2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record14–19 (3–15 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • George Brooks
  • Wes Flanigan
  • Chris Hollender
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Florida † 18 – 0   1.000 36 – 3   .923
Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 29 – 11   .725
Georgia 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588
Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 24 – 13   .649
Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
Missouri 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
LSU 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Ole Miss 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Alabama 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Auburn 6 – 12   .333 14 – 16   .467
South Carolina 5 – 13   .278 14 – 20   .412
Mississippi State 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
† 2014 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Rick Ray, in his second season at Mississippi State. The team played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Before the season

Departures

The Bulldogs lost three players from the 2012–13 squad.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jalen Steele 0 G 6'3" 194 Junior Knoxville, Tennessee Left team after injuries;[2] intended to transfer to Middle Tennessee but never played[3]
Wendell Lewis 5 C 6'9" 253 Senior Selma, Alabama Dismissed;[4] Transferred to Alabama State[5]
Baxter Price 15 G 5'9" 156 Senior Brandon, Mississippi Graduated (Walk-on)

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Travis Daniels
SF 		Russellville, AL Shelton State CC 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 2, 2012 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Fallou Ndoye
C 		Henderson, NV Findlay Prep 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 13, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
I.J. Ready
PG 		Little Rock, AR Parkview 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 10, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
De'Runnya Wilson
SF 		Birmingham, AL Wenonah HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 22, 2013 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • 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 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  • "2013 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

Season

Preseason

Head coach Rick Ray announced the Bulldogs' non-conference schedule on July 3, 2013.[6] The Bulldogs scheduled to open the season at home against Prairie View A&M, with other notable non-conference games including a trip to Utah State, a home game against Florida Gulf Coast, and participating in the Las Vegas Classic. Ray announced the team's conference slate on August 20, 2013.[7] The Bulldogs' SEC schedule was highlighted by a home-and-home series with Kentucky, including traveling to Rupp Arena to open conference play on January 8. Other notable games included a visit from Florida to Humphrey Coliseum and a road date at LSU.

On December 30, 2013 it was announced that guard Andre Applewhite would transfer.[8]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Andre Applewhite 2 G 6'5" 217 Redshirt Freshman Memphis, Tennessee Transferred

