2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Vivians, Victoria

Jersey Number 35
Victoria Vivians
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Scott Central HS
- Hometown:
- Carthage, MS
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- CSpire Gillom Trophy Winner – 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
- Associated Press First Team All-American – 2017-18
- WBCA All-American – 2017-18
- USBWA Second Team All-American – 2017-18
- ESPNW Third Team All-American – 2017-18
- Senior CLASS First Team All-American – 2017-18
- College Sports Madness First Team All-American – 2017-18
- Naismith Starting Five Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Winner – 2017-18
- NCAA Kansas City Co-Most Outstanding Player – 2017-18
- NCAA All-Final Four Team –2017-18
- WBCA All-Region Finalist – 2017-18
- Wooden Award National Ballot – 2017-18
- Naismith Player of the Year Semifinalist – 2017-18
- Dawn Staley Award Finalist – 2017-18
- Wade Trophy Watch Lists – 2017-18
- First Team All-SEC (AP & Coaches) – 2017-18
- SEC All-Tournament Team – 2017-18
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2017-18
- USBWA National Player of the Week – 2017-18 (12/26)
- SEC Player of the Week –2017-18 (12/5, 12/26)
- Associated Press Third Team All-American – 2016-17
- Wooden Award National Ballot – 2016-17
- Ann Meyers Drysdale and Wade Trophy Watch Lists – 2016-17
- WBCA All-Region Finalist –2016-17
- NCAA All-Final Four Team – 2016-17
- NCAA Oklahoma City All-Region Team – 2016-17
- All-SEC First Team (AP & Coaches) – 2016-17
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2016-17
- WBCA All-America Honorable Mention – 2015-16
- WBCA All-Region Finalist – 2015-16
- Wooden Award Late Season Watch List – 2015-16
- Wade Trophy Top 30 – 2015-16
- Ann Meyers Drysdale and Naismith Mid-Season Watch Lists – 2015-16
- All-SEC First Team (AP & Coaches) – 2015-16
- SEC All-Tournament Team – 2015-16
- SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2015-16
- SEC Player of the Week – 2015-2016 (12/22)
- AP All-America Honorable Mention – 2014-15
- Full Court Press Freshman All-America 2nd Team – 2014-15
- All-SEC 2nd Team (AP & Coaches) – 2014-15
- SEC All-Freshman Team – 2014-15
- SEC First-Year Honor Roll – 2014-15
- MCSW Young Woman of the Year Award – 2015
- USA Basketball World Univ. & Pan-Am Games Trials – 2015
- 4x SEC Fr. of the Week – 2014-2015 (11/24, 12/22, 2/16, 2/23)
- USBWA National Freshman of the Week – 2014-2015 (2/17)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2nd at MSU, 9th in SEC in career scoring (2,527 pts.)
- 6th in MSU career scoring average (17.1 ppg)
- 2nd in MSU career FG made (923 in 2,286 attempts)
- 2nd at MSU, 7thin SEC in career 3FG made (281 in 866 attempts)
- 4th in MSU career FT made (400 in 523 attempts)
- T5th in MSU career FT% (76.5%)
- 4th in MSU career steals (218)
2017-18 (SENIOR)
- USA Today First Team All-American; Third Team All-American by ESPNW.
- Senior CLASS First Team All-American.
- WBCA All-American; USBWA Second Team All-American.
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner for the nation’s top shooting guard.
- First Team All-SEC by league coaches and Associated Press.
- NCAA Kansas City Regional Co-Most Outstanding Player.
- Wooden Award National Ballot, Naismith Trophy Semifinalist.
- Wade Trophy watch list.
- Dawn Staley Award finalist.
- First four-time Gillom Trophy winner (Mississippi’s top women’s college basketball player).
- Became the third MSU player to score 2,000-career points in MSU’s win vs. Syracuse… Finished the season second in program history with 2,527-career points.
- Started all 39 games and averaged 31.3 minutes per contest.
- Moved to the 4 position and scored 773 points, a personal best and second-most in school single-season history.
- Averaged 19.8 ppg, third in the SEC, behind career-bests in field goal percentage (48.5%), 3-point percentage (40.4%) and free-throw percentage (80.9%).
- Also pulled down a career-best 6.0 rpg in her senior campaign.
- Scored double figures in 38 of 39 games on the season and 130 times for her career
- Put in 20-plus points in 20 games, including 2 30-point contests.
- Tallied 19.6 ppg, the fourth-best average in the league, and 6.3 rpg in SEC play.
- Shot 46.1% from the field, 38.1% from 3-point range and 83% from the line against conference foes.
- Averaged 21.9 ppg for the season, 18.4 ppg in her career, against ranked opponents.
- Tallied 21.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg and shot 48.5% from the field, 45.8% from 3-point range and 78.3% from the line in the NCAA Tournament.
- Tabbed to the NCAA All-Final Four Team (23.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg)
- Voted Kansas City Regional Co-Most Outstanding Player after averaging 19.0 ppg and shooting 53.6% from the field, 50% from 3-point range against NC State and UCLA.
- Named to SEC All-Tournament Team after averaging 18.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg in leading the Bulldogs to the championship game.
