Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
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The Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball program represents Mississippi State University
in Starkville, MS in men's NCAA Division I basketball. The Bulldogs play in the Southeastern Conference
and are currently coached by Rick Stansbury
. As of the 2010 season the Bulldogs are 1272-1056 (.546). The Bulldogs won the 2009 SEC Tournament but were defeated in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
three times, 1996 and 2002 and most recently in 2009. Mississippi State has several notable alumni including NBA Hall of Fame Forward Bailey Howell
and current Miami Heat Center Erick Dampier
. Mississippi State also has several NBA stars who committed to MSU but joined the NBA instead of heading to Starkville for a college career. Some of those names include Raptors Forward Jonathan Bender
, Blazers Forward Travis Outlaw
,and Warriors Point Guard Monta Ellis
.
The years the Bulldogs have won are as follows:
1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010
.
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...
in Starkville, MS in men's NCAA Division I basketball. The Bulldogs play in the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
and are currently coached by Rick Stansbury
Rick Stansbury
Rick Stansbury is the current head men's basketball coach at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi....
. As of the 2010 season the Bulldogs are 1272-1056 (.546). The Bulldogs won the 2009 SEC Tournament but were defeated in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
History
The Bulldogs have been to the NCAA Tournament ten times, the first time in 1963 and the most recent being 2009. Six of the ten NCAA appearances have been earned in the past 10 seasons under the current MSU Head Basketball Coach, [Rick Stansbury]. They have won 6 overall SEC titles in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1991, and 2004. Also, the Bulldogs have won the SEC TournamentSEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference tournament in basketball for the Southeastern Conference . It is a single-elimination tournament that involves all league schools . Its seeding is based on regular season records...
three times, 1996 and 2002 and most recently in 2009. Mississippi State has several notable alumni including NBA Hall of Fame Forward Bailey Howell
Bailey Howell
Bailey E. Howell is a former professional basketball player now enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 6'7" forward from Mississippi State University, he played 12 seasons in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia...
and current Miami Heat Center Erick Dampier
Erick Dampier
Erick Travez Dampier is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat. He is a 6 ft 11 in / 265 lb. center.-Career:...
. Mississippi State also has several NBA stars who committed to MSU but joined the NBA instead of heading to Starkville for a college career. Some of those names include Raptors Forward Jonathan Bender
Jonathan Bender
Jonathan Rene Bender is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association .-Career:...
, Blazers Forward Travis Outlaw
Travis Outlaw
Travis Marquez Outlaw is an American professional basketball player currently with the New Jersey Nets of the NBA.-NBA career:...
,and Warriors Point Guard Monta Ellis
Monta Ellis
Monta Ellis is an American professional basketball player who plays the shooting guard and point guard positions for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. Ellis entered the 2005 NBA Draft after graduating from Lanier High School in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Warriors drafted him in the second...
.
Rivals
In basketball, Mississippi State leads the series over Ole Miss 138-105 and has won 16 of the last 20 and 20 of the last 26. Current MSU Head Coach Rick Stansbury is 21-7 vs the Rebels.SEC West Division Titles
Mississippi State has won more SEC Division Titles than any other school with 7.The years the Bulldogs have won are as follows:
1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010
NCAA Tournament Results
The Bulldogs have appeared in 10 NCAA TournamentsNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
.
