2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–16 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kentucky † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 6   .842
No. 10 Florida 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
Arkansas 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
No. 6 South Carolina 12 – 6   .667 26 – 11   .703
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
Alabama 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Vanderbilt 10 – 8   .556 19 – 16   .543
Georgia 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Tennessee 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Auburn 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563
Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
LSU 2 – 16   .111 10 – 21   .323
Missouri 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Ben Howland, played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated LSU in the SEC tournament before losing in the second round to Alabama.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Georgia in the second round of the SEC tournament.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Fred Thomas 1 Guard 6'5" 210 Senior Jackson, MS Graduated
Demetrius Houston 2 Forward 6'7" 205 Sophomore Montgomery, AL Transferred to Alabama State
Johnny Zuppardo 4 Forward 6'8" 226 Senior Bay St. Louis, MS Transferred[1]
Malik Newman 14 Guard 6'3" 190 Freshman Jackson, MS Transferred to Kansas
Gavin Ware 20 Forward 6'9" 260 Senior Starkville, MS Graduated
Reggie Patterson 21 Guard 6'4" 168 Junior Baldwyn, MS Transferred[1]
Fallou Ndoye 22 Center 6'11" 220 RS Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield
Travis Daniels 23 Guard 6'7" 225 Senior Tuscaloosa, AL Graduated
Craig Sword 32 Guard 6'3" 197 Senior Montgomery, AL Graduated

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mario Kegler
#11 SF 		Jackson, MS Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Schnider Hérard
#9 C 		Plano, TX Prestonwood Christian Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Nov 4, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Eli Wright
#16 SG 		Owensboro, KY 22ft Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 16, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Abdulhakim Ado
#11 C 		Chattanooga, TN Hamilton Heights Christian Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 16, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyson Carter
#22 PG 		Starkville, MS Starkville Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 27, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Lamar Peters
#23 PG 		New Orleans, LA L. B. Landry Senior High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 6, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
E. J. Datcher
#44 C 		Vincent, AL Vincent High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jun 6, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16   Rivals: 25  247Sports: 23  ESPN: 19
  • 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "2016 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lamar Peters 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Landry-Walker HS New Orleans, LA
G 3 Xavian Stapleton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Madison Central HS
Louisiana Tech 		Flora, MS
F 4 Mario Kegler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Jackson, MS
F 5 Joe Strugg (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Fr G.W. Carver HS Montgomery, AL
G 11 Quinndary Weatherspoon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Velma Jackson HS Camden, MS
G 12 Drew Davis (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Fort Walton Beach HS Atlanta, GA
G 13 Nick Singleton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kennesaw State Decatur, GA
G 15 I. J. Ready 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Parkview Magnet HS Little Rock, AR
C 20 Miles Washington (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr New Albany HS New Albany, MS
G 23 Tyson Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Starkville HS Starkville, MS
F 24 Abdul Ado (I) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights HS Chattanooga, TN
G 32 Eli Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr IMG Academy Owensboro, KY
C 34 Schnider Hérard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Prestonwood Christian HS Port-au-Prince, Haiti
F 35 Aric Holman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Owensboro HS Owensboro, KY
C 45 E. J. Datcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Fr Vincent HS Vincent, AL
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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm 		Delta State W 78–63 
Humphrey Coliseum (3,721)
Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		Norfolk State W 78–74  1–0
 Humphrey Coliseum (4,467)
Starkville, MS
11/17/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. UCF
Charleston Classic quarterfinals 		L 61–86  1–1
 TD Arena (3,430)
Charleston, SC
11/18/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Boise State
Charleston Classic consolation round 		W 80–68  2–1
 TD Arena (3,517)
Charleston, SC
11/20/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. UTEP
Charleston Classic 5th place game 		W 61–54  3–1
 TD Arena (1,293)
Charleston, SC
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm 		Lehigh L 73–87  3–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,697)
Starkville, MS
11/28/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN 		Northwestern State W 65–59  4–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,070)
Starkville, MS
12/01/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Oregon State W 74–57  5–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,684)
Starkville, MS
12/04/2016*
4:00 pm 		Georgia State W 82–60  6–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,805)
Starkville, MS
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN 		East Tennessee State L 65–67  6–3
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,479)
Starkville, MS
12/19/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Southern Miss W 86–44  7–3
 Mississippi Coliseum (4,031)
Jackson, MS
12/22/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN 		Morehead State W 85–76  8–3
 Humphrey Coliseum (8,328)
Starkville, MS
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm 		UMKC W 77–54  9–3
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,109)
Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
01/03/2017
7:30 pm, SECN 		Alabama L 58–68  9–4
(0–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum (7,452)
Starkville, MS
01/07/2017
2:30 pm, SECN 		at LSU W 95–78  10–4
(1–1) 		Maravich Center (7,626)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/10/2017
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas W 84–78  11–4
(2–1) 		Bud Walton Arena (15,111)
Fayetteville, AR
01/14/2017
12:00 pm, CBS 		Texas A&M W 67–59  12–4
(3–1) 		Humphrey Coliseum (8,588)
Starkville, MS
01/17/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 Kentucky L 81–88  12–5
(3–2) 		Humphrey Coliseum (9,768)
Starkville, MS
01/21/2017
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Tennessee L 74–91  12–6
(3–3) 		Thompson–Boling Arena (13,917)
Knoxville, TN
01/25/2017
6:00 pm, SECN 		Missouri W 89–74  13–6
(4–3) 		Humphrey Coliseum (7,101)
Starkville, MS
01/28/2017
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Alabama L 62–71  13–7
(4–4) 		Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/31/2017
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Ole Miss L 61–88  13–8
(4–5) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,205)
Oxford, MS
02/04/2017
2:30 pm, SECN 		Tennessee W 64–59  14–8
(5–5) 		Humphrey Coliseum (7,581)
Starkville, MS
02/07/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Auburn L 92–98  14–9
(5–6) 		Auburn Arena (7,058)
Auburn, AL
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 19 South Carolina L 73–77  14–10
(5–7) 		Humphrey Coliseum (7,635)
Starkville, MS
02/14/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Georgia L 72–79  14–11
(5–8) 		Stegeman Coliseum (5,822)
Athens, GA
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN 		Florida L 52–57  14–12
(5–9) 		Humphrey Coliseum (7,980)
Starkville, MS
02/21/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Ole Miss L 82–87 OT 14–13
(5–10) 		Humphrey Coliseum (7,863)
Starkville, MS
02/25/2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Vanderbilt L 48–77  14–14
(5–11) 		Memorial Gymnasium (9,212)
Nashville, TN
02/28/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at South Carolina L 57–63  14–15
(5–12) 		Colonial Life Arena (15,230)
Columbia, SC
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, SECN 		LSU W 88–76  15–15
(6–12) 		Humphrey Coliseum (6,739)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
03/08/2017
6:00 pm, SECN 		(12) vs. (13) LSU
First Round 		W 79–52  16–15
 Bridgestone Arena (8,567)
Nashville, TN
03/09/2017
2:30 pm, SECN 		(12) vs. (5) Alabama
Second Round 		L 55–75  16–16
 Bridgestone Arena (11,973)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ a b Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (May 23, 2016). "College basketball transfer list". ESPN.go.com. ESPN.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".