2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Southeastern Conference
2008–09 record 23–13 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach Rick Stansbury (11th year)
Assistant coach Phil Cunningham
Assistant coach Marcus Grant
Assistant coach Robert Kirby
Home arena Humphrey Coliseum
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
South Carolina 10 6   .625     21 10   .677
Tennessee 10 6   .625     21 13   .618
Florida 9 7   .563     25 11   .694
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500     19 12   .613
Kentucky 8 8   .500     22 14   .611
Georgia 3 13   .188     12 20   .375
West
#21 LSU 13 3   .813     27 8   .771
Auburn 10 6   .625     24 12   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563     23 13   .639
Alabama 7 9   .438     18 14   .563
Ole Miss 7 9   .438     16 15   .516
Arkansas 2 14   .125     14 16   .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. Under head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, and was a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous Season

The 2007–08 Bulldogs finished the season 23–11 (12–4 in SEC play) and reached the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, where they barely lost to eventual runner-up Memphis.

Before the season

Departures

Five players from the 2007–08 team did not return for this season.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Begley, BillyBilly Begley 3 Guard 6'1" 190 Senior Henderson, KY Graduated (Walk-on)
Gordon, JamontJamont Gordon 44 Guard 6'4" 230 Junior Nashville, TN Declared for 2008 NBA Draft
Iupe, JosephJoseph Iupe 10 Guard 6'1" 160 Sophomore Madison, MS Left team (Walk-on)
Hansbrough, BenBen Hansbrough 11 Guard 6'3" 205 Sophomore Poplar Bluff, MO Transferred to Notre Dame[1]
Rhodes, CharlesCharles Rhodes 23 Forward 6'8" 245 Senior Jackson, MS Graduated

Recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Twany Beckham
PG
Louisville, KY Ballard HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 13, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Dee Bost
PG
Concord, NC Concord HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 17 lb (7.7 kg) Jul 11, 2007 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jacquiese Holcombe
F
College Park, GA Georgia Perimeter College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 5, 2008 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Romero Osby
PF
Meridian, MS Northeast Lauderdale HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jun 18, 2007 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
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:

Roster

2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 1 Holcombe, JacquieseJacquiese Holcombe   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Georgia Perimeter College College Park, GA
G 2 Johnson, RavernRavern Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Coahoma County HS Lyon, MS
G 3 Bost, DeeDee Bost 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Concord HS Concord, NC
G 4 Beckham, TwanyTwany Beckham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Ballard HS Louisville, KY
F 5 Osby, RomeroRomero Osby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Northeast Lauderdale HS Meridian, MS
G 10 Gay, ChristopherChristopher Gay (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr William Carey College Hattiesburg, MS
G 14 Bryant, RodRod Bryant (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So G. W. Carver HS Birmingham, AL
G 15 Benock, RileyRiley Benock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Meade County HS Battletown, KY
F 20 Luczak, TaylorTaylor Luczak (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Glens Falls HS Glens Falls, NY
G 22 Stewart, BarryBarry Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Shelbyville Central HS Shelbyville, TN
F 24 Augustus, KodiKodi Augustus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Maine Central Institute Baton Rouge, LA
G 25 Turner, PhilPhil Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Grenada HS Grenada, MS
F 32 Varnado, JarvisJarvis Varnado 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Haywood HS Brownsville, TN
G 33 Bolen, BrandonBrandon Bolen (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Madison-Ridgeland Academy Madison, MS
F 44 Johnson, BrianBrian Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Bishop O'Connell HS Laurinburg, NC
F 45 Bailey, ElginElgin Bailey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Belaire HS New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

References

  1. Associated Press (2008-04-29). "Hansbrough to transfer from Mississippi State to Notre Dame". ESPN.com.
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