10 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1963 • 1991 • 1995 • 1996 • 2002 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT MATT DUNAWAY • [email protected] 2018-19 BASKETBALL OFFICE (662) 325-3595 • CELL (727) 215-3857 WWW.HAILSTATE.COM Mississippi State (16-7 • 4-6 SEC) vs. Alabama (15-8 • 6-4 SEC) GAME 24 • HUMPHREY COLISEUM • STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 • 8:00 P.M. CT 24 TV: SEC NETWORK • WATCHESPN APP • RADIO: 100.9 WKBB-FM • STARKVILLE/WEST POINT • ONLINE: HAILSTATE.COM • TUNE-IN RADIO APP MISSISSIPPI STATE (16-7 • 4-6 SEC) MISSISSIPPI STATE POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP • BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME H: 10-3 • A: 3-3 • N: 3-1 • OT: 0-1 NO. 2 • LAMAR PETERS • G • 6-0 • 185 • JR. • NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA NOVEMBER • 6-1 Fri. 9 Austin Peay • SECN+ W • 95-67 2018-19 • 12.4 PPG • 98-242 FG • 62-158 3-PT FG • 28-44 FT • 1.8 RPG • 5.7 APG • 1.3 SPG MGM Resorts Main Event Regional Round • Nov. 11 & 16 NOTABLES LAST GAME • KENTUCKY Sun. 11 Hartford • SECN W • 77-59 Tallied 9.6 PPG, 4.5 APG and 1.5 SPG in 2017-18 • His 933 PTS are 13th, 383 ASST are 2nd and 115 STL are 6th among SEC active players 16 PTS Fri. 16 Long Beach State • SECN W • 79-51 1st career DD with 16 PTS and 10 ASST vs. AU (01/26) • His 2.7 treys are 5th & 39.2 3-PT PCT is 6th in SEC (02/12) 6-13 FG • 4-6 3-PT FG • 0-0 FT MGM Resorts Event Regional Round • Las Vegas, Nev. • Nov. 19 & 21 Mon. 19 vs. RV/NR Arizona State • ESPNU L • 72-67 Collected 10+ PTS in 6 of last 10 GMS (01/08-02/09) and 46 times for his career • MSU is 13-3 when Peters has 5+ ASST this season 3 REB Wed. 21 vs. NR/RV Saint Mary’s W • 61-57 His 5.7 APG is 4th & 1.9 ASST-to-TO ratio is 5th in SEC (02/12) • Distributed 163 ASST vs. 75 TO’s since start of 2018 NIT (03/14-02/09) 2 ASST Mon. 26 Alcorn State • SECN+ W • 88-65 A 2016 LSWA All-First Team pick where he averaged 26.0 PPG and 5.0 APG as a senior • Won multiple state titles at Landry-Walker HS 2 STL Fri. 30 at Dayton • CBS-SN W • 65-58 DECEMBER • 6-0 NO. 0 • NICK WEATHERSPOON • G • 6-2 • 195 • SO. • CANTON, MISSISSIPPI Tue. 4 McNeese State • SECN+ W • 90-77 2018-19 • 9.8 PPG • 86-180 FG • 20-50 3-PT FG • 33-47 FT • 2.7 RPG • 2.3 APG • 1.1 SPG Never Forget Tribute Classic • Newark, N.J. • Dec. 8 Sat. 8 vs. RV/RV Clemson • ESPN2 W • 82-71 NOTABLES LAST GAME • KENTUCKY Sat. 15 RV/RV Cincinnati • SECN W • 70-59 Secured 10.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG & 2.1 APG in 2017-18 • Named All-SEC Freshman • 389 PTS was 7th among MSU freshmen 9 PTS Wed. 19 Wofford • SECN+ W • 98-87 Started 57 of 58 career GMS • Reached 500 PTS in 47th game vs. Wofford (12/19) • Career-best 22 PTS vs. #22 ARK (01/02/18) 4-8 FG • 0-0 3-PT FG • 1-2 FT Jackson Game • Mississippi Coliseum • Dec. 22 Reached 10+ PTS in 11 GMS this season • SEC season-high 18 PTS at SC (01/08) • His 1.4 SPG are T-9th in SEC games (02/12) 6 REB Sat. 22 vs. Wright State • SECN W • 67-63 MSU is 26-10 when N. Weatherspoon has notched 10+ PTS • 22-8 when both Weatherspoon’s have garnered double figures 4 ASST Sat. 29 BYU • ESPNU W • 103-81 A 3X, 3A State Champion, 2 with brother Q, at Velma Jackson HS • 4-star recruit, top Mississippi prospect & No. 36 in ESPN Top 100 for Class of 2017 3 STL JANUARY • 3-4 Tue. 8 at South Carolina • SEC • ESPNU L • 87-82 • OT NO. 11 • QUINNDARY WEATHERSPOON • G • 6-4 • 205 • SR. • CANTON, MISSISSIPPI Sat. 12 Ole Miss • SEC • CBS L • 81-77 Tue. 15 RV/NR Florida • SEC • SECN W • 71-68 2018-19 • 17.9 PPG • 141-285 FG • 33-87 3-PT FG • 96-114 FT • 5.5 RPG • 2.5 APG • 1.5 SPG Sat. 19 at Vanderbilt • SEC • SECN W • 71-55 NOTABLES LAST GAME • KENTUCKY Tue. 22 at No. 8/9 Kentucky • SEC • ESPN L • 76-55 Amassed 14.4 PPG and 1.4 SPG in 2017-18 • His 17.9 PPG are 3rd on the SEC leaderboard this season (02/12) • Hit 5 career GW shots 14 PTS Sat. 26 No. 16/15 Auburn • SEC • SECN W • 92-84 2017 & 2018 All-SEC