2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record	9–13 (2–8 SEC)
Head coach	Ben Howland (1st year)
Assistant coach	George Brooks
Assistant coach	Wes Flanigan
Assistant coach	Ernie Zeigler
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

2015–16 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Kentucky	9	–	3	.750	19	–	6	.760
LSU	9	–	3	.750	16	–	9	.640
South Carolina	8	–	4	.667	21	–	4	.840
Texas A&M	7	–	5	.583	18	–	7	.720
Florida	7	–	5	.583	16	–	9	.640
Georgia	7	–	5	.583	14	–	9	.609
Vanderbilt	7	–	5	.583	15	–	10	.600
Ole Miss	6	–	6	.500	16	–	9	.640
Alabama	6	–	6	.500	15	–	9	.625
Arkansas	5	–	7	.417	12	–	13	.480
Tennessee	5	–	7	.417	12	–	13	.480
Mississippi State	3	–	9	.250	10	–	14	.417
Auburn	3	–	9	.250	9	–	15	.375
Missouri*	2	–	10	.167	9	–	16	.360
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 SEC Tournament winner As of February 15, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represents Mississippi State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Ben Howland, play their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC Tournament to Auburn. On March 21, head coach Rick Ray was fired.^[1] He had a three-year record of 37–60.

Before the season

Departures

The Bulldogs lost 4 scholarship players, two to graduation and two transfers. The team also had 2 senior walkons graduate.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dunlap, MauriceMaurice Dunlap	0	Guard	72 !6'2"	175	Freshman	Greenwood, MS	Transferred to Jones County JC
Bloodman, TrivanteTrivante Bloodman	3	Guard	72 !6'0"	190	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Butler, IsaiahIsaiah Butler	5	Guard	72 !6'2"	214	Senior	Brandon, MS	Graduated (Walk-on)
Johnson, JefferyJeffery Johnson	10	Guard	72 !6'2"	173	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated (Walk-on)
Johnson, RoquezRoquez Johnson	25	Forward	77 !6'7"	214	Senior	Montgomery, AL	Graduated
Black, OliverOliver Black	33	Guard	79 !6'9"	215	Freshman	Jackson, MS	Transferred to Arkansas–Little Rock

Recruits

Malik Newman at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aric Holman F	Owensboro, KY	Owensboro HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 21, 2015
Aric Holman F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Newman G	Jackson, MS	Callaway HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Apr 24, 2015
Malik Newman G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joseph Strugg F	Montgomery, AL	G. W. Carver HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 11, 2013
Joseph Strugg F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Quinndary Weatherspoon G	Camden, MS	Velma Jackson HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jul 30, 2014
Quinndary Weatherspoon G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16 Rivals: 25 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 19
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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014. "2015 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

In addition, the Bulldogs added a transfer in Xavian Stapleton from Louisiana Tech.^[2] Stapleton will have to sit out the 2015–16 but will then have 3 years of eligibility.

Roster

2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Thomas, FredFred Thomas	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Jim Hill HS	Jackson, MS
3.5 !F	2	Houston, DemetriusDemetrius Houston	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	G. W. Carver HS	Montgomery, AL
3.5 !F	4	Zuppardo, JohnnyJohnny Zuppardo	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Jones County JC	Bay St. Louis, MS
1.5 !G	11	Weatherspoon, QuinndaryQuinndary Weatherspoon	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Velma Jackson HS	Camden, MS
1.5 !G	13	Stapleton, XavianXavian Stapleton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Madison Central HS	Flora, MS
1.5 !G	14	Newman, MalikMalik Newman	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Callaway HS	Jackson, MS
1.5 !G	15	Ready, I.J.I.J. Ready	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Parkview Magnet HS	Little Rock, AR
3.5 !F	20	Ware, GavinGavin Ware	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Starkville HS	Starkville, MS
5.0 !C	22	Ndoye, FallouFallou Ndoye	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Findlay Prep	Senegal
3.5 !F	23	Daniels, TravisTravis Daniels	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Shelton State CC	Russellville, AL
1.5 !G	32	Sword, CraigCraig Sword	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	G. W. Carver HS	Montgomery, AL
3.5 !F	35	Holman, AricAric Holman	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Owensboro HS	Owensboro, KY

