2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball
Preseason WNIT Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #14
AP #12
2014–15 record 27–7 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach Vic Schaefer (3rd year)
Assistant coach Johnnie Harris
Assistant coach Aqua Franklin
Assistant coach Elena Lovato
Home arena Humphrey Coliseum
2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 South Carolina*† 15 – 1   .938     34 – 3   .919
#6 Tennessee 15 – 1   .938     30 – 6   .833
#12 Mississippi State 11 – 5   .688     27 – 7   .794
#11 Kentucky 10 – 6   .625     24 – 10   .706
#21 Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625     23 – 10   .697
LSU 10 – 6   .625     17 – 14   .548
Missouri 7 – 9   .438     19 – 14   .576
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438     19 – 14   .576
Georgia 6 – 10   .375     19 – 12   .613
Arkansas 6 – 10   .375     18 – 14   .563
Vanderbilt 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
Florida 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
Auburn 3 – 13   .188     13 – 18   .419
Alabama 2 – 14   .125     13 – 19   .406
† 2015 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team will represent Mississippi State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs were led by third year head coach Vic Schaefer. They play their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finish the season 27-7, 11-5 in SEC play for a third-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament to Kentucky. They received at-large bid to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost to Duke in the second round.

Roster

2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 00 Dillingham, DominiqueDominique Dillingham style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Klein Collins HS Spring, TX
G 1 Schaefer, BlairBlair Schaefer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Starkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 William, MorganMorgan William style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Shades Valley HS Birmingham, AL
F 3 Richardson, BreannaBreanna Richardson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Rockdale County HS Conyers, GA
F 5 Williams, SheriseSherise Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr McCluer HS St. Louis, MO
C 10 Alwal, MarthaMartha Alwal style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Worthington HS Worthington, MN
F 13 Chapel, KetaraKetara Chapel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Temple HS Temple, TX
G 14 Grant, KendraKendra Grant style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Richland HS Richland, MS
G 21 James, JericaJerica James style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr North Little Rock HS Wynne, AR
G 23 Nevitt, KaylaKayla Nevitt style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Andy Dekaney HS Houston, TX
F 35 Vivians, VictoriaVictoria Vivians style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Scott Central HS Forest, MS
F 44 Salter, LaKarisLaKaris Salter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr FAMU DRS Tallahassee, FL
C 45 Okorie, ChinweChinwe Okorie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Stoneleigh-Burnham Prep Lagos, Nigeria
G 51 Carter, SavannahSavannah Carter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Trinity Valley CC Tulsa, OK
Head coach

Vic Schaefer

Assistant coach(es)

Johnnie Harris
Aqua Franklin
Elena Lovato

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-04

Schedule and Results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2014* Arkansas–Fort Smith W 114–58  – Humphrey Coliseum (973)
Regular Season
Nov 14, 2014* Mercer
(Preseason WNIT First Round)		 W 92–60  1–0 Humphrey Coliseum (2,531)
Nov 16, 2014* Arkansas State
(Preseason WNIT Second Round)		 W 93–83  2–0 Humphrey Coliseum (2,011)
Nov 20, 2014* #17 West Virginia
(Preseason WNIT Semifinals)		 W 74–61  3–0 Humphrey Coliseum (2,502)
Nov 23, 2014* WKU
(Preseason WNIT Championship)		 W 88–77  4–0 Humphrey Coliseum (3,773)
Nov 25, 2014* #25 Louisiana–Monroe W 80–46  5–0 Humphrey Coliseum (2,954)
Nov 29, 2014* #25 at New Orleans W 85–45  6–0 Lakefront Arena (284)
Dec 2, 2014* #23 North Dakota State W 109–58  7–0 Humphrey Coliseum (2,659)
Dec 7, 2014* #23 Southeastern Louisiana W 97–36  8–0 Humphrey Coliseum (3,020)
Dec 11, 2014* #22 Louisiana Tech W 81–77  9–0 Humphrey Coliseum (3,012)
Dec 14, 2014* #22 at Southern Miss W 73–46  10–0 Reed Green Coliseum (2,561)
Dec 15, 2014* #21 Mississippi Valley State W 104–41  11–0 Humphrey Coliseum (3,011)
Dec 17, 2014* #21 at Louisiana–Lafayette W 66–51  12–0 Earl K. Long Gymnasium (1,656)
Dec 20, 2014* #21 vs. UIC
(Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic)		 W 73–36  13–0 South Point Arena (150)
Dec 21, 2014* #21 vs. Miami (OH)
(Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic)		 W 68–42  14–0 South Point Arena (175)
Dec 29, 2014* #17 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 83–26  15–0 Humphrey Coliseum (2,955)
Jan 2, 2015 #17 #19 Georgia W 64–56  16–0 (1–0) Humphrey Coliseum (4,114)
Jan 4, 2015 #17 at Missouri W 53–47  17–0 (2–0) Mizzou Arena (1,432)
Jan 8, 2015 #14 Arkansas W 72–57  18–0 (3–0) Humphrey Coliseum (3,556)
Jan 11, 2015 #14 at Vanderbilt L 62–78  18–1 (3–1) Memorial Gymnasium (3,690)
Jan 15, 2015 #15 LSU L 69–71 2OT 18–2 (3–2) Humphrey Coliseum (4,727)
Jan 18, 2015 #15 Alabama W 66–50  19–2 (4–2) Humphrey Coliseum (4,557)
Jan 22, 2015 #18 at Ole Miss W 64–62  20–2 (5–2) Tad Smith Coliseum (3,383)
Jan 26, 2015 #18 at Auburn W 59–48  21–2 (6–2) Auburn Arena (1,787)
Jan 29, 2015 #18 Vanderbilt W 69–44  22–2 (7–2) Humphrey Coliseum (5,056)
Feb 1, 2015 #18 at #6 Tennessee L 67–79  22–3 (7–3) Thompson–Boling Arena (11,507)
Feb 8, 2015 #17 #14 Texas A&M W 63–61 OT 23–3 (8–3) Humphrey Coliseum (4,651)
Feb 12, 2015 #13 at #10 Kentucky L 90–92 2OT 23–4 (8–4) Memorial Coliseum (5,100)
Feb 15, 2015 #13 Florida W 75–62  24–4 (9–4) Humphrey Coliseum (5,183)
Feb 22, 2015 #14 at Alabama W 57–55  25–4 (10–4) Foster Auditorium (3,133)
Feb 26, 2015 #11 at #2 South Carolina L 50–69  25–5 (10–5) Colonial Life Arena (15,047)
Mar 1, 2015 #11 Ole Miss W 55–47  26–5 (11–5) Humphrey Coliseum (7,326)
2015 SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 2015 #11 vs. #12 Kentucky
(Quarterfinals)		 L 67–76  26–6 Verizon Arena (4,189)
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 20, 2015* #12 vs. Tulane
(First Round)		 W 57–47  27–6 Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,712)
Mar 22, 2015* #12 at #16 Duke
(Second Round)		 L 56–64  27–7 Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,293)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP RV RV 25 23 22 21 19 17 14 15 18 18 17 13 14 11 11 12 12
Coaches NR RV RV 25 22 20 19 17 15 18 20 18 19 15 16 13 13 14 14

References

  1. ↑ "Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 2014–15 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.

See also

2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team