Debreasha Powe to tranfer

[NCMSTFAN]

For those who still watch Womens basketball this is somewhat of a shocker. Surprised to see her transfer out.

[EdwardDrayton]

Ouch

[Pancho]

what will it cost to keep her?

[BigDawg81]

I thought she was the second leading scorer on the team behind Jordan. She was 4th on the team with 8 ppg. I was shocked by that.

[Pancho]

she feels she can make more elsewhere

[BravesDoggy]

Single digit scorer for most of her career. Not gonna be missed all that much

[ZedFedder]

She?s supposed to be a strong leader, but she does not bring a lot on the court. She is a good shooter but that is it.

[civildawg]

what will it cost to keep her?


It's women's basketball. Anything more than $0 is too much

[Thick]

It's women's basketball. Anything more than $0 is too much

😂😂😂😂

[Coach34]

what will it cost to keep her?

anything more than a Twix bar is too much

[Tater]

6'3" 40% three point shooter in the portal?

Jans better come talk to juwan woman? (there's a reverse joke here someone smarter than me can figure out.

[Cooterpoot]

Ole Miss

[NCMSTFAN]

6'3" 40% three point shooter in the portal?

Jans better come talk to juwan woman? (there's a reverse joke here someone smarter than me can figure out.

She actually didn't play as well this year. There were several games she looked bad, still kind of shocked she left though. It is what it is

[EdwardDrayton]

She actually didn't play as well this year. There were several games she looked bad, still kind of shocked she left though. It is what it is

She is a quality player. It's definitely a loss that doesn't look good unless Purcell has someone we don't know about.

[CaptainObvious]

She was one of the top players out of Mississippi her senior year. At some point, we have to realize Vic not only brought in great players, he made them even better when he was here. Texas got immediately better when he got there. No need in hashing what ifs, but he did convince the best Mississippi player since Victoria Vivians to come play for him at Texas. Look what happened to all the star players sign his last year and Pinson's first year. They either fell off or transferred out. I'm not sure we didn't already have the right guy in place who replaced Pinson when she had to step down. The inability to get Kentucky's Coach to come home and coach his home state School still baffles me too. Something is amiss in our Athletics Department and Administration when it comes to sports. It's as if Leach's death affected the entire department and all major sports adversely! I don't believe Keenum and his staff are all onboard with the NIL thing either.

[EdwardDrayton]

She was one of the top players out of Mississippi her senior year. At some point, we have to realize Vic not only brought in great players, he made them even better when he was here. Texas got immediately better when he got there. No need in hashing what ifs, but he did convince the best Mississippi player since Victoria Vivians to come play for him at Texas. Look what happened to all the star players sign his last year and Pinson's first year. They either fell off or transferred out. I'm not sure we didn't already have the right guy in place who replaced Pinson when she had to step down. The inability to get Kentucky's Coach to come home and coach his home state School still baffles me too. Something is amiss in our Athletics Department and Administration when it comes to sports. It's as if Leach's death affected the entire department and all major sports adversely! I don't believe Keenum and his staff are all onboard with the NIL thing either.

As I've said, it seems we are plagued by painfully ineffectual leadership both internally and externally. At this juncture, they will have to prove otherwise. And quickly.

[NCMSTFAN]

She is a quality player. It's definitely a loss that doesn't look good unless Purcell has someone we don't know about.

I dont know if this is on Purcell as much as it is her wanting to go get paid. She will be heavily recruited. I could see her staying in the SEC

[EdwardDrayton]

I dont know if this is on Purcell as much as it is her wanting to go get paid. She will be heavily recruited. I could see her staying in the SEC

Somebody just said we picked up someone today. Trying to find it now. So this all may have been going on already behind the scenes.

[Tater]

As I've said, it seems we are plagued by painfully ineffectual leadership both internally and externally. At this juncture, they will have to prove otherwise. And quickly.

So you're saying we should have kept the assistant coach who was hooking up with one of our players?

Or are you saying we should have torched Vic and Blair on the way out?

[NCMSTFAN]

Somebody just said we picked up someone today. Trying to find it now. So this all may have been going on already behind the scenes.

