2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC West Division champions
NIT, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record2412 (97 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Kirby
  • Phil Cunningham
  • Marcus Grant
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky142 .875353  .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt124 .750249  .727
No. 15 Tennessee115 .688289  .757
Florida97 .5632113  .618
South Carolina610 .3751516  .484
Georgia511 .3131417  .452
West
Mississippi State97 .5632412  .667
Mississippi97 .5632411  .686
Arkansas79 .4381418  .438
Alabama610 .3751715  .531
Auburn610 .3751517  .469
LSU214 .1251120  .355
2010 SEC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Stansbury's twelfth season at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs competed in the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum, nicknamed The Hump. They finished the season 2412, 97 in SEC play. They advanced to the championship game where they were defeated by Kentucky in overtime. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before being defeated by North Carolina.

Previous season

The 2008–09 Bulldogs finished the season 23–13 (9–7 in SEC play). The Bulldogs won the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament, allowing them to advance to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Washington in the Round of 64.

Before the season

Departures

Four players from the 2008–09 team did not return for this season.

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Christopher Gay10Guard6'0"165SeniorHattiesburg, MSGraduated (Walk-on)
Jacquiese Holcombe1Forward6'6"205JuniorCollege Park, GATransferred to West Texas A&M[1]
Brian Johnson44Forward6'9"245SeniorLaurinburg, NCGraduated
Rod Bryant14Guard6'1"165SophomoreBirmingham, ALLeft team (Walk-on)

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wendell Lewis
C
Selma, AL Selma HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 22, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
John Riek
C
Khartoum, Sudan IMG Academy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 15, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Renardo Sidney
PF
Jackson, MS Fairfax HS (Calif.) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Apr 30, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Shaun Smith
SG
Brooksville, MS Noxubee County HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 23, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19   Rivals: 21
  • 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 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2009 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

Because the Bulldogs were one player above the scholarship limit, Jarvis Varnado gave his scholarship up so that no one on the team would have to leave, making him a walk-on.[2] Renardo Sidney was suspended for the entire season over recruitment violations.[3]

2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Renardo Sidney (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) FrFairfax HS (Calif.) Jackson, MS
G 2 Ravern Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrCoahoma County HS Lyon, MS
G 3 Dee Bost 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoConcord HS Concord, NC
G 4 Twany Beckham Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoBallard HS Louisville, KY
F 5 Romero Osby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoNortheast Lauderdale HS Meridian, MS
G 10 Shaun Smith Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrNoxubee County HS Brooksville, MS
G 12 Charles Parker (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)154 lb (70 kg) FrMcKinney North HS McKinney, TX
G 15 Riley Benock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMeade County HS Battletown, KY
F 20 Taylor Luczak (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoGlens Falls HS Glens Falls, NY
G 21 Baxter Price (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)145 lb (66 kg) FrNorthwest Rankin HS Brandon, MS
G 22 Barry Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrShelbyville Central HS Shelbyville, TN
F 24 Kodi Augustus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrMaine Central Institute Baton Rouge, LA
G 25 Phil Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrGrenada HS Grenada, MS
C 30 Wendell Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrSelma HS Selma, AL
F 32 Jarvis Varnado (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrHaywood HS Brownsville, TN
G 33 Brandon Bolen (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMadison-Ridgeland Academy Madison, MS
F 45 Elgin Bailey Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrBelaire HS New Orleans, LA
F 50 John Riek 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)242 lb (110 kg) FrIMG Academy Khartoum, Sudan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16WK 17Wk 18Final
AP 18 RV RV -- -- RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV -- -- RV RV RV -- RV
Coaches 19 RV -- -- -- RV RV -- RV RV RV RV -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Schedule and results

Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2009
2:00pm
No. 18 Oklahoma City W 8254 
The Hump (2,938)
Starkville, MS
11/7/2009
2:00pm
No. 18 Georgetown (KY) W 9070 
The Hump (2,995)
Starkville, MS
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
8:00pm
No. 18 Rider L 7488  01
The Hump (7,241)
Starkville, MS
11/19/2009*
7:00pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 8267  11
The Hump (4,544)
Starkville, MS
11/21/2009*
6:00pm
Bethune-Cookman
South Padre Island Invitational
W 6751  21
The Hump (3,721)
Starkville, MS
11/24/2009*
7:00pm
TexasPan American
South Padre Island Invitational
W 7550  31
The Hump (3,214)
Starkville, MS
11/27/2009*
5:00pm, FCS
vs. Richmond
South Padre Island Invitational
L 6263  32
South Padre Island Convention Centre (585)
South Padre Island, TX
11/28/2009*
4:30pm
vs. Old Dominion
South Padre Island Invitational
W 6955  42
South Padre Island Convention Centre (543)
South Padre Island, TX
12/5/2009*
1:00pm
St. Bonaventure W 10553  52
The Hump (3,344)
Starkville, MS
12/10/2009*
6:30pm, ESPN2
vs. DePaul
SEC/Big East Challenge
W 7645  62
St. Pete Times Forum (9,353)
Tampa, FL
12/12/2009*
1:30pm, FSW
vs. UCLA
John R. Wooden Classic
W 7254  72
Honda Center (13,043)
Anaheim, CA
12/16/2009*
6:00pm, ESPN2
Wright State W 8069  82
The Hump (4,721)
Starkville, MS
12/19/2009*
1:00pm, CCS
at Houston W 7064  92
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,422)
Houston, TX
12/22/2009*
7:00pm
vs. Centenary W 8851  102
Mississippi Coliseum (5,502)
Jackson, MS
12/28/2009*
7:00pm
Mississippi Valley State W 7345  112
The Hump (5,421)
Starkville, MS
12/31/2009*
6:00pm
at San Diego W 7768  122
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,630)
San Diego, CA
1/4/2010*
8:00pm, CSS
at Western Kentucky L 5255  123
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,925)
Bowling Green, KY
1/9/2010
12:45pm, SEC Network
at No. 14 Ole Miss W 8075  133 (10)
Tad Smith Coliseum (9,360)
Oxford, MS
1/14/2010
6:00pm, ESPNU
Arkansas W 8280  143 (20)
The Hump (8,339)
Starkville, MS
1/16/2010
2:00pm, ESPN2
Georgia W 7269  153 (30)
The Hump (7,682)
Starkville, MS
1/23/2010
11:000m, CBS
No. 23 at Alabama L 5762  154 (31)
Coleman Coliseum (12,336)
Tuscaloosa, AL
1/28/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
at Arkansas L 6267  155 (32)
Bud Walton Arena (12,803)
Fayetteville, AR
1/30/2010
12:30pm, SEC Network
LSU W 6751  165 (42)
The Hump (7,247)
Starkville, MS
2/3/2010
7:00pm, SEC Network
at No. 18 Vanderbilt L 7275  166 (43)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
2/6/2010
12:30pm, SEC Network
at Florida L 6269  167 (44)
O'Connell Center (11,660)
Gainesville, FL
2/11/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
Ole Miss W 7163  177 (54)
The Hump (9,401)
Starkville, MS
2/13/2010
6:00pm, FSN
Auburn W 8575  187 (64)
The Hump (8,854)
Starkville, MS
2/16/2010
8:00pm, ESPN
No. 2 Kentucky L 8175  188 (65)
The Hump (10,788)
Starkville, MS
2/20/2010
3:00pm, SEC Network
at LSU W 6059  198 (75)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,434)
Baton Rouge, LA
2/24/2010
8:00pm, CSS
Alabama W 7466  208 (85)
The Hump (8,477)
Starkville, MS
2/27/2010
5:00pm, ESPN
at South Carolina W 7663  218 (95)
Colonial Life Arena (13,834)
Columbia, SC
3/3/2010
7:00pm, SEC Network
at Auburn L 8980  219 (96)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (9,927)
Auburn, AL
3/6/2010
5:00pm, ESPN
No. 16 Tennessee L 7559  2110 (97)
The Hump (10,021)
Starkville, MS
2010 SEC men's basketball tournament
3/12/2010
6:30pm, SEC Network
vs. Florida
Quarterfinals
W 7569  2210
Bridgestone Arena (NA)
Nashville, TN
3/13/2010
2:45pm, ABC
vs. No. 20 Vanderbilt
Semifinals
W 6252  2310
Bridgestone Arena (NA)
Nashville, TN
3/14/2010
12:00pm, ABC
vs. No. 2 Kentucky
Final
L 7574 OT 2311
Bridgestone Arena (20,082)
Nashville, TN
2010 National Invitation Tournament
3/16/2010*
9:00pm, ESPNU
Jackson State
First round
W 8167  2411
The Hump (4,433)
Starkville, MS
3/22/2010*
11:00am, ESPN
North Carolina
Second round
L 7674  2412
The Hump (9,471)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "WT men's basketball team signs 13 players". Amarillo.com. Amarillo Globe-News. August 23, 2009.
  2. Brennan, Eamonn (August 19, 2009). "How Jarvis Varnado became the nation's best walk-on". Sports.Yahoo.com. Yahoo!.
  3. Pugmire, Lance (March 5, 2010). "NCAA fines Renardo Sidney, rules him ineligible". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
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