2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Vic Schaefer. They played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
Maine Tip-Off Tournament champions Rainbow Wahine Shootout champions Women of Troy Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 7
Record	34–5 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach	Vic Schaefer (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Johnnie Harris Dionnah Jackson Carly Thibault
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 South Carolina†	14	–	2		.875			33	–	4		.892
No. 7 Mississippi State	13	–	3		.813			34	–	5		.872
No. 18 Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
No. 25 Missouri	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Texas A&M	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
LSU	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Auburn	7	–	9		.438			17	–	15		.531
Georgia	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Ole Miss	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
Alabama	5	–	11		.313			22	–	14		.611
Florida	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Vanderbilt	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Arkansas	2	–	14		.125			13	–	17		.433
† 2017 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Bulldogs finished regular season play at 27–3, 13–3 in the SEC, before continuing into the post-season. They advanced to the finals of their conference tournament as the #2 seed, but lost to #1 seed South Carolina. They entered the NCAA Tournament as a #2 seed in the Oklahoma City regional. They beat the #3 seed Washington Huskies team in the regional semifinals to advance to the regional final against #1 seed Baylor. The Bulldogs won in overtime to clinch their first Final Four berth.^[1] This victory earned them the distinction of playing an undefeated UConn Huskies team, holder of a 111-game winning streak extending over three seasons. By upsetting the Huskies 66-64 in overtime on a buzzer-beating jumper by Morgan William, they advanced to play South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game for the national title, which they lost.

