7 reasons Mississippi State basketball will dominate Ole Miss Rebels

By Ethan Lee | Jan 27, 2019

DALLAS, TX - APRIL 02: A general view of the American Airlines Center prior to the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs during the championship game of the 2017 NCAA Women's Final Four at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /

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COLUMBUS, OH – MARCH 30: Head coach Vic Schaefer of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs speaks to his team against the Louisville Cardinals during the second half in the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA Women’s Final Four at Nationwide Arena on March 30, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. The Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs defeated the Louisville Cardinals 73-63. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Vic Schaefer was able to convince Promise Taylor to leave Ole Miss and join the Mississippi State women’s basketball team.

There weren’t exactly many players on the Rebels’ roster from a season ago who demonstrated that they had a ton of long-term potential. There certainly weren’t many players on the Ole Miss women’s basketball team who could give Teaira McCowan some issues.

But, well, Promise Taylor did both of those.

Taylor, as a freshman coming off the bench for the Ole Miss Rebels, didn’t have the best season last year, but she did show that she could potentially contend with someone as talented as Teaira McCowan.

In Ole Miss’ second game against the Bulldogs last season, Taylor scored 10 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

That’s not the best stat line, but it is an impressive one. Now, Ole Miss will have to find a way to compete against McCowan and the Bulldogs without Taylor.

That could prove to be very difficult.

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