Mississippi State Head Women’s Basketball Coach leaving for Texas

Just one year removed from back-to-back trips to the NCAA Final Four, Mississippi State has quickly turned into one of the nation’s best under Head Coach Vic Schaefer.

- just one year removed from- back-to-back trips, to the- final four... mississippi state- has quickly turned into one - of the nation's best... under - head coach vic schaefer.- and yet, just as quickly... the- best era of m-s-u women's - basketball... has now come to a- end.- on sunday... schaefer accepted- the head coaching - position, at the university of- texas... after spending the - last eight seasons, with the- bulldogs.

- during that time... schaefer- amassed an overall record,- of 221-62... en route to those- two final four appearances, in- 20-17 and 20-18... as well as - the school's first-ever s-e-c - tournament championship... in - 20-19.- only 20 division i programs hav- more trips to the final four- than mississippi state... and - texas is one of them... giving- schaefer- the chance to get closer to his- hometown of houston... while- also upholding the starkville - standard... in austin.- - "to be entrusted with such a- storied and rich- tradition program, and to have- the responsibility, it's just - not something you can - turn down.

We are a very driven- staff.

And we've been in that - last game two years in a- - - - row, and we kind of like that.- and so that's our motiavtion.

- that's where we are in our- line of thinking and that's wha- we're going to do at the- university of texas."

- - - - as far as previous coaching - stops go... schaefer is - the common denominator between- the only four - combined final four - appearances... in the history o- mississippi state... texas- a&m... and arkansas.- schaefer's would-be last- n-c-double-a tournament - games, at m-s-u... were - canceled... due to the- corona-virus.

- - back in starkville... the - bulldogs are already looking- ahead to the future.- in a statement today, from- athletic director john cohen...- he says, quote... i met with ou- young women... and- informed them that a national - search for our next head- women's basketball coach... is- underway.

- he goes on to say... i could no- be more proud of our young- women's dedication... energy...- and passion for each- other... and for the bulldog- family.

They are the reason tha- so many coaches have an interes- in this position... we are- excited for the next chapter of- mississippi state women's - basketball... un-quote.

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