2010–11 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2010–11 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Stansbury's thirteenth season at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs competed in the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum, nicknamed The Hump.

2010–11 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Record	17–14 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Stansbury (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Robert Kirby Phil Cunningham Marcus Grant
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 15 Florida	13	–	3		.813			29	–	8		.784
No. 11 Kentucky †	10	–	6		.625			29	–	9		.763
No. 25 Vanderbilt	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Tennessee	8	–	8		.500			19	–	15		.559
South Carolina	5	–	11		.313			14	–	16		.467
West
Alabama	12	–	4		.750			25	–	12		.676
Mississippi State	9	–	7		.563			17	–	14		.548
Ole Miss	7	–	9		.438			20	–	14		.588
Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			18	–	13		.581
Auburn	4	–	12		.250			11	–	20		.355
LSU	3	–	13		.188			11	–	21		.344
† 2011 SEC tournament winner As of April 2, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2010–11 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jalen Steele 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Knoxville, TN F 1 Renardo Sidney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Jackson, MS G 2 Ravern Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lyon, MS G 3 Dee Bost 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Concord, NC G 4 Twany Beckham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Louisville, KY G 10 Shaunessy Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Macon, MS G 12 Charles Parker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So McKinney, TX G 15 Riley Benock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Battletown, KY F 20 Taylor Luczak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Glen Falls, NY G 21 Baxter Price 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 156 lb (71 kg) So Brandon, MS G 22 Brian Bryant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Albany, GA F 23 Arnett Moultrie  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Memphis, TN F 24 Kodi Augustus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, LA C 30 Wendell Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg) So Selma, AL G 33 Brandon Bolen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Madison, MS F 45 Elgin Bailey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 276 lb (125 kg) RS Jr New Orleans, LA C 50 John Riek 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Khartoum, Sudan	Head coach Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville) Assistant coach(es) George Brooks (Mississippi State) Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville) Marcus Grant (Mississippi State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 6* 7:00 pm		Lindsey Wilson	W 75–66	–	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 12* 7:00 pm		Tennessee State	W 75–65	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
November 19* 7:00 pm		Appalachian State	W 76–74	2–0	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
November 22* 7:00 pm		Detroit	W 82–76	3–0	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
November 26* 6:00 pm		Troy	W 92–83 OT	4–0	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
November 30* 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	L 59–61	4–1	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
December 11* 7:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 62–63	4–2	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
December 12* 1:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	W 74–58	5–2	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
December 13* 7:00 pm		Nicholls	W 67–58	6–2	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
December 14* 7:00 pm, CSS		Alabama State	W 67–46	7–2	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
December 15* 7:00 pm		Belhaven Exhibition	W 101–76	—	Mississippi Coliseum  Jackson, MS
December 18* 7:00 pm		vs. Virginia Tech Battle at Atlantis	L 57–88	7–3	Atlantis Resort  Nassau, Bahamas
December 22* 2:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Washington State 2010 Diamond Head Classic	L 57–83	7–4	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 22* , ESPNU		vs. San Diego 2010 Diamond Head Classic	W 69–52	8–4	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 23* , ESPNU		at Hawaii 2010 Diamond Head Classic	L 57–68	8–5	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 29* 10:00, ESPNU		vs. Saint Mary's	L 72–94	8–6	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
SEC regular season
January 8 4:00, SEC Network		Alabama	L 57–75	8–7 (0–1)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 13 9:00, ESPN		at Ole Miss	W 69–64	9–7 (1–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
January 16 2:00, FSN		Auburn	W 85–66	10–7 (2–1)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 22 4:00, SEC Network		at Georgia	L 64–86	10–8 (2–2)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 27 7:00, ESPN		Vanderbilt	L 74–81	10–9 (2–3)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 29 1:00, CBS		Florida	W 71–64	11–9 (3–3)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
February 2 8:00, SEC Network		at Alabama	L 61–75	11–10 (3–4)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 5 4:00, SEC Network		at LSU	W 58–57	12–10 (4–4)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 9 8:00, SEC Network		Arkansas	W 67–56	13–10 (5–4)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
February 12 7:00, FSN		at Auburn	L 62–65	13–11 (5–5)	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
February 15 7:00, ESPN		at Kentucky Super Tuesday	L 79–85	13–12 (5–6)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 19 1:30, SEC Network		Ole Miss	W 71–58	14–12 (6–6)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
February 23 9:00, CSS		LSU	L 82–84	14–13 (6–7)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
February 26 6:00, ESPN		at Tennessee	W 70–69	15–13 (7–7)	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
March 2 9:00, CSS		at Arkansas	W 88–78	16–13 (8–7)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
March 5 2:00, ESPN		South Carolina Senior Day	W 60–58	17–13 (9–7)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
2011 SEC Tournament
March 11 10:10, SEC Network	(W2)	vs. (E3) No. 24 Vanderbilt 2011 SEC tournament	L 81–87	17–14	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.