2011–12 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2011–12 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Rick Stansbury, in his fourteenth and final season. The team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, and was a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2011–12 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2K Sports Classic Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • George Brooks
  • Phil Cunningham
  • Marcus Grant
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 16 0   1.000 38 2   .950
No. 25 Florida 10 6   .625 26 11   .703
No. 20 Vanderbilt 10 6   .625 25 11   .694
Tennessee 10 6   .625 19 15   .559
Alabama 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Mississippi State 8 8   .500 21 12   .636
Ole Miss 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
LSU 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 14   .563
Auburn 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Georgia 5 11   .313 15 17   .469
South Carolina 2 14   .125 10 21   .323
2012 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Pre-season

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The Bulldogs posted a record of 17–14 (9–7 SEC) in the 2010–11 season and finished second in the SEC Western Division. The Bulldogs lost three starters and four other lettermen. They also brought in five freshman recruits, finishing twelfth in Rivals.com team recruiting rankings.[1]

Class of 2011 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rodney Hood
F
Meridian, Mississippi Meridian HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 27, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 96
D. J. Gardner
G
Okolona, Mississippi Okolona HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 29, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 92
Deville Smith
G
Jackson, Mississippi Callaway HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 30, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
Shawn Long
F
Morgan City, Louisiana Morgan City HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Roquez Johnson
F
Montgomery, Alabama Carver HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 29, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14   Rivals: 12  ESPN: 22
  • 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 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  • "2011 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

Roster

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2011–12 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jalen Steele 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Knoxville, TN
F 1 Renardo Sidney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Jackson, MS
G 3 Dee Bost 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Concord, NC
G 4 Rodney Hood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Meridian, MS
G 10 Shaunessy Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS So Macon, MS
G 11 Reed Clayton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Tupelo, MS
G 12 Charles Parker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr McKinney, TX
G 15 Baxter Price 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Jr Brandon, MS
F 20 Taylor Luczak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Glen Falls, NY
F 21 Shawn Long 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Morgan City, LA
G 22 Brian Bryant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Albany, GA
F 23 Arnett Moultrie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Memphis, TN
F 25 Roquez Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Montgomery, AL
C 30 Wendell Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Selma, AL
G 33 Deville Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Jackson, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source: 2011–12 Roster[2]

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Arnett Moultrie Wendell Lewis
PF Renardo Sidney Roquez Johnson
SF Rodney Hood Shaun Smith
SG Brian Bryant Jalen Steele
PG Dee Bost Deville Smith

