MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (WCBI) – All eyes may be on football right now, but basketball season is just around the corner.

And, Mississippi State’s women’s squad is fine-tuning its game plan on and off the court.

Associate Head Coach Fred Castro briefed Starkville business leaders on some of the work that’s been going on in the off-season, especially on the recruiting trail.

There are only 3 returning starters, but coaches have landed a Top-10 recruiting class to build on, including the highly-touted Madison Franklin, who ranked 39th in ESPN’s nationwide Top 100 for the Class of 2025.

Coach Castro said the NCAA rules changes have made building and keeping a team more challenging, but Head Coach Sam Purcell is playing the game well.

“It’s a combination of, you know, the NIL componen

See Full Page