We picked up Khryssa Richardson who initially played with Auburn then transferred to Ole Miss the last two seasons. 6'2 Forward but she only averaged about 3 ppg 1.5 rpg.. her Freshman year at Auburn was her best season.

[klong-dog]

I will not miss Powe. Her only attribute was being a streaky 3 point shooter. She was too slow on defense and couldn't do much else on the court. Loyalty these days, suck, but won't miss her presence on the court.

[NCMSTFAN]

I will not miss Powe. Her only attribute was being a streaky 3 point shooter. She was too slow on defense and couldn't do much else on the court. Loyalty these days, suck, but won't miss her presence on the court.

Yeah, those who actually watched her this year saw she had several bad games. Granted she does have skill and can be a great spot up 3 point shooter for a contending team, but she isn't a lead player.

[Cooterpoot]

Okot in the portal now. Looks like the team is tired of cheerleading and looking for some coaching and money too m sure.

[Tater]

Okot in the portal now. Looks like the team is tired of cheerleading and looking for some coaching and money too m sure.

Need to keep her if possible. She's gonna be good enough to carry a team to sweet 16 herself.

[NCMSTFAN]

Okot in the portal now. Looks like the team is tired of cheerleading and looking for some coaching and money too m sure.

Wow! Didn't expect that one. She had the most potential on the team. Sam is in a full rebuild now

[Cooterpoot]

Better start seeing a much improved football program with all the cuts to secondary sports

[EdwardDrayton]

Okot in the portal now. Looks like the team is tired of cheerleading and looking for some coaching and money too m sure.

That will be a big ouch if she doesn't stay.

[jdelta02]

Freshman class is really good..led by Madison Francis from New York. Saw where she averaged somewhere around 33 points per game this past season. Also she made the USA Under18 National Team. Lampley is very highly rated as well. One or two of these could start if need be. At least one of them starts and the other gets good playing time..eventual starter at some point as well..season one or two. A third freshman out of Houston Texas is not as highly rated as these two but she's tall, long..very athletic and one of the top recruits coming out of Houston this class.

[NCMSTFAN]

Freshman class is really good..led by Madison Francis from New York. Saw where she averaged somewhere around 33 points per game this past season. Also she made the USA Under18 National Team. Lampley is very highly rated as well. One or two of these could start if need be. At least one of them starts and the other gets good playing time..eventual starter at some point as well..season one or two. A third freshman out of Houston Texas is not as highly rated as these two but she's tall, long..very athletic and one of the top recruits coming out of Houston this class.

Jdelta I haven't seen you around in a while. I still remember you from SECFANATICS under a different name.

Yes, Sam does have a good High School class coming in, it's ranked top 10 but the transfer portal is where you rebuild fast in today's game, not high school players. Purcell has to hit the portal hard! He can't rely on Freshman, it's a new day

[jdelta02]

Hey NCMSTFAN...no doubt Purcell and staff are already hitting the portal hard, also checking out juco's and others...you definitely know your basketball (very knowledgeable poster) and true what you say about the changes regarding building teams year to year out of the transfer portal but still can't underestimate this level talent incoming freshmen class making a so called significant first season impact as well.

[jdelta02]

See where Destiney Mcphaul announced staying.

[Ezsoil]

I dont know if this is on Purcell as much as it is her wanting to go get paid. She will be heavily recruited. I could see her staying in the SEC

I understood it was about her graduate degree....she already graduated and wanted her masters and needed to go elsewhere to get it .....kinda like Lesoya going to get a free MBA from Vandy..

[NCMSTFAN]

I understood it was about her graduate degree....she already graduated and wanted her masters and needed to go elsewhere to get it .....kinda like Lesoya going to get a free MBA from Vandy..

That makes sense. But since her announcement We also had our starting PG to transfer Denim Deshields and back up Center Nir Nir to transfer. We are down to 2 returners. This will be a total rebuild. Yes we have a pretty good Freshman class coming in but Purcell has to go get some big talent out of the Portal

[Santiago]

Are they leaving because of the bars ? ***

[Tater]

Are they leaving because of the bars ? ***

Need a lesbo bar where Vic's kid could hookup with players she was coaching. That'll really get the croots. Cohen was an idiot for not having vision.

