Sam Purcell

Sam Purcell
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Mississippi State
Conference	SEC
Record	20–10 (.667)
Biographical details
Born	October 5, 1979 (age 45); Dalton, Georgia
Alma mater	Auburn University (BA)
Playing career
1999–2000	Southern Union State CC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2003	Auburn (student assistant)
2005–2007	Tulsa (assistant)
2009–2013	Georgia Tech (assistant)
2013–2017	Louisville (assistant)
2017–2022	Louisville (associate HC)
2022–present	Mississippi State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2003–2005	Auburn (video coordinator/admin assistant)
2007–2009	Georgia Tech (video coordinator)
Head coaching record
Overall	20–10 (.667)

Sam Purcell (born October 5, 1982) is the current head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team. He was previously an assistant at Louisville, Georgia Tech and Tulsa. He began his coaching career as a student coach at Auburn.^[1]^[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23	Mississippi State	20–10	9–7	T–5th
Mississippi State:		20–10 (.667)	9–7 (.563)
Total:		20–10 (.667)

References

^ "BREAKING: Mississippi State hires Louisville assistant Sam Purcell as head women's basketball coach". WCBI-TV. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ Voepel, Mechelle (March 12, 2022). "Mississippi State hires Louisville's Sam Purcell as women's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

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[1] "BREAKING: Mississippi State hires Louisville assistant Sam Purcell as head women's basketball coach". WCBI-TV. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[2] Voepel, Mechelle (March 12, 2022). "Mississippi State hires Louisville's Sam Purcell as women's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

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