2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
Hall of Fame Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	21–14 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Jans (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	James Miller; David Anwar; George Brooks;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Chris Jans, and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Mississippi State, Mississippi, just outside Starkville, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Tennessee	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
No. 20 Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
No. 3т Alabama	13	–	5	.722	25	–	12	.676
No. 18 Auburn †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 24 South Carolina	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
Florida	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Texas A&M	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
LSU	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Ole Miss	7	–	11	.389	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	20	–	17	.541
Arkansas	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Vanderbilt	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
Missouri	0	–	18	.000	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 8–10 in SEC play to tie for 9th place. They defeated Florida in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Alabama in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed, where they lost in the First Four play-in round to Pittsburgh.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jamel Horton	2	G	6'3"	190	GS Senior	Queens, NY	Graduated
Kimani Hamilton	5	F	6'7"	210	Freshman	Clinton, MS	Transferred to High Point
Eric Reed Jr.	11	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Graduated
Will McNair Jr.	13	F	6'11"	265	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Kansas State
Tyler Stevenson	14	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Columbus, MS	Graduated
Justin Rumph	15	G	6'5"	225	GS Senior	Birmingham, AL	Walk-on; graduated
Tyler Brumfield	24	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lorenzo Fort III	11	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Jackson, MS	Howard College
Jimmy Bell Jr.	15	F	6'10"	295	GS Senior	Saginaw, MI	West Virginia
Jaquan Scott	22	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Dallas, TX	Salt Lake CC
Andrew Taylor	23	G	6'3"	194	GS Senior	Corbin, KY	Marshall

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Hubbard #24 PG	Ridgeland, MS	Madison-Ridgeland Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 13, 2023
Josh Hubbard #24 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Gai Chol #43 C	Decatur, GA	Greenforest Christian Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 9, 2022
Gai Chol #43 C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Adrian Myers SF	Woodstock, VA	Massanutten Military Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 18, 2022
Adrian Myers SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023. "2023 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dellquan Warren #24 PG	Erie, PA	Keystone Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 9, 2022
Dellquan Warren #24 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023. "2024 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	D. J. Jeffries	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Memphis	Olive Branch, MS
F	1	Tolu Smith	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Western Kentucky	Bay St. Louis, MS
F	2	Adrian Myers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Massanutten Military Academy	Stephens City, VA
G	3	Shakeel Moore	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	NC State	Greensboro, NC
F	4	Cameron Matthews	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Olive Branch HS	Olive Branch, MS
G	5	Shawn Jones Jr. (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Shadow Creek HS	Houston, TX
G	10	Dashawn Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Oregon State	Bronx, NY
G	11	Trey Fort	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Howard College	Jackson, MS
F	12	KeShawn Murphy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Ramsey	Birmingham, AL
G	13	Josh Hubbard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Madison-Ridgeland Academy	Madison, MS
F	15	Jimmy Bell Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	GS	West Virginia	Saginaw, MI
G	20	Harrison Alexander (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Madison-Ridgeland Academy	Madison, MS
G	21	Martavious Russell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Sipsey Valley HS	Coker, AL
F	22	Jaquan Scott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake CC	Dallas, TX
G	23	Andrew Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Marshall	Corbin, KY
G	25	Isaac Stansbury (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Greenwood HS	Bowling Green, KY
C	34	Gai Chol	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy (GA)	Juba, South Sudan
G	40	Trey Jackson III (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Mississippi for Women	Starkville, MS

Head coach

Chris Jans (Loras)

Assistant coach(es)