^I bet someone unironically has this thought b

[Duckdog]

Are they leaving because of the bars ? ***

because starkville doesn't have a target

[jdelta02]

Chandler Prater just announced she's back as well. So, a few staying...at this point it appears 3 retunees.

[Dawgface]

I thought athletes played for their scholarship? I just woke up from a nap.

[jdelta02]

Trayanna Crisp

[jdelta02]

Debreasha Powe to Ole Miss

[NCMSTFAN]

Debreasha Powe to Ole Miss

I saw this one coming. Myah Taylor is on there coaching staff in some capacity and we all know she left State to go to Ole Miss. Im sure she helped to recruit her there to play for Coach Yo.. Im disappointed but not surprised.

Purcell needs to step it up on the recruiting trail. We have a really good high school recruiting class coming in and keeping Prater and McPhaul helped some too. But we lost a ton of scoring, neither girl we just picked up in the portal are big time scorers. Losing Jordan, Powe, Russell and Okot hurt, that's our top 4 scorers.

[schddog72]

Ole Miss

She's been in the portal for a couple of weeks, and I immediately predicted UMissy as her destination; I smell tampering a mile away on this, and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Ocot ends up there as well. Coarch Yo doing work in the portal; Rebs all in on spending $$$ in the portal for all sports.

[NCMSTFAN]

She's been in the portal for a couple of weeks, and I immediately predicted UMissy as her destination; I smell tampering a mile away on this, and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Ocot ends up there as well. Coarch Yo doing work in the portal; Rebs all in on spending $$$ in the portal for all sports.

Well they are out recruiting us in both Mens and Womens basketball right now.

[schddog72]

Well they are out recruiting us in both Mens and Womens basketball right now.

Not just confined to basketball; we're getting skull drug across the entire sports spectrum by the Rubbles.

[EdwardDrayton]

Our leadership needs to be on the hot seat.

[NCMSTFAN]

Not just confined to basketball; we're getting skull drug across the entire sports spectrum by the Rubbles.

Yes they are! Their future looks good in every sport right now

[NCMSTFAN]

Our leadership needs to be on the hot seat.
Something has to happen

[Cooterpoot]

Mississippi State University doesn't give a shit about competitive college athletics. Our "leadership" thought baseball was a flagship sport for too long. Now them chickens have come to roost!

[jdelta02]

Just looked at a few videos of Miss. State's redshirt center.....
The 6-7 redshirt center Rocio Jimenez from the Dominican Republic appears to have a lot of potential...including runs the court well and athletic. She looked good for a player a few years into the sport, a late starter to the game of basketball. Also, I read where she played on the Dominican Republic's FIBA AmericaCup team where she was the team's youngest member. Not saying that she's ready yet or that Coach Purcell and his staff aren't actively looking to bring in a more experienced center while they continue to bring Jimenez along but that she's definitely one to keep an eye on moving forward in the program.

[NCMSTFAN]

Just looked at a few videos of Miss. State's redshirt center.....
The 6-7 redshirt center Rocio Jimenez from the Dominican Republic appears to have a lot of potential...including runs the court well and athletic. She looked good for a player a few years into the sport, a late starter to the game of basketball. Also, I read where she played on the Dominican Republic's FIBA AmericaCup team where she was the team's youngest member. Not saying that she's ready yet or that Coach Purcell and his staff aren't actively looking to bring in a more experienced center while they continue to bring Jimenez along but that she's definitely one to keep an eye on moving forward in the program.

Next year will be her 3rd year on campus and she hasn't seen the floor yet due to injuries. She definitely has the size but it's hard to rely on an unknown player who is injury prone. Sam definitely has to go out and get some size.

[ZedFedder]

WBB looking bleak for next year.

[NCMSTFAN]

WBB looking bleak for next year.

As currently constructed yes it is, but he still has about 5 or 6 players to grab out of the portal and we are recruiting some good ones so let's see what he does first. We also have a top 10 high school class coming in, all 3 girls are ranked in the ESPN top 100 so we will definitely have talent on the roster but I hope to not have to heavily rely on the Freshman, he has to go get a couple scorers and a big or two out of the portal.

