2021–22 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

2021–22 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
2021–22 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–14 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Novak (1st season; interim);
Assistant coaches	Eddie Benton; Bob Thornton; Malikah Willis;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	15	–	1	.938	35	–	2	.946
No. 9 LSU	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 18 Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Ole Miss	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Florida	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
No. 15 Kentucky †	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Mississippi State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Texas A&M	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Vanderbilt	4	–	12	.250	16	–	19	.457
Auburn	2	–	14	.125	10	–	18	.357

† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year interim head coach Doug Novak, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 10–9 (5–7 SEC) to finish in ninth place in the conference. Head coach Nikki McCray-Penson stepped down on October 12, 2021, for health reasons.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Mississippi State Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
JaMya Mingo-Young	0	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Bogalusa, LA	Transferred to Alabama
Aliyah Matharu	3	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Texas
Sidney Cooks	10	F/C	6'4"	RS Junior	Kenosha, WI	Transferred to Seton Hall
Xaria Wiggins	11	G	6'1"	Junior	Virginia Beach, VA	Transferred to Auburn
Yemiyah Morris	20	C	6'6"	Senior	San Bernardino, CA	Transferred to West Virginia
Madison Hayes	21	G	6'0"	Freshman	Chattanooga, TN	Transferred to NC State

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kn'isha Godfrey G	Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay Technical HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Kn'isha Godfrey G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Jasmine Shavers G	Mequite, TX	John Horn HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Jasmine Shavers G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Mia Moore G	Alpharetta, GA	St. Francis HS	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Mia Moore G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Denae Carter F	Philadelphia, PA	Saint Basil Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Denae Carter F	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
Anastasia Hayes	0	G	5'7"	RS Senior	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee
JerKaila Jordan	2	G	5'9"	Sophomore	New Orleans, LA	Tulane
Aislynn Hayes	10	G	5'6"	Junior	Murfreesboro, TN	Middle Tennessee
Alasia Hayes	15	G	5'7"	Sophomore	Murfreesboro, TN	Notre Dame
Ashley Jones	24	G	5'7"	RS Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Temple
Raven Farley	44	F	6'4"	RS Senior	Elizabeth, NJ	St. John's
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Roster

2021–22 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)	RS Sr	Riverdale HS Middle Tennessee	Murfreesboro, TN
G	1	Myah Taylor	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	Olive Branch HS	Olive Branch, MS
G	2	JerKaila Jordan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	John Curtis Christian School Tulane	New Orleans, LA
G	3	Jasmine Shavers	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	John Horn HS	Mesquite, TX
F/C	4	Jessika Carter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Harris County HS	Waverly Hall, GA
F	5	Rickea Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Detroit, MI
G	10	Aislynn Hayes	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Riverdale HS Middle Tennessee	Murfreesboro, TN
G	11	Kn'isha Godfrey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Tampa Bay Technical HS	Tampa, FL
G	12	Mia Moore	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	St. Francis HS	Alpharetta, GA
G	15	Alasia Hayes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Riverdale HS Notre Dame	Murfreesboro, TN
C	22	Charlotte Kohl	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Theo Koch Schule	Giessen, Germany
G	23	Caterrion Thompson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	Lima Senior HS Bowling Green	Lima, OH
G	24	Ashley Jones	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Neumann Goretti Catholic HS Temple	Philadelphia, PA
F	25	Denae Carter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	St. Basil Academy	Philadelphia, PA
F	44	Raven Farley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	Queen of Peace HS St. John's	Elizabeth, NJ

