2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

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.

2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC West Division champions
NIT, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Record24–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Kirby
  • Phil Cunningham
  • Marcus Grant
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky 14 2   .875 35 3   .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
No. 15 Tennessee 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
Florida 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
South Carolina 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Georgia 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
West
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 24 12   .667
Mississippi 9 7   .563 24 11   .686
Arkansas 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Alabama 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Auburn 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
LSU 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
2010 SEC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Christopher Gay 10 Guard 6'0" 165 Senior Hattiesburg, MS Graduated (Walk-on)
Jacquiese Holcombe 1 Forward 6'6" 205 Junior College Park, GA Transferred to West Texas A&M[1]
Brian Johnson 44 Forward 6'9" 245 Senior Laurinburg, NC Graduated
Rod Bryant 14 Guard 6'1" 165 Sophomore Birmingham, AL Left team (Walk-on)

Recruits

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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:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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

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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

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Ranking Movement
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Schedule and results

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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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  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.