[CaptainObvious]

Freshman class is really good..led by Madison Francis from New York. Saw where she averaged somewhere around 33 points per game this past season. Also she made the USA Under18 National Team. Lampley is very highly rated as well. One or two of these could start if need be. At least one of them starts and the other gets good playing time..eventual starter at some point as well..season one or two. A third freshman out of Houston Texas is not as highly rated as these two but she's tall, long..very athletic and one of the top recruits coming out of Houston this class.

High School scoring average of 33 per game = 6 points per game at State! Welcome to the bottom half of SEC!

[Cooterpoot]

Just looked at a few videos of Miss. State's redshirt center.....
The 6-7 redshirt center Rocio Jimenez from the Dominican Republic appears to have a lot of potential...including runs the court well and athletic. She looked good for a player a few years into the sport, a late starter to the game of basketball. Also, I read where she played on the Dominican Republic's FIBA AmericaCup team where she was the team's youngest member. Not saying that she's ready yet or that Coach Purcell and his staff aren't actively looking to bring in a more experienced center while they continue to bring Jimenez along but that she's definitely one to keep an eye on moving forward in the program.

She's been hurt a lot and I expect nothing from here. She can't move anymore.

[jdelta02]

Sad to hear about these continued injury related issues with Jimenez. The best to this young lady as she moves forward.

[jdelta02]

Appears the top teams in the nation have been going in the transfer portal heavily after points, and also appears that Coach Purcell and his staff haven't been getting the needed points out of the transfer portal to consistently keep up with the top teams (SEC or otherwise) in scoring., especially not putting overly strong defensive teams on the court. Team this past season had issues scoring,, especially against the tougher teams and were depending heavily on Jerkaila Jordan, sometimes Okot to stay in games. The Kentucky transfer had been a 6th man for them before transferring to Miss. State, not a noted scorer during her college career. What happened with the high scoring transfer Terren Ward? Also the Louisville transfer guard before the Kentucky transfer had been a bench player for them..not noted as a scorer and was put in a scoring role at Miss. State. Can learn from the past, make the necessary adjustments.

Also, Destiney Mcphaul..the combo guard was a big boost to the backcourt. She's a good scorer with playmaking skills as well. She also helped the team stay in games.

[jdelta02]

High School scoring average of 33 per game = 6 points per game at State! Welcome to the bottom half of SEC!

https://youtu.be/cZPQAtsWJxA?si=pcpDBJVjVuJplGgh

[jdelta02]

As currently constructed yes it is, but he still has about 5 or 6 players to grab out of the portal and we are recruiting some good ones so let's see what he does first. We also have a top 10 high school class coming in, all 3 girls are ranked in the ESPN top 100 so we will definitely have talent on the roster but I hope to not have to heavily rely on the Freshman, he has to go get a couple scorers and a big or two out of the portal.
A couple of scores and a big or two sounds about right. Also, include at least one point guard in this group...minimum of one (Mcphaul can help out at point or whatever role in the backcourt asked of her..backup or starter). No doubt the coaching staff is looking at players from other sources outside of the transfer portal as well....Dominican Republic, Canada, Kenya., high school, juco...ect. Also, all 3 freshmen look good in videos, stats, rankings, ect...not one one of them can be counted out regarding earning minutes or starting spot.

Update...MEAC Rookie Of The Year, Howard University freshman point guard Saniyah King just committed to Miss. State.

[NCMSTFAN]

High School scoring average of 33 per game = 6 points per game at State! Welcome to the bottom half of SEC!

True but if you get a chance take a look at her film and what she is currently doing, she will help right away. She is 6'2" athletic and can score.. She can start right away, Im surprised she is a 4 star instead of a 5 star recruit. From a comparison standpoint she plays similar to Rickea Jackson

[NCMSTFAN]

A couple of scores and a big or two sounds about right. Also, include at least one point guard in this group...minimum of one (Mcphaul can help out at point or whatever role in the backcourt asked of her..backup or starter). No doubt the coaching staff is looking at players from other sources outside of the transfer portal as well....Dominican Republic, Canada, Kenya., high school, juco...ect. Also, all 3 freshmen look good in videos, stats, rankings, ect...not one one of them can be counted out regarding earning minutes or starting spot.