- Named SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 5) after averaging 23.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 3.0 spg against Louisiana and Oklahoma State.
- Also earned SEC Player of the Week and USBWA National Player of the Week (Dec. 26) after being named Duel in the Desert Rebel Division MVP.
- Had 22 points, 7 rebounds in a season-opening win vs. Virginia.
- Named Cancun Challenge Mayan Division MVP after averaging 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals... Scored 17 points against both No. 24 Arizona State and Green Bay.
- Notched her fourth-career 30-point game with 30 against Oklahoma State.
- Collected 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting against No. 9 Oregon.
- Averaged 24.0 pts., 7.5 rbds. in wins vs. UNLV and Syracuse to be named Duel in the Desert Rebel Division MVP… Had 22 points against UNLV and 26 against No. 22 Syracuse.
- Contributed 20 points and 7 rebounds in the SEC opener at Georgia.
- Paced MSU with 29 points on 13-of-20 shooting and grabbed 9 rebounds against Arkansas.
- Tallied 21 points and 7 rebounds against Alabama.
- Led State with a game-high 24 points and pulled in 9 rebounds at No. 6 Tennessee.
- Paced a road win at Ole Miss with 25 points.
- Made the winning jumper with :02.8 left in a win at No. 15 Missouri.
- Scored 24 points, 20 in the 1st half, against No. 6 South Carolina.
- Notched her 200th-career steal with 4 at Florida.
- Put in 23 points and had 7 rebounds against Kentucky.
- Drained a team-high 19 points at Vanderbilt.
- Poured in 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting, 5-of-7 3FG, against No. 17 TAMU.
- Tallied 16 points, 7 rebounds in a Senior Night win against Auburn.
- Grabbed a double-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds at Kentucky.
- Added 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists against Kentucky in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.
- Put in 22 points in State’s SEC Tournament semifinal win against No. 15 Texas A&M.
- Tallied 17 points and 6 rebounds in the SEC Tournament final against South Carolina.
- Collected her 16th 20-point game of the year and a double-double with 20 points, 13 rebounds against Nicholls.
- Put in 14 points in the Sweet 16 win against NC State.
- Scored 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting against UCLA in the Elite Eight.
- Tallied 25 points in 33 minutes against Louisville in the Final Four.
- Scored 21 points and had 9 rebounds and 4 steals in 39 minutes against Notre Dame in the national championship game.
2016-17 (JUNIOR)
- Named to the Wooden Award national ballot and a semifinalist for the Naismith Trophy.
- Tabbed to the watch lists for the Wade Trophy and Ann Meyers Drysdale Award.
- Became the first three-time winner of the Gillom Trophy.
- Led the Bulldogs in scoring with 16.2 ppg, including 18.1 ppg in SEC games.
- Tallied 633 points, eighth-most in school history and third by a Bulldog junior.
- Played in all 39 games, starting 36 times and averaging 29.1 mpg.
- Finished eighth in the SEC in total ppg and fifth in league scoring.
- Made 76.1% from the free-throw line, 13th in the league.
- Made 76.4% at the line in league contests, 11th-highest in the conference.
- Led State in scoring in 18 games.
- Had 35 double-figure games, including 11 with 20-plus points.
- Named Maine Tipoff Tournament MVP after scoring 26 first-half points in the championship game win against Maine.
- Tallied 19 points against Texas, knocking down 50% from the field.
- Named Rainbow Wahine Showdown MVP after averaging 11.7 ppg in the three contests.
- Scored a game-high 17 points, 12 in the second half, in a tournament-opening win against Oregon.
- Contributed 16 points and three steals in the Bulldogs’ SEC/Big 12 Challenge win at Iowa State.
- Averaged 16.0 points to earn Women of Troy Classic All-Tournament honors. Scored 19 points in the championship game against USC.
- Opened SEC play with a double-double of 24 points, 12 rebounds against LSU.
- Tallied 20 points and tied her career high with five steals in State’s first win at Tennessee.
- Notched a second-straight 20-point game with 21 points against Florida.
- Scored 23 points and added six rebounds in a home victory against Ole Miss.
- Tied for the team lead with 12 points at No. 5 South Carolina.
- Led State with 18 points against Texas A&M.
- Paced MSU’s win at Auburn with 17 points.
- Scored 21 points in 20 minutes against Vanderbilt.
- Tallied 25 points at No. 23 Texas A&M and 25 at No. 22 Kentucky.
- Capped the regular season with 18 points against Tennessee.
- Earned Oklahoma City All-Region honors after averaging 18.5 ppg and 5.0 rebounds against Washington and Baylor.
- Tallied 13 points, three assists and a steal against Washington in the Sweet 16.
- Scored 24 points in MSU's overtime win against Baylor in the OKC regional final.
- Led MSU with 19 points in State's historic upset of No. 1 UConn.
- Named to the All-Final Four Team after scoring 12 points against South Carolina.
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)
- Named to the Wooden Award Late Season Watch List, WBCA Wade Trophy Top 30 and Ann Meyers Drysdale and Naismith mid-season lists.
- Passed 1,000-career points, the fifth MSU player to reach the milestone in two seasons.
