2017–18_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team

2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	25–12 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Ben Howland (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	George Brooks; Korey McCray; Ernie Zeigler;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Ben Howland, played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference.^[1] They finished the season 25–12, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated LSU in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Tennessee. They were received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Nebraska, Baylor, and Louisville to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Penn State.

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Offseason

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 22, 2017* 1:00 pm		Nebraska Hurricane Irma charity game	L 72–76		Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm		West Florida	W 87–62		Humphrey Coliseum (1,711) Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 5:30 pm		Alabama State	W 96–68	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,811) Starkville, MS
Nov 18, 2017* 1:00 pm		Florida A&M Hoops in the Heartland	W 79–48	2–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,132) Starkville, MS
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Green Bay Hoops in the Heartland	W 77–68	3-0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,359) Starkville, MS
Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin Hoops in the Heartland	W 80–75	4–0	Humphrey Coliseum (7,687) Starkville, MS
Nov 26, 2017* 4:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 59–56	5–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,034) Starkville, MS
Nov 30, 2017* 6:00 pm, SECN		North Dakota State Hoops in the Heartland	W 83–59	6–0	Humphrey Coliseum (5,831) Starkville, MS
Dec 3, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN		Dayton	W 61–59	7–0	Humphrey Coliseum (7,539) Starkville, MS
Dec 9, 2017* 4:00 pm		North Georgia	W 95–62	8–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,613) Starkville, MS
Dec 12, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 25 Cincinnati	L 50–65	8–1	BB&T Arena (8,128) Highland Heights, KY
Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm		UT Martin	W 92–61	9–1	Humphrey Coliseum (6,709) Starkville, MS
Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Little Rock	W 64–48	10–1	Humphrey Coliseum (7,156) Starkville, MS
Dec 23, 2017* 7:00 pm		vs. Southern Miss Jackson Showcase	W 70–64	11–1	Mississippi Coliseum (4,028) Jackson, MS
Dec 30, 2017* 3:00 pm, SECN+		North Florida	W 109–81	12–1	Humphrey Coliseum (7,764) Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
Jan 2, 2018 8:00 pm, SECN		No. 22 Arkansas	W 78–75	13–1 (1–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,324) Starkville, MS
Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 58–64	13–2 (1–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,664) Oxford, MS
Jan 10, 2018 6:00 pm, SECN		at Florida	L 54–71	13–3 (1–2)	O'Connell Center (9,917) Gainesville, FL
Jan 13, 2018 2:30 pm, SECN		No. 22 Auburn	L 68–76	13–4 (1–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,443) Starkville, MS
Jan 16, 2018 6:00 pm, SECN		Vanderbilt	W 80–62	14–4 (2–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,633) Starkville, MS
Jan 20, 2018 7:30 pm, SECN		at Alabama	L 62–68	14–5 (2–4)	Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 23, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Kentucky	L 65–78	14–6 (2–5)	Rupp Arena (20,609) Lexington, KY
Jan 27, 2018 7:30 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 74–62	15–6 (3–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,169) Starkville, MS
Jan 31, 2018 7:30 pm, SECN		at South Carolina	W 81–76	16–6 (4–5)	Colonial Life Arena (11,042) Columbia, SC
Feb 3, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Georgia	W 72–57	17–6 (5–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,775) Starkville, MS
Feb 6, 2018 6:00 pm, SECN		Alabama	W 67–63	18–6 (6–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,095) Starkville, MS
Feb 10, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at Missouri	L 85–89 ^OT	18–7 (6–6)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
Feb 14, 2018 6:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 80–81	18–8 (6–7)	Memorial Gymnasium (8,592) Nashville, TN
Feb 17, 2018 7:30 pm, SECN		Ole Miss	W 79–62	19–8 (7–7)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,002) Starkville, MS
Feb 20, 2018 6:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	W 93–81	20–8 (8–7)	Reed Arena (8,614) College Station, TX
Feb 24, 2018 2:30 pm, SECN		South Carolina	W 72–68 ^OT	21–8 (9–7)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,162) Starkville, MS
Feb 27, 2018 6:00 pm, SECN		No. 16 Tennessee	L 54–76	21–9 (9–8)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,548) Starkville, MS
Mar 3, 2018 12:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 57–78	21–10 (9–9)	Maravich Center (9,067) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC tournament
Mar 8, 2018 6:00 pm, SECN	(7)	vs. (10) LSU Second Round	W 80–77	22–10	Scottrade Center (11,752) St. Louis, MO
Mar 9, 2018 6:00 pm, SECN	(7)	vs. (2) No. 13 Tennessee Quarterfinals	L 59–62	22–11	Scottrade Center (14,596) St. Louis, MO
NIT
Mar 14, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(4)	(5) Nebraska First Round – Baylor Bracket	W 66–59	23–11	Humphrey Coliseum (3,485) Starkville, MS
Mar 18, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN	(4)	at (1) Baylor Second Round – Baylor Bracket	W 78–77	24–11	Ferrell Center (2,246) Waco, TX
Mar 20, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN	(4)	at (2) Louisville Quarterfinals – Baylor Bracket	W 79–56	25–11	KFC Yum! Center (10,718) Louisville, KY
Mar 27, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(4)	vs. (4) Penn State Semifinals	L 60–75	25–12	Madison Square Garden (7,865) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball schedule

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mario Kegler	4	F	6'7"	230	Freshman	Jackson, MS	Transferred to Baylor
Joe Strugg	5	F	6'9"	196	RS Freshman	Montgomery, AL	Walk-on; left the team
I. J. Ready	15	G	5'11"	170	Senior	Little Rock, AR	Graduated
Miles Washington	20	C	6'7"	195	Freshman	New Albany, MS	Walk-on; left the team

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Weatherspoon #10 PG	Camden, MS	Velma Jackson Magnet High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 11, 2016
Nick Weatherspoon #10 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
KeyShawn Feazell #45 PF	Monticello, MS	Lawrence County High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 13, 2016
KeyShawn Feazell #45 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016. "2017 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Reggie Perry PF	Thomasville, Georgia	Thomasville High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 17, 2017
Reggie Perry PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
D. J. Stewart SF	Benoit, Mississippi	Riverside High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 24, 2017
D. J. Stewart SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Robert Woodard II SF	Columbus, Mississippi	Columbus High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 14, 2017
Robert Woodard II SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jethro Tshisumpa C	Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo	San Jacinto College	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Feb 18, 2018
Jethro Tshisumpa C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016. "2017 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.

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2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Auburn	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
No. 13 Tennessee	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
No. 23 Florida	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
No. 18 Kentucky †	10	–	8	.556	26	–	11	.703
Missouri	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Arkansas	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Mississippi State	9	–	9	.500	25	–	12	.676
Texas A&M	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
LSU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Georgia	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
South Carolina	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Vanderbilt	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
Ole Miss	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375

† 2018 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll