2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team will represent Mississippi State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by sixth-year head coach Ben Howland, and play their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2020–21 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2020–21 record10–9 (4–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Alabama100 1.000  154  .789
No. 18 Missouri53 .625  123  .800
LSU64 .600  116  .647
No. 22 Florida64 .600  105  .667
Arkansas64 .600  145  .737
No. 11 Tennessee54 .556  124  .750
Kentucky45 .444  511  .313
South Carolina34 .429  56  .455
Georgia46 .400  116  .647
Mississippi State46 .400  109  .526
Auburn*46 .400  109  .526
Ole Miss46 .400  98  .529
Texas A&M26 .250  87  .533
Vanderbilt16 .143  58  .385
2021 SEC Tournament winner
As of February 3, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Clemson
Space Coast Challenge
L 42–53  0–1
 12  Tied  10  T. Smith  2  Stewart Jr.  Titan Field House (0)
Melbourne, FL
November 26, 2020*
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Liberty
Space Coast Challenge
L 73–84  0–2
 20  Tied  7  T. Smith  5  D. Smith  Titan Field House (0)
Melbourne, FL
November 30, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN
Texas State W 68–51  1–2
 23  Stewart Jr.  8  Davis  5  Matthews  Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
December 4, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
North Texas W 69–63  2–2
 16  Stewart Jr.  9  Ado  3  Matthews  Humphrey Coliseum (1,877)
Starkville, MS
December 8, 2020*
8:00 p.m., SECN
Jackson State W 82–59  3–2
 21  Molinar  12  T. Smith  4  Molinar  Humphrey Coliseum (1,889)
Starkville, MS
December 12, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Dayton
Holiday Hoopsgiving
L 82–85 2OT 3–3
 32  Stewart Jr.  7  3 Tied  7  Molinar  State Farm Arena (0)
Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Central Arkansas W 81–65  4–3
 17  Stewart Jr.  10  T. Smith  5  Stewart Jr.  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
December 21, 2020*
8:00 p.m., SECN
Mississippi Valley State W 87–48  5–3
 18  Molinar  12  T. Smith  5  Molinar  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
December 30, 2020
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Georgia W 83–73  6–3
(1–0)
 24  Molinar  8  Ado  8  3 Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (1,638)
Athens, GA
January 2, 2021
5:00 p.m., SECN
Kentucky L 73–78 2OT 6–4
(1–1)
 19  Stewart Jr.  12  T. Smith  5  Molinar  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
January 5, 2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 13 Missouri W 78–63  7–4
(2–1)
 24  Stewart Jr.  9  T. Smith  4  Stewart Jr.  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
January 9, 2021
12:00 p.m., SECN
at Vanderbilt W 84–81  8–4
(3–1)
 24  Molinar  8  Tied  4  Stewart Jr.  Memorial Gymnasium (101)
Nashville, TN
January 13, 2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
Texas A&M L 55–56  8–5
(3–2)
 16  Molinar  6  Smith  4  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
January 16, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
Florida W 72–69  9–5
(4–2)
 27  T. Smith  14  T. Smith  4  D. Smith  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
January 19, 2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
Ole Miss L 46–64  9–6
(4–3)
 18  Stewart Jr.  9  Ado  3  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
January 23, 2021
5:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 18 Alabama L 73–81  9–7
(4–4)
 27  Stewart Jr.  9  T. Smith  2  Tied  Coleman Coliseum (2,055)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 26, 2021
6:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 18 Tennessee L 53–56  9–8
(4–5)
 16  Molinar  12  Ado  5  Smith  Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191)
Knoxville, TN
January 30, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
Iowa State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 95–56  10–8
 20  Molinar  7  Tied  9  Smith  Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
February 2, 2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Arkansas L 45–61  10–9
(4–6)
 10  T. Smith  5  T. Smith  3  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (4,400)
Fayetteville, AR
February 6, 2021
2:30 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina     Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
February 10, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
LSU     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 13, 2021
12:00 p.m., SECN
Vanderbilt     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 16, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Auburn     Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 20, 2021
5:00 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss     The Pavilion at Ole Miss 
Oxford, MS
February 24, 2021
6:00 p.m., SECN
South Carolina     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 27, 2021
7:30 p.m., SECN
Alabama     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
March 3, 2021
7:30 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M     Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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