Update...MEAC Rookie Of The Year, Howard University freshman point guard Saniyah King just committed to Miss. State.

Yea Sam has to get a big out of the portal for sure, we can't rely on Jimenez because she hasn't been healthy. Who knows she may be a bright spot for us but we need 2 more bigs and a scorer or two to go with this team. I typically don't like relying on Freshman in today's game but I do like our 3 incoming Freshman

[Cooterpoot]

High School scoring average of 33 per game = 6 points per game

Not in women's basketball

[EdwardDrayton]

Sam is right around .500 conference record but our finish in the conference standings has continued to fall. And he's not managed to finish Top 25 at all. Think we will be looking for him to step up this coming year and show he's worthy of the longer term.

[NCMSTFAN]

Not in women's basketball

True statement, even though womens basketball has improved alot there is still alot of bad basketball being played at every level. 33 ppg will translate to College for sure. Madison Francis has that it factor and she will be good right away.. the only question is will we be able to keep her.

[NCMSTFAN]

Sam is right around .500 conference record but our finish in the conference standings has continued to fall. And he's not managed to finish Top 25 at all. Think we will be looking for him to step up this coming year and show he's worthy of the longer term.

Sam isn't going anywhere anytime soon unless he chooses to. He wins enough, recruits well and we get to the tournament. I agree with you though, I'm looking for this season for him to step up

[Quaoarsking]

As long as Purcell is making the Tournament more than half the time and isn't having any embarrassing off-the-court incidents, his seat is never even going to be warm.

The fact that in 3 years he's made the Round of 32 twice is even better.

[Bothrops]

Women's hoops will be an irrelevant sport at MSU again in another year or two.

[Quaoarsking]

Women's hoops will be an irrelevant sport at MSU again in another year or two.

That's a shame. Dollars spent there probably have a relatively high ROI as far as sports go.

[Bothrops]

That's a shame. Dollars spent there probably have a relatively high ROI as far as sports go.

We have 3 anchor coaches in the league getting all the best players and OM is trending up. It's a tough tough neighborhood.

[EdwardDrayton]

We MUST set the bar higher in ALL our sports programs, including womens basketball. We must REJECT accepting less.

[NCMSTFAN]

Women's hoops will be an irrelevant sport at MSU again in another year or two.

How do you figure this? Is it because of NIL and us not having money as people keep saying? How are other similar programs like us figuring it out? Womens basketball has come a very long way, it's right behind College football and Mens basketball as far as views go. We went to 2 National Championships in Women's basketball and still have a pretty solid fan base, I would hope we could figure out how to stay relevant.

[StarkVegasSteve]

How do you figure this? Is it because of NIL and us not having money as people keep saying? How are other similar programs like us figuring it out? Womens basketball has come a very long way, it's right behind College football and Mens basketball as far as views go. We went to 2 National Championships in Women's basketball and still have a pretty solid fan base, I would hope we could figure out how to stay relevant.

It's actually pretty easy to see why. With the house settlement, the figure being tossed around is 20 million. As in most schools will have 20 million to spend on athletes. So conservative thinking will be that 75% goes to football, 15% goes to men's basketball, and 10% goes to every other sport. Now that's what the university is able to provide. Obviously private donors can, and will, provide additional funds for football and men's basketball. Baseball will probably be able to be funded pretty well on private donations, but what about the sports that don't have that type of fan base. I mean women's basketball and all the other sports are going to pretty much have to be fully privately funded. Do those sports have enough loyal and influential donors that they could get that type of financial support? It doesn't seem likely.

[NCMSTFAN]

Denim Deshields transferred to Ole Miss. 2nd player to do so this off-season. We did have one of their players transfer to us too. Its all weird

[jdelta02]

Denim Deshields transferred to Ole Miss. 2nd player to do so this off-season. We did have one of their players transfer to us too. Its all weird
Madina Okot to South Carolina

[Cooterpoot]

Madina Okot to South Carolina

SC sucks at everything but women's basketball and softball. They're bleeding money through women's athletics.

