2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 13–19 (6–12 SEC) |
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Home arena | Humphrey Coliseum |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Kentucky † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | – | 1 | .974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Arkansas | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 20 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2014–15 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Rick Ray, in his third season at Mississippi State. The team played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Auburn.
On March 21, head coach Rick Ray was fired.[1] He had a three-year record of 37–60.
Before the season
Departures
The Bulldogs lost eight players from the 2013–14 team.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Colin Borchert | 3 | F | 6'8" | 231 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
Andre Applewhite | 2 | G | 6'5" | 217 | RS Freshman | Memphis, TN | Transferred to Toledo during 2013–14 season |
Jacoby Davis | 11 | G | 6'1" | 191 | RS Freshman | Charlotte, NC | Transferred |
De'Runnya Wilson | 12 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Freshman | Birmingham, AL | Concentrating on football[2] |
Dallas Prater | 10 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Freshman | Jackson, MS | Left team (Walk-on) |
Tevin Moore | 13 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Olive Branch, MS | Left team (Walk-on) |
Tyson Cunningham | 24 | G | 6'3" | 197 | RS Senior | Columbus, MS | Graduated (Walk-on) |
Kyle Dobbs | 33 | G | 6'6" | 160 | Freshman | Grayson, GA | Left team (Walk-on) |
Recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Demetrius Houston SF | Montgomery, AL | Carver | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 8, 2013 | |
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Oliver Black PF | Jackson, MS | Wingfield | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 2, 2013 | |
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Elijah Staley SF | Marietta, GA | Wheeler | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | Jun 15, 2013 | |
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Maurice Dunlap SG | Greenwood, MS | Amanda Elzy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 27, 2012 | |
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Johnny Zuppardo PF | Bay St. Louis, MS | Jones County JC | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Apr 15, 2014 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked ESPN: Not Ranked | ||||||
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The Bulldogs also added two walk-ons, Isaiah Butler and Jeffery Johnson, who will be classified as seniors for the season.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Delta State | W 72–51 | – | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||||||
Non-Conference games | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 5:30 pm | Western Carolina | W 66–56 | 1–0 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,261) Starkville, MS | |||||||
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 89–68 | 2–0 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,065) Starkville, MS | |||||||
11/22/2014* 2:00 pm | Utah State | W 71–63 | 3–0 | Humphrey Coliseum (7,240) Starkville, MS | |||||||
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | Clayton State | W 59–46 | 4–0 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,030) Starkville, MS | |||||||
11/28/2014* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Saint Louis Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 75–50 | 5–0 | American Bank Center (2,867) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
11/29/2014* 5:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. TCU Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | L 52–61 | 5–1 | American Bank Center (2,867) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
12/06/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | L 54–59 | 5–2 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,483) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
12/13/2014* 3:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | L 49–59 | 5–3 | Gill Coliseum (4,211) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
12/17/2014* 6:00 pm, SECN | Arkansas State | L 55–69 | 5–4 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,390) Starkville, MS | |||||||
12/20/2014* 3:00 pm | vs. USC Upstate Jackson Showcase | L 51–53 | 5–5 | Mississippi Coliseum (1,102) Jackson, MS | |||||||
12/23/2014* 7:00 pm | Jacksonville | W 70–47 | 6–5 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,366) Starkville, MS | |||||||
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | McNeese State | L 47–66 | 6–6 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,155) Starkville, MS | |||||||
01/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida State | W 62–55 | 7–6 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,756) Starkville, MS | |||||||
Conference games | |||||||||||
01/07/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | Tennessee | L 47–61 | 7–7 (0–1) | Humphrey Coliseum (5,704) Starkville, MS | |||||||
01/10/2015 6:00 pm, FSN | at Florida | L 47–72 | 7–8 (0–2) | O'Connell Center (11,966) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
01/13/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | at Texas A&M | L 70–74 | 7–9 (0–3) | Reed Arena (4,804) College Station, TX | |||||||
01/17/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | Vanderbilt | W 57–54 | 8–9 (1–3) | Humphrey Coliseum (6,568) Starkville, MS | |||||||
01/21/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | at Auburn | W 78–71 | 9–9 (2–3) | Auburn Arena (8,083) Auburn, AL | |||||||
01/24/2015 2:00 pm, FSN | Georgia | L 66–72 | 9–10 (2–4) | Humphrey Coliseum (7,549) Starkville, MS | |||||||
01/28/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | at Ole Miss | L 73–79 | 9–11 (2–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,959) Oxford, MS | |||||||
01/31/2015 1:00 pm, SECN | LSU | W 73–67 | 10–11 (3–5) | Humphrey Coliseum (6,657) Starkville, MS | |||||||
02/03/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | at Tennessee | W 71–66 | 11–11 (4–5) | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,268) Knoxville, TN | |||||||
02/07/2015 3:00 pm, SECN | at Arkansas | L 41–61 | 11–12 (4–6) | Bud Walton Arena (17,404) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
02/10/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | Alabama | L 51–55 | 11–13 (4–7) | Humphrey Coliseum (6,386) Starkville, MS | |||||||
02/14/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU | at Missouri | W 77–74 | 12–13 (5–7) | Mizzou Arena (8,278) Columbia, MO | |||||||
02/19/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Ole Miss | L 65–71 | 12–14 (5–8) | Humphrey Coliseum (7,873) Starkville, MS | |||||||
02/21/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 18 Arkansas | L 61–65 | 12–15 (5–9) | Humphrey Coliseum (6,254) Starkville, MS | |||||||
02/25/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 1 Kentucky | L 56–74 | 12–16 (5–10) | Humphrey Coliseum (6,795) Starkville, MS | |||||||
02/28/2015 5:00 pm, SECN | at South Carolina | L 68–81 | 12–17 (5–11) | Colonial Life Arena (14,022) Columbia, SC | |||||||
03/04/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | at Vanderbilt | L 56–66 | 12–18 (5–12) | Memorial Gymnasium (8,685) Nashville, TN | |||||||
03/07/2015 5:30 pm, SECN | Missouri | W 52–43 | 13–18 (6–12) | Humphrey Coliseum (5,897) Starkville, MS | |||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | vs. Auburn SEC tournament first round | L 68–74 | 13–19 | Bridgestone Arena (10,039) Nashville, TN | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
See also
2014–15 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team
References
- ^ "Mississippi State fires basketball coach Ray". March 21, 2015.
- ^ Wilson was listed on the 2014–15 roster, but never appeared in any games or even suited up. Bonner, Michael (January 5, 2015). "Rick Ray's plan for De'Runnya Wilson: to play in the NFL". ClarionLedger.com. The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "Men's Basketball".