2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Ben Howland, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were set to be the No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. However, the SEC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2019–20 record20–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Kentucky15–3 .833  25–6  .806
No. 20 Auburn12–6 .667  25–6  .806
LSU12–6 .667  21–10  .677
Mississippi State11–7 .611  20–11  .645
Florida11–7 .611  19–12  .613
South Carolina10–8 .556  18–13  .581
Texas A&M10–8 .556  16–14  .533
Tennessee9–9 .500  17–14  .548
Alabama8–10 .444  16–15  .516
Arkansas7–11 .389  20–12  .625
Missouri7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Ole Miss6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Georgia5–13 .278  16–16  .500
Vanderbilt3–15 .167  11–21  .344
As of January 29, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 SEC Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 23–11, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Tennessee. They were received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where were defeated by Liberty in the First Round.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Lamar Peters2G6'0"185JuniorNew Orleans, LAPlay professionally
T. J. Gray4G6'0"165JuniorColumbus, MSWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Quinndary Weatherspoon11G6'4"205SeniorCamden, MSGraduated
Aric Holman35F6'10"225SeniorOwensboro, KYGraduated
Jethro Tshisumpa42F6'10"260JuniorLubumbashi, CongoTransferred to Texas Southern

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tolu Smith35F6'10"240SophomoreBay St. Louis, MSTransferred from Western Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Smith will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elias King
PF		 Snellville, GA Lincoln Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Iverson Molinar
SG		 Calabasas, CA Veritas Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Devin Butts
SG		 Macon, GA Stratford Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Oct 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Quinten Post
C		 Amsterdam, Netherlands Cartesius Lyceum 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jun 7, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Mississippi State 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  • "2019 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

    2020 recruiting class

    Preseason

    SEC media poll

    The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[1]

    Media poll
    Predicted finish Team
    1Kentucky
    2Florida
    3LSU
    4Auburn
    5Tennessee
    6Alabama
    7Mississippi State
    8Ole Miss
    9Georgia
    10South Carolina
    11Arkansas
    12Texas A&M
    13Missouri
    14Vanderbilt