[Tater]

Madina Okot to South Carolina

Sad to see what we went through to get here here and Dawn just steals here from us. But it's clear Madina is going to be a star.

[jdelta02]

6 ft freshman guard Emely Rodriguez out of the University Of Central Florida entering the transfer portal. She's listed as having made the All-Big 12 Freshman Team this past season. See where Miss. State was listed as one of the first 2 teams to offer her coming out of high school. Wouldn't be surprised if they've picked back up recruiting her since entering the portal.

[jdelta02]

Saw where Miss. State center Rocio Jimenez made Winter 2024-2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll. Had been looking for additional updates on her. Appears she's doing well in classes. Again, best to her as she continues to move forward .

[ZedFedder]

WBB will be baaaad next year.

[NCMSTFAN]

WBB will be baaaad next year.

We have 9 players right now. Gotta fill out the roster before you say that. Sam has 6 players to get and he usually recruits well.

[ZedFedder]

We have 9 players right now. Gotta fill out the roster before you say that. Sam has 6 players to get and he usually recruits well.

My question is why are we in that spot? The portal is closed. Those who are in are in, and we have gotten a couple of girls who played sparingly at their previous schools.

[NCMSTFAN]

My question is why are we in that spot? The portal is closed. Those who are in are in, and we have gotten a couple of girls who played sparingly at their previous schools.

There are alot of players still in the portal. Its all about recruiting them now. We need a couple bigs

[jdelta02]

Thoughts on the perimeter positions (mainly 2 spot and 3 spot)?

[Lord McBuckethead]

What the hell kind of name is Debreasha?

[jdelta02]

Quanirah Montage to Auburn

[jdelta02]

Miss. State women basketball signs NJCAA 1st Team All American guard Awa Fane.

[jdelta02]

There are alot of players still in the portal. Its all about recruiting them now. We need a couple bigs

Appears 3 starters... Saniyah King, Jaylah Lampley,, Madison Francis. Everything else up for grabs.

[NCMSTFAN]

Appears 3 starters... Saniyah King, Jaylah Lampley,, Madison Francis. Everything else up for grabs.

As of right now the starting PG is Destiney McPhaul, she should have started this year. She played better than Denim Deshields

[Pancho]

where does the juco all american fit in?

[ZedFedder]

Again, this team is going to be bad. Like bottom 4 in the SEC bad. They lost a lot of talent and have replaced none of it.

[NCMSTFAN]

Again, this team is going to be bad. Like bottom 4 in the SEC bad. They lost a lot of talent and have replaced none of it.

5 more players he can get.. Let's see what he gets first. Also, We have a few really good Freshman coming in, I know Freshman aren't usually counted on but Madison Francis will play day 1, go watch film. Sam is bringing in a top 10 high school class.

Our only losses that will hurt were Okot and Jerkaila. Everyone else was replaceable

[NCMSTFAN]

where does the juco all american fit in?

Coming off the bench in my opinion. I watched her film, she has skill but I wouldn't put her over the current gaurds we have

[ZedFedder]

5 more players he can get.. Let's see what he gets first. Also, We have a few really good Freshman coming in, I know Freshman aren't usually counted on but Madison Francis will play day 1, go watch film. Sam is bringing in a top 10 high school class.

Our only losses that will hurt were Okot and Jerkaila. Everyone else was replaceable

I get that, but everyone that was worth getting has already been picked up. Who are we on that would make a difference?

[NCMSTFAN]

I get that, but everyone that was worth getting has already been picked up. Who are we on that would make a difference?

I'm not saying you are wrong and to be honest its hard keeping up with who is still available in the portal because On3 and 247 don't update as often. What I do know is we bring back Destiney McPhaul who should have been our starter, her numbers as the backup were better than Deshields. Chandler Prater also returns, she ended up becoming a starter towards the end of the year (replacing Enyia Russel) and had several double digit scoring games. So thats a solid start with those two. 6'7" Jiminez will hopefully be healthy this season. Trayanna Crisp is a transfer guard coming in that had really solid numbers at Arizona state 2 years ago, with UNC her minutes were literally cut in half because they were deep so her production wasn't as good at UNC. But thats a decent core to start with. Again, we have a top 10 Freshman class with 3 solid Freshman coming in who all 3 might play early, especially Francis. The biggest need Sam will have to address with these last 5 picks are bigs. All 3 Freshman are 6'1 or better and we added Richardson from Ole Miss at 6'2", Jiminez is still an unknown at 6'7 so more than anything my concern is getting in a few proven bigs. I think we are OK on the perimeter with what we have so far but I'd like to see him get another proven scoring perimeter if possible. threat also.

