2007–08 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2007–08 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2007–08 record	23–11 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Stansbury (10th year)
Assistant coach	Phil Cunningham
Assistant coach	Marcus Grant
Assistant coach	Robert Kirby
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

2007–08 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
#5 Tennessee	14	–	2	.875	31	–	5	.861
Kentucky	12	–	4	.750	18	–	13	.581
#19 Vanderbilt	10	–	6	.625	26	–	8	.765
Florida	8	–	8	.500	24	–	12	.667
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Georgia †	4	–	12	.250	17	–	17	.500
West
Mississippi State	12	–	4	.750	23	–	11	.676
Arkansas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Ole Miss	7	–	9	.438	24	–	11	.686
LSU	6	–	10	.375	13	–	18	.419
Alabama	5	–	11	.313	17	–	16	.515
Auburn	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467

† SEC Tournament winner As of April 7, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. Under head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, and was a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous Season

The 2006–07 Bulldogs finished the season 21–14 (8–8 in SEC play) and reached the NIT Final Four.

Before the season

Departures

In additions to losing two seniors from the 2006–07, four players (80% of the 2005 recruiting class) transferred to others schools over the offseason.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Delk, ReginaldReginald Delk	24	Guard	74 !6'4"	175	Sophomore	Jackson, TN	Transferred to Louisville^[1]
Delk, RichardRichard Delk	1	Guard	74 !6'4"	175	Sophomore	Jackson, TN	Transferred to Troy^[2]
Goodridge, VernonVernon Goodridge	40	Forward	79 !6'9"	225	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to La Salle^[3]
Rimmer, BernardBernard Rimmer	30	Forward	78 !6'8"	195	Sophomore	Grenada, MS	Transferred to Georgia State^[4]
Slater, DeitricDeitric Slater	22	Guard	73 !6'3"	200	Senior	Waynesboro, MS	Graduated
Stelmach, PiotrPiotr Stelmach	41	Forward	79 !6'9"	240	Senior	Kamień Pomorski, Poland	Graduated

Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kodi Augustus PF	Baton Rouge, LA	Maine Central Institute	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 27, 2006
Kodi Augustus PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Elgin Bailey PF	New Orleans, LA	Belaire HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Nov 10, 2006
Elgin Bailey PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Riley Benock PG	Battletown, KY	Meade County HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 17, 2007
Riley Benock PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ravern Johnson SF	Lyon, MS	Coahoma County HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 24, 2006
Ravern Johnson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Mississippi State 2007 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2007 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2007–08 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	2	Johnson, RavernRavern Johnson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Coahoma County HS	Lyon, MS
1.5 !G	3	Begley, BillyBilly Begley (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Webster County HS	Henderson, KY
1.5 !G	10	Iupe, JosephJoseph Iupe (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Madison Central HS	Madison, MS
1.5 !G	11	Hansbrough, BenBen Hansbrough	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Poplar Bluff HS	Poplar Bluff, MO
1.5 !G	14	Bryant, RodRod Bryant (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	G. W. Carver HS	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	15	Benock, RileyRiley Benock	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Meade County HS	Battletown, KY
3.5 !F	21	Johnson, BrianBrian Johnson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bishop O'Connell HS	Laurinburg, NC
1.5 !G	22	Stewart, BarryBarry Stewart	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Shelbyville Central HS	Shelbyville, TN
3.5 !F	23	Rhodes, CharlesCharles Rhodes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lanier HS	Jackson, MS
3.5 !F	24	Augustus, KodiKodi Augustus	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Maine Central Institute	Baton Rouge, LA
1.5 !G	25	Turner, PhilPhil Turner	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Grenada HS	Grenada, MS
3.5 !F	32	Varnado, JarvisJarvis Varnado	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Haywood HS	Brownsville, TN
1.5 !G	33	Bolen, BrandonBrandon Bolen (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Madison-Ridgeland Academy	Madison, MS
1.5 !G	44	Gordon, JamontJamont Gordon	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oak Hill Academy	Nashville, TN
3.5 !F	45	Bailey, ElginElgin Bailey	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Belaire HS	New Orleans, LA

Head coach

Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville)

Assistant coach(es)

Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville)
Marcus Grant (Mississippi State)
Robert Kirby (UTPA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

References

↑ Elkins, Ashley (2007-04-24). "BREAKING NEWS: Reginald Delk transferring to Louisville". DJournal.com. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
↑ "Richard Delk transfers to Troy". KnoxNews.com. Knoxville News Sentinel. 2007-07-11.
↑ Mik-Explorer88 (2007-05-18). "Vernon Goodridge transfers to La Salle". Scout.com.
↑ "Bernard Rimmer". GeorgiaStateSports.com.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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