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<h2 id="head-coaching-record">Head coaching record</h2> Statistics overview<table><tbody><tr><th>Season</th><th>Team</th><th>Overall</th><th>Conference</th><th>Standing</th><th>Postseason</th></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_women%27s_basketball/pIQEv4jw">Mississippi State Bulldogs</a> <i>(<a href="/facts/Southeastern_Conference/kNJFJC2e">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> (2022–present)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2022%E2%80%9323_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_season/I1wQTqsD">2022–23</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2022%E2%80%9323_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_women%27s_basketball_team/3aA9ezK8">Mississippi State</a></td><td>22–11</td><td>9–7</td><td>T–5th</td><td><a href="/facts/2023_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament/Y1rk41PT">NCAA Second Round</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2023%E2%80%9324_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_season/cX9lpQ1E">2023–24</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2023%E2%80%9324_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_women%27s_basketball_team/uKyEBQvb">Mississippi State</a></td><td>23–12</td><td>8–8</td><td>T–7th</td><td><a href="/facts/2024_Women%27s_Basketball_Invitation_Tournament/cCsAVpQC">WBIT Quarterfinals</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2024%E2%80%9325_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_season/kjPbdGUS">2024–25</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2024%E2%80%9325_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_women%27s_basketball_team/RHB8NrGz">Mississippi State</a></td><td>22–12</td><td>7–9</td><td>10th</td><td><a href="/facts/2025_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament/upy71273">NCAA Second Round</a></td></tr><tr><td>2025–26</td><td>Mississippi State</td><td>0–0</td><td>0–0</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Mississippi State:</td><td>67–35 (.657)</td><td>24–24 (.500)</td><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Total:</td><td>67–35 (.657)</td><td colspan="7"></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"BREAKING: Mississippi State hires Louisville assistant Sam Purcell as head women's basketball coach". WCBI-TV. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022. <a href="https://www.wcbi.com/breaking-mississippi-state-hires-louisville-assistant-sam-purcell-as-head-womens-basketball-coach/" target="_blank">https://www.wcbi.com/breaking-mississippi-state-hires-louisville-assistant-sam-purcell-as-head-womens-basketball-coach/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Voepel, Mechelle (March 12, 2022). "Mississippi State hires Louisville's Sam Purcell as women's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2022. <a href="https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33485950/mississippi-state-hires-louisville-sam-purcell-women-hoops-coach" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33485950/mississippi-state-hires-louisville-sam-purcell-women-hoops-coach</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>