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 seasonedit
Departuresedit
Five players from the 2007–08 team did not return for this season.
^Associated Press (April 29, 2008). "Hansbrough to transfer from Mississippi State to Notre Dame". ESPN.com.
January 01, 1970
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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 2008 09 Mississippi State Bulldogs men s basketballSEC tournament championsNCAA tournament Round of 64ConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceRecord23 13 9 7 SEC Head coachRick Stansbury 11th season Assistant coachesPhil Cunningham Marcus Grant Robert KirbyHome arenaHumphrey ColiseumSeasons 2007 082009 10 2008 09 Southeastern Conference men s basketball standings vte 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 No 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 winnerRankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Previous season 2 Before the season 2 1 Departures 2 2 Recruits 3 Roster 4 ReferencesPrevious season editThe 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 editDepartures edit Five players from the 2007 08 team did not return for this season Name Number Pos Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Billy Begley 3 Guard 6 1 190 Senior Henderson KY Graduated Walk on Jamont Gordon 44 Guard 6 4 230 Junior Nashville TN Declared for 2008 NBA draft Joseph Iupe 10 Guard 6 1 160 Sophomore Madison MS Left team Walk on Ben Hansbrough 11 Guard 6 3 205 Sophomore Poplar Bluff MO Transferred to Notre Dame 1 Charles Rhodes 23 Forward 6 8 245 Senior Jackson MS Graduated Recruits edit US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight Commit date Twany BeckhamPG Louisville KY Ballard HS 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 180 lb 82 kg Apr 13 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A Dee BostPG Concord NC Concord HS 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 17 lb 7 7 kg Jul 11 2007 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A Jacquiese HolcombeF College Park GA Georgia Perimeter College 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 205 lb 93 kg May 5 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout N A Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A Romero OsbyPF Meridian MS Northeast Lauderdale HS 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 230 lb 100 kg Jun 18 2007 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 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 edit2008 09 Mississippi State Bulldogs men s basketball team Players Coaches Pos Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Jacquiese Holcombe nbsp nbsp 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr Georgia Perimeter College College Park GA G 2 Ravern Johnson 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 175 lb 79 kg So Coahoma County HS Lyon MS G 3 Dee Bost 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 170 lb 77 kg Fr Concord HS Concord NC G 4 Twany Beckham 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 190 lb 86 kg Fr Ballard HS Louisville KY F 5 Romero Osby 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 230 lb 104 kg Fr Northeast Lauderdale HS Meridian MS G 10 Christopher Gay W 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 180 lb 82 kg RS Sr William Carey College Hattiesburg MS G 14 Rod Bryant W 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 165 lb 75 kg So G W Carver HS Birmingham AL G 15 Riley Benock 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 180 lb 82 kg So Meade County HS Battletown KY F 20 Taylor Luczak W 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 220 lb 100 kg RS Fr Glens Falls HS Glens Falls NY G 22 Barry Stewart 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 170 lb 77 kg Jr Shelbyville Central HS Shelbyville TN F 24 Kodi Augustus 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 220 lb 100 kg So Maine Central Institute Baton Rouge LA G 25 Phil Turner 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 170 lb 77 kg RS So Grenada HS Grenada MS F 32 Jarvis Varnado 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 210 lb 95 kg Jr Haywood HS Brownsville TN G 33 Brandon Bolen W 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 195 lb 88 kg So Madison Ridgeland Academy Madison MS F 44 Brian Johnson 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 245 lb 111 kg Sr Bishop O Connell HS Laurinburg NC F 45 Elgin Bailey 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 265 lb 120 kg 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 nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirt RosterReferences edit Associated Press April 29 2008 Hansbrough to transfer from Mississippi State to Notre Dame ESPN com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team amp oldid 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