NORFOLK, Va. — Nikki McCray did plenty in a short period of time at Old Dominion. After three seasons, she officially accepted the head women's basketball job at Mississippi State on Saturday.
The Monarchs had just 8 wins in her first year and proceeded to get to 20 wins the last two including a 24-6 record this past season that got cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak. McCray through her Twitter account said, "I'm so grateful and blessed for this incredible honor and opportunity to lead @HailStateWBK."
McCray is as decorated as they come. She's a former Olympian and WNBA star and Women's Basketball Hall Of Famer. McCray who guided ODU to a second place finish this past season in Conference USA with a 14-1 record, and was named Coach Of The Year. She heads to a Bulldog squad that was 27-6 under Vic Schaefer who left recently to become the coach at Texas. The Bulldogs return three McDonald's All-Americans.