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 29, 2011*
2:00 p.m.
Florida Tech W 97–63   
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Nov. 4, 2011*
7:00 p.m.
Pikeville W 94–70   
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov. 7, 2011*
7:00 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky
2K Sports Classic – Regionals
W 76–66  1–0
 23  Bost   10  Moultrie   6  Bost  Humphrey Coliseum (6,516)
Starkville, MS
Nov. 9, 2011*
9:00 p.m., ESPN
Akron
2K Sports Classic – Regionals
L 58–68  1–1
 13  Bost   15  Moultrie   2  Bost  Humphrey Coliseum (6,897)
Starkville, MS
Nov. 12, 2011*
1:00 p.m.
South Alabama W 80–65   2–1
 28  Moultrie   13  Moultrie   4  Bryant  Humphrey Coliseum (5,414)
Starkville, MS
Nov. 17, 2011*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 19 Texas A&M
2K Sports Classic – Semifinals
W 69–60   3–1
 20  Bost   8  Moultrie   2  Tied  Madison Square Garden (NA)
New York, NY
Nov. 18, 2011*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 15 Arizona
2K Sports Classic – Championship
W 67–57   4–1
 19  Moultrie   10  Moultrie   6  Bost  Madison Square Garden (NA)
New York, NY
Nov. 21, 2011*
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 Louisiana-Monroe W 78–63   5–1
 21  Bost   10  Bryant   5  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (7,547)
Starkville, MS
Nov. 25, 2011*
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 Tennessee-Martin W 76–50   6–1
 17  Tied   11  Lewis   3  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,409)
Starkville, MS
Nov. 27, 2011*
1:30 p.m.
No. 24 North Texas W 82–59   7–1
 20  Moultrie   9  Moultrie   5  Bost  Humphrey Coliseum (7,418)
Starkville, MS
Dec. 3, 2011*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 21 West Virginia
SEC–Big East Challenge
W 75–62   8–1
 21  Moultrie   13  Moultrie   7  Bost  Humphrey Coliseum (7,529)
Starkville, MS
Dec. 10, 2011*
3:00 p.m., CSS
No. 17 Troy W 106–68   9–1
 28  Bost   12  Moultrie   9  Bost  Humphrey Coliseum (7,742)
Starkville, MS
Dec. 13, 2011*
8:00 p.m., CSS
No. 17 Florida Atlantic W 75–68   10–1
 22  Bost   15  Hood   3  Bost  Humphrey Coliseum (7,390)
Starkville, MS
Dec. 17, 2011*
11:00 a.m.
No. 17 at Detroit W 80–75   11–1
 17  Tied   15  Moultrie   5  Bost  Calihan Hall (2,217)
Detroit, MI
Dec. 22, 2011*
7:00 p.m.
No. 18 vs. Northwestern State W 82–67   12–1
 24  Moultrie   14  Moultrie   4  Moultrie  Mississippi Coliseum (6,330)
Jackson, MS
Dec. 28, 2011*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 15 vs. No. 6 Baylor L 52–54   12–2
 10  Tied   10  Moultrie   5  Bost  American Airlines Center (6,707)
Dallas, TX
Dec. 31, 2011*
1:00 p.m.
No. 15 Utah State W 66–64   13–2
 16  Hood   10  Moultrie   6  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (7,385)
Starkville, MS
SEC Regular Season
Jan. 7, 2012
8:00 p.m., CSS
No. 15 at Arkansas L 88–98   13–3 (0–1)
                     Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan. 12, 2012
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 Tennessee W 62–58  14–3 (1–1)
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Jan. 14, 2012
3:00 p.m., SECN
No. 20 Alabama W 56–52  15–3 (2–1)
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Jan. 18, 2012
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 18 at Ole Miss L 68–75  15–4 (2–2)
                     Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
Jan. 21, 2012
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 18 at Vanderbilt W 78–77 OT 16–4 (3–2)
                     Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Jan. 25, 2012
7:00 p.m., SECN
No. 18 LSU W 76–71  17–4 (4–2)
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Jan. 28, 2012
12:30 p.m., SECN
No. 18 at No. 14 Florida L 57–69  17–5 (4–3)
                     O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Feb. 4, 2012
3:00 p.m., SECN
No. 22 Auburn W 91–88  18–5 (5–3)
                     Humphrey Coliseum (9,026)
Starkville, MS
Feb. 9, 2012
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 Ole Miss W 70–60  19–5 (6–3)
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Feb. 11, 2012
12:30 p.m., SECN
No. 20 Georgia L 68–70 OT 19–6 (6–4)
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Feb. 14, 2012
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at LSU L 67–69 OT 19–7 (6–5)
                     Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 18, 2012
4:00 p.m., FSN
at Auburn L 55–65  19–8 (6–6)
                     Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
Feb. 21, 2012
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 Kentucky L 64–73  19–9 (6–7)
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Feb. 25, 2012
5:00 p.m., ESPN
at Alabama L 50–67  19–10 (6–8)
                     Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 29, 2012
7:00 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina W 69–67 OT 20–10 (7–8)
                     Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
Mar. 3, 2012
4:00 p.m., FSN
Arkansas W 79–59  21–10 (8–8)
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
2012 SEC tournament
Mar. 8, 2012
9:00 p.m., SECN
No. (6) vs. (11) Georgia
First round
L 61–71  21–11
                     New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 13, 2012
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. (4) vs. (5) Massachusetts
First round
L 96–101 2OT 21–12
                     Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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