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 1963 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1963, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Louisville,... |
Sweet 16 |
| 1991 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana... |
First Round |
| 1995 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle,... |
Sweet 16 |
| 1996 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena in... |
Final 4 |
| 2002 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta, Georgia... |
Second Round |
| 2003 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
First Round |
| 2004 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,... |
Second Round |
| 2005 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St... |
Second Round |
| 2008 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season... |
Second Round |
| 2009 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT.... |
First Round |
NCAA Defensive Player of the Year
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado is an American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Varnado was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA Draft.... |
2010 |
SEC Coach of the Year
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Babe McCarthy Babe McCarthy James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy , sometimes called "Ol' Magnolia Mouth" or just "Magnolia Mouth", was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach. McCarthy was originally from Baldwyn, Mississippi... |
1961 |
| Babe McCarthy Babe McCarthy James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy , sometimes called "Ol' Magnolia Mouth" or just "Magnolia Mouth", was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach. McCarthy was originally from Baldwyn, Mississippi... |
1962 |
| Babe McCarthy Babe McCarthy James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy , sometimes called "Ol' Magnolia Mouth" or just "Magnolia Mouth", was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach. McCarthy was originally from Baldwyn, Mississippi... |
1963 |
| Kermit Davis Kermit Davis Kermit "Froggy" Davis, Jr. is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State University.-External links:*... |
1971 |
| Ron Greene Ron Greene Ron Greene is an American basketball coach who served as head coach of three Division I college basketball teams, as well as teams in Division II, the World Basketball League, the American Basketball Association, and high school.-Early career:Greene's coaching career began in 1965 where he was an... |
1978 |
| Bob Boyd | 1985 |
| Richard Williams Richard Williams (basketball coach) -References:http://statsheet.com/mcb/coaches/richard-williamshttp://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/16800/pdf/mbk/mbk_0910mg_history.pdf?SPSID=90871&SPID=10994&DB_OEM_ID=16800... |
1991 |
| Richard Williams Richard Williams (basketball coach) -References:http://statsheet.com/mcb/coaches/richard-williamshttp://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/16800/pdf/mbk/mbk_0910mg_history.pdf?SPSID=90871&SPID=10994&DB_OEM_ID=16800... |
1995 |
| Rick Stansbury Rick Stansbury Rick Stansbury is the current head men's basketball coach at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi.... |
2004 |
SEC Player of the Year
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Jim Ashmore | 1957 |
| Bailey Howell Bailey Howell Bailey E. Howell is a former professional basketball player now enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 6'7" forward from Mississippi State University, he played 12 seasons in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia... |
1958 |
| Bailey Howell Bailey Howell Bailey E. Howell is a former professional basketball player now enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 6'7" forward from Mississippi State University, he played 12 seasons in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia... |
1959 |
| W.D. "Red" Stroud | 1962 |
| Jeff Malone Jeff Malone Jeffrey Nigel Malone is a retired American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Mississippi State University, and is mostly known for his time with the Washington Bullets of the NBA, where he was an NBA All-Star twice, playing the shooting guard position... |
1983 |
| Lawrence Roberts Lawrence Roberts Lawrence Roberts may refer to:*Lawrence Roberts , one of the 4 "fathers" of the Internet*Lawrence Roberts , American professional basketball player*Lawrence Roberts , Pennsylvania politician... |
2004 |
SEC Defensive Player of the Year
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado is an American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Varnado was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA Draft.... |
2008 |
| Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado is an American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Varnado was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA Draft.... |
2009 |
| Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado is an American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Varnado was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA Draft.... |
2010 |
Howell Trophy Award Winners
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Roberts Lawrence Roberts Lawrence Roberts may refer to:*Lawrence Roberts , one of the 4 "fathers" of the Internet*Lawrence Roberts , American professional basketball player*Lawrence Roberts , Pennsylvania politician... |
2005 |
| Jamont Gordon Jamont Gordon Jamont Gordon is an American basketball player who played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Glencliff Complex High School, Gordon was named 2004 TSSAA class 3A Mr. Basketball... |
2008 |
| Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado is an American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Varnado was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA Draft.... |
2009 |
| Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado Jarvis Varnado is an American basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Varnado was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA Draft.... |
2010 |
Retired Jerseys
| Retired Jerseys | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Player | Years |
| 52 | Bailey Howell Bailey Howell Bailey E. Howell is a former professional basketball player now enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 6'7" forward from Mississippi State University, he played 12 seasons in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia... |
1957–1959 |