Quick Facts QUICK FACTS Location: Starkville, Mississippi Founded: February 28, 1878 Enrollment: 21,622 Conference: SEC Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon (PMS 202) & White Arena: Humphrey Coliseum (10,575) President: Dr. Mark E. Keenum
Assistant Coach: Ernie Zeigler (Cleary College, 1994) Director of Operations: Michael Moynihan (North Georgia, 2010) Video Coordinator: Jalen Courtney (Morehead State, 2015) Director of Performance: David Deets (Northeastern State, 2000) Athletic Trainer: Ryan Dotson Graduate Assistant Coach: Bo Rodriguez (Whittier College, 2012) Alfred Aboya (UCLA, 2009) Academic Counselor: Sawyer Bowering (Mississippi State, 2010) Administrative Asst.: Suzanne Cook
G, Lamar Peters, Fr. 6-0, 188, New Orleans, La. G, Nick Singleton, So.^ 6-5, 194, Decatur, Ga. G, Xavian Stapleton, So.# 6-6, 207, Flora, Miss. F, Joe Strugg, Fr.# 6-9, 196, Montgomery, Ala. C, Miles Washington, Fr.^ 6-7, 202, New Albany, Miss. G, Eli Wright, Fr. 6-4, 203, Owensboro, Ky. Lettermen Lost (10) G, Travis Daniels 5.7 ppg., 4.5 rpg. G, Carter Holmes 0.0 ppg., 0.0 rpg. G, Jett Jobe 0.0 ppg., 0.3 rpg. F, Fallou Ndoye 0.3 ppg., 1.2 rpg. G, Malik Newman 11.3 ppg., 2.8 rpg. G, Reggie Patterson 0.7 ppg., 0.1 rpg. G, Craig Sword 13.0 ppg., 3.9 rpg. G, Fred Thomas 5.5 ppg., 2.9 rpg. F, Gavin Ware 15.4 ppg., 7.8 rpg. F, Johnny Zuppardo 3.2 ppg., 2.2 rpg.
BASKETBALL HISTORY
Media Relations Contact: Gregg Ellis Phone: 662-325-3595 Cell: 662-322-0145 Fax: 662-325-3654 Email: gellis@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter: @msusportsgregg & @HailStateMBK
First Year of Basketball: 1908-09
TEAM INFORMATION
Number of Seasons: 104
2015-16 Overall Record: 14-17
All-Time Record: 1,361-1,159
2015-16 SEC Record: 7-11
All-Time SEC Record: 571-749
SEC Finish: 11th
Total Number of Head Coaches: 20
Home Record: 10-5
Humphrey Coliseum Record: 418-171
Away Record: 2-9
20-Win Seasons: 17
Neutral Record: 2-3
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 (11-10)
Postseason: n/a
NCAA Tournament Final Fours: 1 (1996, lost to Syracuse 77-69 in semis)
National Ranking: n/a
Percentage of Assists: 42.9 (185/431)
Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3
Percentage of Steals: 41.1 (83/202)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/10
Percentage of Blocks: 23.3 (31/133)
Newcomers: 12
Percentage of Minutes: 30.8 (1916/6225)
SEC Championships: 6 (2004, 1991, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1959)
Roster (Sr/Jr/So/Fr): (1/1/4/9)
SEC Tournament Championships: 3 (2009, 2002 and 1996)
A LOOK AT THE TEAM
Director of Athletics: TBA Faculty Representative: Dr. Steven C. Turner
NIT Appearances: 8 (7-8) NIT Final Fours: 1 (2007, lost 63-62 to West Virginia in semis)
SEC Tournament Record: 29-52 SEC Western Division Titles: 7 (2010, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003, 1996, 1995)
BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach: Ben Howland (Weber State, 1979) Phone: 662-325-3800 Record at MSU: Second year Overall Record: 415-223 (20) Assistant Coach: George Brooks (Mississippi State, 1997) Assistant Coach: Korey McCray (Mercer, 2001)
Starters Returning (2) G, I.J. Ready, Sr. 9.2 ppg., 4.5 apg. G, Quinndary Weatherspoon, So 12.0 ppg., 4.7 rpg. Other Lettermen Returning (1) F, Aric Holman, So. 1.9 ppg., 1.9 rpg. Newcomers (12) F, Abdul Ado, Fr. 6-11, 246, Lagos, Nigeria G, Tyson Carter, Fr. 6-4, 167, Starkville, Miss. C, E.J. Datcher, Fr. 6-9, 240, Vincent, Ala. G, Drew Davis, Jr.^ 5-10, 172, Atlanta, Ga. F, Schnider Herard, Fr. 6-10, 250, Port-au-Prince, Haiti G, Mario Kegler, Fr. 6-7, 220, Jackson, Miss.
2016-17 | Bulldog Basketball | 2
^ Walk-on # Redshirted last year
RETURNING TEAM STATS Percentage of Scoring: 29.6 (687/2323) Percentage of Rebounds: 24.1 (264/1094) Percentage of Field Goals Made: 29.9 (254/850) Percentage of 3-Point FGs Made: 31.6 (71/225) Percentage of Free Throws Made: 27.1 (108/398)
RETURNING TOP INDIVIDUALS Points: Quinndary Weatherspoon (371, 12.0) Rebounds: Quinndary Weatherspoon (146, 4.7) Assists: I.J. Ready (134, 4.5) Steals: Quinndary Weatherspoon (42, 1.4) Blocks: Quinndary Weatherspoon (16, 0.5) FG %: Quinndary Weatherspoon (.448, 133-297) 3-Point %: Quinndary Weatherspoon (.394, 143-109) FT %: Quinndary Weatherspoon (.805, 62-77)