2017, 2018 NCAA NATIONAL FINALIST | 2018, 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS | 2019 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MARCH 7, 2020 // GREENVILLE, S.C. // BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA // 1 P.M. CT GAME 33 • SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COMPARISON 79.2 ............PPG ................. - OVERALL RECORD ................................................................27-6 SEC ................................................................................13-3 60.6 ...........OPPG ................ - NON-CONFERENCE ...........................................................14-3 .475 ............FG% ................. - HOME .............................................................................12-2 .321 ...........3FG% ................ - AWAY .............................................................................. 9-2 NEUTRAL .......................................................................... 6-2 .690 ............FT% ................. - 38.0 ............RPG ................. - RNK. (AP/USAT) #9/10 MISSISSIPPI STATE - DatE MSU OPP OppoNENT TV TIME/REsuLts ‘19-20 Record ............................27-6 (13-3 SEC) 14.6 ............APG ................. - ‘19-20 Record ...................................................- 11/4 10/8 -/- Lubbock Christian (Exh.) SECN+ W, 78-57 Head Coach ...................................Vic Schaefer 9.2 ..............SPG ................. - Head Coach .....................................................- 11/9 10/8 -/- Southern Miss SECN+ W, 91-58 Record At MSU ...................221-62 (8th Season) Record At School ..............................................- 11/11 10/8 -/- UT Martin SECN+ W, 82-46 5.1 ..............BPG ................. - 11/15 10/8 -/- Murray State SECN+ W, 124-43 Career Record .................301-172 (15th Season) Career Record ...................................................- 11/18 10/8 -/- Troy SECN+ W, 122-82 11/21 10/8 -/- at Jackson State W, 92-53 11/25 10/8 -/- at Marquette WSN W, 74-68 BULLDOG BITES 11/28 10/8 -/- ! vs. San Francisco FloHoops W, 73-38 • Mississippi State competed in its fifth-straight SEC Tournament title game this year. Only Tennessee (1988-92) matches that 11/29 10/8 -/- ! vs. Green Bay FloHoops W, 83-58 mark for most consecutive championship game appearances in SEC Tournament history. 11/30 10/8 3/3 ! vs. Stanford FloHoops L, 67-62 12/8 10/8 RV/RV # West Virginia SECN L, 71-65 • State had three All-SEC selections this year, as Jordan Danberry, Rickea Jackson and Jessika Carter were all named to 12/16 15/14 -/- at Louisiana ESPN+ W, 64-48 the Second Team. Danberry also earned a spot on the All-Defensive Team, while Jackson was tabbed to the All-Freshman Team. 12/19 15/15 -/- $ vs. USF FloHoops W, 86-61 12/21 15/15 -/- $ vs. Virginia FloHoops W, 72-59 • Jackson earned a spot on the SEC All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. She was the 12/29 15/14 -/- Little Rock SECN+ W, 89-50 only freshman to be selected. 1/2 15/14 -/- * Florida SECN+ W, 93-47 • Jackson made a strong case for being the SEC and National Freshman of the Year. 1/5 15/14 -/- * at Georgia SECN W, 73-66 1/9 13/12 -/- * at Missouri SECN W, 79-64 • Accounting for 22 percent of MSU’s scoring during conference games, her eight games with 20-plus points since the start of 1/16 10/9 -/- * LSU SECN+ W, 64-60 SEC play were the most by any freshman in the league. She’s the only SEC freshman to score 30 points this year after having 1/20 9/9 1/2 * at South Carolina ESPN2 L, 81-79 34 at Auburn. 1/23 9/9 -/- * at Vanderbilt SECN W, 68-52 1/26 9/9 -/- * Ole Miss SECN W, 80-39 • For the year, Jackson led the team in scoring (15.1 ppg) and was third in rebounding (5.1 rpg). She scored in double figures in 23 1/30 9/8 -/- * Auburn SECN+ W, 78-73 games, including 18 games with at least 15 points, and shot 50 percent or better from the field 15 times. 2/3 8/8 -/- * Georgia SECN W, 67-53 • Danberry led the team in steals (2.3 spg) while ranking second in assists (3.3 apg) and third in scoring (12.6 ppg). The Naismith 2/6 8/8 23/25 * at Tennessee SECN W, 72-55 2/9 8/8 16/16 * Texas A&M ESPN W, 69-57 DPOY semifinalist ranked 29th among Division I players in total steals (75) to pace a Mississippi State defense that led the SEC 2/16 6/5 18/19 * at Kentucky ESPN2 L, 73-62 in turnovers forced per game (20.3). She ranked seventh among Division I guards in field goal percentage (.517). (OT) 2/20 9/9 -/- * at Auburn SECN W, 92-85 • With the departure of SEC Player of the Year Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State had a major void to fill in the post this season. 2/23 9/9 -/- * Alabama SECN L, 66-64 2/27 10/9 -/RV * Arkansas SECN W, 92-83 Carter helped answer that need, averaging 13.