    Preseason All-SEC teams

    The Bulldogs had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

    Roster
    2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Nick Weatherspoon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrVelma Jackson HS Camden, MS
    F 1 Reggie Perry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoThomasville HS Thomasville, GA
    F 2 Elias King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrLincoln Academy Snellville, GA
    G 3 D. J. Stewart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrRiverside HS Grace, MS
    G 4 Devin Butts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrStratford Academy Macon, GA
    G 5 Iverson Molinar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrVeritas Prep Panama City, Panama
    G 10 Tate Clayton (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrTupelo HS Tupelo, MS
    G 12 Robert Woodard II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoColumbus HS Columbus, MS
    G 13 Reggie Miller (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSaltillo HS
    Itawamba CC    		 Saltillo, MS
    F 15 Prince Oduro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SoFirst Love Christian Academy
    Siena    		 Toronto, ON
    F 20 Mitchell Storm (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrMadison Central HS
    East Mississippi CC    		 Madison, MS
    G 21 Justin Ramph (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrHoover HS
    Southern Union State CC    		 Birmingham, AL
    F 22 KeyShawn Feazell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrLawrence County HS New Hebron, MS
    G 23 Tyson Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrStarkville HS Starkville, MS
    F 24 Abdul Ado 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS JrHamilton Heights Christian Academy Chattanooga, TN
    G 25 Isaac Stansbury (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrGreenwood HS Bowling Green, KY
    F 30 Andrew Junkin (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS FrNew Hope HS New Hope, MS
    F 32 Quinten Post 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrCartesius Lyceum Amsterdam, Netherlands
    F 35 Tolu Smith  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoKahuku HS
    Western Kentucky    		 Bay St. Louis, MS
    C 45 E. J. Datcher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrVincent HS Vincent, AL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 27, 2019*
    3:00 pm    		 South Alabama
    Mississippi flooding relief    		 W 78–75  –
    		  19 – Carter  9 – Feazell/Perry  5 – Carter  Humphrey Coliseum (1,515)
    Starkville, MS
    Regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 FIU W 77–69  1–0
    		  23 – Carter  8 – Woodard II  3 – Carter, Perry  Humphrey Coliseum (6,230)
    Starkville, MS
    November 8, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 Sam Houston State W 67–58  2–0
    		  28 – Carter  14 – Perry  6 – Carter  Humphrey Coliseum (6,255)
    Starkville, MS
    November 14, 2019*
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 Louisiana–Monroe W 62–45  3–0
    		  14 – Perry  14 – Perry  4 – Carter  Humphrey Coliseum (5,582)
    Starkville, MS
    November 17, 2019*
    2:00 pm, SECN+    		 New Orleans W 82–59  4–0
    		  21 – Woodard II  16 – Woodard II  5 – Carter  Humphrey Coliseum (6,090)
    Starkville, MS
    November 21, 2019*
    1:00 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. Tulane
    Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinal    		 W 80–66  5–0
    		  21 – Molinar  11 – Carter  5 – Molinar  HTC Center 
    Conway, SC
    November 22, 2019*
    1:30 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. No. 17 Villanova
    Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinal    		 L 76–83  5–1
    		  22 – Carter  10 – Perry  3 – Molinar  HTC Center (2,361)
    Conway, SC
    November 24, 2019*
    12:00 pm, ESPNews    		 at Coastal Carolina
    Myrtle Beach Invitational    		 W 81–56  6–1
    		  19 – Carter  10 – Woodard II  10 – Carter  HTC Center (1,934)
    Conway, SC
    December 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 Louisiana Tech L 67–74  6–2
    		  20 – Carter  14 – Perry  4 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,375)
    Starkville, MS
    December 14, 2019*
    10:30 am, ESPNU    		 vs. Kansas State
    Never Forget Tribute Classic    		 W 67–61  7–2
    		  14 – Carter  10 – Woodard II  4 – Carter  Prudential Center 
    Newark, NJ
    December 18, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 Radford W 77–68  8–2
    		  18 – Perry  12 – Ado  4 – Carter  Humphrey Coliseum (6,101)
    Starkville, MS
    December 22, 2019*
    2:00 pm, SECN    		 vs. New Mexico State L 52–58  8–3
    		  17 – Perry  10 – Perry  4 – Stewart Jr.  Mississippi Coliseum (2,761)
    Jackson, MS
    December 30, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 Kent State W 96–68  9–3
    		  26 – Perry  17 – Perry  4 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,515)
    Starkville, MS
    January 4, 2020
    3:30 pm, SECN    		 No. 8 Auburn L 68–80  9–4
    (0–1)    		  21 – Perry  12 – Tied  2 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (8,447)
    Starkville, MS
    January 8, 2020
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 at Alabama L 69–90  9–5
    (0–2)    		  20 – Weatherspoon  9 – Woodard II  2 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (9,938)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    January 11, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 at LSU L 59–60  9–6
    (0–3)    		  14 – Weatherspoon  15 – Perry  5 – Weatherspoon  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,364)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    January 14, 2020
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 Missouri W 72–45  10–6
    (1–3)    		  23 – Perry  10 – Perry  7 – Carter  Humphrey Coliseum (5,904)
    Starkville, MS
    January 18, 2020
    7:30 pm, SECN    		 Georgia W 91–59  11–6
    (2–3)    		  22 – Perry  12 – Perry  8 – Weatherspoon  Humphrey Coliseum (6,585)
    Starkville, MS
    January 22, 2020
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 Arkansas W 77–70  12–6
    (3–3)    		  26 – Perry  13 – Perry  6 – Weatherspoon  Humphrey Coliseum (6,337)
    Starkville, MS
    January 25, 2020*
    1:00 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. Oklahoma
    Big 12/SEC Challenge    		 L 62–63  12–7
    		  15 – Woodard II  8 – Stewart Jr.  2 – Weatherspoon  Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,442)
    Oklahoma City, OK
    January 28, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Florida W 78–71  13–7
    (4–3)    		  27 – Perry  9 – Ado  8 – Weatherspoon  O'Connell Center (8,248)
    Gainesville, FL
    February 1, 2020
    1:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Tennessee W 86–73  14–7
    (5–3)    		  24 – Perry  12 – Perry  9 – Weatherspoon  Humphrey Coliseum (8,113)
    Starkville, MS
    February 4, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPN    		 at No. 15 Kentucky L 72–80  14–8
    (5–4)    		  15 – Tied  11 – Ado  2 – Tied  Rupp Arena (20,115)
    Lexington, KY
    February 8, 2020
    7:30 pm, SECN    		 Vanderbilt W 80–70  15–8
    (6–4)    		  25 – Perry  11 – Perry  6 – Perry  Humphrey Coliseum (7,642)
    Starkville, MS
    February 11, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Ole Miss L 58–83  15–9
    (6–5)    		  24 – Perry  8 – Perry  6 – Weatherspoon  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,009)
    Oxford, MS
    February 15, 2020
    12:00 pm, SECN    		 at Arkansas W 78–77  16–9
    (7–5)    		  26 – Carter  8 – Perry  3 – Weatherspoon  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
    Fayetteville, AR
    February 19, 2020
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 South Carolina W 79–76  17–9
    (8–5)    		  18 – Weatherspoon  10 – Perry  6 – Weatherspoon  Humphrey Coliseum (6,281)
    Starkville, MS
    February 22, 2020
    2:30 pm, SECN    		 at Texas A&M L 75–87  17–10
    (8–6)    		  19 – Carter  8 – Perry  5 – Weatherspoon  Reed Arena (8,122)
    College Station, TX
    February 25, 2020
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 Alabama W 80–73  18–10
    (9–6)    		  21 – Perry  12 – Perry  5 – Carter  Humphrey Coliseum (6,685)
    Starkville, MS
    February 29, 2020
    2:30 pm, SECN    		 at Missouri W 67–63  19–10
    (10–6)    		  15 – Carter  7 – Ado  3 – Perry  Mizzou Arena (10,397)
    Columbia, MO
    March 3, 2020
    5:30 pm, SECN    		 at South Carolina L 71–83  19–11
    (10–7)    		  24 – Carter  16 – Perry  3 – Stewart Jr.  Colonial Life Arena (10,889)
    Columbia, SC
    March 7, 2020
    5:30 pm, SECN    		 Ole Miss W 69–44  20–11
    (11–7)    		  22 – Perry  14 – Perry  6 – Weatherspoon  Humphrey Coliseum (8,909)
    Starkville, MS
    SEC Tournament
    March 13, 2020
    2:30 pm, ESPN    		 (4) vs. 
    Quarterfinals    		 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Bridgestone Arena 
    Nashville, TN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

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    References
    1. "UK picked to win 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Championship". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
    2. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2020-sec-tournament-canceled-thursday-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-concerns/live/
    3. Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball schedule
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