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10 NCAA Appearances | 1 Final Four | 6 SEC Championships | 3 SEC Tournament Titles | 18 Postseason Appearances Basketball Communications Mississippi State Gregg Ellis, Primary Contact Bulldogs (22-10, 9-9) (W) 662.325.3595 | (C) 662.322.0145 | [email protected] @msusportsgregg vs. Mary Catherine Molay, Secondary Contact No. 12 Tennessee (C) 205.907.7069 | [email protected] Volunteers (23-7, 13-5) @guacamolay85 TV: SEC Network Play-by-Play: Tom Hart; Analyst: Jimmy Dykes; Sideline: Molly McGrath PROJECTED STARTING 5 RADIO: MSU RADIO NETWORK | SATELLITE RADIO 0 Nick Play-by-Play: Neil Price; Analyst: Richard Williams | Sirius/XM Channels: 84 Weatherspoon 6-2 | 195 | Fr. | G MATCHUP INFO Canton, MS St. Louis, MO PPG: ————— 11.3 March 9, 2018, 6 p.m. APG: —————— 2.1 Scottrade Center (20,948) FG%: ————— .477 MSU Head Coach Tennessee Head Coach FT%: ————— .722 Series Info Ben Howland Rick Barnes Overall: 82-43, Tennessee (Weber State, 1979) (Lenoir-Rhyne, 1977) 1 Lamar Home: 29-29 MSU: 52-43/3rd UT: 54-42/3rd Peters Away: 45-11, Tennessee Career: 453-249/22nd Career: 658-356/31st 6-0 | 185 | So. | G Neutral: 7-4, Tennessee New Orleans, LA Last Meeting: L, 76-54 (2-27-18) vs. Tennessee: 1-4 vs. MSU: 4-1 PPG: —————— 9.7 APG: —————— 4.1 Bulldog Bites For The Tennessee Game . .. FG%: ————— .373 Quinndary Weatherspoon was named 2nd team All-SEC on Tuesday, while Nick Weatherspoon FT%: ————— .621 was named to the All-Freshman team. Monday, won the Howell Trophy, the sixth time an MSU player has won. 11 Quinndary Quinndary Weatherspoon Weatherspoon Mississippi State is now 31-54 all-time at the SEC Tournament with three titles (1996, 2002 & 2009). 6-4 | 205 | Jr. | G In SEC Tournament openers, the Bulldogs are 19-39 all-time. Canton, MS Vanderbilt is MSU’s most common foe with 14 meetings. The most wins against any team in the tourna- PPG: ————— 14.7 ment is Vanderbilt (6), while the most losses are against Georgia (10). RPG: —————— 5.8 The Bulldogs improved to 5-2 against LSU and have won the last five. FG%: ————— .493 Tennessee is 7-3 against MSU in the tournament and the two are playing for the first time since 2013 FT%: ————— .752 when the Vols won 69-53 to snap the Bulldogs’ three-game win streak. Mississippi State’s last win came in the finals of the 2009 tournament in Tampa. 24 Abdul In the LSU win, Lamar Peters had a season-high 24 points. Ado Lamar Peters had five 3-pointers, which tied him with Marcus Grant (Kentucky 1994) for the second 6-11 | 250 | Fr. | F most in school history in SEC tournament play. Lagos, Nigeria PPG: —————— 7.7 As a team, the Bulldogs made 10 3-pointers, which is also tied for the second most in their tourna- RPG: —————— 6.4 ment history (LSU, 2003). FG%: ————— .651 Aric Holman posted his sixth double-double of the year and the eighth of his career with his 11 points FT%: ————— .510 and 12 rebounds against the Tigers. The Bulldogs are seeking 23 wins for the first time since going 24-12 in 2010. 35 Aric Nick Weatherspoon’s 20 charges are now tied with Alabama’s Herbert Jones atop the SEC. Holman Quinndary Weatherspoon has 1,320 points for his career, now the 18th most in school history. 