- Started all 36 games, finishing second in the SEC with 17.1 ppg.
- Claimed 616 points, ninth-most in a season in MSU history second-most by a sophomore.
- Third in the league with 3-pointers per game (2.2) and percentage (30.9%), hitting a school fifth-most 79 triples.
- Ranked 20th in the league in rebounding (5.8 rpg) and 11th in steals (1.7 spg).
- Averaged 16.0 ppg in 11 games against ranked foes.
- Finished the year sixth in the league in scoring in conference play (15.6 ppg).
- Grabbed 6.7 rpg in SEC games, 12th-most in the league.
- Led MSU in scoring 23 times, tallying double figures 31 times.
- Had 13 20-point games and two 30-point contests.
- Topped State in rebounding 10 times.
- Had double figures in 17-straight games at the start of the season, including 20-plus points in five of her first eight games.
- Scored a season-high 36 points at Louisiana Tech.
- Tallied a game-high 23 points on 10 of 19 shooting against No. 17 South Florida.
- Added 19 points at Missouri and 20 at Georgia.
- Notched 17 points in MSU’s first win against Tennessee.
- Scored 22 and 21 in road wins at Ole Miss and Vandy, respectively.
- Named to the SEC All-Tournament Team after averaging a tournament-high 22.0 ppg and grabbing 6.7 rpg.
- Tallied 30 points in the semifinals against Tennessee and 26 against South Carolina in the championship game.
- Scored at a 16.3 clip in the NCAA Tournament, including 24 points in a second-round win against Michigan State.
2014-15 (FRESHMAN)
- Led MSU with 14.9 ppg, third in the SEC, first among freshmen.
- Claimed 505 points, fourth-most by an MSU freshman.
- Ranked seventh in MSU season history in 3-pointers made (69) and fourth in attempts (211).
- Scored 13.8 ppg in SEC play, tops by a freshman, seventh regardless of class.
- Averaged 17.5 ppg vs. ranked teams, including an MSU freshman-record 39 at Kentucky that tied for the most in the nation by a freshman on the year.
- Four-time SEC Freshman of the Week.
- Had 26 double-figure games and eight 20-plus point outings.
- Named SEC Freshman of the Week and WNIT MVP after averaging 19.3 ppg in her first four college games.
- Scored 23 points against Mercer, the best debut since Jennifer Fambrough (21 pts., 1998-99).
- Tallied 26, 22 in the second half, vs. No. 16 West Virginia.
- Claimed her first double-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds in the WNIT championship against Western Kentucky.
- Averaged 16.0 ppg to earn Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team honors.
- Scored 21 points versus Arkansas, 15 in the second half.
- Paced MSU with 20 points, 16 in the second half, in a home win against Vanderbilt
- Hit the game-winning 3-pointer in OT against Texas A&M.
- Garnered a second-straight SEC Freshman of the Week nod after scoring 11 of 14 points in the second half at Alabama.
- Scored 19 points against Kentucky in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal.
- Notched a team-high 15 points and grabbed six rebounds against Duke in the NCAA Tournament second round.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Two-time first team All-American for Chad Harrison at Scott Central High School in Forest, Miss.
- Five-star prospect rated No. 24 in the nation, No. 7 guard, by ESPN/HoopGurlz and No. 6 in Full Court’s Fresh 50.
- Selected MaxPreps First Team All-American following her junior and senior seasons.
- Earned Parade All-America honors after her record-setting senior campaign.
- Named to the SchollyMe All-World Game in Irvine, Calif.
- Scored 5,745 points in her career.
- Second in NFHS history with 5,172 points, first when counting her eighth-grade point total.
- Smashed former Bulldog Mary Kathryn Govero’s state record by 700 points.
- Led the nation with a 46.2 scoring average as a senior, bettering her own state record and ranking fifth in national high school records.
- Tallied 1,617 points as a senior, best in state history regardless of gender, and 1,470 as a junior, the third- and fifth-most in national high school records.
- Ranks second in NFHS history with 1,862 field goals her freshman through senior seasons.
- Mississippi’s Miss Basketball her final two seasons.
- Four-time all-state selection.
- Led Scott Central to the state Class 2A finals as a senior.
- Added 14.3 rebounds per game in addition to her nation’s-best scoring clip.
- Scored 68 points against Newton in the south state semifinals, tying the girls state record.
- Named Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic MVP after scoring a record 36 points in leading Mississippi to a 95-89 win.
- Selected Mississippi’s Gatorade Player of the Year following her senior and sophomore campaigns.
- Earned the state’s Miss Basketball honor after a junior season that saw her rank second in the nation with 39.7 ppg and lead Scott Central to the state’s Class 2A crown.
- Named to the Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star Game prior to her senior year, scoring 23 points to earn MVP honors.
- Also won the state title during a freshman season that saw her score at a 24.7 clip.
- Named state tournament MVP after leading Scott Central to the two crowns.
- Also led the nation in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 37.0 ppg.
PERSONAL
- Born Nov. 17, 1994.
- Daughter of John and Angela Vivians and Deborah Peatry.
- Voted MSU’s 2017 Homecoming Queen.
- A human sciences major.
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