Ive seen you mention we lost alot but haven't replaced it but who are we really replacing? Okot and Jerk were the only two players we lost that were good, even Powe's production wasn't great this season.

[ZedFedder]

I'm not saying you are wrong and to be honest its hard keeping up with who is still available in the portal because On3 and 247 don't update as often. What I do know is we bring back Destiney McPhaul who should have been our starter, her numbers as the backup were better than Deshields. Chandler Prater also returns, she ended up becoming a starter towards the end of the year (replacing Enyia Russel) and had several double digit scoring games. So thats a solid start with those two. 6'7" Jiminez will hopefully be healthy this season. Trayanna Crisp is a transfer guard coming in that had really solid numbers at Arizona state 2 years ago, with UNC her minutes were literally cut in half because they were deep so her production wasn't as good at UNC. But thats a decent core to start with. Again, we have a top 10 Freshman class with 3 solid Freshman coming in who all 3 might play early, especially Francis. The biggest need Sam will have to address with these last 5 picks are bigs. All 3 Freshman are 6'1 or better and we added Richardson from Ole Miss at 6'2", Jiminez is still an unknown at 6'7 so more than anything my concern is getting in a few proven bigs. I think we are OK on the perimeter with what we have so far but I'd like to see him get another proven scoring perimeter if possible. threat also.

Ive seen you mention we lost alot but haven't replaced it but who are we really replacing? Okot and Jerk were the only two players we lost that were good, even Powe's production wasn't great this season.

My issue is none of our transfers are difference makers. We have two P4 transfers who played very little, but we expect them to be difference makers for us? Does not seem plausible. The third averaged 11 points at ODU. That is very meh. So we have may lost just a few productive pieces but we have brought in NO production.

[jdelta02]

My issue is none of our transfers are difference makers. We have two P4 transfers who played very little, but we expect them to be difference makers for us? Does not seem plausible. The third averaged 11 points at ODU. That is very meh. So we have may lost just a few productive pieces but we have brought in NO production.

Both of you made some solid points. Fans are starting to get uneasy about Miss. State's use of the transfer portal but maybe the coaching staff has a plan in play regarding all of this, and like NCMSTFAN indicated...they still have several more spots available to fill for the roster including a couple of post players. Basically, they're not finished yet, and they're not depending totally on using the transfer portal.

Also, all 3 freshmen (Francis, Lampley, Gray) are extremely talented. Can the team compete at a high level without them developing fast and becoming key pieces?

[NCMSTFAN]

My issue is none of our transfers are difference makers. We have two P4 transfers who played very little, but we expect them to be difference makers for us? Does not seem plausible. The third averaged 11 points at ODU. That is very meh. So we have may lost just a few productive pieces but we have brought in NO production.

Again, you are not wrong and we definitely have some concerns as we sit here today about the roster, but I do like the core players we have so far. Since Purcell has been here he has brought talent to Starkville, with 5 positions open and uncommitted portal players out there I will hold out judgement on this portal class until he is finished. But I am excited about our incoming Freshman class so that gives me some hope.

It does suck to see Coach Yo at Ole Miss bringing in all this talent and we still have so many holes to fill, so I definitely understand your concern.

[ZedFedder]

Again, you are not wrong and we definitely have some concerns as we sit here today about the roster, but I do like the core players we have so far. Since Purcell has been here he has brought talent to Starkville, with 5 positions open and uncommitted portal players out there I will hold out judgement on this portal class until he is finished. But I am excited about our incoming Freshman class so that gives me some hope.

It does suck to see Coach Yo at Ole Miss bringing in all this talent and we still have so many holes to fill, so I definitely understand your concern.