6-10 | 225 | Jr. | F Aric Holman has 129-career blocked shots, the 7th most in school history. Owensboro, KY PPG: ————— 10.7 Abdul Ado has a team-high 62 blocked shots, the third most by a freshman in school history. RPG: ——————6.7 Nick Weatherspoon’s 360 points are the eighth most by an MSU freshman. FG%: ————— .575 The Bulldogs shot 58.3 percent from the floor, marking the 13th time they’ve shot 50 percent or better. FT%: ————— .716 Ben Howland is now 2-2 in the SEC Tournament. 2017-18 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER JANUARY 17 OLE MISS (SECN) W, 79-62 10 ALABAMA STATE (SECN+) W, 96-68 2 ARKANSAS (SECN) W, 78-75 20 at Texas A&M (SECN) W, 93-81 18 FLORIDA A&M (SECN+) W, 79-48 6 at Ole Miss (SECN) L, 64-58 24 SOUTH CAROLINA (SECN) W, 72-68 20 GREEN BAY (SECN+) W, 77-68 10 at Florida (SECN) L, 71-54 27 TENNESSEE (SECN) L, 76-54 22 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (SECN+) W, 80-75 13 AUBURN (SECN) L, 76-68 MARCH 26 JACKSONVILLE STATE (SECN+) W, 59-56 16 VANDERBILT (SECN) W, 80-62 3 at LSU (SECN) L, 78-57 30 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (SECN) W, 83-59 20 at Alabama (SECN) L, 68-62 23 at Kentucky (ESPN) L, 78-65 2018 SEC Tournament DECEMBER 27 MISSOURI (SECN) W, 74-62 8 LSU (SECN) ! W, 80-77 3 DAYTON (SECN) W, 61-59 31 at South Carolina (SECN) W, 81-76 (SECN) ! 9 NORTH GEORGIA (SECN+) W, 95-62 9 Tennessee 12 at Cincinnati (ESPN2) L, 65-50 FEBRUARY ^ - Jackson, Miss (Mississippi Coliseum) 16 UT Martin (SECN+) W, 92-61 3 GEORGIA (ESPNU) W, 72-57 ! - St. Louis (Scottrade Arena) 20 LITTLE ROCK (SECN+) W, 64-48 6 ALABAMA (SECN) W, 67-63 23 vs. Southern Miss ^ W, 70-64 10 at Missouri (ESPN2) L, 89-85 30 North Florida (SECN+) W, 109-81 14 at Vanderbilt (SECN) L, 81-80 2017-18 Bulldog Basketball | HailState.com | @HailStateMBK Mississippi State Basketball @HailStateMBK Game 32 | LSU SECT 2017-18 MISSISSIPPI STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION Location: ...................................Starkville, MS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown Founded: ...........................February 28, 1878 0 Nick Weatherpsoon G 6-2 195 Fr. HS Canton, MS (Velma Jackson HS) Enrollment: ..........................................21,622 Conference: .............................................SEC 1 Lamar Peters G 6-0 185 So. 1L New Orleans, LA (Landry-Walker HS) Nickname:......................................... Bulldogs 2 Eli Wright G 6-4 190 So. 1L Owensboro, KY (22 Feet Academy) Colors: .................................. Maroon & White Arena: ..............Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) 3 Xavian Stapleton G 6-6 210 Jr. 1L Flora, MS (Louisiana Tech) President: .......................Dr. Mark E. Keenum 5 Mitchell Storm F 6-7 202 So. TR Madison, MS (East Mississippi CC) Athletics Director: ........................John Cohen 10 Tate Clayton G 6-2 170 Fr. HS Tupelo, MS (Tupelo HS) Web Site: .......................... www.hailstate.com Twitter: ..................................@HailStateMBK 11 Quinndary Weatherspoon G 6-4 205 Jr. 2L Canton, MS (Velma Jackson HS) Hashtag ......................................... #HailState 12 Drew Davis G 5-10 165 Sr. 1L Atlanta, GA (Ft. Walton Beach HS) BASKETBALL HISTORY 13 Nick Singleton G 6-5 195 Jr. 1L Decatur, GA (Kennesaw State) First Year of Basketball: .....................1908-09 15 T.J. Gray G 6-0 170 So. HS Columbus, MS (Columbus HS) All-Time Record: .........1,399-1,185/106 years All-Time SEC Record: .......................586-770 22 KeyShawn Feazell F 6-8 230 Fr. HS New Hebron, MS (Lawrence County HS) Total Number