2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	14–19 (3–15 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Ray (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	George Brooks; Wes Flanigan; Chris Hollender;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Florida †	18	–	0	1.000	36	–	3	.923
Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	29	–	11	.725
Georgia	12	–	6	.667	20	–	14	.588
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	24	–	13	.649
Arkansas	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
Missouri	9	–	9	.500	23	–	12	.657
LSU	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Ole Miss	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Texas A&M	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Alabama	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Auburn	6	–	12	.333	14	–	16	.467
South Carolina	5	–	13	.278	14	–	20	.412
Mississippi State	3	–	15	.167	14	–	19	.424

† 2014 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Rick Ray, in his second season at Mississippi State. The team played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Before the season

Departures

The Bulldogs lost three players from the 2012–13 squad.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jalen Steele	0	G	6'3"	194	Junior	Knoxville, Tennessee	Left team after injuries;^[2] intended to transfer to Middle Tennessee but never played^[3]
Wendell Lewis	5	C	6'9"	253	Senior	Selma, Alabama	Dismissed;^[4] Transferred to Alabama State^[5]
Baxter Price	15	G	5'9"	156	Senior	Brandon, Mississippi	Graduated (Walk-on)

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Travis Daniels SF	Russellville, AL	Shelton State CC	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 2, 2012
Travis Daniels SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Fallou Ndoye C	Henderson, NV	Findlay Prep	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 13, 2012
Fallou Ndoye C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
I.J. Ready PG	Little Rock, AR	Parkview	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 10, 2012
I.J. Ready PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
De'Runnya Wilson SF	Birmingham, AL	Wenonah HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 22, 2013
De'Runnya Wilson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked ESPN: Not Ranked
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 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "2013 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

Season

Preseason

Head coach Rick Ray announced the Bulldogs' non-conference schedule on July 3, 2013.^[6] The Bulldogs scheduled to open the season at home against Prairie View A&M, with other notable non-conference games including a trip to Utah State, a home game against Florida Gulf Coast, and participating in the Las Vegas Classic. Ray announced the team's conference slate on August 20, 2013.^[7] The Bulldogs' SEC schedule was highlighted by a home-and-home series with Kentucky, including traveling to Rupp Arena to open conference play on January 8. Other notable games included a visit from Florida to Humphrey Coliseum and a road date at LSU.

On December 30, 2013 it was announced that guard Andre Applewhite would transfer.^[8]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Andre Applewhite	2	G	6'5"	217	Redshirt Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee	Transferred

Roster

2013–14 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Fred Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Jim Hill HS	Jackson, MS
G	2	Andre Applewhite^[9]	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Central HS	Memphis, TN
F	3	Colin Borchert	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Sr	East Mississippi CC	Phoenix, AZ
G	4	Trivante Bloodman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Olney Central College	Bronx, NY
G	10	Dallas Prater (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	St. Andrew's School	Jackson, MS
G	11	Jacoby Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS Fr	West Charlotte HS	Charlotte, NC
F	12	De'Runnya Wilson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Wenonah HS	Birmingham, AL
G	13	Tevin Moore (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Northwest Mississippi CC	Olive Branch, MS
G	15	I.J. Ready	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Parkview Magnet HS	Little Rock, AR
F	20	Gavin Ware	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	So	Starkville HS	Starkville, MS
C	22	Fallou Ndoye (I)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Findlay Prep	Henderson, NV
G	24	Tyson Cunningham (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	RS Sr	Columbus HS	Columbus, MS
F	25	Roquez Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	G. W. Carver HS	Montgomery, AL
G	32	Craig Sword	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	G. W. Carver HS	Montgomery, AL
G	33	Kyle Dobbs (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Grayson HS	Grayson, GA
F	34	Travis Daniels^[10]	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Shelton State CC	Russellville, AL

Head coach

Rick Ray (Grand View)

Assistant coach(es)

