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MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI SSTATETATE BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GAME 1: TENNESSEE STATE MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. TENNESSEE STATE 2010-11 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE Friday, November 12, 2010 7 p.m. CT Humphrey Coliseum (10,500), Starkville Date Opponent Score/Time TV: None N 12 Tennessee State 7 p.m. Announcers: NA N 19 Appalachian State 7 p.m. Series Record: First Meeting N 22 Detroit 7 p.m. Last Meeting: NA N 26 Troy 6 p.m. XM Radio: NA N 30 Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. Offi cials: Antinio Petty, Tim Gattis, Kevin Scott D 11 East Tennessee State 7 p.m. FRIDAY’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP D 12 North Carolina A&T 1 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE STARTERS D 13 Nicholls State 7 p.m. No. P Name Year Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Asst. Steals Blocks Minutes D 14 Alabama State (CSS) 7 p.m. 2 G Ravern Johnson Sr 6-7 175 D 18 @ Virginia Tech 7 p.m. 4 G Twany Beckham So 6-5 195 D 22 % Washington State (ESPNU) 2 p.m. 15 G Riley Benock Sr 6-4 193 D 23 % Baylor/San Diego (ESPNU) 3:30/5:30 p.m. 24 F Kodi Augustus Sr 6-8 224 D 25 % Butler/Florida State/Utah/Hawaii TBA 45 F Elgin Bailey Jr 6-8 276 D 29 & St. Mary’s (ESPNU) 10 p.m. TENNESSEE STATE STARTERS J 8 Alabama (SEC Network) 3 p.m. No. P Name Year Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Asst. Steals Blocks Minutes J 13 at Ole Miss (ESPN or ESPN2) 8 p.m. 0 G Jaquan Nobles So 6-3 180 J 16 Auburn (FSN) 1 p.m. 2 G Patrick Miller Fr 6-0 185 J 22 at Georgia (SEC Network) 3 p.m. 10 G Wil Peters Jr 6-1 180 J 27 Vanderbilt (ESPN or ESPN2) 6 p.m. 33 F Robert Covington So 6-9 210 44 F Michael Green Fr 6-9 210 J 29 Florida (CBS) Noon 11 KEY THINGS TO NOTE PLAYING TENNESSEE STATE F 2 at Alabama (SEC Network) 7 p.m. F 5 at LSU (SEC Network) 3 p.m. In his fi rst 12 seasons at the helm, Rick Stansbury has led Mississippi State to a 9-3 ledger in season openers, including a 7-2 mark at Humphrey Coliseum. F 9 Arkansas (SEC Network) 7 p.m. Last season, the Bulldogs had their six-game winning streak in lid-lifters snapped with F 12 at Auburn (FSN) 6 p.m. an 88-74 setback to Rider. F 15 at Kentucky (ESPN) 6 p.m. All-time, MSU is 76-22 in season openers and has won 20 of its last 25 dating back to F 19 Ole Miss (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. the 1985-86 campaign. F 23 LSU (CSS) 8 p.m. Mississippi State, under the direction of 13th-year coach Rick Stansbury, is coming F 26 at Tennessee (ESPN) 5 p.m. off a 24-12 campaign that was highlighted by the school’s seventh Western Division crown and seventh NIT appearance that ended with a loss to North Carolina in the M 2 at Arkansas (CSS) 8 p.m. second round. M 5 South Carolina (ESPN or ESPN2) 1 p.m. The 24 wins were the most since winning 26 in 2004. M 10-13 SEC Tournament (Atlanta, GA) TBA Senior guard Ravern Johnson enters the 2010-11 campaign 32 points shy of becom- ^ - Mississippi Coliseum (Jackson, MS) ing the 32nd player in MSU history to score 1,000 points for a career. @ - Battle of the Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) The Bulldogs have received seven points in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ % - Diamondhead Classic (Honolulu, HI) ESPN Coaches’ polls. Due to NCAA suspensions, sophomore Renardo Sidney and junior Dee Bost won’t be % - Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV) eligible until Dec. 18 and Jan. 8, respectively. The Bulldogs return 51.5 percent (1,351/2,622) of their scoring and 39.1 percent (550/ 1,406) of their rebounding from a year ago. 19 of MSU’s last 23 games last season were decided by 10 points or less (10-9 in those COACHING FACTS games). Dee Bost ranks 9th all-time at MSU with 344 assists, while his 188 last year ranks MISSISSIPPI STATE 8th-best in a single season. Chuck Evans (1993) holds the mark with 235. Coach: Rick Stansbury Record at MSU: 255-140, 13th year RINGS OF HONOR ALL-SEC HONORS Overall Record: Same Prior to Friday’s tip against Tennessee In the preseason polls that were an- Record vs. Tennessee State: First meeting State, Mississippi State will have its ring nounced back in October, Mississippi State and banner ceremony in recognition of last had two players receive All-SEC honors as year’s Western Division championship. voted on by the league coaches. TENNESSEE STATE Players, coaches, support staff and ad- Junior point guard Dee Bost was tabbed Coach: John Cooper ministrative offi cials will receive their rings, fi rst team, while senior Ravern Johnson Record at Tennessee State: 9-23, 2nd year followed by the unveiling of the new 2010 received second-team accolades. Neither Overall Record: 9-23, 2nd year banner. made the media selections. D eecadec a d e of CCHAMPIONSHIPSH A M P I O N S H I P S MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI SSTATETATE BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GAME 1: TENNESSEE STATE Statistical Comparison STANSBURY’S SEASON-OPENING BREAKDOWN 2010-11 Stats MSU OPP 1998 ! Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 105-53 2005 vs. Chattanooga W, 64-48 1999 vs. Alabama A&M W, 89-67 2006 vs. Nicholls State W, 90-55 2009-10 Record 2000 # California L, 83-76 ot 2007 vs. Louisiana Tech W, 75-45 Conference Record 2001 vs. Nicholls State W, 95-59 2008 vs. Centenary W, 77-55 Scoring 2002 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette L, 79-76 2009 vs. Rider L, 88-74 2003 vs. Tennessee-Martin W, 90-74 ! - Jackson, MS Scoring Defense # - Tivo Preseason NIT 2004 ^ Fairfi eld W, 53-49 ^ - Coaches vs. Cancer Clancer Classic in Birmingham, Ala. Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct. Opp. FG Pct. MSTATE 26-4 AGAINST OVC FOES 3-Point FG Pct. Entering Friday’s season opener against Tennessee State, the Bull- Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. dogs are 26-4 against the nine teams that currently comprise the Ohio Free Throw Pct. Valley Conference. Opp. FT Pct. MSU has played seven of the nine league members and has faced Rebounding Average Murray State the most, posting a 7-2 ledger. Opp. Rebounding Avg. Rebound Margin MSU VS. OVC BREAKDOWN Southeastern Missouri State 1-0 Murray State 7-2 Assists Jacksonville State 4-0 Tennessee Tech 4-0 Turnovers Eastern Kentucky 3-0 Austin Peay 1-1 Turnover Margin Tennessee-Martin 6-1 Steals Blocked Shots MSU ENJOYS MORE NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Including the 10-6 ledger in 2008-09 coupled with last year’s 13-4 mark Statistical Leaders in non-conference action, Mississippi State has compiled a 135-42 (.763) Scoring record against non-conference opponents during the Rick Stansbury era MSU PPG OPP PPG (since 1998-99), including a 125-33 (.791) regular-season mark. MISSISSIPPI STATE’S RECORD WHEN . Rebounding During the Rick Stansbury era, the Bulldogs are: 202-31 when leading MSU RPG OPP RPG at halftime; 175-33 when shooting 45 percent or better from the fi eld; 214- 67 when the opposition shoots less than 45 percent from the fi eld; 200-73 when out-rebounding or tying opponents; and 154-28 when holding op- Assists ponents to 65 points or less. MSU APG OPP APG BOMBS AWAY . DOGS ECLIPSE RECORD Last year, Mississippi State set a single-season record with 296 made 3-pointers. In the SEC Tournament against Vanderbilt, the Bulldogs Blocks passed that mark with the six made treys to give them 300. They fi nished MSU BPG OPP BPG the year with 329, the third-highest output in SEC history. The Bulldogs also attempted 22 3-pointers against the Commodores to give them 833 at the time, also a school record that broke the mark of 819 Steals set in 2008-09. They exited the UNC game with 918 attempts. MSU SPG OPP SPG Ravern Johnson led MSU with 87 3-pointers on 214 attempts, ex- ceeding his total of 83 from a year ago, the third-most in school history. Darryl Wilson currently holds the top two spots with 97 in 1996 and 94 in Field Goal Percentage 1995. MSU FG% OPP FG% THE NEW FACE ON STAFF WAS AN OFF FACE In August, Rick Stansbury hired longtime Meridian Community Col- 3-Point FG Percentage lege coach George Brooks to replace Robert Kirby. No stranger to MSU, MSU 3FG% OPP 3FG% Brooks played for the Bulldogs from 1992-94 and was a teammate with current MSU assistant Marcus Grant. Brooks was also a student-assistant coach for the 1996 team that ad- vanced to the Final Four. Free Throw Percentage MSU FT% OPP FT% 1,000 POINT CLUB LIKELY TO SWELL AGAIN Two years ago as a junior, Barry Stewart became the 30th player in school history to score 1,000 points for a year. Then last season, Jarvis Varnado achieved the feat. This year, a new member is likely to be inducted, as Ravern Johnson is just 32 points shy of being the 32nd player to reach the milestone. D eecadec a d e of CCHAMPIONSHIPSH A M P I O N S H I P S MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI SSTATETATE BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GAME 1: TENNESSEE STATE National Polls 22010-110 1 0 - 1 1 MIISSISSIPPIS S I S S I P P I S TTATEA T E R OOSTERS T E R (November, 2010) No.