| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Mississippi State |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 45–23 (.662) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 5, 1979 Dalton, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Auburn University ( BA) |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2000 | Southern Union State CC |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2003 | Auburn (student assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Tulsa (assistant) |
| 2009–2013 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Louisville (assistant) |
| 2017–2022 | Louisville (associate HC) |
| 2022–present | Mississippi State |
| Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Auburn (video coordinator/admin assistant) |
| 2007–2009 | Georgia Tech (video coordinator) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–23 (.662) |
Sam Purcell (born October 5, 1979) is the current head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team. He was previously an assistant at Louisville, Georgia Tech and Tulsa. He began his coaching career as a student coach at Auburn. [1] [2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State Bulldogs ( Southeastern Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Mississippi State | 22–11 | 9–7 | T–5th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2023–24 | Mississippi State | 23–12 | 8–8 | T–7th | WBIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2024–25 | Mississippi State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Mississippi State: | 45–23 (.662) | 17–15 (.531) | |||||||
| Total: | 45–23 (.662) | ||||||||
References
- ^ "BREAKING: Mississippi State hires Louisville assistant Sam Purcell as head women's basketball coach". WCBI-TV. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (March 12, 2022). "Mississippi State hires Louisville's Sam Purcell as women's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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