Mississippi State Bulldogs
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #50
Conference Rank: #10 SEC
2023-24 Record: 21-14, 8-10
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Chris Jans
Coach Record: 42-27 at Mississippi State, 185-71 overall
Key Departed Players:
Tolu Smith, Forward, 15.0 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.3 apg
Shakeel Moore, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.8 apg
Dashawn Davis, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.6 spg
D.J. Jeffries, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.6 apg
Jimmy Bell Jr., Forward, 5.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Trey Fort, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Key Returning Players:
Josh Hubbard, Sophomore, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
Cameron Matthews, Senior, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.1 apg
KeShawn Murphy, Junior, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
Shawn Jones Jr., Junior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
Key New Players:
Harrison Alexander, Freshman, Guard
Kanye Clary, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Penn State
Jeremy Foumena, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from Rhode Island
Claudell Harris Jr., Senior, Guard, Transfer from Boston College
Riley Kugel, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Florida
RJ Melendez, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Georgia
Michael Nwoko, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from Miami (FL)
EJ Paymon, Freshman, Forward
Dellquan Warren, Freshman, Guard
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.1 (157th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.1 (87, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (134, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.9 (62, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (210, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.1 (274, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.0 (313, 14)
Rebound Margin: 5.5 (29, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (117, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.0 (286, 13)
