With D Carter still recovering from her knee injury and the uncertainty of whether J Carter can be counted to be the main low post threat, especially on defense and rebounding, MSU is focused on trying to find a low post/forward player in the portal. The coaches are trying to fill the remaining slots with best available players whether it is in the portal or high school recruits. Don’t be surprised if one or two of the guards leave after the next round of commitments. Most of this should play out in the next couple of weeks.
Good news for Mississippi State. The SEC as a whole looks incredibly weak next year outside of SC/Tennessee, teams 3-9 all lose their top scorer and most lose several other starters too:
Blackwell would be a great catch!
Ace Hayes was normally one of the first subs off the bench but did start a few games due to other players being injured. She was a good three point shooter in spurts but not the most consistent. Some good games and others not so much. She is not a bad player but I don’t know if she is quick enough and physical enough to push for major minutes. The youngest sister was hurt last year and redshirted. Candidly I’m not certain as to what role she will play this coming year. She is listed as a point guard.
I was impressed with Ace, she gave max effort both ends of the court IMO. She is not an aggressive player like Annie but that may have been due to the short bench and Novak’s ”limit fouls” philosophy because we just did not have the depth to go all out.