocation Center (235)
Chicago, IL
December 14, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		vs. Belmont
Magnolia Madness 		W 73–70  10–1
  24 – Jordan   15 – Tied   3 – Russell  Cadence Bank Arena (N/A)
Tupelo, MS
December 17, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 78–70  11–1
  23 – Jordan   14 – Okot   6 – DeShields  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,095)
Monroe, LA
December 20, 2024*
11:00 am 		at Maryland Eastern Shore W 70–52  12–1
  26 – Okot   10 – Russell   6 – Russell  Hytche Athletic Center (400)
Princess Anne, MD
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 95–47  13–1
  16 – Okot   8 – Prater   9 – DeShields  Humphrey Coliseum (4,271)
Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 16 Kentucky L 69–91  13–2
(0–1) 		 17 – Jordan   6 – Tied   6 – McPhaul  Memorial Coliseum (4,493)
Lexington, KY
January 5, 2025
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 2 South Carolina L 68–95  13–3
(0–2) 		 24 – Jordan   8 – Okot   3 – DeShields  Humphrey Coliseum (6,164)
Starkville, MS
January 9, 2025
6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 10 Oklahoma W 81–77  14–3
(1–2) 		 24 – Jordan   10 – Okot   3 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (4,316)
Starkville, MS
January 12, 2025
1:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Georgia W 79–68  15–3
(2–2) 		 21 – Russell   12 – Okot   9 – Russell  Stegeman Coliseum (3,410)
Athens, GA
January 16, 2025
6:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 15 Tennessee L 73–86  15–4
(2–3) 		 17 – Jordan   11 – Okot   7 – McPhaul  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,018)
Knoxville, TN
January 19, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN 		Ole Miss L 63–71  15–5
(2–4) 		 19 – Jordan   12 – Okot   5 – McPhaul  Humphrey Coliseum (6,925)
Starkville, MS
January 23, 2025
6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		Auburn W 96–56  16–5
(3–4) 		 15 – Tied   9 – Okot   7 – DeShields  Humphrey Coliseum (4,652)
Starkville, MS
January 27, 2025
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Missouri L 77–78  16–6
(3–5) 		 40 – Jordan   11 – Okot   4 – Tied  Mizzou Arena (2,514)
Columbia, MO
February 2, 2025
1:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 7 LSU L 67–81  16–7
(3–6) 		 13 – Russell   10 – Okot   4 – Russell  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,275)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 6, 2025
6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		Arkansas W 78–55  17–7
(4–6) 		 16 – Tied   11 – Okot   4 – Powe  Humphrey Coliseum (6,588)
Starkville, MS
February 9, 2025
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 23 Alabama L 60–80  17–8
(4–7) 		 14 – Powe   7 – Okot   4 – Jordan  Humphrey Coliseum (4,554)
Starkville, MS
February 13, 2025
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Vanderbilt W 85–77 2OT 18–8
(5–7) 		 21 – Tied   23 – Okot   4 – DeShields  Memorial Gymnasium (3,577)
Nashville, TN
February 16, 2025
1:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Florida L 66–69  18–9
(5–8) 		 15 – DeShields   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  O'Connell Center (2,044)
Gainesville, FL
February 23, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		Texas A&M W 81–55  19–9
(6–8) 		 19 – Powe   12 – Okot   5 – Russell  Humphrey Coliseum (4,696)
Starkville, MS
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 1 Texas L 64–68  19–10
(6–9) 		 14 – Jordan   6 – Tied   4 – DeShields  Humphrey Coliseum (5,263)
Starkville, MS
March 2, 2025
2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Auburn W 73–66  20–10
(7–9) 		 19 – Russell   14 – Okot   3 – Jordan  Neville Arena (3,317)
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 5, 2025
5:00 pm, SECN 		(10) vs. (15) Missouri
First Round 		W 75–55  21–10
  21 – Jordan   8 – Tied   5 – Prater  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,953)
Greenville, SC
March 6, 2025
5:00 pm, SECN 		(10) vs. (7) Ole Miss
Second Round 		L 73–85  21–11
  14 – Tied   10 – Okot   2 – Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,127)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2025*
4:30 pm, ESPN2 		(9 S4) vs. (8 S4) California
First round 		W 59–46  22–11
  14 – Tied   13 – Okot   4 – Prater  Galen Center (6,865)
Los Angeles, CA
March 24, 2025*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		(9 S4) at (1 S4) No. 4 USC
Second round 		L 59–96  22–12
  17 – Jordan   6 – Tied   3 – McPhaul  Galen Center (7,808)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Darrione Rogers Signs With Miami Women's Basketball". miamihurricanes.com. May 2, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Nyayongah Gony". goutsa.com. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "LSU lands transfer point guard Mjracle Sheppard". on3.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Illini Add Sophomore Transfer Jasmine Brown-Hagger". fightingillini.com. April 26, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mississippi State's Ramani Parker Transfers to Pirates". shupirates.com. June 4, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Purcell Adds All-SEC Standout to 2023 Signing Class". hailstate.com. May 9, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Women's Basketball Finalizes 2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule". hailstate.com. September 26, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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