Head coach

Doug Novak (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Eddie Benton (Vermont)
Bob Thornton (UC Irvine)
Malikah Willis (Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 6:00 pm		Mississippi College	W 94–47		22 – Jackson	11 – Farley	9 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (1,106) Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Alabama State	W 91–62	1–0	26 – Jackson	11 – D. Carter	11 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,439) Starkville, MS
November 12, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		South Dakota State	W 76–71	2–0	23 – Jackson	11 – Jordan	7 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,720) Starkville, MS
November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, SECN+		Alcorn State	W 86–63	3–0	26 – Jordan	12 – Thompson	9 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,541) Starkville, MS
November 22, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Bethune–Cookman	W 94–53	4–0	20 – Jordan	13 – Farley	7 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,558) Starkville, MS
November 25, 2021* 11:00 am, FloSports		vs. Dayton Daytona Beach Invitational	W 65–54	5–0	20 – Jackson	9 – D. Carter	1 – Tied	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 27, 2021* 3:30 pm, FloSports		vs. No. 12 Michigan Daytona Beach Invitational	L 48–64	5–1	18 – Jordan	8 – Jordan	3 – Taylor	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 1, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN+		McNeese State	W 102–55	6–1	40 – Jackson	14 – D. Carter	10 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,557) Starkville, MS
December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm, BSOK		at Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 63–94	6–2	21 – An. Hayes	8 – Jackson	2 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (1,400) Norman, OK
December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin	W 54–37	7–2	19 – Jackson	9 – Farley	6 – Taylor	Kathleen and Tom Elam Center (1,379) Martin, TN
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Troy	L 66–73	7–3	25 – Jackson	12 – D. Carter	4 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,561) Starkville, MS
December 19, 2021* 4:00 pm, SECN		Jackson State	W 74–66	8–3	24 – Jackson	13 – D. Carter	7 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (5,736) Starkville, MS
December 20, 2021* 2:30 pm, SECN+		South Carolina State	W 85–47	9–3	15 – Thompson	14 – D. Carter	8 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,296) Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
January 2, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 68–80	9–4 (0–1)	16 – Jordan	8 – D. Carter	2 – Taylor	Colonial Life Arena (11,403) Columbia, SC
January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	W 65–62	10–4 (1–1)	22 – An. Hayes	10 – D. Carter	6 – Taylor	Coleman Coliseum (1,922) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		Vanderbilt	W 70–63	11–4 (2–1)	31 – An. Hayes	7 – D. Carter	6 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,417) Starkville, MS
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 71–86	11–5 (2–2)	24 – An. Hayes	5 – Jackson	5 – Ai. Hayes	SJB Pavilion (2,260) Oxford, MS
January 20, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 13 Georgia	L 63–66	11–6 (2–3)	27 – Jackson	10 – D. Carter	3 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (4,961) Starkville, MS
January 23, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	L 54–74	11–7 (2–4)	17 – An. Hayes	8 – D. Carter	3 – Taylor	Bud Walton Arena (4,177) Fayetteville, AR
January 27, 2022 5:30 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 77–62	12–7 (3–4)	27 – Thompson	5 – Tied	8 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,426) Starkville, MS
January 30, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN		Texas A&M	W 78–58	13–7 (4–4)	22 – An. Hayes	9 – Jordan	7 – An. Hayes	Humphrey Coliseum (4,673) Starkville, MS
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Auburn	W 70–65	14–7 (5–4)	26 – An. Hayes	9 – An. Hayes	4 – An. Hayes	Auburn Arena (1,924) Auburn, AL
February 10, 2022 5:30 pm, SECN+		No. 19 Florida Rescheduled from December 30	L 64–73	14–8 (5–5)	22 – An. Hayes	10 – Jordan	7 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,630) Starkville, MS
February 13, 2022 3:00 pm, SECN		Ole Miss	W 70–59	15–8 (6–5)	21 – An. Hayes	5 – Kohl	2 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (5,100) Starkville, MS
February 15, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN+		at Kentucky Rescheduled from January 13	L 74–81	15–9 (6–6)	21 – An. Hayes	6 – Thompson	8 – Taylor	Memorial Coliseum (3,688) Lexington, KY
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		No. 11 LSU	L 59–71	15–10 (6–7)	17 – An. Hayes	11 – Kohl	5 – An. Hayes	Humphrey Coliseum (4,601) Starkville, MS
February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Missouri	L 66–76	15–11 (6–8)	21 – Thompson	6 – Kohl	5 – Taylor	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 24, 2022 5:30 pm, SECN+		at No. 16 Tennessee	L 64–86	15–12 (6–9)	18 – An. Hayes	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (7,009) Knoxville, TN
February 27, 2022 5:00 pm, SECN		Arkansas	L 79–87	15–13 (6–10)	20 – An. Hayes	18 – Kohl	7 – Taylor	Humphrey Coliseum (4,840) Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN	(10)	vs. (7) Kentucky Second Round	L 67–83	15–14	21 – Jordan	8 – Thompson	7 – Taylor	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[4]

References

^ "Nikki McCray-Penson steps down as Mississippi State women's basketball coach due to health concerns". espn.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ "McCray-Penson Announces Addition Of Hayes Sisters". hailstate.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ "Bulldogs Sign AAC Freshman of the Year JerKaila Jordan". hailstate.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ "Women's Basketball Announces Complete Non-Conference Schedule". hailstate.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[1] "Nikki McCray-Penson steps down as Mississippi State women's basketball coach due to health concerns". espn.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[2] "McCray-Penson Announces Addition Of Hayes Sisters". hailstate.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[3] "Bulldogs Sign AAC Freshman of the Year JerKaila Jordan". hailstate.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

[4] "Women's Basketball Announces Complete Non-Conference Schedule". hailstate.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2021 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule

See also

References