Roster

2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Fred Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Jim Hill HS Jackson, MS
G 2 Andre Applewhite[9] 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Central HS Memphis, TN
F 3 Colin Borchert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr East Mississippi CC Phoenix, AZ
G 4 Trivante Bloodman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Olney Central College Bronx, NY
G 10 Dallas Prater (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Andrew's School Jackson, MS
G 11 Jacoby Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Fr West Charlotte HS Charlotte, NC
F 12 De'Runnya Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL
G 13 Tevin Moore (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Northwest Mississippi CC Olive Branch, MS
G 15 I.J. Ready 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Parkview Magnet HS Little Rock, AR
F 20 Gavin Ware 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 268 lb (122 kg) So Starkville HS Starkville, MS
C 22 Fallou Ndoye (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Henderson, NV
G 24 Tyson Cunningham (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Columbus HS Columbus, MS
F 25 Roquez Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr G. W. Carver HS Montgomery, AL
G 32 Craig Sword 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So G. W. Carver HS Montgomery, AL
G 33 Kyle Dobbs (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Grayson HS Grayson, GA
F 34 Travis Daniels[10] Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Shelton State CC Russellville, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference games
11/8/2013*
7:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 71–56  1–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,853)
Starkville, MS
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm 		Kennesaw State W 78–55  2–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,011)
Starkville, MS
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 94–72  3–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,759)
Starkville, MS
11/23/2013*
6:00 pm 		at Utah State L 68–87  3–1
 Smith Spectrum (10,043)
Logan, UT
11/27/2013*
1:00 pm 		Jackson State W 58–56  4–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,776)
Starkville, MS
12/1/2013*
1:00 pm 		Loyola–Chicago W 65–64 OT 5–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,010)
Starkville, MS
12/5/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		TCU
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 61–71  5–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,795)
Starkville, MS
12/13/2013*
7:00 pm 		vs. Southeastern Louisiana W 68–62  6–2
 BancorpSouth Arena (2,035)
Tupelo, MS
12/17/2013*
7:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 78–65  7–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,803)
Starkville, MS
12/19/2013*
7:00 pm 		Florida Gulf Coast W 66–53  8–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,902)
Starkville, MS
12/22/2013*
7:00 pm 		vs. South Florida
Las Vegas Classic 		W 71–66  9–2
 Orleans Arena (1,530)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2013*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. UNLV
Las Vegas Classic 		L 66–82  9–3
 Orleans Arena (3,618)
Paradise, NV
1/2/2014*
7:00 pm 		UMES W 77–63  10–3
 Humphrey Coliseum (5,708)
Starkville, MS
Conference games
1/8/2014
7:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 14 Kentucky L 63–85  10–4 (0–1)
 Rupp Arena (23,638)
Lexington, KY
1/11/2014
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Ole Miss W 76–72  11–4 (1–1)
 Humphrey Coliseum (8,841)
Starkville, MS
1/15/2014
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Alabama L 61–80  11–5 (1–2)
 Coleman Coliseum (10,112)
Tuscaloosa, AL
1/18/2014
11:30 am, SECN 		Texas A&M W 81–72 OT 12–5 (2–2)
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,073)
Starkville, MS
1/22/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Auburn W 82–74  13–5 (3–2)
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,754)
Starkville, MS
1/25/2014
3:00 pm, SECN 		at Ole Miss L 63–82  13–6 (3–3)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (8,843)
Oxford, MS
1/30/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Florida L 51–62  13–7 (3–4)
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,989)
Starkville, MS
2/1/2014
4:00 pm, FSN 		at Vanderbilt L 49–55  13–8 (3–5)
 Memorial Gymnasium (9,170)
Nashville, TN
2/5/2014
8:00 pm, CSS 		at Texas A&M L 52–72  13–9 (3–6)
 Reed Arena (4,626)
College Station, TX
2/8/2014
12:30 pm, SECN 		No. 18 Kentucky L 59–69  13–10 (3–7)
 Humphrey Coliseum (8,417)
Starkville, MS
2/12/2014
8:00 pm, FSN 		Georgia L 55–75  13–11 (3–8)
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,010)
Starkville, MS
2/15/2014
12:30 pm, SECN 		at Auburn L 82–92  13–12 (3–9)
 Auburn Arena (6,890)
Aurbun, AL
2/19/2014
7:00 pm, SECN 		at LSU L 81–92  13–13 (3–10)
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,689)
Baton Rouge, LA
2/22/2014
3:00 pm, SECN 		Arkansas L 69–73  13–14 (3–11)
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,981)
Starkville, MS
2/26/2014
7:00 pm, SECN 		Tennessee L 68–75  13–15 (3–12)
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,161)
Starkville, MS
3/1/2014
12:30 pm, SECN 		at Missouri L 66–85  13–16 (3–13)
 Mizzou Arena (9,403)
Columbia, MO
3/5/2014
6:00 pm, CSS 		at Georgia L 45–66  13–17 (3–14)
 Stegeman Coliseum (5,165)
Athens, GA
3/8/2014
3:00 pm, SECN 		South Carolina L 62–74  13–18 (3–15)
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,105)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
3/12/2014
8:30 pm 		vs. Vanderbilt
First round 		W 82–68  14–18
 Georgia Dome (7,132)
Atlanta, GA
3/13/2014
9:30 pm 		vs. Ole Miss
Second round 		L 66–78  14–19
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ Link to AP Poll
  2. ^ Payne, Terrence (October 17, 2013). "Jalen Steele's career at Mississippi State is over". NBCSports.com. NBC.
  3. ^ Adam, Sparks (July 8, 2014). "Transfer Jalen Steele won't play at MTSU". Tennessean.com. The Tennessean.
  4. ^ Parrish, Gary (October 3, 2013). "Mississippi State dismisses Wendell Lewis from basketball program". CBSSports.com. CBS. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Wendell Lewis". BamaStateSports.com. Alabama State.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs Announce 2013-14 Non-Conference Schedule". HailState.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs Open Conference Slate at Kentucky". HailState.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  8. ^ Andre Applewhite Transfers as MSU Heads into SEC Play
  9. ^ Applewhite left the team on December 30, 2013
  10. ^ Daniels officially joined the team on December 19, 2013. Tweet from SID Gregg Ellis
  11. ^ "Men's Basketball".