2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2013–14 record 14–19 (3–15 SEC)
Head coach Rick Ray (2nd year)
Assistant coach George Brooks
Assistant coach Wes Flanigan
Assistant coach Chris Hollender
Home arena Humphrey Coliseum
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Florida 18 0   1.000     36 3   .923
Kentucky 12 6   .667     29 11   .725
Georgia 12 6   .667     20 14   .588
Tennessee 11 7   .611     24 13   .649
Arkansas 10 8   .556     22 12   .647
Missouri 9 9   .500     23 12   .657
LSU 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Ole Miss 9 9   .500     19 14   .576
Texas A&M 8 10   .444     18 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389     15 16   .484
Alabama 7 11   .389     13 19   .406
Auburn 6 12   .333     14 16   .467
South Carolina 5 13   .278     14 20   .412
Mississippi State 3 15   .167     14 19   .424
2014 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team will represent Mississippi State University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Rick Ray, in his second season at Mississippi State. The team plays their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Before the season

Departures

The Bulldogs lost three players from the 2012–13 squad.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jalen Steele 0 G 6'3" 194 Junior Knoxville, Tennessee Left team after injuries;[2] intended to transfer to Middle Tennessee but never played[3]
Wendell Lewis 5 C 6'9" 253 Senior Selma, Alabama Dismissed;[4] Transferred to Alabama State[5]
Baxter Price 15 G 5'9" 156 Senior Brandon, Mississippi Graduated (Walk-on)

Recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Travis Daniels
SF
Russellville, AL Shelton State CC 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 2, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Fallou Ndoye
C
Henderson, NV Findlay Prep 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 13, 2012 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
I.J. Ready
PG
Little Rock, AR Parkview 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 10, 2012 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
De'Runnya Wilson
SF
Birmingham, AL Wenonah HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 22, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • 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:

Season

Preseason

Head Coach Rick Ray announced the Bulldogs' non-conference schedule on July 3, 2013.[6] The Bulldogs scheduled to open the season at home against Prairie View A&M, with other notable non-conference games including a trip to Utah State, a home game against Florida Gulf Coast, and participating in the Las Vegas Classic. Ray announced the team's conference slate on August 20, 2013.[7] The Bulldogs' SEC schedule was highlighted by a home-and-home series with Kentucky, including traveling to Rupp Arena to open conference play on January 8. Other notable games included a visit from Florida to Humphrey Coliseum and a road date at LSU.

On December 30, 2013 it was announced that guard Andre Applewhite would transfer.[8]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Andre Applewhite 2 G 6'5" 217 Redshirt Freshman Memphis, Tennessee Transferred

Roster

2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Thomas, FredFred Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Jim Hill HS Jackson, MS
G 2 Applewhite[9], AndreAndre Applewhite[10] 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Central HS Memphis, TN
F 3 Borchert, ColinColin Borchert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr East Mississippi CC Phoenix, AZ
G 4 Bloodman, TrivanteTrivante Bloodman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Olney Central College Bronx, NY
G 10 Prater, DallasDallas Prater (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Andrew's School Jackson, MS
G 11 Davis, JacobyJacoby Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Fr West Charlotte HS Charlotte, NC
F 12 Wilson, De'RunnyaDe'Runnya Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Wenonah HS Birmingham, AL
G 13 Moore, TevinTevin Moore (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Northwest Mississippi CC Olive Branch, MS
G 15 Ready, I.J.I.J. Ready 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Parkview Magnet HS Little Rock, AR
F 20 Ware, GavinGavin Ware 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 268 lb (122 kg) So Starkville HS Starkville, MS
C 22 Ndoye, FallouFallou Ndoye (I)  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Henderson, NV
G 24 Cunningham, TysonTyson Cunningham (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Columbus HS Columbus, MS
F 25 Johnson, RoquezRoquez Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr G. W. Carver HS Montgomery, AL
G 32 Sword, CraigCraig Sword 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So G. W. Carver HS Montgomery, AL
G 33 Dobbs, KyleKyle Dobbs (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Grayson HS Grayson, GA
F 34 Daniels[11], TravisTravis Daniels[12]  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Shelton State CC Russellville, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

[13]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference games

11/8/2013*
7:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 71–56  1–0
Humphrey Coliseum (6,853)
Starkville, MS

11/14/2013*
7:00 pm
Kennesaw State W 78–55  2–0
Humphrey Coliseum (3,011)
Starkville, MS

11/19/2013*
7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 94–72  3–0
Humphrey Coliseum (6,759)
Starkville, MS

11/23/2013*
6:00 pm
at Utah State L 68–87  3–1
Smith Spectrum (10,043)
Logan, UT

11/27/2013*
1:00 pm
Jackson State W 58–56  4–1
Humphrey Coliseum (6,776)
Starkville, MS

