2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Jans (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	James Miller; David Anwar; George Brooks;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Alabama	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 11 Auburn	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 21 Florida	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 23 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 24 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
LSU	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 16 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Missouri	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
No. 19 Texas	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
No. 13 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 9, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Mississippi State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are led by third-year head coach Chris Jans, and play their home games at Humphrey Coliseum located in Starkville, Mississippi, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in 9th place. They defeated LSU in the second round, and Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament before losing to Auburn in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 8th seed in the west, where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	West Georgia	W 95–60	1–0	26 – Hubbard	7 – Murphy	4 – Murphy	Humphrey Coliseum (9,125) Starkville, MS
November 8, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Georgia State	W 101–66	2–0	15 – Hubbard	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Southeastern Louisiana						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Utah Mid-South Showdown						Landers Center Southaven, MS
November 22, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	at SMU						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 28, 2024* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. UNLV Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division semifinals						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
November 29, 2024* TBD, CBSSN	vs. TBD Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2024* 8:15 p.m., SECN	Pittsburgh ACC–SEC Challenge						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+	Prairie View A&M						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. McNeese Magnolia Madness						Cadence Bank Arena Tupelo, MS
December 17, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	vs. Central Michigan Magnolia Madness						Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, MS
December 21, 2024* 11:30 a.m., CBS	at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
December 30, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN	Bethune–Cookman						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN	South Carolina						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., TBD	at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 11, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN	Kentucky						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 18, 2024 TBD, TBD	Ole Miss						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., TBD	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN	at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN	Alabama						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 1, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN	Missouri						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., TBD	Florida						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., TBD	at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN	Texas A&M						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 22, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN	at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., TBD	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 1, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN	LSU						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN	Texas						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
March 8, 2024 11:00 a.m., TBD	at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches

References

^ "2023-24 Mississippi State Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
^ Krajisnik, Stefan. "Mississippi State's March Madness opponent is MSU in March Madness, 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State. Retrieved October 17, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Mississippi State Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[2] Krajisnik, Stefan. "Mississippi State's March Madness opponent is MSU in March Madness, 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State. Retrieved October 17, 2024.

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