You are correct in that here soon we will be able to say pretty definitively if it was a success or not.

[jdelta02]

USC women's basketball team had 8 freshmen on it's roster this past season. (Note) This team blew Miss. State's women out 96-59 (by 37 points) in the NCAA Tourney..utilizing mostly freshmen (a few non freshmen as well but mostly young) after Ju Ju Watkins went down with an injury.... again, freshmen. Also, I noticed how the announcer kept referencing to how USC's length was bothering Miss. State. If you go back and watch a replay of the game..you can actually see what he was talking about.

[jdelta02]

If the team had to play today (current roster)...
8 man rotation

5-7, 5-8 King- PG
6-3 Gray- F/C
6-1, 6-2 Lampley- G/F
6-2 Francis- F
6-2 Richardson- F
5-9 Mcphaul- G/PG
5-8 Crisp- G ( Arizona State and N Carolina..in addition to shooting guard she helped out at the point on both former teams)
5-10,5-11 Prater- G/F

6-7 Jimenez C- last report rehabbing, further evaluation as the season approaches
5-8 Fane G - wait until after she arrives, expect to learn more about this player

Sleeper of this team.. is incoming freshman Nataliyah Gray out of Houston TX .

[jdelta02]

Does the Miss. State women's basketball coaching staff know anything about a post player from Coahoma County HS in Clarksdsale Mississippi named Caitlin Hall? 2024-25 Mississippi Class 3A Miss Basketball. She's right in they're own back yard...over in Clarksdsale. She's really good down in the low post. Recently signed with Shelton State CC.

[jdelta02]

Robbie Faul is reporting that Miss. State is adding 6-6 transfer Faith Wylder from New York.

[ZedFedder]

I really am not trying to poop on the program, but this girl averaged less than a point and less than a rebound a game for Stony Brook. I don?t see how we can envision her doing much.

[StarkVegasSteve]

I really am not trying to poop on the program, but this girl averaged less than a point and less than a rebound a game for Stony Brook. I don?t see how we can envision her doing much.

Apparently was injured after 5 games, but was pretty highly sought after in the portal.

[ZedFedder]

Apparently was injured after 5 games, but was pretty highly sought after in the portal.

Just looked at her commitment story. You are correct. Hopefully she can make a jump!

[EdwardDrayton]

That seems to be the recruiting model we're embracing in every sport. Take a chance on players evaluated as high potential at some point in their past but haven't yet proven it.

[NCMSTFAN]

I really am not trying to poop on the program, but this girl averaged less than a point and less than a rebound a game for Stony Brook. I don?t see how we can envision her doing much.

Agreed, but you can't teach 6'6" and she had some pretty good schools after her in the portal so that says a little something. Its hard to tell how good she can be because she barely played due to her injury as a true Freshman. No one in the nation knew who Madina Okot was last year and Purcell pulled her out of thin air, now look at her. I'm not saying this happens with Wylder but being 6'6" is a good start.

We also have Rocio Jimenez who is another unknown 6'7" player, she has been injured as well so we don't know exactly what we have in her in the post either. Sam can still sign 4 more girls so I would expect another big or two to get added because we are good at the Guard and Wing spots.

[jdelta02]

I really like that name..."Faith"

[jdelta02]

Found this from an article on a Stony Brook site.....

The Statesman

Stony Brook women?s basketball seeks to keep contender status with new cast of characters
Alex D?Amaro, Sports Writer
November 3, 2024

A rookie that could have an immediate impact is center Faith Wylder. With Clark leaving, Wylder could be utilized to replace the void left by Stony Brook?s five from a season ago, especially on the defensive end.

In the 2023-24 campaign, the Seawolves ranked first in the conference in rebounds per game (42.2) and fourth in blocks per contest (3.48). Clark herself tallied 7.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, which ranked eighth and ninth in the league, respectively.

The only center-by-trade on the roster, Wylder?s 6-foot-5 presence looms over Clark?s 6-foot-2 frame. Unless Stony Brook looks to play small ball, Wylder should crack the starting lineup.

?[Wylder] is a monster,? King said. ?She?s going to be very dominant. We just have to develop her into the player that she is and put her in the right spots to succeed.?