12/1/2013*
1:00 pm
Loyola–Chicago W 65–64 OT 5–1
Humphrey Coliseum (6,010)
Starkville, MS

12/5/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
TCU
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 61–71  5–2
Humphrey Coliseum (6,795)
Starkville, MS

12/13/2013*
7:00 pm
vs. Southeastern Louisiana W 68–62  6–2
BancorpSouth Arena (2,035)
Tupelo, MS

12/17/2013*
7:00 pm
Florida A&M W 78–65  7–2
Humphrey Coliseum (5,803)
Starkville, MS

12/19/2013*
7:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast W 66–53  8–2
Humphrey Coliseum (5,902)
Starkville, MS

12/22/2013*
7:00 pm
vs. South Florida
Las Vegas Classic
W 71–66  9–2
Orleans Arena (1,530)
Paradise, NV

12/23/2013*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. UNLV
Las Vegas Classic
L 66–82  9–3
Orleans Arena (3,618)
Paradise, NV

1/2/2014*
7:00 pm
UMES W 77–63  10–3
Humphrey Coliseum (5,708)
Starkville, MS
Conference games

1/8/2014
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 14 Kentucky L 63–85  10–4 (0–1)
Rupp Arena (23,638)
Lexington, KY

1/11/2014
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Ole Miss W 76–72  11–4 (1–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (8,841)
Starkville, MS

1/15/2014
7:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama L 61–80  11–5 (1–2)
Coleman Coliseum (10,112)
Tuscaloosa, AL

1/18/2014
11:30 am, SECN
Texas A&M W 81–72 OT 12–5 (2–2)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,073)
Starkville, MS

1/22/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Auburn W 82–74  13–5 (3–2)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,754)
Starkville, MS

1/25/2014
3:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 63–82  13–6 (3–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,843)
Oxford, MS

1/30/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Florida L 51–62  13–7 (3–4)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,989)
Starkville, MS

2/1/2014
4:00 pm, FSN
at Vanderbilt L 49–55  13–8 (3–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,170)
Nashville, TN

2/5/2014
8:00 pm, CSS
at Texas A&M L 52–72  13–9 (3–6)
Reed Arena (4,626)
College Station, TX

2/8/2014
12:30 pm, SECN
No. 18 Kentucky L 59–69  13–10 (3–7)
Humphrey Coliseum (8,417)
Starkville, MS

2/12/2014
8:00 pm, FSN
Georgia L 55–75  13–11 (3–8)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,010)
Starkville, MS

2/15/2014
12:30 pm, SECN
at Auburn L 82–92  13–12 (3–9)
Auburn Arena (6,890)
Aurbun, AL

2/19/2014
7:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 81–92  13–13 (3–10)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,689)
Baton Rouge, LA

2/22/2014
3:00 pm, SECN
Arkansas L 69–73  13–14 (3–11)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,981)
Starkville, MS

2/26/2014
7:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee L 68–75  13–15 (3–12)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,161)
Starkville, MS

3/1/2014
12:30 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 66–85  13–16 (3–13)
Mizzou Arena (9,403)
Columbia, MO

3/5/2014
6:00 pm, CSS
at Georgia L 45–66  13–17 (3–14)
Stegeman Coliseum (5,165)
Athens, GA

3/8/2014
3:00 pm, SECN
South Carolina L 62–74  13–18 (3–15)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,105)
Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament

3/12/2014
8:30 pm
vs. Vanderbilt
First round
W 82–68  14–18
Georgia Dome (7,132)
Atlanta, GA

3/13/2014
9:30 pm
vs. Ole Miss
Second round
L 66–78  14–19
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. Link to AP Poll
  2. Payne, Terrence (2013-10-17). "Jalen Steele's career at Mississippi State is over". NBCSports.com. NBC.
  3. Adam, Sparks (2014-07-08). "Transfer Jalen Steele won't play at MTSU". Tennessean.com. The Tennessean.
  4. Parrish, Gary (2013-10-03). "Mississippi State dismisses Wendell Lewis from basketball program". CBSSports.com. CBS. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  5. "Wendell Lewis". BamaStateSports.com. Alabama State.
  6. "Bulldogs Announce 2013-14 Non-Conference Schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  7. "Bulldogs Open Conference Slate at Kentucky". HailState.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  8. Andre Applewhite Transfers as MSU Heads into SEC Play
  9. Applewhite left the team on December 30, 2013
  10. Applewhite left the team on December 30, 2013
  11. Daniels officially joined the team on December 19, 2013. Tweet from SID Gregg Ellis
  12. Daniels officially joined the team on December 19, 2013. Tweet from SID Gregg Ellis
  13. http://www.hailstate.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=16800&SPID=10994&SPSID=90866
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