Mississippi State Women’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2025 · CSM Staff
Mississippi State Bulldogs
SEC (21-11, 7-9)
Big Wins: 11/28 at Utah (66-62), 1/9 Oklahoma (81-77)
Bad Losses: 12/4 at Georgia Tech (75-78), 1/19 Mississippi (63-71)
Coach: Sam Purcell
Probable Starters:
Madina Okot, Junior, Center, 11.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Denim DeShields, Junior, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 3.3 apg
Debreasha Powe, Junior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 1.2 apg
Jerkaila Jordan, Senior, Guard, 16.1 ppg, 2.0 apg, 5.8 rpg, 2.0 spg
Chandler Prater, Senior, Guard, 6.5 ppg, 1.5 apg, 4.3 rpg
Key Role Players:
Destiney McPhaul, Junior, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 2.5 apg
Eniya Russell, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 3.5 apg, 4.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.0 (37th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.7 (157, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (29, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.3 (70, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (128, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.0 (109, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.3 (176, 8)
Rebound Margin: 7.6 (17, 5)
Assists Per Game: 15.3 (66, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.8 (222, 12)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2024 | WBI | First Round win over Georgia Tech |
| 2024 | WBI | Second Round win over TCU |
| 2024 | WBI | Quarterfinal loss to Penn State |
| 2023 | NCAA | First Four win over Illinois |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Creighton |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over Southern |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round win over Clemson |
| 2019 | NCAA | Third Round win over Arizona State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Quarterfinal loss to Oregon |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Nicholls State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oklahoma State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over North Carolina State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Final win over UCLA |
| 2018 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Louisville |
| 2018 | NCAA | National Final loss to Notre Dame |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Troy |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over DePaul |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Washington |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Baylor |
| 2017 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Connecticut |
| 2017 | NCAA | National Final loss to South Carolina |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Chattanooga |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Michigan State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Tulane |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Tulane |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round win over Southern Miss |
| 2014 | NIT | Third Round win over Auburn |
| 2014 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to South Florida |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Middle Tennessee State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Florida State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Texas |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Ohio State |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round loss to Southern Mississippi |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Tulane |
| 2007 | NIT | Third Round loss to Western Kentucky |
| 2005 | NIT | First Round loss to Arkansas State |
*all team stats through 3/6
