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The MSU athletic department released news yesterday that sophomore Ben Hansbrough has decided to transfer away from Mississippi State after his spring semester is over. Hansbrough was MState’s fourth-leading scorer this past season at 10.5 points per contest.
Although the statement from the athletic department didn’t give any reasons for his departure, Gregg Ellis spoke with […]

In his NCAA Tournament debut as a starter, Mississippi State senior forward Charles Rhodes slammed the ninth-seeded Oregon Ducks (18-14) for a career-high 34 points on 10-of-12 shooting to lead the eighth-seeded Bulldogs (23-10) to a 76-69 victory Friday evening in first-round action.
Rhodes, who has posted at least 20 points in seven of his last […]

Via Athletic Media Relations
Making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven years, the eighth-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs (22-10, 12-4 SEC) meet the ninth-seeded Oregon Ducks (18-13, 9-9 Pac-10) of the Pac-10 Conference Friday evening in Little Rock, Ark., during first-round tournament action of the South Regional. Tip-off at the 16,060-seat Alltel Arena […]

In the first overtime contest of the season for either team, the Mississippi State Bulldogs (18-8, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) posted their first win over the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-14, 4-8) in their last four matchups Saturday afternoon with a 61-56 road victory.
With just 1.1 seconds remaining in regulation and MSU down 50-47, sophomore Ben Hansbrough […]

Co-captains Jamont Gordon and Charles Rhodes each recorded a double-double as the Mississippi State Bulldogs (16-7, 7-2 Southeastern Conference) cruised past the Auburn Tigers (12-10, 2-7) by a final score of 83-64 in their third in-conference road victory Saturday night on the road.
State has now posted wins over Auburn in 12 of the teams’ last […]

The AP is reporting that two-time all-SEC forward Charles Rhodes has withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft in order to return to Mississippi State University for his senior season of competition. Rhodes made his announcement Monday on the final day that early entrants could pull out of next week’s NBA Draft.
“I have officially withdrawn […]

MSU sophomore guard Jamont Gordon had submitted his name for the NBA draft. It looks like he has decided to widthdraw his name and play his junior year at State, probably going pro before his senior year.
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In 2007 MasterCard NIT first-round action, the top-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-13) handed an 82-63 defeat to the visiting eighth-seeded Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (18-16) Tuesday evening in the Humphrey Coliseum.
State will now host the winner of tomorrow’s Bradley/Providence game on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT at The Hump in round of […]

Here is a video posted to YouTube of Jamont Gordon’s 3-point shot to send the Dawgs into overtime - and a win - over the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2007 SEC Basketball Tournament.

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If you are a Comcast and/or Charter cable subscriber, you will probably have the opportunity to watch the MSU NIT Opener againse MVSU on Tuesday night. You can check out their schedule at http://www.csssports.com/.
If you do get CSS in your area, you may not be able to purchase the online stream of the game being […]

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Mississippi State’s first-round game in the National Invitation Tournament against Mississippi Valley State, slated for 7 p.m. CT Tuesday night at Humphrey Coliseum, will be available via live video streaming through the NIT’s broadcasting partnership with ESPN and XOS Technologies.
The video stream, which will begin approximately at game time, can be purchased […]

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2007 NIT Bracket

The Mississippi State men’s basketball team has been awarded the top seed in the North Region of the 2007 MasterCard National Invitation Tournament and will play host to in-state foe and No. 8 seed Mississippi Valley State, Tuesday night, March 13. Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. CT at Humphrey […]

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Mississippi State’s Barry Stewart has become the second State rookie this season to earn the SEC’s Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week honor for his efforts in last week’s outings against Mississippi and Kentucky. The announcement was made Monday by the league office headquartered in Birmingham, Ala.
Earlier this season (Dec. 4), MSU frosh […]

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Freshman Barry Stewart scored a game-high 22 points, including 5-of-11 from behind the arc, to lead Mississippi State (6-2) to a 70-52 defeat of Miami (6-4) Monday night on the road.
Stewart, hailing from Shelbyville, Tenn., also notched his career-high in points during the contest, along with two steals and three rebounds. Sophomore Richard […]

Want to check out Maroon to the Max, Mississippi State’s multimedia streaming service? You can check out a free preview of the service this weekend when the Bulldogs tipoff against Nicholls State at the Hump at 2 p.m. CT.
In order to view Saturday’s free video, State fans should simply visit Maroon to the Max headquarters […]