2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team American college basketball season
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 24–12, 9–7 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.
Recruits
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
John Riek C
Khartoum, Sudan
IMG Academy
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
May 15, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 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
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 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
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 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:
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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Renardo Sidney (I)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
Fr
Fairfax HS (Calif.)
Jackson, MS
G
2
Ravern Johnson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Coahoma County HS
Lyon, MS
G
3
Dee Bost
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Concord HS
Concord, NC
G
4
Twany Beckham
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Ballard HS
Louisville, KY
F
5
Romero Osby
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Northeast Lauderdale HS
Meridian, MS
G
10
Shaun Smith
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Noxubee County HS
Brooksville, MS
G
12
Charles Parker (W)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
154 lb (70 kg)
Fr
McKinney North HS
McKinney, TX
G
15
Riley Benock
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Meade County HS
Battletown, KY
F
20
Taylor Luczak (W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS So
Glens Falls HS
Glens Falls, NY
G
21
Baxter Price (W)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
145 lb (66 kg)
Fr
Northwest Rankin HS
Brandon, MS
G
22
Barry Stewart
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Shelbyville Central HS
Shelbyville, TN
F
24
Kodi Augustus
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Maine Central Institute
Baton Rouge, LA
G
25
Phil Turner
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Jr
Grenada HS
Grenada, MS
C
30
Wendell Lewis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Selma HS
Selma, AL
F
32
Jarvis Varnado (W)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Haywood HS
Brownsville, TN
G
33
Brandon Bolen (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Madison, MS
F
45
Elgin Bailey
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Jr
Belaire HS
New Orleans, LA
F
50
John Riek
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
242 lb (110 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy
Khartoum, Sudan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
Pre
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Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
WK 17
Wk 18
Final
AP
18
RV
RV
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RV
RV
RV
RV
23
RV
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RV
RV
RV
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Coaches
19
RV
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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 82–54
The Hump (2,938)Starkville, MS
11/7/2009 2:00pm
No. 18
Georgetown (KY)
W 90–70
The Hump (2,995)Starkville, MS
Regular Season
11/13/2009 *8:00pm
No. 18
Rider
L 74–88
0–1
The Hump (7,241)Starkville, MS
11/19/2009 *7:00pm
Southeastern Louisiana
W 82–67
1–1
The Hump (4,544)Starkville, MS
11/21/2009 *6:00pm
Bethune-Cookman South Padre Island Invitational
W 67–51
2–1
The Hump (3,721)Starkville, MS
11/24/2009 *7:00pm
Texas–Pan American South Padre Island Invitational
W 75–50
3–1
The Hump (3,214)Starkville, MS
11/27/2009 *5:00pm, FCS
vs. Richmond South Padre Island Invitational
L 62–63
3–2
South Padre Island Convention Centre (585)South Padre Island, TX
11/28/2009 *4:30pm
vs. Old Dominion South Padre Island Invitational
W 69–55
4–2
South Padre Island Convention Centre (543)South Padre Island, TX
12/5/2009 *1:00pm
St. Bonaventure
W 105–53
5–2
The Hump (3,344)Starkville, MS
12/10/2009 *6:30pm, ESPN2
vs. DePaul SEC/Big East Challenge
W 76–45
6–2
St. Pete Times Forum (9,353)Tampa, FL
12/12/2009 *1:30pm, FSW
vs. UCLA John R. Wooden Classic
W 72–54
7–2
Honda Center (13,043)Anaheim, CA
12/16/2009 *6:00pm, ESPN2
Wright State
W 80–69
8–2
The Hump (4,721)Starkville, MS
12/19/2009 *1:00pm, CCS
at Houston
W 70–64
9–2
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,422)Houston, TX
12/22/2009 *7:00pm
vs. Centenary
W 88–51
10–2
Mississippi Coliseum (5,502)Jackson, MS
12/28/2009 *7:00pm
Mississippi Valley State
W 73–45
11–2
The Hump (5,421)Starkville, MS
12/31/2009 *6:00pm
at San Diego
W 77–68
12–2
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,630)San Diego, CA
1/4/2010 *8:00pm, CSS
at Western Kentucky
L 52–55
12–3
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,925)Bowling Green, KY
1/9/2010 12:45pm, SEC Network
at No. 14 Ole Miss
W 80–75
13–3 (1–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum (9,360)Oxford, MS
1/14/2010 6:00pm, ESPNU
Arkansas
W 82–80
14–3 (2–0)
The Hump (8,339)Starkville, MS
1/16/2010 2:00pm, ESPN2
Georgia
W 72–69
15–3 (3–0)
The Hump (7,682)Starkville, MS
1/23/2010 11:00am, CBS
No. 23
at Alabama
L 57–62
15–4 (3–1)
Coleman Coliseum (12,336)Tuscaloosa, AL
1/28/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2
at Arkansas
L 62–67
15–5 (3–2)
Bud Walton Arena (12,803)Fayetteville, AR
1/30/2010 12:30pm, SEC Network
LSU
W 67–51
16–5 (4–2)
The Hump (7,247)Starkville, MS
2/3/2010 7:00pm, SEC Network
at No. 18 Vanderbilt
L 72–75
16–6 (4–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)Nashville, TN
2/6/2010 12:30pm, SEC Network
at Florida
L 62–69
16–7 (4–4)
O'Connell Center (11,660)Gainesville, FL
2/11/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2
Ole Miss
W 71–63
17–7 (5–4)
The Hump (9,401)Starkville, MS
2/13/2010 6:00pm, FSN
Auburn
W 85–75
18–7 (6–4)
The Hump (8,854)Starkville, MS
2/16/2010 8:00pm, ESPN
No. 2 Kentucky
L 81–75
18–8 (6–5)
The Hump (10,788)Starkville, MS
2/20/2010 3:00pm, SEC Network
at LSU
W 60–59
19–8 (7–5)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,434)Baton Rouge, LA
2/24/2010 8:00pm, CSS
Alabama
W 74–66
20–8 (8–5)
The Hump (8,477)Starkville, MS
2/27/2010 5:00pm, ESPN
at South Carolina
W 76–63
21–8 (9–5)
Colonial Life Arena (13,834)Columbia, SC
3/3/2010 7:00pm, SEC Network
at Auburn
L 89–80
21–9 (9–6)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (9,927)Auburn, AL
3/6/2010 5:00pm, ESPN
No. 16 Tennessee
L 75–59
21–10 (9–7)
The Hump (10,021)Starkville, MS
2010 SEC men's basketball tournament
3/12/2010 6:30pm, SEC Network
vs. Florida Quarterfinals
W 75–69
22–10
Bridgestone Arena (NA)Nashville, TN
3/13/2010 2:45pm, ABC
vs. No. 20 Vanderbilt Semifinals
W 62–52
23–10
Bridgestone Arena (NA)Nashville, TN
3/14/2010 12:00pm, ABC
vs. No. 2 Kentucky Final
L 75–74 OT
23–11
Bridgestone Arena (20,082)Nashville, TN
2010 National Invitation Tournament
3/16/2010 *9:00pm, ESPNU
Jackson State First round
W 81–67
24–11
The Hump (4,433)Starkville, MS
3/22/2010 *11:00am, ESPN
North Carolina Second round
L 76–74
24–12
The Hump (9,471)Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
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