2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 25
Favour Nwaedozi
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Delta, Nigeria
- High School:
- Hakuho Girls' HS
- Previous School:
- Mukogawa Women's University
CAREER HONORS
SEC Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 30, 2025)
2025-26 (Junior)
Made her Mississippi State debut on November 3 against Davidson… Played 31 games, starting in all but one… Averaged 12.2 points, a team-leading 10.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 26.4 minutes per game… Was one of only four players in the SEC to conclude the season averaging a double-double… Scored a career-high 30 points in a double-double performance against Samford (Dec. 28), which was tied for the most of any Bulldog on the season and earned her SEC Co-Player of the Week honors… Had a career-high 23 rebounds against Southern Miss (Dec. 14)… Also recorded 21 rebounds in win over #7 Kentucky, making her the only player in the SEC and one of 12 players across the nation to record multiple 20+ rebound games on the 2025-26 season… Had 22 games with 10+ points, four of which she scored 20 or more points in… Had 5+ rebounds in 28 games, and was fourth in the SEC in games with 10 or more rebounds, as she did so 17 times… Had 15 double doubles, concluding the season with three-straight … Recorded a career-high four steals against #6 LSU (Mar. 1)… Had three games with 3+ steals… Blocked a career-high three shots against Missouri (Feb. 3) … Led the team in scoring in nine games, while she led the team in rebounding 20 times… Knocked down a team-leading 85 free throws throughout the season.
Prior to Mississippi State (2023-25)
Attended Mukogawa Women’s University in Nishinomiya, Japan … Played for MWU’s Basketball team, known as the Lavys … In the spring of 2025, she averaged 26 points and 17 rebounds per game, leading the Kansai Women’s Spring Basketball Championship
SEC Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 30, 2025)
2025-26 (Junior)
Made her Mississippi State debut on November 3 against Davidson… Played 31 games, starting in all but one… Averaged 12.2 points, a team-leading 10.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 26.4 minutes per game… Was one of only four players in the SEC to conclude the season averaging a double-double… Scored a career-high 30 points in a double-double performance against Samford (Dec. 28), which was tied for the most of any Bulldog on the season and earned her SEC Co-Player of the Week honors… Had a career-high 23 rebounds against Southern Miss (Dec. 14)… Also recorded 21 rebounds in win over #7 Kentucky, making her the only player in the SEC and one of 12 players across the nation to record multiple 20+ rebound games on the 2025-26 season… Had 22 games with 10+ points, four of which she scored 20 or more points in… Had 5+ rebounds in 28 games, and was fourth in the SEC in games with 10 or more rebounds, as she did so 17 times… Had 15 double doubles, concluding the season with three-straight … Recorded a career-high four steals against #6 LSU (Mar. 1)… Had three games with 3+ steals… Blocked a career-high three shots against Missouri (Feb. 3) … Led the team in scoring in nine games, while she led the team in rebounding 20 times… Knocked down a team-leading 85 free throws throughout the season.
Prior to Mississippi State (2023-25)
Attended Mukogawa Women’s University in Nishinomiya, Japan … Played for MWU’s Basketball team, known as the Lavys … In the spring of 2025, she averaged 26 points and 17 rebounds per game, leading the Kansai Women’s Spring Basketball Championship
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Sam Purcell, Favour Nwaedozi vs Florida - 3/4/26
Wednesday, March 04
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Sam Purcell Media Session - 2/24/26
Tuesday, February 24
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Sam Purcell Media Session - 2/18/26
Wednesday, February 18
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Highlights at Arkansas - 2/16/26
Tuesday, February 17




