2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball

SEC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2008–09 record	23–13 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Stansbury (11th year)
Assistant coach	Phil Cunningham
Assistant coach	Marcus Grant
Assistant coach	Robert Kirby
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
South Carolina	10	–	6	.625	21	–	10	.677
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	21	–	13	.618
Florida	9	–	7	.563	25	–	11	.694
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Kentucky	8	–	8	.500	22	–	14	.611
Georgia	3	–	13	.188	12	–	20	.375
West
#21 LSU	13	–	3	.813	27	–	8	.771
Auburn	10	–	6	.625	24	–	12	.667
Mississippi State†	9	–	7	.563	23	–	13	.639
Alabama	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Ole Miss	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Arkansas	2	–	14	.125	14	–	16	.467

† SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. Under head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, and was a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous Season

The 2007–08 Bulldogs finished the season 23–11 (12–4 in SEC play) and reached the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, where they barely lost to eventual runner-up Memphis.

Before the season

Departures

Five players from the 2007–08 team did not return for this season.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Begley, BillyBilly Begley	3	Guard	71 !6'1"	190	Senior	Henderson, KY	Graduated (Walk-on)
Gordon, JamontJamont Gordon	44	Guard	74 !6'4"	230	Junior	Nashville, TN	Declared for 2008 NBA Draft
Iupe, JosephJoseph Iupe	10	Guard	71 !6'1"	160	Sophomore	Madison, MS	Left team (Walk-on)
Hansbrough, BenBen Hansbrough	11	Guard	73 !6'3"	205	Sophomore	Poplar Bluff, MO	Transferred to Notre Dame^[1]
Rhodes, CharlesCharles Rhodes	23	Forward	78 !6'8"	245	Senior	Jackson, MS	Graduated

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Twany Beckham PG	Louisville, KY	Ballard HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 13, 2008
Twany Beckham PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Dee Bost PG	Concord, NC	Concord HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	17 lb (7.7 kg)	Jul 11, 2007
Dee Bost PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jacquiese Holcombe F	College Park, GA	Georgia Perimeter College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 5, 2008
Jacquiese Holcombe F	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Romero Osby PF	Meridian, MS	Northeast Lauderdale HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 18, 2007
Romero Osby PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2008 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Holcombe, JacquieseJacquiese Holcombe	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Georgia Perimeter College	College Park, GA
1.5 !G	2	Johnson, RavernRavern Johnson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Coahoma County HS	Lyon, MS
1.5 !G	3	Bost, DeeDee Bost	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Concord HS	Concord, NC
1.5 !G	4	Beckham, TwanyTwany Beckham	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ballard HS	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	5	Osby, RomeroRomero Osby	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northeast Lauderdale HS	Meridian, MS
1.5 !G	10	Gay, ChristopherChristopher Gay (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	William Carey College	Hattiesburg, MS
1.5 !G	14	Bryant, RodRod Bryant (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	G. W. Carver HS	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	15	Benock, RileyRiley Benock	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Meade County HS	Battletown, KY
3.5 !F	20	Luczak, TaylorTaylor Luczak (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Glens Falls HS	Glens Falls, NY
1.5 !G	22	Stewart, BarryBarry Stewart	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Shelbyville Central HS	Shelbyville, TN
3.5 !F	24	Augustus, KodiKodi Augustus	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Maine Central Institute	Baton Rouge, LA
1.5 !G	25	Turner, PhilPhil Turner	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Grenada HS	Grenada, MS
3.5 !F	32	Varnado, JarvisJarvis Varnado	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Haywood HS	Brownsville, TN
1.5 !G	33	Bolen, BrandonBrandon Bolen (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Madison-Ridgeland Academy	Madison, MS
3.5 !F	44	Johnson, BrianBrian Johnson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop O'Connell HS	Laurinburg, NC
3.5 !F	45	Bailey, ElginElgin Bailey	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	2.0 !So	Belaire HS	New Orleans, LA

Head coach

Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville)

Assistant coach(es)

Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville)
Marcus Grant (Mississippi State)
Robert Kirby (UTPA)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

References

↑ Associated Press (2008-04-29). "Hansbrough to transfer from Mississippi State to Notre Dame". ESPN.com.

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