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2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
| 2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball |
|---|
| Southeastern Conference |
| 21–14 (8–10 SEC) |
| Chris Jans (2nd season) |
| James Miller |
| David Anwar |
| George Brooks |
| Humphrey Coliseum |
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.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Hometown | School | 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 |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83) | |||||
| Gai Chol #43 C | Decatur, GA | Greenforest Christian Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 9, 2022 |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81) | |||||
| Adrian Myers SF | Woodstock, VA | Massanutten Military Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | |||||
| Overall recruit ranking: | |||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: |
"2023 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. | | | | | |
| College recruiting information (2024) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dellquan Warren #24 PG | Erie, PA | Keystone Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 9, 2022 |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (85) | |||||
| Overall recruit ranking: | |||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "2024 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. | | | | | |
| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2023*2:00 p.m., – | at Southern Miss Charity Exhibition Game | W 60–54 | – | – | – | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | ||
| November 8, 2023*8:30 p.m., Barstool.TV | vs. Arizona State Barstool Sports Invitational | W 71–56 | 1–0 | 21 – Fort | 9 – .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}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 | |
| January 6, 202411:00 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, 20246:00 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, 20247:30 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, 20246:00 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, 20242:30 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, 20247:30 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, 20242:30 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, 20247:30 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, 20247:30 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, 20248:00 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, 20247:30 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, 20241:00 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, 20248:00 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, 20247:30 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, 20246:00 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, 20243:00 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, 20248:00 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, 20241:30 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 | |
| March 14, 202412:00 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, 202412:00 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, 202412:00 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 |
| March 21, 202411:15 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. |
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