1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs won the SEC Tournament and reached the Final Four.[2]

1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 19
1995–96 record26–8 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky160 1.000  342  .944
Georgia97 .563  2110  .677
South Carolina88 .500  1912  .613
Vanderbilt79 .438  1814  .563
Florida610 .375  1216  .429
Tennessee610 .375  1415  .483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State106 .625  268  .765
Arkansas97 .563  2013  .606
Alabama97 .563  1913  .594
Ole Miss610 .375  1215  .444
Auburn610 .375  1913  .594
LSU412 .250  1217  .414
1996 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Marcus Bullard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Long Beach, Mississippi
C 25 Erick Dampier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)265 lb (120 kg) Jr New Hebron, Mississippi
G 21 McKie Edmonson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Madison, Mississippi
F 15 Whit Hughes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Jackson, Mississippi
G 22 Bart Hyche 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Winfield, Alabama
F 32 Dontae' Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Nashville, Tennessee
G 23 David Rula 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi
F 24 Early Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr Starkville, Mississippi
F/C 20 Russell Walters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Myrick, Mississippi
F 44 Jay Walton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Pascagoula, Mississippi
F/C 42 Tyrone Washington 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Indianola, Mississippi
C 33 Bubba Wilson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Wiggins, Mississippi
G 00 Darryl Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kennedy, Alabama
Head coach

Richard Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1995*
No. 9 Southeastern Louisiana W 121–78  1–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 28, 1995*
No. 8 UNC Wilmington W 77–54  2–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 2, 1995*
No. 8 Brigham Young W 79–74  3–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 5, 1995*
No. 8 Troy State W 123–73  4–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 9, 1995*
No. 8 Arkansas-Little Rock L 68–70  4–1
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 16, 1995*
No. 15 at Southern Miss W 72–69 OT 5–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 19, 1995*
No. 16 at Louisiana-Monroe W 66–60  6–1
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1995*
No. 17 vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic
W 76–62  7–1
Rose Garden Arena 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 30, 1995*
No. 17 vs. Nebraska
Far West Classic
W 69–66  8–1
Rose Garden Arena 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 3, 1996
No. 17 at LSU W 77–64  9–1
(1–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1996
No. 17 at Florida W 69–66  10–1
(2–0)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 9, 1996
No. 12 No. 2 Kentucky L 56–74  10–2
(2–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 13, 1996
No. 12 Alabama L 55–56  10–3
(2–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 17, 1996
No. 21 Ole Miss W 53–47  11–3
(3–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 20, 1996
No. 21 at Arkansas L 68–80  11–4
(3–3)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 24, 1996
at South Carolina L 69–77  11–5
(3–4)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 27, 1996
Tennessee W 60–59  12–5
(4–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 31, 1996
Georgia W 76–73  13–5
(5–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 4, 1996
at No. 22 Auburn W 78–75 OT 14–5
(6–4)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 6, 1996
Arkansas W 78–63  15–5
(7–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 10, 1996*
at Oklahoma W 76–71  16–5
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 17, 1996
No. 25 at Ole Miss L 64–71  16–6
(7–5)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 21, 1996
LSU W 88–77  17–6
(8–5)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 24, 1996
at Alabama W 73–65  18–6
(9–5)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 28, 1996
at Vanderbilt L 64–69  18–7
(9–6)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 2, 1996
Auburn W 67–51  19–7
(10–6)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1996*
No. 25 vs. Auburn
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 69–58  20–7
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 9, 1996*
No. 25 vs. Georgia
SEC Tournament Semifinal
W 86–68  21–7
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 10, 1996*
No. 25 vs. No. 1 Kentucky
SEC Tournament Championship
W 84–73  22–7
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1996*
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (12 SE) VCU W 58–51  23–7
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 16, 1996*
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (13 SE) Princeton W 63–41  24–7
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 22, 1996*
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Connecticut W 60–55  25–7
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 24, 1996*
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (2 SE) No. 7 Cincinnati W 73–63  26–7
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 30, 1996*
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse
National Semifinal
L 69–77  26–8
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[4]

Rankings

Team players in the 1996 NBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
110Erick DampierIndiana Pacers

[5]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.
  3. "1996 NCAA Final Four program". March 1996. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. "1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.


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