2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Chris Jans, and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Mississippi State, Mississippi, just outside Starkville, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–14 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Miller
  • David Anwar
  • George Brooks
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Tennessee 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
No. 20 Kentucky 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
No.Alabama 13 5   .722 25 12   .676
No. 18 Auburn 13 5   .722 27 8   .771
No. 24 South Carolina 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
Florida 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Texas A&M 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
LSU 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Mississippi State 8 10   .444 21 14   .600
Ole Miss 7 11   .389 20 12   .625
Georgia 6 12   .333 20 17   .541
Arkansas 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Vanderbilt 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
Missouri 0 18   .000 8 24   .250
2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 8–10 in SEC play to tie for 9th place. They defeated Florida in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Alabama in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed, where they lost in the First Four play-in round to Pittsburgh.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jamel Horton 2 G 6'3" 190 GS Senior Queens, NY Graduated
Kimani Hamilton 5 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Clinton, MS Transferred to High Point
Eric Reed Jr. 11 G 6'2" 195 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Will McNair Jr. 13 F 6'11" 265 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Kansas State
Tyler Stevenson 14 F 6'8" 215 Senior Columbus, MS Graduated
Justin Rumph 15 G 6'5" 225 GS Senior Birmingham, AL Walk-on; graduated
Tyler Brumfield 24 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Lorenzo Fort III 11 G 6'4" 195 Junior Jackson, MS Howard College
Jimmy Bell Jr. 15 F 6'10" 295 GS Senior Saginaw, MI West Virginia
Jaquan Scott 22 F 6'8" 210 Junior Dallas, TX Salt Lake CC
Andrew Taylor 23 G 6'3" 194 GS Senior Corbin, KY Marshall

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Hubbard
#24 PG
Ridgeland, MS Madison-Ridgeland Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 13, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Gai Chol
#43 C
Decatur, GA Greenforest Christian Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Adrian Myers
SF
Woodstock, VA Massanutten Military Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 18, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  • "2023 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dellquan Warren
#24 PG
Erie, PA Keystone Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 85
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:

