Mississippi State Bulldogs
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #33
Conference Rank: #7 SEC
2022-23 Record: 21-13, 8-10
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Chris Jans
Coach Record: 21-13 at Mississippi State, 164-57 overall
Key Departed Players:
Tyler Stevenson, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
Eric Reed Jr., Guard, 3.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.8 apg
Will McNair Jr., Forward, 3.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Key Returning Players:
Tolu Smith, Senior, Forward, 15.7 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.7 apg
Shakeel Moore, Senior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.3 apg
D.J. Jeffries, Senior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.8 apg
Dashawn Davis, Senior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 3.5 apg
Cameron Matthews, Senior, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.3 apg
KeShawn Murphy, Sophomore, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.8 apg
Shawn Jones Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 3.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.4 apg
Key New Players:
Harrison Alexander, Freshman, Guard
Jimmy Bell Jr., Senior, Forward, Transfer from West Virginia
Gai Chol, Freshman, Center
Trey Fort, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Howard
Josh Hubbard, Freshman, Guard
Trey Jackson III, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Mississippi
Adrian Myers, Freshman, Forward
Jaquan Scott, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Andrew Taylor, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Marshall
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.7 (313th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.0 (9, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (296, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.4 (10, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.2 (336, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 26.6 (352, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 64.7 (335, 14)
Rebound Margin: 4.4 (39, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (96, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.8 (218, 11)
