Mississippi State Bulldogs
SEC (21-13, 8-10)
Big Wins: Auburn (64-58), vs Tennessee (73-56)
Bad Losses: Southern (59-60), at Georgia Tech (59-67)
Coach: Chris Jans
Probable Starters:
Cameron Matthews, Senior, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.0 spg
D.J. Jeffries, Senior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Tolu Smith III, Senior, Forward, 15.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg
Dashawn Davis, Senior, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 2.6 apg, 1.6 spg
Josh Hubbard, Freshman, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 1.7 apg
Key Role Players:
Jimmy Bell Jr., Senior, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg
KeShawn Murphy, Sophomore, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Shakeel Moore, Senior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 1.8 apg
Shawn Jones Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 4.6 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (127th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.6 (105, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (130, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.9 (69, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (175, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.9 (238, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.1 (314, 14)
Rebound Margin: 6.2 (24, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.5 (99, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (275, 13)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | First Four loss to Pittsburgh |
| 2022 | NIT | First Round loss to Virginia |
| 2021 | NIT | First Round win over Saint Louis |
| 2021 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Richmond |
| 2021 | NIT | Semifinal win over Louisiana Tech |
| 2021 | NIT | Final loss to Memphis |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Liberty |
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over Nebraska |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round win over Baylor |
| 2018 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Louisville |
| 2018 | NIT | Semifinal loss to Penn State |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round loss to Massachusetts |
| 2010 | NIT | First Round win over Jackson State |
| 2010 | NIT | Second Round loss to North Carolina |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Washington |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oregon |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Memphis |
| 2007 | NIT | First Round win over Mississippi Valley State |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Bradley |
| 2007 | NIT | Semifinal loss to West Virginia |
| 2007 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Florida State |
| 2005 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Stanford |
| 2005 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
*all team stats through 3/10
