2007–08 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2007–08 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC Western Division champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record23–11 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2007–08 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Tennessee 14 – 2   .875 31 – 5   .861
Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 18 – 13   .581
No. 19 Vanderbilt 10 – 6   .625 26 – 8   .765
Florida 8 – 8   .500 24 – 12   .667
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438
Georgia † 4 – 12   .250 17 – 17   .500
West
Mississippi State 12 – 4   .750 23 – 11   .676
Arkansas 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438 24 – 11   .686
LSU 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Alabama 5 – 11   .313 17 – 16   .515
Auburn 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
† 2008 SEC tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. Under head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, and was a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The 2006–07 Bulldogs finished the season 21–14 (8–8 in SEC play) and reached the NIT Final Four.

Before the season

Departures

In additions to losing two seniors from the 2006–07, four players (80% of the 2005 recruiting class) transferred to others schools over the offseason.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Reginald Delk 24 Guard 6'4" 175 Sophomore Jackson, TN Transferred to Louisville[1]
Richard Delk 1 Guard 6'4" 175 Sophomore Jackson, TN Transferred to Troy[2]
Vernon Goodridge 40 Forward 6'9" 225 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to La Salle[3]
Bernard Rimmer 30 Forward 6'8" 195 Sophomore Grenada, MS Transferred to Georgia State[4]
Deitric Slater 22 Guard 6'3" 200 Senior Waynesboro, MS Graduated
Piotr Stelmach 41 Forward 6'9" 240 Senior Kamień Pomorski, Poland Graduated

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kodi Augustus
PF 		Baton Rouge, LA Maine Central Institute 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 27, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Elgin Bailey
PF 		New Orleans, LA Belaire HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Nov 10, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Riley Benock
PG 		Battletown, KY Meade County HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 17, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Ravern Johnson
SF 		Lyon, MS Coahoma County HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 24, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: 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 2007 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2007 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2007–08 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Ravern Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Coahoma County HS Lyon, MS
G 3 Billy Begley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Webster County HS Henderson, KY
G 10 Joseph Iupe (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Madison Central HS Madison, MS
G 11 Ben Hansbrough 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Poplar Bluff HS Poplar Bluff, MO
G 14 Rod Bryant (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr G. W. Carver HS Birmingham, AL
G 15 Riley Benock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Meade County HS Battletown, KY
F 21 Brian Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Bishop O'Connell HS Laurinburg, NC
G 22 Barry Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Shelbyville Central HS Shelbyville, TN
F 23 Charles Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Lanier HS Jackson, MS
F 24 Kodi Augustus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Maine Central Institute Baton Rouge, LA
G 25 Phil Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Grenada HS Grenada, MS
F 32 Jarvis Varnado 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Haywood HS Brownsville, TN
G 33 Brandon Bolen (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Madison-Ridgeland Academy Madison, MS
G 44 Jamont Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Nashville, TN
F 45 Elgin Bailey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Belaire HS New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

References

  1. ^ Elkins, Ashley (April 24, 2007). "BREAKING NEWS: Reginald Delk transferring to Louisville". DJournal.com. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
  2. ^ "Richard Delk transfers to Troy". KnoxNews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. July 11, 2007.
  3. ^ Mik-Explorer88 (May 18, 2007). "Vernon Goodridge transfers to La Salle". Scout.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Bernard Rimmer". GeorgiaStateSports.com.