George Brooks (Mississippi State)
Wes Flanigan (Auburn)
Chris Hollender (Evansville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference games
11/8/2013* 7:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	W 71–56	1–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,853) Starkville, MS
11/14/2013* 7:00 pm	Kennesaw State	W 78–55	2–0	Humphrey Coliseum (3,011) Starkville, MS
11/19/2013* 7:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	W 94–72	3–0	Humphrey Coliseum (6,759) Starkville, MS
11/23/2013* 6:00 pm	at Utah State	L 68–87	3–1	Smith Spectrum (10,043) Logan, UT
11/27/2013* 1:00 pm	Jackson State	W 58–56	4–1	Humphrey Coliseum (6,776) Starkville, MS
12/1/2013* 1:00 pm	Loyola–Chicago	W 65–64 ^OT	5–1	Humphrey Coliseum (6,010) Starkville, MS
12/5/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	TCU Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 61–71	5–2	Humphrey Coliseum (6,795) Starkville, MS
12/13/2013* 7:00 pm	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	W 68–62	6–2	BancorpSouth Arena (2,035) Tupelo, MS
12/17/2013* 7:00 pm	Florida A&M	W 78–65	7–2	Humphrey Coliseum (5,803) Starkville, MS
12/19/2013* 7:00 pm	Florida Gulf Coast	W 66–53	8–2	Humphrey Coliseum (5,902) Starkville, MS
12/22/2013* 7:00 pm	vs. South Florida Las Vegas Classic	W 71–66	9–2	Orleans Arena (1,530) Paradise, NV
12/23/2013* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. UNLV Las Vegas Classic	L 66–82	9–3	Orleans Arena (3,618) Paradise, NV
1/2/2014* 7:00 pm	UMES	W 77–63	10–3	Humphrey Coliseum (5,708) Starkville, MS
Conference games
1/8/2014 7:00 pm, SECN	at No. 14 Kentucky	L 63–85	10–4 (0–1)	Rupp Arena (23,638) Lexington, KY
1/11/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU	Ole Miss	W 76–72	11–4 (1–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,841) Starkville, MS
1/15/2014 7:00 pm, SECN	at Alabama	L 61–80	11–5 (1–2)	Coleman Coliseum (10,112) Tuscaloosa, AL
1/18/2014 11:30 am, SECN	Texas A&M	W 81–72 ^OT	12–5 (2–2)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,073) Starkville, MS
1/22/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Auburn	W 82–74	13–5 (3–2)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,754) Starkville, MS
1/25/2014 3:00 pm, SECN	at Ole Miss	L 63–82	13–6 (3–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,843) Oxford, MS
1/30/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3 Florida	L 51–62	13–7 (3–4)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,989) Starkville, MS
2/1/2014 4:00 pm, FSN	at Vanderbilt	L 49–55	13–8 (3–5)	Memorial Gymnasium (9,170) Nashville, TN
2/5/2014 8:00 pm, CSS	at Texas A&M	L 52–72	13–9 (3–6)	Reed Arena (4,626) College Station, TX
2/8/2014 12:30 pm, SECN	No. 18 Kentucky	L 59–69	13–10 (3–7)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,417) Starkville, MS
2/12/2014 8:00 pm, FSN	Georgia	L 55–75	13–11 (3–8)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,010) Starkville, MS
2/15/2014 12:30 pm, SECN	at Auburn	L 82–92	13–12 (3–9)	Auburn Arena (6,890) Aurbun, AL
2/19/2014 7:00 pm, SECN	at LSU	L 81–92	13–13 (3–10)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,689) Baton Rouge, LA
2/22/2014 3:00 pm, SECN	Arkansas	L 69–73	13–14 (3–11)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,981) Starkville, MS
2/26/2014 7:00 pm, SECN	Tennessee	L 68–75	13–15 (3–12)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,161) Starkville, MS
3/1/2014 12:30 pm, SECN	at Missouri	L 66–85	13–16 (3–13)	Mizzou Arena (9,403) Columbia, MO
3/5/2014 6:00 pm, CSS	at Georgia	L 45–66	13–17 (3–14)	Stegeman Coliseum (5,165) Athens, GA
3/8/2014 3:00 pm, SECN	South Carolina	L 62–74	13–18 (3–15)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,105) Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
3/12/2014 8:30 pm	vs. Vanderbilt First round	W 82–68	14–18	Georgia Dome (7,132) Atlanta, GA
3/13/2014 9:30 pm	vs. Ole Miss Second round	L 66–78	14–19	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ Link to AP Poll
^ Payne, Terrence (October 17, 2013). "Jalen Steele's career at Mississippi State is over". NBCSports.com. NBC.
^ Adam, Sparks (July 8, 2014). "Transfer Jalen Steele won't play at MTSU". Tennessean.com. The Tennessean.
^ Parrish, Gary (October 3, 2013). "Mississippi State dismisses Wendell Lewis from basketball program". CBSSports.com. CBS. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
^ "Wendell Lewis". BamaStateSports.com. Alabama State.
^ "Bulldogs Announce 2013-14 Non-Conference Schedule". HailState.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
^ "Bulldogs Open Conference Slate at Kentucky". HailState.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
^ Andre Applewhite Transfers as MSU Heads into SEC Play
^ Applewhite left the team on December 30, 2013
^ Daniels officially joined the team on December 19, 2013. Tweet from SID Gregg Ellis
^ "Men's Basketball".

[AP_Poll-1] Link to AP Poll

[2] Payne, Terrence (October 17, 2013). "Jalen Steele's career at Mississippi State is over". NBCSports.com. NBC.

[3] Adam, Sparks (July 8, 2014). "Transfer Jalen Steele won't play at MTSU". Tennessean.com. The Tennessean.

[4] Parrish, Gary (October 3, 2013). "Mississippi State dismisses Wendell Lewis from basketball program". CBSSports.com. CBS. Retrieved June 3, 2015.

[5] "Wendell Lewis". BamaStateSports.com. Alabama State.

[NonConf-6] "Bulldogs Announce 2013-14 Non-Conference Schedule". HailState.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.

[Conf-7] "Bulldogs Open Conference Slate at Kentucky". HailState.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2013.

[8] Andre Applewhite Transfers as MSU Heads into SEC Play

[9] Applewhite left the team on December 30, 2013

[10] Daniels officially joined the team on December 19, 2013. Tweet from SID Gregg Ellis

[11] "Men's Basketball".

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