Head coach

Ben Howland (Weber State)

Assistant coach(es)

George Brooks (Mississippi State)
Korey McCray (Mercer)
Ernie Zeigler (Cleary)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

^[3]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:00 PM	Fort Valley State	W 95–56		Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 8:00 PM, SECN	Eastern Washington	W 106–88	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum (9,931) Starkville, MS
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM	Southern	L 72–76	1–1	Humphrey Coliseum (5,895) Starkville, MS
11/19/2015* 4:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Miami (FL) Puerto Rico Tip-Off quaterfinals	L 79–105	1–2	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,947) San Juan, PR
11/20/2015* 4:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Texas Tech Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round	L 72–74	1–3	Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR
11/22/2015* 11:00 AM, ESPN3	vs. Missouri State Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game	W 84–70	2–3	Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR
11/28/2015* 12:00 PM	Tennessee–Martin	W 76–51	3–3	Humphrey Coliseum (7,150) Starkville, MS
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, SECN	Texas Southern	W 86–73	4–3	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
12/12/2015* 4:05 PM, ASN	at UMKC	L 67–72	4–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
12/16/2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	at Florida State	L 66–90	4–5	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,466) Tallahassee, FL
12/19/2015* 3:00 PM, SECN	Tulane	W 69–59	5–5	Humphrey Coliseum (4,804) Starkville, MS
12/23/2015* 7:00 PM, SECN	vs. Northern Colorado	W 93–69	6–5	Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, MS
12/31/2015* 1:00 PM	North Carolina Central	W 71–48	7–5	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
01/06/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	#21 Texas A&M	L 60–61	7–6 (0–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,693) Starkville, MS
01/09/2016 2:30 PM, SECN	at Arkansas	L 68–82	7–7 (0–2)	Bud Walton Arena (11,157) Fayetteville, AR
01/12/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN	at #14 Kentucky	L 74–80	7–8 (0–3)	Rupp Arena (23,897) Lexington, KY
01/16/2016 2:30 PM, SECN	Tennessee	L 75–80	7–9 (0–4)	Humphrey Coliseum (5,926) Starkville, MS
01/19/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at Florida	L 78–81	7–10 (0–5)	O'Connell Center (8,250) Gainesville, FL
01/23/2016 1:00 PM, SECN	Ole Miss	W 83–77	8–10 (1–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,932) Starkville, MS
01/26/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	at South Carolina	L 74–84	8–11 (1–6)	Colonial Life Arena (12,764) Columbia, SC
01/30/2016 7:30 PM, SECN	at Missouri	W 76–62	9–11 (2–6)	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
02/02/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	Alabama	L 80–82 ^OT	9–12 (2–7)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
02/06/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN2	at LSU	L 77–88	9–13 (2–8)	Maravich Center (13,123) Baton Rouge, LA
02/09/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	Arkansas	W 78–46	10–13 (3–8)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,272) Starkville, MS
02/13/2016 7:00 PM, SECN	Georgia			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
02/16/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	Vanderbilt			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
02/20/2016 1:30 PM, SECN	at Alabama			Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
02/24/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2	at Texas A&M			Reed Arena College Station, TX
02/27/2016 1:30 PM, SECN	South Carolina			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
03/02/2016 6:00 PM, SECN	at Ole Miss			The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
03/05/2016 1:30 PM, SECN	Auburn			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
03/09–03/13	vs.			Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12530618/rick-ray-fired-mississippi-state-bulldogs-basketball-coach
↑ Rothstein, Jon (July 5, 2015). "Louisiana Tech transfer Stapleton headed to Mississippi State". CBSSports.com. CBS. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
↑ http://www.hailstate.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=16800&SPID=10994&SPSID=90866

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2015–16 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

Previous season

Before the season

Departures

Recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References