The 2021–22 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Ben Howland, and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 8–10 in SEC play to finish 10th place. They defeated South Carolina in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia.
Following the season, the school fired head coach Howland. On March 20, 2022, the school named New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans the team's new head coach.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 18–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Kentucky in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Alabama in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as the fourth seed in the Saint Louis bracket. There they defeated Saint Louis, Richmond, and Louisiana Tech to advance the championship game where they lost to Memphis.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jalen Johnson 0 G/F 6'6" 210 RS Senior Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to Texas A&M D. J. Stewart Jr. 3 G 6'6" 205 RS Sophomore Grace, MS Declare for 2021 NBA draft Deivon Smith 5 G 6'1" 165 Freshman Loganville, GA Transferred to Georgia Tech Abdul Ado 24 F 6'11" 255 RS Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduate transferred to Cincinnati Andrew Juskin 30 F 6'11" 240 RS Sophomore New Hope, MS Walk-on; transferred to Elon Quinten Post 32 F 7'0" 240 Sophomore Amsterdam, Netherlands Transferred to Boston College Reggie Morris 33 G 6'1" 160 Freshman Grandview, MO Walk-on; transferred to Central Missouri Keondre Montgomery 55 G/F 6'7" 200 Freshman Jackson, MS Transferred to Alcorn State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Rocket Watts 0 G 6'2" 185 Junior Detroit, MI Michigan State Shakeel Moore 3 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Greensboro, NC NC State Garrison Brooks 10 F 6'9" 230 Graduate Student Lafayette, AL North Carolina D. J. Jeffries 13 F 6'7" 215 Junior Olive Branch, MS Memphis
2021 recruiting class
2022 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| SEC tournament
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Source
See also 2021–22 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
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