of Head Coaches: ................20 23 Tyson Carter G 6-4 165 So. 1L Starkville, MS (Starkville HS) Humphrey Coliseum Record: ............446-180 24 Abdul Ado F 6-11 250 Fr. HS Lagos, Nigeria (Hamilton Heights HS) 20-Win Seasons: ........................................18 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ..10 (11-10) 35 Aric Holman F 6-10 225 Jr. 2L Owensboro, KY (Owensboro HS) NCAA Tournament Final Fours: .........1 (1996) 45 E.J. Datcher C 6-10 240 Fr. 1L Harpersville, AL (Vincent HS) NIT Appearances: ............................... 8 (7-8) NIT Final Fours: .................................1 (2007) Head Coach: Ben Howland (Weber State, 1979; 3rd year) SEC Championships: ...................................6 Assistant Coaches: George Brooks (Mississippi State, 1997; 8th year) (2004, 1991, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1959) SEC Tournament Championships: ...............3 Korey McCray (Mercer, 2001; 3rd year) (2009, 2002 and 1996) Ernie Zeigler (Cleary College, 1994; 3rd year) SEC Tournament Record: ......................31-54 Director of Basketball Operations: Michael Moynihan SEC Western Division Titles: ........................7 Director of Basketball Performance: Collin Crane (2010, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2003, 1996, 1995) Graduate Assistant Coaches: Alfred Aboya Bo Rodriguez TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Overall Record ........................16-16 2016-17 SEC Record .....................6-12, 12th National Ranking: ......................................n/a 2017-18 A-Z Roster By State/Country Starters Returning/Lost:.............................4/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:..................10/4 No. Name Yr. Alabama (1) Newcomers:..................................................6 24 Ado, Abdul Fr. 45 Datcher, EJ So. Roster (Sr./Jr/So./Fr.): ........................(1/4/6/4) 23 Carter, Tyson So. Georgia (2) MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials 10 Clayton, Tate Fr. 12 Davis, Drew Sr. nMedia members may obtain both season 13 Singleton, Nick Jr. 45 Datcher, EJ So. credentials and game-by-game passes by contacting Gregg Ellis at 662-325-3595. 12 Davis, Drew Sr. Kentucky (2) SEC Teleconference 22 Feazell, KeyShawn Fr. 35 Holman, Aric Jr. 2 Wright, Eli So. nThe SEC Teleconference is coordinated 15 Gray, T.J. So. through the SEC media relations office. To Louisiana (1) partcipate, contact Craig Pinkerton of the SEC 35 Holman, Aric Jr. 1 Peters, Lamar So. at 205-458-3038. Ben Howland is scheduled 1 Peters, Lamar So. for 11:17 a.m. CT. 13 Singleton, Nick Jr. Mississippi (8) 23 Carter, Tyson So. Media On Twitter 3 Stapleton, Xavian Jr. 10 Clayton, Tate Fr. 5 Storm, Mitchell So. 22 Feazell, KeyShawn Fr. Will Sammon, Clarion Ledger 15 Gray, T.J. So. @WillSammon 0 Weatherspoon, Nick Fr. 3 Stapleton, Xavian Jr. David Brandt, Associated Press 5 Storm, Mitchell So. @davidbrandtAP 11 Weatherspoon, Quinndary Jr. Bob Carskadon, HailState Beat 0 Weatherspoon, Nick Fr. @bobcarskadon 11 Weatherspoon, Quinndary Jr. Joel Coleman, Starkville Daily News 2 Wright, Eli So. @JoelTColeman Nigeria (1) Robbie Faulk, 24/7 Sports @robbiefaulk247 24 Ado, Abdul Fr. Paul Jones, 24/7 Sports @PJ247Sports Logan Lowery, Daily Journal PROUNCIATION GUIDE @loganlowery David Murray, Dawgs’ Bite ABDUL ADO: AB-DOOL A-DO @DawgsBiteMag ARIC HOLMAN: ERIC Danny P.