# 2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Mississippi State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Sam Purcell, play their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 23–12 (8–8 SEC) to finish in a tie for seventh place in the conference. They received a bid to the inaugural WBIT, where they defeated Georgia Tech and TCU before falling to Penn State in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

Mississippi State Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Darrione Rogers | 0 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to Miami (FL) |
| Nyayongah Gony | 1 | F | 6'4" | RS Junior | Omaha, Nebraska | Transferred to UTSA |
| Lauren Park-Lane | 3 | G | 5'3" | Graduate Student | Wilmington, Delaware | Graduated |
| Jessika Carter | 4 | C | 6'5" | Graduate Student | Waverly Hall, Georgia | Drafted 23rd overall by the New York Liberty |
| Erynn Barnum | 5 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Little Rock, Arkansas | Graduated |
| Mjracle Sheppard | 14 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Kent, Washington | Transferred to LSU |
| Jasmine Brown-Hagger | 22 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | Shorewood, Illinois | Transferred to Illinois |
| Ramani Parker | 23 | F | 6'4" | RS Senior | Fresno, California | Transferred to Seton Hall |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Tahj-Monet Bloom F | Okinawa, Japan | DME Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Shakirah Edwards G | Panama City, Florida | Rutherford HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Anaisha Carriere G/F | Gulfport, Mississippi | Harrison Central HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Rocío Jiménez C | Elías Piña, Dominican Republic | Central Pointe Christian Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A |
| 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 |
| Denim DeShields | 0 | G | 5'5" | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia | UAB |
| Destiney McPhaul | 1 | G | 5'9" | RS Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Northwest Florida State College |
| Terren Ward | 3 | G/F | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Jesup, Georgia | Georgia Southern |
| Eniya Russell | 4 | G/F | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Baltimore, Maryland | Kentucky |
| Chandler Prater | 5 | G/F | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Kansas City, Missouri | Oklahoma State |
| Kayla Thomas | 14 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Beltsville, Maryland | Georgia Southern |
| Madina Okot | 15 | C | 6'6" | Junior | Mumias, Kenya | Zetech |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Memphis | W 100–56 | 1–0 | 26 – Russell | 17 – Okot | 4 – Powe | Humphrey Coliseum (4,971) Starkville, MS |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | W 73–45 | 2–0 | 20 – Jordan | 10 – Russell | 4 – Jordan | Humphrey Coliseum (4,504) Starkville, MS |
| November 13, 2024* 11:00 am, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 83–29 | 3–0 | 17 – Okot | 12 – Okot | 8 – Russell | Humphrey Coliseum (6,585) Starkville, MS |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 69–44 | 4–0 | 19 – Russell | 8 – Jordan | 4 – Russell | Humphrey Coliseum (4,037) Starkville, MS |
| November 20, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 81–44 | 5–0 | 15 – Tied | 11 – Jordan | 6 – Russell | Humphrey Coliseum (4,003) Starkville, MS |
| November 24, 2024* 2:30 pm | | vs. Jacksonville WBCA Showcase | W 80–35 | 6–0 | 17 – Montague | 10 – Jordan | 4 – Tied | State Farm Field House (1,310) Bay Lake, FL |
| November 28, 2024* 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Utah Cayman Islands Classic | W 66–62 | 7–0 | 15 – Okot | 8 – Okot | 6 – DeShields | John Gray Gymnasium (802) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 29, 2024* 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. South Florida Cayman Islands Classic | W 59–52 | 8–0 | 20 – Jordan | 8 – Montague | 5 – DeShields | John Gray Gymnasium (1,034) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| December 4, 2024* 6:15 pm, ACCN | | at Georgia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge | L 75–78 | 8–1 | 25 – Jordan | 9 – Russell | 9 – Russell | McCamish Pavilion (1,514) Atlanta, GA |