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. The sophomore forward ranked 3/1 10/9 -/- * at Ole Miss SECN+ W, 84-59 13th in Division I in field goal percentage and 29th in offensive rebounds per game. 3/6 9/9 -/- ^ vs. LSU SECN W, 79-49 • Redshirt sophomore guard Myah Taylor was one of the best help-side defenders in the country. With 44 charges drawn and 63 3/7 9/9 15/18 ^ vs. Kentucky ESPNU W, 77-59 3/8 9/9 1/1 ^ vs. South Carolina ESPN2 L, 76-62 steals, she’s forced 107 turnovers this year, which accounted for 16 percent of MSU’s turnovers forced. On the other end of the floor, her 2.80 assist/turnover ratio ranked eighth in the country and led the SEC. Her 151 assists ranked 35th in the nation. All Times Central Home Games In Bold ! — Greater Victoria Invitational PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (Based On Previous Game) # — Big 12/SEC Challenge MISSISSIPPI STATE $ — Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) * — SEC Game NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMEtoWN PPG RPG OTHER ^ — SEC Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-So. Olive Branch, Miss. 5.6 1.5 4.6 apg 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 So. Waverly Hall, Ga. 13.0 8.7 .585 FG% 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 Fr. Detroit, Mich. 15.1 5.1 .483 FG% 24 Jordan Danberry G 5-8 Gr. Conway, Ark. 12.6 3.7 2.3 spg #HailStateHoops Communications Contacts 55 Chloe Bibby G/F 6-1 Jr. Warracknabeal, Australia 7.5 5.2 38 3FGs Josh Lively (Primary Contact) OFF THE BENCH Office: (662) 325-7556 NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMEtoWN PPG RPG OTHER Cell: (865) 235-9728 00 Jayla Hemingway G 5-11 Fr. Collierville, Tenn. 1.6 1.0 6.8 mpg Email: [email protected] 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter G 5-11 Jr. Ossining, N.Y. 4.6 1.0 22 3FGs 3 Aliyah Matharu G 5-7 Fr. Washington, D.C. 7.1 1.8 33 3FGs McRae Clay (Secondary Contact) 10 JaMya Mingo-Young G 5-8 Fr. Bogalusa, La. 4.5 2.2 1.5 apg Office: (662) 325-7556 11 Xaria Wiggins G 6-1 So. Virginia Beach, Va. 4.2 1.6 1.0 apg Cell: (601) 850-9610 20 Yemiyah Morris C 6-6 Jr. San Bernardino, Calif. 3.4 2.4 1.1 bpg Email: [email protected] @HailStateWBK HailStateWBK Facebook.com/HailStateWBK HailState.com SERIES HISTORY SERIES HISTORY TV INFORMATION RADIO/STREAMING MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE 2019-20 RADIO/TV ROSTER JAYLA MYAH ANDRA ALIYAH JESSIKA 00 HEMINGWAY 1 TAYLOR 2 ESPINOZA-HUNTER 3 MATHARU 4 CARTER G • 5-11 • Fr. • Collierville, Tenn. G • 5-7 • RSo. • Olive Branch, Miss. G • 5-11 • Jr. • Ossining, N.Y. G • 5-7 • Fr. • Washington, D.C. F/C • 6-5 • So. • Waverly Hall, Ga. RICKEA JAMYA XARIA PROMISE SIDNEY 5 JACKSON 10 MINGO-YOUNG 11 WIGGINS 13 TAYLOR 14 COOKS F • 6-2 • Fr. • Detroit, Mich. G • 5-8 • Fr. • Bogalusa, La. G • 6-1 • So. • Virginia Beach, Va. C • 6-5 • RSo. • Issaquah, Wash. F/C • 6-4 • Jr. • Kenosha, Wis. YEMIYAH JORDAN CHLOE 20 MORRIS 24 DANBERRY 55 BIBBY C • 6-6 • Jr. • San Bernardino, Calif. G • 5-8 • Gr. • Conway, Ark. G/F • 6-1 • Jr. • Warracknabeal, Australia PRONUNCIATIONS Andra Espinoza-Hunter AHN-druh Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Dee-AHN-ah Jackson-DUR-et Elena Lovato E-LANE-Ah LO-Vah-Toe Aliyah Matharu uh-LEE-yuh muh-THAR-oo Yemiyah Morris VIC JOHNNIE DIONNAH ELENA yeh-MY-yuh SCHAEFER HARRIS JACKSON-DURRETT LOVATO Xaria Wiggins Head Coach Associate Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach 8th Season 8th Season 5th Season 2nd Season (4th Overall) ZAR-ee-ah MISSISSIPPI STATE 2019-20 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 00 Jayla Hemingway G 5-11 Fr. Collierville, Tenn. (Houston HS) 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-So. Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter G 5-11 Jr. Ossining, N.Y. (UConn) 3 Aliyah Matharu G 5-7 Fr. Washington, D.C. (Bishop McNamara HS) 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 So. Waverly Hall, Ga. (Harris County HS) 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Edison Public School Academy) 10 JaMya Mingo-Young G 5-8 Fr. Bogalusa, La. (Loranger HS) 11 Xaria Wiggins G 6-1 So. Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS) 13 Promise Taylor C 6-5 R-So. Issaquah, Wa. (Ole Miss) 14 Sidney Cooks * F/C 6-4 Jr. Kenosha, Wis. (Michigan State) 20 Yemiyah Morris C 6-6 Jr. San Bernardino, Calif. (Cochise College) 24 Jordan Danberry G 5-8 Gr. Conway, Ark. (Arkansas) 55 Chloe Bibby G/F 6-1 Jr. Warracknabeal, Australia (Rowville Secondary College) * Sitting out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules COACHING STAFF Head Coach .......................................................................................................