At Starkville City Hall on Tuesday night, Mayor Parker Wiseman stood up in front of the board of aldermen, gathered media and concerned citizens to make a proclamation: March 18-20 of the year 2016 is now, officially, Mississippi State Women’s Basketball Weekend in Starkville.
Where MSU head coach Vic Schaefer and a group of players watched, a standing ovation grew around them. The No. 15 team in the country, State is hosting the NCAA Tournament for the very first time this weekend, and the city of Starkville has played a great role in helping to make that happen.