Mississippi State Sports Blog

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 [...]

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’ [...]

Via Athletic Media Relations Looking to secure their first 3-0 SEC start since 1993-94, the Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-5, 2-0) play host to the Wildcats of Kentucky (7-7, 1-0) as the second half of ESPN’s Super Tuesday lineup. Tip-off for the nationally televised inter-divisional contest is set for 8 p.m. CT at MSU’s Humphrey Coliseum. [...]

Via Athletic Media Relations Mississippi State (11-5, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) displayed yet another impressive defensive performance Saturday afternoon at home in Humphrey Coliseum with a 60-49 victory over the visiting Bulldogs of Georgia (9-5, 0-1). Leading State to the victory was all-America candidate Jamont Gordon, who notched 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting along with nine [...]

Rick Stansbury’s team begins practice tonight in preparation for the 2007-2008 basketball season. There seems to be a lot of potential in the team this year. They are ranked #25 in the country by Dick Vitale in his pre-season Top 40 and Jamont Gordon is considered among the nation’s top guards by Gary Parrish. The [...]

The AP is reporting that two-time all-SEC forward Charles Rhodes has withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft in order to return to Mississippi State University for his senior season of competition.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 [...]

Via Media Relations 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 [...]

Via Media Relations 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), [...]

Via Media Relations 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. [...]

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 [...]

M2M has announced the games that they will carry for the 2006-2007 Men’s Basketball Season. Nov. 1 Wed. vs. Auburn-Montgomery (Exh.) Live Video and Audio Nov. 4 Sat. Oklahoma City (Exh.) Live Video and Audio Nov. 11 Sat. Nicholls State Live Video and Audio Nov. 13 Mon. Loyola Marymount Live Audio, Delayed Video Nov. 18 [...]

Rob Harralson over at BulldogBlitz.com is reporting that Top-10 recruit Scotty Hopson, a small forward from Hopkinsville (Ky.) University Heights Academy has committed to Mississippi State, selecting the Bulldogs over several other schools, including Kentucky and Louisville. When asked why he chose State: I thought it was the best fit for me. Mainly playing time [...]

For those of you who use Google Calendar or any program that supports the iCal Format, I have worked up the MSU Men’s Basketball Schedule into a shared calendar. If you use Google Calendar, just click the link below to add this calendar to yours. If you use a program that suppors the iCal format [...]

ADDOTSFORD, BC, Canada – All-SEC standouts Charles Rhodes and Jamont Gordon each posted double-doubles to help lead Mississippi State to a convincing 91-68 win over University College of the Fraser Valley Saturday afternoon to successfully tip off its Labor Day weekend of basketball competition in Canada.  A second-team all-conference performer a year ago as a [...]

CBS Sportsline is reporting that Mississippi State has suspended senior Dietric Slater for violating team rules. Slater will miss the first half of the season and the first two SEC games of the second half of the season before returning to the line-up for the game against Kentucky on January 13. Slater was set to [...]