James Miller (CSU Pueblo)
David Anwar (Fitchburg State)
George Brooks (Mississippi State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m., –		at Southern Miss Charity Exhibition Game	W 60–54		–	–	–	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023* 8:30 p.m., Barstool.TV		vs. Arizona State Barstool Sports Invitational	W 71–56	1–0	21 – Fort	9 – Tied	3 – Taylor	Wintrust Arena (5,361) Chicago, IL
November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		UT Martin	W 87–63	2–0	22 – Hubbard	12 – Bell Jr.	4 – Davis	Humphrey Coliseum (7,525) Starkville, MS
November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		North Alabama	W 81–54	3–0	14 – Bell Jr.	14 – Bell Jr.	4 – 3 tied	Humphrey Coliseum (7,337) Starkville, MS
November 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		vs. Washington State Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals	W 76–64	4–0	13 – 2 tied	8 – Bell Jr.	4 – Davis	Mohegan Sun Arena (–) Uncasville, CT
November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Northwestern Hall of Fame Tip-Off championship	W 66–57	5–0	29 – Hubbard	10 – Jeffries	4 – Matthews	Mohegan Sun Arena (–) Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 25	Nicholls	W 74–61	6–0	15 – Hubbard	10 – Bell Jr.	4 – Davis	Humphrey Coliseum (7,561) Starkville, MS
November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 21	at Georgia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge	L 59–67	6–1	17 – Hubbard	13 – Bell Jr.	2 – Bell Jr.	McCamish Pavilion (3,913) Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SECN	No. 21	Southern	L 59–60	6–2	14 – Hubbard	13 – Bell Jr.	4 – Moore	Humphrey Coliseum (7,186) Starkville, MS
December 9, 2023* 10:30 a.m., SECN		vs. Tulane Holiday Hoopsgiving	W 106–76	7–2	22 – Hubbard	10 – Murphy	7 – Jeffries	State Farm Arena (–) Atlanta, GA
December 13, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Murray State	W 85–81	8–2	16 – Moore	12 – Jeffries	5 – Davis	Humphrey Coliseum (6,804) Starkville, MS
December 17, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		vs. North Texas	W 72–54	9–2	18 – Murphy	12 – Matthews	7 – Matthews	Cadence Bank Arena (2,662) Tupelo, MS
December 23, 2023* 11:00 a.m., BTN		vs. Rutgers Gotham Classic	W 70–60	10–2	18 – Matthews	18 – Bell Jr.	7 – Davis	Prudential Center (5,169) Newark, NJ
December 31, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Bethune–Cookman	W 85–62	11–2	16 – Smith	9 – Smith	6 – Matthews	Humphrey Coliseum (7,035) Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBS		at South Carolina	L 62–68	11–3 (0–1)	13 – Tied	5 – Tied	3 – Jeffries	Colonial Life Arena (11,382) Columbia, SC
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		No. 5 Tennessee	W 77–72	12–3 (1–1)	25 – Hubbard	6 – Jeffries	4 – Davis	Humphrey Coliseum (8,160) Starkville, MS
January 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		Alabama	L 74–82	12–4 (1–2)	15 – Smith	10 – Smith	3 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (9,142) Starkville, MS
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 8 Kentucky	L 77–90	12–5 (1–3)	26 – Smith	8 – Tied	6 – Matthews	Rupp Arena (20,016) Lexington, KY
January 20, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt	W 68–55	13–5 (2–3)	25 – Smith	11 – Smith	3 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (9,172) Starkville, MS
January 24, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Florida	L 70–79	13–6 (2–4)	26 – Hubbard	11 – Matthews	4 – Davis	O'Connell Center (8,484) Gainesville, FL
January 27, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN		No. 8 Auburn	W 64–58	14–6 (3–4)	17 – Hubbard	12 – Jeffries	3 – Smith	Humphrey Coliseum (9,175) Starkville, MS
January 30, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	L 82–86	14–7 (3–5)	21 – Hubbard	12 – Matthews	7 – Hubbard	SJB Pavilion (10,630) Oxford, MS
February 3, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		at No. 24 Alabama	L 67–99	14–8 (3–6)	23 – Smith	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia	W 75–62	15–8 (4–6)	19 – Smith	12 – Smith	8 – Davis	Humphrey Coliseum (8,755) Starkville, MS
February 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	W 75–51	16–8 (5–6)	16 – Hubbard	11 – Smith	4 – Matthews	Mizzou Arena (10,620) Columbia, MO
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		Arkansas	W 71–67	17–8 (6–6)	19 – Hubbard	10 – Matthews	3 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (9,219) Starkville, MS
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Ole Miss	W 83–71	18–8 (7–6)	24 – Smith	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (9,381) Starkville, MS
February 24, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		at LSU	W 87–67	19–8 (8–6)	32 – Hubbard	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,463) Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 16 Kentucky	L 89–91	19–9 (8–7)	34 – Hubbard	10 – Smith	6 – Matthews	Humphrey Coliseum (9,266) Starkville, MS
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 11 Auburn	L 63–78	19–10 (8–8)	23 – Hubbard	10 – Tied	3 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
March 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Texas A&M	L 69–75	19–11 (8–9)	24 – Hubbard	12 – Jeffries	4 – Tied	Reed Arena (8,163) College Station, TX
March 9, 2024 1:30 p.m., SECN		No. 17 South Carolina	L 89–93 ^OT	19–12 (8–10)	28 – Hubbard	11 – Matthews	4 – Matthews	Humphrey Coliseum (9,289) Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN	(9)	vs. (8) LSU Second round	W 70–60	20–12	24 – Hubbard	13 – Smith	3 – Tied	Bridgestone Arena (11,638) Nashville, TN
March 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(9)	vs. (1) No. 5 Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 73–56	21–12	18 – Tied	8 – Matthews	3 – Tied	Bridgestone Arena (17,137) Nashville, TN
March 16, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(9)	vs. (4) No. 12 Auburn Semifinals	L 66–73	21–13	20 – Hubbard	10 – Smith	3 – Matthews	Bridgestone Arena (16,499) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024 11:15 a.m., CBS	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Michigan State First Round	L 51–69	21–14	15 – Hubbard	5 – Matthews	3 – Davis	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	25	21	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	25	22	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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