Second-Team & 2019 All-SEC Preseason • 2019 Jerry West Award Top 10 Finalist (02/05) 4-12 FG • 3-6 3-PT FG • 3-4 FT Tue. 29 at Alabama • SEC • SECN L • 83-79 FEBRUARY • 1-2 Racked up 10+ PTS in 21 of 23 GMS in 2018-19 and 95 career GMS • MSU has won 22 of 25 GMS and 14 of last 15 when he scores 20+ PTS 4 REB Sat. 2 at Ole Miss • SEC • SECN W • 81-75 The 1,794 PTS (5th at MSU) & 179 STL (5th at MSU) lead SEC active players • CH is 29 PTS vs. MIZZOU (01/25/17), T-SH 27 PTS vs. LSU (02/06) 1 ASST Wed. 6 No. 21/22 LSU • SEC • ESPN2 L • 92-88 • OT A 3x, 3A State Champion, 2 with brother Nick, at Velma Jackson HS • Rated a 4-star recruit and No. 78 nationally by Scout.com for Class of 2015 3 STL Sat. 9 No. 5/5 Kentucky • SEC • CBS L • 71-67 Tue. 12 Alabama • SEC • SECN 8 p.m. NO. 1 • REGGIE PERRY • F • 6-10 • 245 • FR. • THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA Sat. 16 at Arkansas • SEC • SECN 7:30 p.m. 2018-19 • 8.7 PPG • 73-144 FG • 8-32 3-PT FG • 46-68 FT • 6.4 RPG • 0.8 BPG • 0.5 SPG Wed. 20 at Georgia • SEC • SECN 5:30 p.m. Sat. 23 South Carolina • SEC • SECN 5 p.m. NOTABLES LAST GAME • KENTUCKY Tue. 26 Missouri • SEC • SECN 6 p.m. Perry was tabbed a 2018 McDonald’s All-American and a consensus five-star recruit • Named SEC Freshman of the Week (02/04) 4 PTS MARCH • 0-0 Racked up season’s best 21 PTS at OM (02/02) • His 7.6 RPG in SEC games is 7th and tops among SEC freshmen (02/12) 1-3 FG • 0-1 3-PT FG • 2-2 FT Sat. 2 at Auburn • SEC • ESPN/2/U 3 p.m. Perry averaged 22.0 PPG & 12.0 RPG en route to Georgia 2A POY • Posted 14.4 PPG and 9.0 RPG in his last 5 GMS (01/26-02/09) 6 REB Tue. 5 at Tennessee • SEC • ESPN/2/U/SECN 8 p.m. Joined by D.J. Stewart and Robert Woodard II as a consensus top 25 recruiting class rated as high as No. 9 by Lindy’s Magazine 1 BLK Sat. 9 Texas A&M • SEC • ESPN/2 1 p.m. His father, Al, played at MSU in 1975-76-77-78 and ranks 3rd with 510 career assists • Ranked No. 29 in ESPN Top 100 1 STL SEC Tournament • Nashville, Tennessee • March 13-17 TBD TBD • SECN/ESPN TBD NO. 24 • ABDUL ADO • F • 6-11 • 255 • R-SO. • LAGOS, NIGERIA NCAA Tournament • March 19-April 8 19-20 First Four TBD 2018-19 • 5.0 PPG • 33-55 FG • 0-0 3-PT FG • 34-52 FT • 4.8 RPG • 1.8 BPG • 0.7 SPG 21-24 First/Second Rounds TBD NOTABLES LAST GAME • KENTUCKY 28-31 Sweet 16/Elite 8 TBD Ado tucked away 7.8 PPG, 6.4 RPG and 1.9 BPG as a freshman • His 1.9 BPG were 6th & 6.4 RPG were 10th in 2017-18 SEC rankings 6 PTS APRIL • 0-0 Started all 56 career GMS • Season-high 12 PTS at SC (01/08) • Career-high 19 PTS at Texas A&M (02/20/2018) 1-2 FG • 0-0 3-PT FG • 4-5 FT 6, 8 Final Four/Championship Game TBD His 67 BLK’s tied a MSU freshman record with Jarvis Varnardo, the NCAA’s all-time leader • 102 total BLK are 9th in program history 4 REB All Times Central; Rankings reflect AP/USA Today Coaches Top 25 on gameday; 2 of his 3 career double-doubles came against SEC opponents in 2017-18 • His 2.0 BPG in 2018-19 SEC games are 4th (02/12) 2 BLK RV - Receiving Votes; Home Games in Maroon and Bolded Ado was Tennessee’s 2016 Player of the Year at Hamilton Heights HS • 4-star recruit and ranked No. 76 by ESPN Top 100 0 STL WHAT’S INSIDE • TOC MATCHUP BREAKDOWN Schedule & Results/Probable Starters/Matchup Breakdown 1 Off the Bench/Stats Comparison/On the Air 2 Mississippi State Alabama TV/Radio Roster 3 Record 16-7 • 4-6 SEC Record 15-8 • 6-4 SEC Notebook/Records Watch 4-8 Ranking NR • AP • RV • USA Today Ranking NR • AP • USA Today Top 25 Polls 9 Last Game L • 71-67 • No. 5 Kentucky • 02/09 Last Game W • 77-67 • at Vanderbilt • 02/09 Last Time Out: Kentucky 10 SEC Standings/Rankings/NET Breakdown 11 Head Coach Ben Howland Head Coach Avery Johnson Speciality Stats/Scoring Breakdown 12 Mississippi State Record 71-52 • 4th Season School Record 72-54 • 4th Season Mississippi State Record When/Game-by-Game Breakdown 13-14 NCAA D1 Career Record 472-258 • 23rd Season NCAA D1 Career Record Same Series History: Alabama 15 Howland vs.