2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Ben Howland (2nd year)
Assistant coach	George Brooks
Assistant coach	Wes Flanigan
Assistant coach	Ernie Zeigler
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#20 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#23 Florida	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
#1 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Auburn	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Georgia	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
LSU	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Alabama	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Missouri	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500

† 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team will represent Mississippi State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Ben Howland, will play their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

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
Thomas, FredFred Thomas	1	Guard	75 !6'5"	210	Senior	Jackson, MS	Graduated
Houston, DemetriusDemetrius Houston	2	Forward	75 !6'7"	205	Sophomore	Montgomery, AL	Transferred to Alabama State
Zuppardo, JohnnyJohnny Zuppardo	4	Forward	78 !6'8"	226	Senior	Bay St. Louis, MS	Transferred^[1]
Newman, MalikMalik Newman	14	Guard	73 !6'3"	190	Freshman	Jackson, MS	Transferred to Kansas
Ware, GavinGavin Ware	20	Forward	79 !6'9"	260	Senior	Starkville, MS	Graduated
Patterson, ReggieReggie Patterson	21	Guard	74 !6'4"	168	Junior	Baldwyn, MS	Transferred^[1]
Ndoye, FallouFallou Ndoye	22	Center	77 !6'11"	220	RS Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield
Daniels, TravisTravis Daniels	23	Guard	77 !6'7"	225	Senior	Tuscaloosa, AL	Graduated
Sword, CraigCraig Sword	32	Guard	73 !6'3"	197	Senior	Montgomery, AL	Graduated

Recruits

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
Mario Kegler #11 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Schnider Herard #9 C	Plano, TX	Prestonwood Christian Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Nov 4, 2015
Schnider Herard #9 C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Eli Wright #16 SG	Owensboro, KY	22ft Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 16, 2015
Eli Wright #16 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Abdulhakim Ado #11 C	Chattanooga, TN	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2015
Abdulhakim Ado #11 C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyson Carter #22 PG	Starkville, MS	Starkville Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 27, 2015
Tyson Carter #22 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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
Lamar Peters #23 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
E.J. Datcher #44 C	Vincent, AL	Vincent High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 6, 2015
E.J. Datcher #44 C	Scout: N/A 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 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	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Peters, LamarLamar Peters	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Landry-Walker HS	New Orleans, LA
1.5 !G	3	Stapleton, XavianXavian Stapleton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Madison Central HS Louisiana Tech	Flora, MS
3.5 !F	4	Kegler, MarioMario Kegler	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Jackson, MS
3.5 !F	5	Strugg, JoeJoe Strugg (W)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2.0 !So	G.W. Carver HS	Montgomery, AL
1.5 !G	11	Weatherspoon, QuinndaryQuinndary Weatherspoon	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Velma Jackson HS	Camden, MS
1.5 !G	12	Davis, DrewDrew Davis (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fort Walton Beach HS	Atlanta, GA
1.5 !G	13	Singleton, L.J.L.J. Singleton	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Kennesaw State	Decatur, GA
1.5 !G	15	Ready, I.J.I.J. Ready	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Parkview Magnet HS	Little Rock, AR
5.0 !C	20	Washington, MilesMiles Washington (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Albany HS	New Albany, MS
1.5 !G	23	Carter, TysonTyson Carter	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Starkville HS	Starkville, MS
3.5 !F	24	Ado, AbdulAbdul Ado	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hamilton Heights HS	Chattanooga, TN
1.5 !G	32	Wright, EliEli Wright	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy	Owensboro, KY
5.0 !C	34	Herard, SchniderSchnider Herard	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Prestonwood Christian HS	Plano, TX
3.5 !F	35	Holman, AricAric Holman	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2.0 !So	Owensboro HS	Owensboro, KY
5.0 !C	45	Datcher, EltonElton Datcher	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Vincent HS	Vincent, AL

Head coach

Ben Howland (Weber State)

Assistant coach(es)

George Brooks (Mississippi State)
Korey McCray (Mercer)
Ernie Zeigler (Cleary)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	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	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 Starkville, MS
12/04/2016* 4:00 PM	Georgia State			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM, SECN	East Tennessee State			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
12/19/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Southern Miss			Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, MS
12/22/2016* 6:00 PM, SECN	Morehead State			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
12/29/2016* 7:00 PM	UMKC			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
01/03/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	Alabama			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
01/07/2017 2:30 PM, SECN	at LSU			Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/10/2017 8:00 PM, SECN	at Arkansas			Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
01/14/2017 12:00 PM, CBS	Texas A&M			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
01/18/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN	Kentucky			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
01/21/2017 5:00 PM, SECN	at Tennessee			Thompson–Boling Arena Nashville, TN
01/25/2017 6:00 PM, SECN	Missouri			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
01/28/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	at Alabama			Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
01/31/2017 6:00 PM, SECN	at Ole Miss			The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
02/04/2017 2:30 PM, SECN	Tennessee			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
02/07/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Auburn			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
02/11/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2	South Carolina			Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
02/14/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Georgia			Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
02/18/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Florida			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
02/21/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2	Ole Miss			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
02/25/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU	at Vanderbilt			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/28/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2	at South Carolina			Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
03/04/2017 5:00 PM, SECN	LSU			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
03/08–12/2016	vs.			Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1 2 Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (May 23, 2016). "College basketball transfer list". ESPN.go.com. ESPN.
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2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References