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Jessika Carter
Jessika Tyneisha Carter (born December 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for AZS Poznań of the Basket Liga Kobiet. She was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2024 WNBA draft. She played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Early life Carter was born in Waverly Hall, Georgia to Patrick Ransom and Angelia Carter-Ransom. She has one brother, Kenavez Bryd, and five sisters: Lvvie, Jhernie, Zi, Nyazjha, and Molly. She attended the Girls Inc. Baker Center in South Columbus, Georgia and considers it "home." Instead of attending the WNBA draft, she hosted a draft party there instead. She used to be a model. She attended and played basketball at Harris County High School in Hamilton, Georgia. Her head coach was Steffanie Ramsey. She was rated 49th best player in the nation in the Olson ratings. She was named GWSA All-State First Team in the 5A class in 2015. College career Throughout her career with the Mississippi State Bulldogs of Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AZS Poznań (women's Basketball)
AZS may refer to: *Samaná El Catey International Airport *Arizona Southern Railroad Arizona is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and ... *Akademickiego Związku Sportowego, the Academic Sports Association in Poland {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Columbus, Georgia
South Columbus, sometimes called the southside, is a residential district of Columbus, Georgia, situated just south of the financial district of Downtown Columbus, Georgia, Downtown Columbus and north of Fort Benning, one of the largest United States Army bases. In 2007, South Columbus had a population of 14,342. Attractions * The National Infantry Museum, a museum that honors the history of infantry forces in the United States Army. Oxbow Meadows a park that has many walking trails, a learning center, and various insect and animal displays. It includes thOxbow Creek Golf Course a 9-hole golf course mostly used by the residents of South Columbus. Neighborhoods The following are neighborhoods in South Columbus: *Benning Park, Columbus, Georgia, Benning Park *Carter Acres *Oakland Park, Columbus, Georgia, Oakland Park *Pine Hill *Riverland Terrace *Vista Terrance Willis plaza References Columbus metropolitan area, Georgia Neighborhoods in Columbus, Georgia {{ColumbusGA- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Trojans Women's Basketball
The Troy Trojans women's basketball program is the intercollegiate women's basketball of Troy University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I and the team competes in the Sun Belt Conference. The head coach of the Trojans is Chanda Rigby, who is in her 12th season at Troy. During her first 11 seasons as head coach at Troy, the Trojans have made three NCAA Tournament appearances, one WBI Tournament appearance, two WNIT appearances, and have won three Sun Belt Tournament titles. The team plays home games in Trojan Arena, which was built in 2012 and replaced the old arena known as Sartain Hall. History Joyce Sorrell era Troy's first season was in 1975 under then head coach Joyce Sorrell. Before Sorrell started the basketball program, Troy had no women's sports. Sorrell is considered the "mother of women's athletics" at Troy University. Sorrell maintained consistent winning records for her women's basketball teams. In 1978, she helped guide Troy to an ups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray State Racers Women's Basketball
The Murray State Racers women's basketball program represents intercollegiate women's basketball representing Murray State University. The school competes in the Missouri Valley Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ... (NCAA). History Murray State began play in 1928. From 1932 to 1970, the women's team was discontinued; the Racers began play again in 1971. They have made the postseason seven times, twice in the NCAA Tournament (2008 and 2025), and five times in the WNIT (1989, 2007, 2009, 2022, and 2024). In their 2008 NCAA appearance, they lost 57-78 to Duke. As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Racers have an all-time record of 576–746–2. NCAA tournament results References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2019 and concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was scheduled to end at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 5, 2020, but was ultimately canceled. All other postseason tournaments were canceled as well. It was the first cancellation in the history of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Practices officially began in late September 2019. On December 31, 2020, South Carolina raised a banner recognizing a claim to a national championship for finishing first in the two major polls. Season headlines * June 18 – The ASUN Conference officially announced that Bellarmine University, currently a member of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference, would move to Division I and join the ASUN effective with the 2020–21 school year. * June 20 – The Summit League announced that the Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
