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10 NCAA Appearances | 1 Final Four | 6 SEC Championships | 3 SEC Tournament Titles | 18 Postseason Appearances Basketball Media Relations Mississippi State 55 Bailey Howell Drive, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Bulldogs (10-4, 1-1) GREGG ELLIS, Primary Contact (W) 662.325.3595 | (C) 662.322.0145 | [email protected] vs. Twitter: @msusportsgregg & @HailStateMBK | www.hailstate.com Arkansas MORGAN MACGUIRE, Secondary Contact (C) 719.660.2039 | [email protected] Razorbacks (12-3, 1-2) Twitter: @morgsmac SERIES INFORMATION GAME INFORMATION Projected Starting 5 When: Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 Series: 33-26, Arkansas Time: 8 p.m. CT 11 Quinndary Weatherspoon Home: 20-7, MSU Location: Fayetteville, AR 6-4 | 205 | So. | G Away: 21-5, UA Arena: Bud Walton Arena Canton, MS Neutral: 5-1, UA TV: SEC Network PPG: ———————— 17.7 Last Meeting: MSU, 78-46 (2-9-16) PxP: Adam Amin RPG: ————————— 4.9 Mississippi State Coach: Ben Howland Analyst: Jon Sundvold FG%: ———————— 47.3 MSU Record: 24-21, 2nd year Sideline: NA FT%: ———————— 81.0 Career Record: 425-227, 21st year MSU Radio Network: vs. Arkansas: 1-2 PxP: Jim Ellis Arkansas Coach: Mike Anderson Analyst: Richard Williams 15 I.J. Ready Arkansas Record: 114-67, 6th year Sirius/XM: 134/NA 5-11 | 166 | Sr. | G Career Record: 314-165, 15th year Rixey, AR PPG: ———————— 10.5 WHAT TO NOTE AS MSU PLAYS ARKANSAS . APG: ————————— 5.1 Mississippi State is looking to win back-to-back SEC road games for the first time since winning FG%: ———————— 48.7 at Tennessee (Feb. 26) and at Arkansas (March 2) in 2011. FT%: ———————— 80.6 MSU is looking to snap a four-game losing streak at Arkansas. Last win was in 2011, 88-78. Last Saturday, the Bulldogs won at LSU for the first time since 2011. 23 Tyson Carter The 95 points scored were the most in SEC play since totaling 94 at home against LSU in 2009. 6-4 | 164 | Fr. | G The 95 points on the road in SEC play were the most since MSU totaled 91 at Auburn in 1994. Starkville, MS Sophomore guard Quinndary Weatherspoon is fourth in the SEC with his 17.7 scoring clip. MSU PPG: ————————— 9.4 hasn’t had a player average 18-plus since Darryl Wilson in 1996 (18.0). RPG: ————————— 2.6 FG%: ———————— 39.6 Quinndary Weatherspoon can do more than just score. This year, MSU is 4-0 when has three FT%: ———————— 88.5 or more steals. He’s third in the league with his 2.0 average. I.J. Ready leads the SEC with his 2.9 assist/turnover ratio and is 36th nationally. He’s now 184 points shy of becoming the 37th player at MSU to score 1,000 for a career. Against LSU, he had 4 Mario Kegler 8 assists to give him 3346 for his career, now the 9th most in school history. In addition, he is 6-7 | 230 | Fr. | G Jackson, MS 8 steals shy of tying Darryl Wilson for the 10th most in school history. PPG: ————————— 9.7 KenPom.com has Mississippi State as the least experienced team of all 351 DI programs. RPG: ————————— 5.7 When is Mississippi State successful? When outrebounding foes (8-0), shooting 45 percent or FG%: ———————— 40.5 better (8-0) and winning or being tied at the half (9-0). FT%: ———————— 64.9 Of current SEC players, I.J. Ready is 11th with 816 points, third with 132 steals and fourth with 346 assists. 