2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	22–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Sam Purcell (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Murriel Page; Corry Irvin; Gabe Lazo;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina†	16	–	0	1.000	36	–	1	.973
No. 9 LSU	15	–	1	.938	34	–	2	.944
No. 24 Tennessee	13	–	3	.813	25	–	12	.676
Ole Miss	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Alabama	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	24	–	13	.649
Missouri	6	–	10	.375	18	–	14	.563
Florida	5	–	11	.313	19	–	14	.576
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	16	–	15	.516
Vanderbilt	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387
Kentucky	2	–	14	.125	12	–	19	.387
Texas A&M	2	–	14	.125	9	–	20	.310

† 2023 SEC tournament winner As of April 2, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by first year head coach Sam Purcell,^[1] the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and are members of the Southeastern Conference.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Mississippi State Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Myah Taylor	1	G	5'7"	Senior	Olive Branch, MS	Transferred to Ole Miss
Jasmine Shavers	3	G	5'9"	Freshman	Mesquite, TX	Transferred to Texas Tech
Rickea Jackson	5	F	6'2"	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Tennessee
Kn'isha Godfrey	11	G	5'9"	Freshman	Tampa, FL	Transferred to TCU
Caterrion Thompson	23	G	5'11"	RS Senior	Lima, OH	Graduated
Ashley Jones	24	G	5'7"	RS Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Southern Illinois
Raven Farley	44	F	6'4"	RS Senior	Elizabeth, NJ	Graduated

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Debreasha Powe G/F	Meridian, MS	Meridian HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Debreasha Powe G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Aniya Palmer G/F	LaGrange, GA	Troup County HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Aniya Palmer G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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
Ahlana Smith	1	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Charlotte, NC	Louisville
Asaianae Smith	2	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Brooklyn, NY	St. Bonaventure
Kourtney Weber	11	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	New Orleans, LA	Florida State
Ramani Parker	23	F	6'4"	Junior	Fresno, CA	Louisville
Nyayongah Gony	24	F	6'4"	RS Sophomore	Lincoln, NE	Miami (FL)
^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Roster

2022–23 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Anastasia Hayes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Riverdale HS Middle Tennessee	Murfreesboro, TN
G	1	Ahlana Smith	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Mallard Creek HS Louisville	Charlotte, NC
G	2	JerKaila Jordan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	John Curtis Christian School Tulane	New Orleans, LA
G	3	Asianae Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Grand St. Campus HS St. Bonaventure	Brooklyn, NY
F/C	4	Jessika Carter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Sr	Harris County HS	Waverly Hall, GA
G	5	Alasia Hayes	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	Riverdale HS Notre Dame	Murfreesboro, TN
G	10	Aislynn Hayes	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Riverdale HS Middle Tennessee	Murfreesboro, TN
G	11	Kourtney Weber	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Ursuline Academy Florida State	New Orleans, LA
G	12	Mia Moore	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Fr	St. Francis HS	Alpharetta, GA
G/F	15	Aniya Palmer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Troup County HS	LaGrange, GA
G/F	21	Debreasha Powe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Meridian HS	Meridian, MS
C	22	Charlotte Kohl	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Theo Koch Schule	Giessen, Germany
F	23	Ramani Parker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Montverde Academy Louisville	Fresno, CA
F	24	Nyayongah Gony	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	Lincoln HS Miami (FL)	Lincoln, NE
F	25	Denae Carter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	St. Basil Academy	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Sam Purcell (Auburn)

Assistant coach(es)

Corry Irvin (Fresno State)
Gabe Lazo (Barry)
Murriel Page (Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 104–47	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum (4,762) Starkville, MS
November 11, 2022* 5:30 p.m., SECN+		North Alabama	W 77–40	2–0	Humphrey Coliseum (5,320) Starkville, MS
November 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., Midco Sports		at South Dakota State	L 62–63	2–1	Frost Arena (1,787) Brookings, SD
November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Alabama State	W 81–46	3–1	Humphrey Coliseum (4,786) Starkville, MS
November 20, 2022* 3:00 p.m., SECN+		Colorado State	W 71–66	4–1	Humphrey Coliseum (4,678) Starkville, MS
November 25, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Georgetown Puerto Rico Clasico	W 67–32	5–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100) San Juan, PR
November 26, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Nebraska Puerto Rico Clasico	L 65–73 ^OT	5–2	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (100) San Juan, PR
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Louisiana–Monroe	W 94–39	6–2	Humphrey Coliseum (4,416) Starkville, MS
December 4, 2022* 3:00 p.m., SECN+		Grambling State	W 73–47	7–2	Humphrey Coliseum (4,537) Starkville, MS
December 11, 2022* 5:00 p.m., SECN+		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 88–53	8–2	Humphrey Coliseum (4,917) Starkville, MS
December 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Florida A&M	W 72–47	9–2	Humphrey Coliseum (4,350) Starkville, MS
December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Old Dominion Sun Coast Challenge	W 83–47	10–2	Pasco–Hernando State College (135) Tampa, FL
December 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m., BallerTV		vs. New Mexico Sun Coast Challenge	W 87–58	11–2	Pasco–Hernando State College (95) Tampa, FL
SEC regular season
December 29, 2022 5:00 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt	W 72–44	12–2 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,456) Nashville, TN
January 1, 2023 5:00 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	L 50–61	12–3 (1–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,023) Starkville, MS
January 5, 2023 5:30 p.m., SECN+		at Tennessee	L 69–80	12–4 (1–2)	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,428) Knoxville, TN
January 8, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 1 South Carolina	L 51–58	12–5 (1–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,776) Starkville, MS
January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN+		at Texas A&M	W 60–44	13–5 (2–3)	Reed Arena (4,162) College Station, TX
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Auburn	W 72–58	14–5 (3–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,221) Starkville, MS
January 22, 2023 12:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky	W 77–76	15–5 (4–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,130) Starkville, MS
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	L 63–78	15–6 (4–4)	SJB Pavilion (3,596) Oxford, MS
January 29, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN+		at Georgia	L 34–62	15–7 (4–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (3,852) Athens, GA
February 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN		Tennessee	W 91–90 ^2OT	16–7 (5–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,512) Starkville, MS
February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Florida	W 73–56	17–7 (6–5)	O'Connell Center (1,170) Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN		Texas A&M	W 70–62	18–7 (7–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,163) Starkville, MS
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri	L 62–75	18–8 (7–6)	Mizzou Arena (2,698) Columbia, MO
February 19, 2023 4:30 p.m., SECN+		Alabama	W 60–45	19–8 (8–6)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,011) Starkville, MS
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	W 87–73	20–8 (9–6)	Humphrey Coliseum (4,940) Starkville, MS
February 26, 2023 5:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 5 LSU	L 59–74	20–9 (9–7)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (15,721) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 2, 2023 1:30 p.m., SECN	(5)	vs. (13) Texas A&M Second Round	L 72–79	20–10	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,531) Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	(11 G1)	vs. (11 G1) Illinois First Four	W 70–56	21–10	Edmund P. Joyce Center (466) South Bend, IN
March 17, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPNews	(11 G1)	vs. (6 G1) Creighton Round of 64	W 81–66	22–10	Edmund P. Joyce Center (3,950) South Bend, IN
March 19, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN	(11 G1)	at (3 G1) No. 10 Notre Dame Round of 32	L 48–53	22–11	Edmund P. Joyce Center (4,565) South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G1=Greenville 1. All times are in Central.