The 2025–26 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-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 2024–25 season 22–12, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Missouri in the first round before losing in the second round to Ole Miss. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed Spokane 4 region. They defeated California in the first round before losing to USC in the second round.
Offseason Departures Mississippi State Departures Denim DeShields 0 G 5'5" Junior Atlanta, GA Transferred to Ole Miss JerKaila Jordan 2 G 5'10" Graduate Student New Orleans, LA Graduated Terren Ward 3 G/F 5'11" Graduate Student Jesup, GA Graduated Eniya Russell 4 G/F 6'0" Graduate Student Baltimore, MD Graduated Shakirah Edwards 6 G 5'10" Freshman Panama City, FL Transferred to Troy Anaisha Carriere 8 G/F 6'2" Freshman Gulfport, MS Transferred to Southern Miss Tahj-Monet Bloom 11 F 6'2" Freshman Okinawa, Japan Transferred to Nevada Kayla Thomas 14 F 6'2" Senior Beltsville, MD Graduated Madina Okot 15 C 6'6" Junior Mumias, Kenya Transferred to South Carolina Debreasha Powe 21 G/F 6'1" Junior Meridian, MS Transferred to Ole Miss Quanirah Montague 24 F 6'5" Sophomore Atlantic City, NJ Transferred to Auburn
Incoming transfers Mississippi State Incoming Transfers Saniyah King 0 G 5'7" Sophomore Washington, D.C. Howard Trayanna Crisp 4 G 5'8" Senior Goodyear, AZ North Carolina Awa Fane 8 G Junior Thiès, Senegal Panola College Faith Wylder 23 C 6'5" Sophomore New York City, NY Stony Brook Favour Nwaedozi 25 F 6'3" Junior Delta, Nigeria Mukogawa Kharyssa Richardson 33 F 6'2" Senior Douglasville, GA Ole Miss
2025 recruiting class
2026 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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Rankings
See also 2025–26 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
References