The Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball program represents Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, in women's NCAA Division I basketball. The Bulldogs play in the Southeastern Conference. The program is notable for ending the UConn Huskies record 111-game winning streak by beating them 66-64 in overtime in the Final Four of the 2017 NCAA tournament. The buzzer beater shot that put the Bulldogs in front of the Huskies came from the smallest player on the court, the 5-foot-5 inch junior, Morgan William.
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Player awards
National awards
USBWA Freshman of the Year
LaToya Thomas – 2000
Senior CLASS Award
LaToya Thomas – 2003
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
Tan White – 2005
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
Victoria Vivians – 2018
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
Teaira McCowan – 2018
Elite 90 Award (top GPA among upperclass players at the Final Four)
Jordan Danberry – 2018
Naismith Award
Vic Schaefer – 2018
WBCA National Coach of the Year
Vic Schaefer – 2018
SEC awards
Player of the Year
LaToya Thomas – 2002, 2003
Teaira McCowan – 2019
Freshman of the Year
LaToya Thomas – 2000
Defensive Player of the Year
Armelie Lumanu – 2010
Martha Alwal – 2014
Teaira McCowan – 2018, 2019
6th Woman of the Year
Teaira McCowan – 2017
Postseason
NCAAW tournament results
The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA tournament 13 times. Their combined record is 25–13.
WBIT tournament results
The Bulldogs have appeared in the WBIT 1 times. Their combined record is 2–1.
WNIT / NWIT tournament results
The Bulldogs have appeared in the WNIT and its predecessor the NWIT 7 times with a combined record of 6-8.