MSU Puts Nine On SEC Winter Honor Roll
April 22, 2016 | Men's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Nine Mississippi State basketball players were named to the Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll that was released Friday by the league office.
Vic Schaefer's Bulldogs had eight players earn the honor, the most women's basketball honorees among the 14 league schools, following a record-setting season that saw his squad win a program-best 28 games and advance to the NCAA Sweet 16.
On the women's side, AP All-SEC Honorable Mention Dominique Dillingham joined Ketara Chapel, Chinwe Okorie and Breanna Richardson in claiming a third honor roll selection.
WBCA All-America Honorable mention Victoria Vivians notched her second honor roll selection along with fellow sophomores Blair Schaefer, Morgan William and Kayla Nevitt.
Gavin Ware earned a second honor roll selection following a senior season under Ben Howland that saw him claim Associated Press All-SEC Honorable Mention accolades. Ware received his bachelor's degree in December.
Mississippi State On The 2016 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
Men's Basketball
Gavin Ware - Interdisciplinary Studies
Women's Basketball
Ketara Chapel - Kinesiology/Sport Pedagogy
Dominique Dillingham - Kinesiology/Clinical Exercise Physiology
Kayla Nevitt - Kinesiology/Health Fitness Studies
Chinwe Okorie - Business Administration
Breanna Richardson - Kinesiology/Clinical Exercise Physiology
Blair Schaefer - Biological Sciences
Victoria Vivians - Human Sciences
Morgan William - Kinesiology/Sport Studies
