2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record27–6 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 32 1   .970
No. 9 Mississippi State 13 3   .813 27 6   .818
No. 24 Arkansas 10 6   .625 24 8   .750
No. 16 Kentucky 10 6   .625 22 8   .733
No. 19 Texas A&M 10 6   .625 22 8   .733
Tennessee 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
LSU 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Alabama 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Georgia 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Florida 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Missouri 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Auburn 4 12   .250 11 18   .379
Ole Miss 0 16   .000 7 23   .233
2020 SEC tournament winner
As of November 4, 2024
Rankings from AP poll


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).

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

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SEC media poll

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

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

Roster

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2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Jayla Hemingway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Houston HS Collierville, TN
G 1 Myah Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS
G 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Ossining HS
UConn
Ossining, NY
G 3 Aliyah Matharu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bishop McNamara HS Washington, D.C.
F/C 4 Jessika Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Harris County HS Waverly Hall, GA
F 5 Rickea Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Detroit Edison Public School Academy Detroit, MI
G 10 JaMya Mingo-Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Loranger HS Bogalusa, LA
G 11 Xaria Wiggins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Princess Anne HS Virginia Beach, VA
C 13 Promise Taylor Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Sammamish HS
Ole Miss
Issaquah, WA
F/C 14 Sidney Cooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr St. Joseph Catholic Academy
Michigan State
Kenosha, WI
C 20 Yemiyah Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Canyon Springs HS
Cochise College
San Bernardino, CA
G 23 Bre'Amber Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Central HS Little Rock, AR
G 24 Jordan Danberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Conway HS
Arkansas
Conway, AR
F 55 Chloe Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Rowville 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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP101010101010151515
Coaches88888814

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

Schedule

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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.
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References

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  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.