| December 8, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chicago State | W 102–42 | 9–1 | 21 – Jordan | 11 – Tied | 7 – DeShields | Jones Convocation Center (235) Chicago, IL |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | vs. Belmont Magnolia Madness | W 73–70 | 10–1 | 24 – Jordan | 15 – Tied | 3 – Russell | Cadence Bank Arena (N/A) Tupelo, MS |
| December 17, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 78–70 | 11–1 | 23 – Jordan | 14 – Okot | 6 – DeShields | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,095) Monroe, LA |
| December 20, 2024* 11:00 am | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 70–52 | 12–1 | 26 – Okot | 10 – Russell | 6 – Russell | Hytche Athletic Center (400) Princess Anne, MD |
| December 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 95–47 | 13–1 | 16 – Okot | 8 – Prater | 9 – DeShields | Humphrey Coliseum (4,271) Starkville, MS |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 16 Kentucky | L 69–91 | 13–2 (0–1) | 17 – Jordan | 6 – Tied | 6 – McPhaul | Memorial Coliseum (4,493) Lexington, KY |
| January 5, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN | | No. 2 South Carolina | L 68–95 | 13–3 (0–2) | 24 – Jordan | 8 – Okot | 3 – DeShields | Humphrey Coliseum (6,164) Starkville, MS |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | No. 10 Oklahoma | W 81–77 | 14–3 (1–2) | 24 – Jordan | 10 – Okot | 3 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (4,316) Starkville, MS |
| January 12, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Georgia | W 79–68 | 15–3 (2–2) | 21 – Russell | 12 – Okot | 9 – Russell | Stegeman Coliseum (3,410) Athens, GA |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 15 Tennessee | L 73–86 | 15–4 (2–3) | 17 – Jordan | 11 – Okot | 7 – McPhaul | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,018) Knoxville, TN |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN | | Ole Miss | L 63–71 | 15–5 (2–4) | 19 – Jordan | 12 – Okot | 5 – McPhaul | Humphrey Coliseum (6,925) Starkville, MS |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Auburn | W 96–56 | 16–5 (3–4) | 15 – Tied | 9 – Okot | 7 – DeShields | Humphrey Coliseum (4,652) Starkville, MS |
| January 27, 2025 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | L 77–78 | 16–6 (3–5) | 40 – Jordan | 11 – Okot | 4 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (2,514) Columbia, MO |
| February 2, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 7 LSU | L 67–81 | 16–7 (3–6) | 13 – Russell | 10 – Okot | 4 – Russell | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,275) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 6, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Arkansas | W 78–55 | 17–7 (4–6) | 16 – Tied | 11 – Okot | 4 – Powe | Humphrey Coliseum (6,588) Starkville, MS |
| February 9, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN | | No. 23 Alabama | L 60–80 | 17–8 (4–7) | 14 – Powe | 7 – Okot | 4 – Jordan | Humphrey Coliseum (4,554) Starkville, MS |
| February 13, 2025 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | W 85–77 $^{2OT}$ | 18–8 (5–7) | 21 – Tied | 23 – Okot | 4 – DeShields | Memorial Gymnasium (3,577) Nashville, TN |
| February 16, 2025 1:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Florida | L 66–69 | 18–9 (5–8) | 15 – DeShields | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | O'Connell Center (2,044) Gainesville, FL |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | Texas A&M | W 81–55 | 19–9 (6–8) | 19 – Powe | 12 – Okot | 5 – Russell | Humphrey Coliseum (4,696) Starkville, MS |
| February 27, 2025 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | No. 1 Texas | L 64–68 | 19–10 (6–9) | 14 – Jordan | 6 – Tied | 4 – DeShields | Humphrey Coliseum (5,263) Starkville, MS |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Auburn | W 73–66 | 20–10 (7–9) | 19 – Russell | 14 – Okot | 3 – Jordan | Neville Arena (3,317) Auburn, AL |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN | (10) | vs. (15) Missouri First Round | W 75–55 | 21–10 | 21 – Jordan | 8 – Tied | 5 – Prater | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,953) Greenville, SC |
| March 6, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN | (10) | vs. (7) Ole Miss Second Round | L 73–85 | 21–11 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Okot | 2 – Tied | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,127) Greenville, SC |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | (9 S4) | vs. (8 S4) California First round | | | | | | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||