Mississippi State Bulldogs
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #96
Conference Rank: #11 SEC
2021-22 Record: 18-16, 8-10
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Chris Jans
Coach Record: 0-0 at Mississippi State, 143-44 overall
Key Departed Players:
Iverson Molinar, Guard, 17.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.6 apg
Garrison Brooks, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 0.8 apg
Rocket Watts, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
Andersson Garcia, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Javian Davis, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Cam Carter, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.9 apg
Derek Fountain, Forward, 1.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.4 apg
Key Returning Players:
Tolu Smith, Senior, Forward, 14.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.0 apg
D.J. Jeffries, Senior, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.9 apg
Shakeel Moore, Junior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.2 apg
Cameron Matthews, Junior, Guard, 2.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.2 apg
Key New Players:
KeShawn Murphy, Freshman, Forward
Dashawn Davis, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Oregon State
Eric Reed, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Southeast Missouri
Jamel Horton, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Albany
Will McNair, Junior, Forward, Transfer from New Mexico State
Tyler Stevenson, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Southern Miss
Kimani Hamilton, Freshman, Forward
Martavious Russell, Freshman, Guard
Shawn Jones, Freshman, Forward
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.5 (193rd in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.2 (85, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (93, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.0 (164, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.6 (344, 14)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.5 (336, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.1 (155, 9)
Rebound Margin: 5.8 (29, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.4 (145, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (230, 9)