2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Ben Howland, played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 23-11, to finish a tie for 6th place. In the SEC Tournament, They defeated Texas A&M in the second round before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset by 12th seed Liberty in the first round.

Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 25–12, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated LSU in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Tennessee. They were received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Nebraska, Baylor, and Louisville to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Penn State.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Xavian Stapleton 3 G 6'6" 210 RS Junior Flora, MS Transferred to Florida Atlantic Drew Davis 12 G 5'10" 165 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated Nick Singleton 13 G 6'5" 195 Junior Decatur, GA Left team Eli Wright 32 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Owesnboro, KY Transferred to St. John's Schnider Herard 34 C 6'10" 260 Sophomore Plano, TX Transferred to Maryland

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Prince Oduro 15 F 6'8" 253 Sophomore Toronto, ON Siena Jethro Tshisumpa 42 F 6'10" 260 Junior Lubumbashi, Congo San Jacinto College

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season

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Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball schedule

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References