The 2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Nikki McCray-Penson, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the season with a 27–6 overall record and a 13–3 record in conference play. The Bulldogs lost to South Carolina in the Championship of the SEC tournament. Head coach Vic Schaefer resigned following the season to become head coach at Texas. Old Dominion head coach Nikki McCray-Penson was hired to replace him.
Offseason
Departures Mississippi State Departures Jayla Hemingway 00 G 5'11" Freshman Collierville, TN Transferred to West Virginia. Andra Espinoza-Hunter 2 G 5'11" Junior Ossining, NY Transferred to Seton Hall. Promise Taylor 13 G 6'5" Sophomore Issaquah, WA Retired from basketball. Bre'Amber Scott 23 G 5'11" Junior Little Rock, AR Transferred to Little Rock. Jordan Danberry 24 G 5'11" Senior Conway, AR Graduated. Chloe Bibby 55 F 6'1" Junior Warracknabeal, Australia Transferred to Maryland.
2020 recruiting class
Incoming transfers Mississippi State Bulldogs incoming transfers Caterrion Thompson 23 G 5'11" RS Senior Lima, OH Bowling Green
Preseason
SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020, with the Bulldogs selected to finish in fifth place in the SEC.
Media poll 1 South Carolina 2 Kentucky 3 Texas A&M 4 Arkansas 5 Mississippi State 6 Tennessee 7 LSU 8 Alabama 9 Georgia 10 Missouri 11 Ole Miss 12 Florida 13 Vanderbilt 14 Auburn
Preseason All-SEC teams The Bulldogs had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
First team
Rickea Jackson
Second team
Jessika Carter
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| SEC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| SEC Tournament
See also 2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
References