The 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2018 and concluded with the Final Four title game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, in April 2019. Practices officially began in September 2018. Season headlines * June 18 – Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW), which was set to begin operation on July 1 following the dissolution of Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), announced that the athletic program that it would inherit from IPFW, previously known as the Fort Wayne Mastodons, would become the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. PFW also changed its colors from IPFW's former blue-and-silver scheme to the old gold and black used by its new parent institution. * September 10 – The Northeast Conference (NEC) announced that Merrimack College would start a transition from the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference and join the NEC effective July 1, 2019. The Warriors will not be eligible for the NCAA tournament until becoming a full D-I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
The ''Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal'' is the largest daily newspaper in northeast Mississippi, United States. It was first published in 1872. It is based in Tupelo, Mississippi Tupelo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1860, the population was 37,923 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. It is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, 7th-most populous ..., and owned by Journal, Inc. (formerly known as Journal Publishing Company, Inc.) which also owns eight weekly community newspapers such as ''The Itawamba County Times'', the ''Pontotoc Progress'', the ''Southern Sentinel'', the ''Chickasaw Journal'' and the ''New Albany News-Exchange''. References External links Official website Newspapers published in Mississippi Newspapers established in 1872 {{Mississippi-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Purcell
Sam Purcell (born October 5, 1979) is the current head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball 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 endin ... team. He was previously an assistant at Louisville, Georgia Tech and Tulsa. He began his coaching career as a student coach at Auburn. Head coaching record References 1982 births Living people People from Dalton, Georgia Auburn University alumni Auburn Tigers women's basketball coaches Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball coaches Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball coaches Louisville Cardinals women's basketball coaches Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Georgia (U.S. state) {{US-basketball-coach-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki McCray-Penson
Nikki Kesangane McCray-Penson (; December 17, 1971 – July 7, 2023) was an American basketball player and coach. She was the head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team from 2020 to 2021 and a professional basketball player from 1996 to 2006. She played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for eight seasons. In 2008 after leaving the WNBA, McCray joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks.Player Bio: Nikki McCray – South Carolina Gamecocks , 2012. McCray-Penson was inducted into the in 2012. |
Vic Schaefer
Victor Ernest Schaefer (born March 2, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is the head women's basketball coach of the University of Texas at Austin (Texas) Longhorns. He previously served as the head coach for Mississippi State, from 2012 to 2020, and for Sam Houston State, from 1990 to 1997. Mississippi State Schaefer was named the Bulldogs’ head coach on March 13, 2012, replacing Sharon Fanning-Otis who retired at the end of the 2012 season. In his tenure at MSU Schaefer has led the Bulldogs to five NCAA tournaments, Four Sweet Sixteen appearances, 3 Elite 8 appearances, 2 Final Fours, and 2 National Runner-up finishes. He also guided MSU to 2 SEC Championship and 1 SEC Tournament Championship, the only conference titles for MSU in any women's team sport. The 2016–17 team made college basketball history by defeating No. 1 Connecticut 66–64 in overtime in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. That victory snapped the Huskies’ record 111-game win strea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States. It is Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" and has a total Research, research and development budget of $239.4 million, the largest in Mississippi. The university was chartered as Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College on February 28, 1878, and admitted its first students in 1880. Organized into 12 colleges and schools, the university offers over 180 Bachelor's degree, baccalaureate, Postgraduate education, graduate, and professional degree programs, and is home to Mississippi's only accredited programs in architecture and Veterinary medicine in the United States, veterinary medicine. Mississippi State participates in the Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens Banner-Herald
The ''Athens Banner-Herald'' is a daily newspaper in Athens, Georgia, USA, and owned by Gannett. The paper has a Sunday special and publishes online under the name ''Online Athens''. History The newspaper traces its history to the ''Southern Banner'' newspaper which began publishing on March 20, 1832. The paper's masthead and owners were unchanged until 1872, when it was sold and the masthead changed to ''North-East Georgian'' and to ''Athens Weekly Georgian'' after sale, before returning to its original masthead in 1879. The title changed again with its merger with its rival the ''Southern Watchman'' to form the ''Athens Banner-Watchman'' in 1882. It was owned and operated by T.L. Gantt. In 1889, the masthead became the ''Athens Weekly Banner'' for the weekly edition. This later became ''The Weekly Banner'' until the cessation of weekly editions in 1921. In 1902, the daily newspaper, then called the ''Athens Daily Banner'', became the ''Athens Banner'' under the ownership of H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
