Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball
Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball history
Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS)
Humphrey Coliseum
Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Current head coach: Chris Jans (2022-)
- Asst: David Anwar (2022-)
- Asst: George Brooks (2010-)
- Recruiting: Patrice Days (2022-)
- Asst. to the HC: Scott Padgett (2022-)
- DBO: Jovan Austin (2022-)
- Scouting/Analytics: Dillon Elder (2022-)
- CBO: Joe Rogers (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 1 (1996)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 3 (1963, 1995, 1996)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 13 (1963, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2023, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 11-13
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2021)
- NIT Appearances: 11 (1979, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2021, 2022)
- NIT Overall Record: 13-11
Conference Titles (SoCon, SEC):
- SEC Regular Season Championships: 12 (1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- SEC Tournament Championships: 3 (1996, 2002, 2009)
- SoCon Tournament Championships: 2 (1923, 1928)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 4 (last = Lawrence Roberts, 2004)
- SEC Player of the Year: 2 (last = Lawrence Roberts, 2004)
Mississippi State head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Chris Jans | 2022-Pres | 42-27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Ben Howland | 2015-22 | 134-98 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rick Ray | 2012-15 | 37-60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Stansbury | 1998-2012 | 293-166 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Richard Williams | 1986-98 | 191-163 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Bob Boyd | 1981-86 | 55-87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Hatfield | 1978-81 | 40-42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Greene | 1977-78 | 18-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kermit Davis, Sr. | 1970-77 | 91-91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Dan Gold | 1965-70 | 51-74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Babe McCarthy | 1955-65 | 169-85 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Paul Gregory | 1947-55 | 58-100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Hitt | 1939-47 | 68-69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Carideo | 1935-39 | 43-39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goat Hale | 1933-35 | 20-17 | – | – | – |
Ray Dauber | 1927-33 | 37-53 | – | – | – |
Bernie Bierman | 1925-27 | 31-15 | – | – | – |
K.P. Gatchell | 1924-25 | 14-9 | – | – | – |
E.C. Hayes | 1911-24 | 124-54 | – | – | – |
William Chadwick | 1910-11 | 2-4 | – | – | – |
T.H. Werner | 1908-09 | 5-5 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.