Roster

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2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 D. J. Jeffries 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Memphis Olive Branch, MS
F 1 Tolu Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Western Kentucky Bay St. Louis, MS
F 2 Adrian Myers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Massanutten Military Academy Stephens City, VA
G 3 Shakeel Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr NC State Greensboro, NC
F 4 Cameron Matthews 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Olive Branch HS Olive Branch, MS
G 5 Shawn Jones Jr. (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Shadow Creek HS Houston, TX
G 10 Dashawn Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Oregon State Bronx, NY
G 11 Trey Fort 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Howard College Jackson, MS
F 12 KeShawn Murphy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Ramsey Birmingham, AL
G 13 Josh Hubbard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Madison-Ridgeland Academy Madison, MS
F 15 Jimmy Bell Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) GS West Virginia Saginaw, MI
G 20 Harrison Alexander (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Madison-Ridgeland Academy Madison, MS
G 21 Martavious Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Sipsey Valley HS Coker, AL
F 22 Jaquan Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC Dallas, TX
G 23 Andrew Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Marshall Corbin, KY
G 25 Isaac Stansbury (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Greenwood HS Bowling Green, KY
C 34 Gai Chol 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy (GA) Juba, South Sudan
G 40 Trey Jackson III (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Mississippi for Women Starkville, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
2:00 p.m., 
at Southern Miss
Charity Exhibition Game
W 60–54 
                  Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023*
8:30 p.m., Barstool.TV
vs. Arizona State
Barstool Sports Invitational
W 71–56  1–0
 21  Fort   9  Tied   3  Taylor  Wintrust Arena (5,361)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2023*
4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
UT Martin W 87–63  2–0
 22  Hubbard   12  Bell Jr.   4  Davis  Humphrey Coliseum (7,525)
Starkville, MS
November 14, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
North Alabama W 81–54  3–0
 14  Bell Jr.   14  Bell Jr.   4  3 tied  Humphrey Coliseum (7,337)
Starkville, MS
November 18, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
vs. Washington State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals
W 76–64  4–0
 13  2 tied   8  Bell Jr.   4  Davis  Mohegan Sun Arena (–)
Uncasville, CT
November 19, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Northwestern
Hall of Fame Tip-Off championship
W 66–57  5–0
 29  Hubbard   10  Jeffries   4  Matthews  Mohegan Sun Arena (–)
Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 25 Nicholls W 74–61  6–0
 15  Hubbard   10  Bell Jr.   4  Davis  Humphrey Coliseum (7,561)
Starkville, MS
November 28, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 21 at Georgia Tech
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 59–67  6–1
 17  Hubbard   13  Bell Jr.   2  Bell Jr.  McCamish Pavilion (3,913)
Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2023*
3:00 p.m., SECN
No. 21 Southern L 59–60  6–2
 14  Hubbard   13  Bell Jr.   4  Moore  Humphrey Coliseum (7,186)
Starkville, MS
December 9, 2023*
10:30 a.m., SECN
vs. Tulane
Holiday Hoopsgiving
W 106–76  7–2
 22  Hubbard   10  Murphy   7  Jeffries  State Farm Arena (–)
Atlanta, GA
December 13, 2023*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Murray State W 85–81  8–2
 16  Moore   12  Jeffries   5  Davis  Humphrey Coliseum (6,804)
Starkville, MS
December 17, 2023*
3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
vs. North Texas W 72–54  9–2
 18  Murphy   12  Matthews   7  Matthews  Cadence Bank Arena (2,662)
Tupelo, MS
December 23, 2023*
11:00 a.m., BTN
vs. Rutgers
Gotham Classic
W 70–60  10–2
 18  Matthews   18  Bell Jr.   7  Davis  Prudential Center (5,169)
Newark, NJ
December 31, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Bethune–Cookman W 85–62  11–2
 16  Smith   9  Smith   6  Matthews  Humphrey Coliseum (7,035)
Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBS
at South Carolina L 62–68  11–3
(0–1)
 13  Tied   5  Tied   3  Jeffries  Colonial Life Arena (11,382)
Columbia, SC
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 5 Tennessee W 77–72  12–3
(1–1)
 25  Hubbard   6  Jeffries   4  Davis  Humphrey Coliseum (8,160)
Starkville, MS
January 13, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN
Alabama L 74–82  12–4
(1–2)
 15  Smith   10  Smith   3  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (9,142)
Starkville, MS
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 8 Kentucky L 77–90  12–5
(1–3)
 26  Smith   8  Tied   6  Matthews  Rupp Arena (20,016)
Lexington, KY
January 20, 2024
2:30 p.m., SECN
Vanderbilt W 68–55  13–5
(2–3)
 25  Smith   11  Smith   3  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (9,172)
Starkville, MS
January 24, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN
at Florida L 70–79  13–6
(2–4)
 26  Hubbard   11  Matthews   4  Davis  O'Connell Center (8,484)
Gainesville, FL
January 27, 2024
2:30 p.m., SECN
No. 8 Auburn W 64–58  14–6
(3–4)
 17  Hubbard   12  Jeffries   3  Smith  Humphrey Coliseum (9,175)
Starkville, MS
January 30, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss L 82–86  14–7
(3–5)
 21  Hubbard   12  Matthews   7  Hubbard  SJB Pavilion (10,630)
Oxford, MS
February 3, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN
at No. 24 Alabama L 67–99  14–8
(3–6)
 23  Smith   6  Tied   3  Tied  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 7, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN
Georgia W 75–62  15–8
(4–6)
 19  Smith   12  Smith   8  Davis  Humphrey Coliseum (8,755)
Starkville, MS
February 10, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN
at Missouri W 75–51  16–8
(5–6)
 16  Hubbard   11  Smith   4  Matthews  Mizzou Arena (10,620)
Columbia, MO
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
Arkansas W 71–67  17–8
(6–6)
 19  Hubbard   10  Matthews   3  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (9,219)
Starkville, MS
February 21, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Ole Miss W 83–71  18–8
(7–6)
 24  Smith   6  Tied   3  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (9,381)
Starkville, MS
February 24, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN
at LSU W 87–67  19–8
(8–6)
 32  Hubbard   9  Tied   3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,463)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 16 Kentucky L 89–91  19–9
(8–7)
 34  Hubbard   10  Smith   6  Matthews  Humphrey Coliseum (9,266)
Starkville, MS
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 11 Auburn L 63–78  19–10
(8–8)
 23  Hubbard   10  Tied   3  Tied  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
March 6, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Texas A&M L 69–75  19–11
(8–9)
 24  Hubbard   12  Jeffries   4  Tied  Reed Arena (8,163)
College Station, TX
March 9, 2024
1:30 p.m., SECN
No. 17 South Carolina L 89–93 OT 19–12
(8–10)
 28  Hubbard   11  Matthews   4  Matthews  Humphrey Coliseum (9,289)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., SECN
(9) vs. (8) LSU
Second round
W 70–60  20–12
 24  Hubbard   13  Smith   3  Tied  Bridgestone Arena (11,638)
Nashville, TN
March 15, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
(9) vs. (1) No. 5 Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 73–56  21–12
 18  Tied   8  Matthews   3  Tied  Bridgestone Arena (17,137)
Nashville, TN
March 16, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
(9) vs. (4) No. 12 Auburn
Semifinals
L 66–73  21–13
 20  Hubbard   10  Smith   3  Matthews  Bridgestone Arena (16,499)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024
11:15 a.m., CBS
(8 W) vs. (9 W) Michigan State
First Round
L 51–69  21–14
 15  Hubbard   5  Matthews   3  Davis  Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State. Retrieved 18 September 2023.