Roster

2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Dominique Dillingham 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Klein Collins HS Spring, TX G 1 Blair Schaefer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Starkville HS Starkville, MS G 2 Morgan William 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Shades Valley HS Birmingham, AL F 3 Breanna Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Rockdale County HS Conyers, GA F 4 Ameshya Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr West Harrison HS Gulfport, MS G 10 Jazzmun Holmes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Harrison Central HS Gulfport, MS G 11 Roshunda Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Parkview Arts & Science Little Rock, AR G 12 Jacaira Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Dillard HS Pompano Beach, FL F 13 Ketara Chapel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Temple HS Temple, TX C 15 Teaira McCowan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) So Brenham HS Brenham, TX C 25 Zion Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Riverdale Baptist School Washington, DC F 35 Victoria Vivians 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Scott Central HS Forest, MS C 45 Chinwe Okorie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Stoneleigh-Burnham Prep Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M) Assistant coach(es) Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist) Dionnah Jackson (Oklahoma) Carly Thibault (Monmouth) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 6:00 pm	No. 10	Arkansas–Fort Smith	W 88–62		Humphrey Coliseum (1,736) Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 6:30 pm	No. 10	vs. Villanova Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals	W 108–62	1–0	Cross Insurance Center (2,416) Bangor, ME
11/12/2016* 6:00 pm	No. 10	at Maine Maine Tip-Off Tournament championship	W 87–43	2–0	Cross Insurance Center (2,182) Bangor, ME
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm	No. 10	vs. Tulane	W 66–49	3–0	Mississippi Coast Coliseum (1,724) Biloxi, MS
11/20/2016* 5:00 pm, SECN	No. 10	No. 8 Texas	W 79–68	4–0	Humphrey Coliseum (7,764) Starkville, MS
11/25/2016* 8:00 pm	No. 7	vs. Oregon Rainbow Wahine Shootout	W 75–63	5–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
11/26/2016* 8:00 pm	No. 7	vs. San Jose State Rainbow Wahine Shootout	W 88–51	6–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
11/27/2016* 9:30 pm	No. 7	at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Shootout	W 66–41	7–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
12/03/2016* 1:30 pm, FSN	No. 6	at Iowa State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 85–81 OT	8–0	Hilton Coliseum (10,643) Ames, IA
12/10/2016* 4:00 pm	No. 5	at Southern Miss	W 72–50	9–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,890) Hattiesburg, MS
12/13/2016* 6:30 pm	No. 5	at Little Rock	W 58–44	10–0	Jack Stephens Center (1,534) Little Rock, AR
12/16/2016* 10:00 pm	No. 5	vs. SMU Women of Troy Classic semifinals	W 92–41	11–0	Galen Center (717) Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2016* 3:00 pm	No. 5	at USC Women of Troy Classic championship	W 76–72	12–0	Galen Center (1,213) Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm	No. 5	Alabama State	W 90–47	13–0	Humphrey Coliseum (5,786) Starkville, MS
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm	No. 5	Northwestern State	W 106–30	14–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,352) Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
01/01/2017 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 5	LSU	W 74–48	15–0 (1–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,849) Starkville, MS
01/05/2017 7:00 pm	No. 4	at Arkansas	W 59–51	16–0 (2–0)	Bud Walton Arena (1,233) Fayetteville, AR
01/08/2017 1:00 pm	No. 4	at Tennessee	W 74–64	17–0 (3–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena (8,553) Knoxville, TN
01/12/2017 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 4	Florida	W 82–49	18–0 (4–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,575) Starkville, MS
01/16/2017 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 4	Ole Miss	W 73–62	19–0 (5–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,840) Starkville, MS
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, SECN	No. 4	at Alabama	W 67–54	20–0 (6–0)	Coleman Coliseum (2,605) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/23/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 5 South Carolina	L 61–64	20–1 (6–1)	Colonial Life Arena (13,120) Columbia, SC
01/29/2017 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 4	Texas A&M	W 71–61	21–1 (7–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,780) Starkville, MS
02/02/2017 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 5	at Auburn	W 77–47	22–1 (8–1)	Auburn Arena (1,969) Auburn, AL
02/05/2017 1:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 5	Missouri	W 70–53	23–1 (9–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,792) Starkville, MS
02/09/2017 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 4	Vanderbilt	W 86–41	24–1 (10–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,052) Starkville, MS
02/12/2017 3:00 pm, SECN	No. 4	at Ole Miss	W 66–44	25–1 (11–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (4,634) Oxford, MS
02/16/2017 7:00 pm	No. 3	Georgia	W 58–49	26–1 (12–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,431) Starkville, MS
02/19/2017 2:00 pm, SECN	No. 3	at No. 23 Texas A&M	W 72–67	27–1 (13–1)	Reed Arena (5,243) College Station, TX
02/23/2017 6:00 pm	No. 3	at No. 22 Kentucky	L 75–78 OT	27–2 (13–2)	Memorial Colisuem (5,244) Lexington, KY
02/26/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	Tennessee	L 64–82	27–3 (13–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Starkville, MS
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 5:00 pm, SECN	(2) No. 6	vs. (7) LSU quarterfinals	W 78–61	28–3	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,330) Greenville, SC
03/04/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU	(2) No. 6	vs. (6) Texas A&M semifinals	W 66–50	29–3	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,554) Greenville, SC
03/05/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN	(2) No. 6	vs. (1) No. 5 South Carolina championship game	L 49–59	29–4	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,715) Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	(2 O) No. 7	(15 O) Troy First Round	W 110–69	30–4	Humphrey Coliseum (5,572) Starkville, MS
03/19/2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	(2 O) No. 7	(7 O) No. 19 DePaul Second Round	W 92–71	31–4	Humphrey Coliseum (6,035) Starkville, MS
03/24/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(2 O) No. 7	vs. (3 O) No. 11 Washington Sweet Sixteen	W 75–64	32–4	Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
03/26/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN	(2 O) No. 7	vs. (1 O) No. 5 Baylor Elite Eight	W 94–85 OT	33–4	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,128) Oklahoma City, OK
03/31/2017* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	(2 O) No. 7	vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut Final Four	W 66–64 OT	34–4	American Airlines Center (19,202) Dallas, TX
04/02/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN	(2 O) No. 7	vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina Championship Game	L 55–67	34–5	American Airlines Center (19,229) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[2]

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	10	10	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	6т	7	7	N/A
Coaches	11	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	2	5	7	7	2

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

References

1. "Mississippi State vs. Baylor - Game Recap - March 26, 2017 - ESPN".
2. "Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 2016–17 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.