2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs
|image=Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Southeastern Conference
|short_conf=SEC
|CoachRank= 18
|APRank= 15
|record= 28–8
|conf_record= 11–5
|head_coach=Vic Schaefer
|hc_year=4th
|asst_coach1= Johnnie Harris
|asst_coach2=Dionnah Jackson
|asst_coach3=Elena Lovato
|stadium=Humphrey Coliseum
|champion=Puerto Rico Classic champions
|bowl= NCAA tournament
|bowl_result= Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth year head coach Vic Schaefer. They played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Chattanooga and Michigan State in the first and second rounds before getting dismantled by Connecticut by 60 points in the sweet sixteen, the largest defeat in Bulldogs women's basketball history.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Morgan|last=William|link=y|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=So|rs=|home=Birmingham, AL|high_school=Shades Valley HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Breanna|last=Richardson|link=n|num=3|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=Jr|rs=|home=Conyers, GA|high_school=Rockdale County HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Sherise|last=Williams|link=n|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=Sr|rs=|home=St. Louis, MO|high_school=McCluer HS}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Roshunda|last=Johnson|link=n|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=Jr|rs=|home=Little Rock, AR|high_school=Parkview Arts & Science|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jazmine|last=Spears|link=n|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=Jr|rs=|home=New Albany, MS|high_school=Trinity Valley CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ketara|last=Chapel|link=n|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=Jr|rs=|home=Temple, TX|high_school=Temple HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Teaira|last=McCowan|link=y|num=15|pos=C|ft=6|in=7|class=Fr|rs=|home=Brenham, TX|high_school=Brenham HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kayla|last=Nevitt|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=So|rs=|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Andy Dekaney HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Zion|last=Campbell|link=n|num=25|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|class=Fr|rs=|home=Washington, DC|high_school=Riverdale Baptist School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Victoria|last=Vivians|link=y|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=So|rs=|home=Forest, MS|high_school=Scott Central HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=LaKaris|last=Salter|link=n|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=So|rs=|home=Tallahassee, FL|high_school=FAMU DRS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chinwe|last=Okorie|link=n|num=45|pos=C|ft=6|in=5|class=Jr|rs=|home=Lagos, Nigeria|high_school=Stoneleigh-Burnham Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Vic Schaefer ({{college|Texas A&M}})
|asst_coach=
- Johnnie Harris ({{college|Arkansas Baptist}})
- Dionnah Jackson ({{college|Oklahoma}})
- Elena Lovato ({{college|Pittsburg State}})
|roster_url=http://www.hailstate.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=16800&SPID=10995&SPSID=90876
|accessdate=}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/10/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Mississippi College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 128–34
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 5:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Samford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 6,463
| tv =
| score = 68–47
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Grambling State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 3,472
| tv =
| score = 107–43
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 3,566
| tv =
| score = 109–37
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Norfolk State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 3,894
| tv =
| score = 92–34
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Savannah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 3,672
| tv =
| score = 92–25
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 2,887
| tv = LHN
| score = 47–53
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 3,828
| tv =
| score = 82–54
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/13/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thomas Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,513
| tv =
| score = 93–63
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 3,505
| tv =
| score = 78–65
| overtime =
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2015
| time = 10:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez
| site_cityst = Trujillo Alto, PR
| gamename = Puerto Rico Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 65–60
| overtime =
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 12:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = Western Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez
| site_cityst = Trujillo Alto, PR
| gamename = Puerto Rico Classic
| attend = 370
| tv =
| score = 90–68
| overtime =
| record = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2015
| time = 12:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez
| site_cityst = Trujillo Alto, PR
| gamename = Puerto Rico Classic
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 72–70
| overtime =
| record = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 3,419
| tv =
| score = 81–41
| overtime =
| record = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = SEC/AAC Challenge
| attend =
| tv = SECN
| score = 68–58
| overtime =
| record = 13–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = O'Connell Center
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,378
| tv = SECN
| score = 76–70
| overtime =
| record = 14–1 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Auburn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 4,610
| tv = SECN
| score = 60–45
| overtime =
| record = 15–1 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 5,712
| tv =
| score = 80–55
| overtime =
| record = 16–1 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Mizzou Arena
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename =
| attend = 3,461
| tv =
| score = 54–66
| overtime =
| record = 16–2 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 7,128
| tv = SECN
| score = 79–51
| overtime =
| record = 17–2 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,920
| tv =
| score = 43–47
| overtime =
| record = 17–3 (4–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 10,626
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 51–57
| overtime =
| record = 17–4 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 5,710
| tv = SECN
| score = 65–63
| overtime = OT
| record = 18–4 (5–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| gamename =
| attend = 5,273
| tv =
| score = 65–55
| overtime =
| record = 19–4 (6–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = LSU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Maravich Center
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,194
| tv = SECN
| score = 71–52
| overtime =
| record = 20–4 (7–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 4,521
| tv =
| score = 52–42
| overtime =
| record = 21–4 (8–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Reed Arena
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 5,645
| tv = SECN
| score = 58–64
| overtime =
| record = 21–5 (8–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 4,355
| tv = SECN
| score = 60–83
| overtime =
| record = 21–6 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 14
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Pavilion at Ole Miss
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 4,411
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 60–51
| overtime =
| record = 22–6 (9–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,466
| tv = SECN
| score = 66–61
| overtime =
| record = 23–6 (10–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 6,224
| tv =
| score = 61–52
| overtime =
| record = 24–6 (11–5)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| seed = 3
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| oppseed = 11
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 4,214
| tv = SECN
| score = 63–46
| overtime =
| record = 25–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| seed = 3
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 5,632
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 58–48
| overtime =
| record = 26–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/06/2016
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| seed = 3
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 3
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Championship Game
| attend = 6,549
| tv = ESPN
| score = 52–66
| overtime =
| record = 26–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/2016
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| seed = 5 B
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank =
| oppseed = 12 B
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 5,115
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 60–50
| overtime =
| record = 27–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/20/2016
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 15
| seed = 5 B
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 16
| oppseed = 4 B
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 7,094
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 74–72
| overtime =
| record = 28–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/26/2016
| time = 10:30 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 15
| seed = 5 B
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 1
| oppseed = 1 B
| site_stadium = Webster Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Bridgeport, CT
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| attend = 8,898
| tv = ESPN
| score = 38–98
| overtime =
| record = 28–8
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll=AP Poll
| timezone = Central Time
|region=B
|regionname=Bridgeport Region}}
Rankings
{{main|2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%" |
| + Regular Season Polls
!Poll !! Pre- |
| style="text-align:center;"
! AP | style="background:#FFF;" | 11 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 10 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8т | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 9 | style="background:#FFF;" | 9 | style="background:#FFF;" | 9 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8 | style="background:#FFF;" | 8 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 7 | style="background:#FFF;" | 7 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 13 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#FFF;" | 11 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 14 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 16 | style="background:#FFF;" | 16 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 15 | style="background:#FFF;" | 15 | style="background:#FFF;" | N/A |
| style="text-align:center;"
! Coaches | style="background:#FFF;" | 13 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 10 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 9 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 9 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8 | style="background:#FFF;" | 8 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6 | style="background:#FFF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 13 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 12 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 11 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 13 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 16 | style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 14 | style="background:#FFF;" | 14 | style="background:#FFF;" | 14 | style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 18 |
| style="border:1px solid black;"
|+ Legend | style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" | | | Increase in ranking |
| style="background:#FFE6E6; width:20px;" |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| style="background:#FFFFE6; width:20px;" |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV)
| | Received Votes |
See also
References
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