35 Aric Holman Through 14 games, sophomore forward Aric Holman leads MSU with 32 blocked shots. Since 6-10 | 222 | So. | F Jarvis Varnado had 170 in 2010 as a senior, the most in a single season has been Colin Borchert Owensboro, KY with 36 in 2013. Last season, Gavin Ware had 32 for the entire year. PPG: ———————— 10.1 Among SEC freshmen, Lamar Peters is 11th in scoring (9.8), while Mario Kegler is 5th in re- RPG: ————————— 6.6 bounding (5.7). FG%: ———————— 51.5 Mississippi State has now used six different starting lineups through the first 14 games. FT%: ———————— 71.7 2016-17 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER JANUARY 18 FLORIDA (ESPN/2) 1 p.m. 11 NORFOLK STATE (SECN+) W, 78-74 3 ALABAMA (SECN) L, 68-58 21 OLE MISS (ESPN2) 8 p.m. 25 at Vanderbilt (ESPNU) 3 p.m. CHARLESTON CLASSIC 7 at LSU (SECN) W, 95-78 28 at South Carolina (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 17 vs. Central Florida (ESPN2) L, 86-61 10 at Arkansas (SECN) 8 p.m. 14 TEXAS A&M (CBS) 12 p.m. 18 vs. Boise State (ESPN3) W, 80-68 MARCH (ESPN3) 17 KENTUCKY (ESPN) 6 p.m. 20 vs. UTEP W, 61-54 4 LSU (SECN) 5 p.m. 25 LEHIGH (SECN+) L, 87-73 21 at Tennessee (SECN) 5 p.m. 2017 SEC Tournament 28 NORTHWESTERN STATE (SECN) W, 65-59 25 MISSOURI (SECN) 6 p.m. 28 at Alabama (SECN) 5 p.m. 8-12 SEC Tournament (SECN, ESPNU, ABC) TBA DECEMBER 31 at Ole Miss (SECN 6 p.m. ^ - Jackson, Miss (Mississippi Coliseum) 1 OREGON STATE (ESPNU) W, 74-57 ! - Nashville (Bridgestone Arena) FEBRUARY 4 GEORGIA STATE (SECN+) W, 82-60 4 TENNESSEE (SECN) 2:30 p.m. 14 ETSU (SECN) L, 67-65 7 at Auburn (SECN) 8 p.m. 19 Southern Miss (ESPNU) ^ W, 86-44 11 SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN2) 7 p.m. 22 MOREHEAD STATE (SECN) W, 85-76 14 at Georgia (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 29 UMKC (SECN+) W, 77-54 2016-17 Bulldog Basketball | hailstate.com Mississippi State Basketball @HailStateMBK Game 15 | Arkansas 2016-17 MISSISSIPPI STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION Location: ...................................Starkville, MS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown Founded: ...........................February 28, 1878 1 Lamar Peters G 6-0 188 Fr. HS New Orleans, LA (Landry-Walker HS) Enrollment: ..........................................21,622 Conference: .............................................SEC 2 Eli Wright G 6-4 203 Fr. HS Owensboro, KY (22 Feet Academy) Nickname:......................................... Bulldogs 3 Xavian Stapleton G 6-6 207 So. TR Flora, MS (Louisiana Tech) Colors: .................................. Maroon & White Arena: ..............Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) 4 Mario Kegler G 6-7 220 Fr. HS Jackson, MS (Oak Hill Academy) President: .......................Dr. Mark E. Keenum 5 Joe Strugg F 6-9 196 RFr. HS Montgomery, AL (G.W. Carver HS) Athletics Director: ........................John Cohen 11 Quinndary Weatherspoon G 6-4 205 So. 1L Canton, MS (Velma Jackson HS) Web Site: .......................... www.hailstate.com Twitter: ..................................@HailStateMBK 12 Drew Davis G 5-10 172 Jr. HS Atlanta, GA (Ft. Walton Beach HS) Hashtag ................................. #HailState 13 Nick Singleton G 6-5 194 So. TR Decatur, GA (Kennesaw State) 15 I.J. Ready G 5-11 166 Sr. 3L Rixey, AR (Park View Magnet) BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball: .....................1908-09 20 Miles Washington C 6-7 202 Fr. HS New Albany, MS (New Albany HS) All-Time Record: .........1,371-1,161/105 years 23 Tyson Carter G 6-4 167 Fr. HS Starkville, MS (Starkville HS) All-Time SEC Record: .......................572-750 Total Number of Head Coaches: ................20 34 Schnider Herard F 6-10 250 Fr. HS Port-au-Prince (Prestonwood Christian) Humphrey Coliseum Record: ............424-174 35 Aric Holman F 6-10 222 So. 1L Owensboro, KY (Owensboro HS) 20-Win Seasons: ........................................17 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..10 (11-10) 45 E.J. Datcher C 6-9 240 Fr. HS Harpersville, AL (Vincent HS) NCAA Tournament Final Fours: .........1 (1996) NIT Appearances: ............................... 8 (7-8) Head Coach: Ben Howland (Weber State, 1979; 2nd year) NIT Final Fours: .................................1 (2007) Assistant Coaches: George Brooks (Mississippi State, 1997; 7th year) SEC Championships: ...................................6 Korey McCray (Mercer, 2001; 2nd year) (2004, 1991, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1959) Ernie Zeigler (Cleary College, 1994; 2nd year) SEC Tournament Championships: ...............3 Director of Basketball Operations: Michael Moynihan (2009, 2002 and 1996) Director of Basketball Performance: David Deets SEC Tournament Record: ......................29-53 Graduate Assistant Coaches: Alfred Aboya SEC Western Division Titles: ........................7 Bo Rodriguez (2010, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003, 1996, 1995) VIDEO: Jalen Courtney TEAM INFORMATION TRAINER: Ryan Dotson 2015-16 Overall Record ........................14-17 2015-16 SEC Record ..................... 7-11, 11th PROUNCIATION GUIDE National Ranking: ......................................n/a Starters Returning/Lost:.............................2/3 ARIC HOLEMAN: ERIC Letterwinners Returning/Lost:..................3/10 QUINNDARY WEATHERSPOON: QUINN-DARE-EE Newcomers:................................................12 XAVIAN STAPLETON: ZAY-VEE-AWN Roster (Sr./Jr/So./Fr.): ........................(1/1/4/9) MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials nMedia members may obtain both season credentials and game-by-game passes by contacting Gregg Ellis at 662-325-3595. SEC Teleconference nThe SEC’s weekly teleconference is every Monday and will be coordinated through the SEC media relations office. To partcipate, contact Craig Pinkerton of the SEC at 205- 458-3038. Ben Howland is scheduled for 11:17 a.m. CT. Media On Twitter Michael Bonner, Clarion Ledger @MikeBBonner David Brandt, Associated Press @davidbrandtAP Bob Carskadon, HailState Beat @bobcarskadon Joel Coleman, Starkville Daily News @JoelTColeman Robbie Faulk, 24/7 Sports @robbiefaulk247 Paul Jones, 24/7 Sports @PJ247Sports Logan Lowery, Daily Journal @loganlowery David Murray, Dawgs’ Bite @DawgsBiteMag Danny P. Smith, Starkville Daily News @sdndannyp Gene Swindoll, Gene’s Page @GeneSwindoll Ben Wait, Commercial Dispatch @bcwait 2016-17 Bulldog Basketball | hailstate.com Mississippi State Basketball @HailStateMBK Game 15 | Arkansas MISSISSIPPI STATE TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Lamar Peters 2 Eli Wright 3 Xavian Stapleton 4 Mario Kegler 5 Joe Strugg FR | G | 6-0 | 188 FR | G | 6-4 | 203 SO | G | 6-6 | 207 FR | G | 6-7 | 220 FR | F | 6-9 | 196 New Orleans, LA Owensboro, KY Flora, MS Jackson, MS Montgomery, AL 11 Quinndary Weatherspoon 12 Drew Davis 13 Nick Singleton 15 I.J.