2017-2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs

2017-2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Abdul Ado Fr C 6-11 255 Oct 1, 1997 Chattanooga (TN) United States / Nigeria Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
23 Tyson Carter So PG 6-4 175 Jan 14, 1998 Starkville (MS) United States Starkville High School
10 Tate Clayton Fr G 6-4 175 Dec 8, 1998 Tupelo (MS) United States Tupelo High School
45 E.J. Datcher So C 6-10 255 Jan 19, 1998 Vincent (AL) United States Vincent High School
12 Drew Davis Sr G 5-10 165 May 3, 1994 Atlanta (GA) United States Fort Walton Beach High School
22 KeyShawn Feazell Fr PF 6-9 237 Oct 23, 1998 Monticello (MS) United States Lawrence County High School
15 T.J. Gray So G 6-0 165 Sep 14, 1997 Columbus (MS) United States Columbus High School
34 Schnider Herard So C 6-10 260 Oct 7, 1996 Plano (TX) United States Prestonwood Christian Academy
35 Aric Holman Jr C 6-9 225 Jul 11, 1997 Owensboro (KY) United States Owensboro High School
1 Lamar Peters So PG 6-0 185 Jun 19, 1998 New Orleans (LA) United States L.B. Landry High School
13 Nick Singleton Jr G 6-5 195 Feb 9, 1996 Decatur (GA) United States Columbia High School
3 Xavian Stapleton Jr G 6-7 203 Jan 24, 1996 Flora (MS) United States Madison Central High School
5 Mitch Storm So F 6-7 200 Jan 1, 1998 Madison (MS) United States Madison Central High School
0 Nick Weatherspoon Fr SG 6-2 195 Nov 2, 1998 Camden (MS) United States Velma Jackson Magnet High School
11 Quinndary Weatherspoon Jr SG 6-3 205 Sep 10, 1996 Canton (MS) United States Velma Jackson Magnet High School
32 Eli Wright So SG 6-5 190 Jun 8, 1997 Owensboro (KY) United States Apollo High School

Recent Mississippi State Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 21-14 (8-10) 9th (SEC) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 21-13 (8-10) 9th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 18-16 (8-10) 10th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 18-15 (8-10) 9th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NIT Runner Up
2019-2020 20-11 (11-7) 4th (SEC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 23-11 (10-8) 6th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 25-12 (9-9) 7th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2016-2017 16-16 (6-12) 12th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 14-17 (7-11) 11th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 13-19 (6-12) 11th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 14-19 (3-15) 14th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 10-22 (4-14) 12th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 21-12 (8-8) 6th (SEC) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 17-14 (9-7) 4th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 24-12 (9-7) 4th (SEC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 23-13 (9-7) 5th (SEC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 23-11 (12-4) 2nd (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 21-14 (8-8) 5th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NIT 4th Rnd
2005-2006 15-15 (5-11) 9th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 23-11 (9-7) 5th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2003-2004 26-4 (14-2) 1st (SEC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2002-2003 22-9 (10-6) 3rd (SEC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd

2017-2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Quinndary Weatherspoon Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Nick Weatherspoon SEC All-Freshman Team
Tyson Carter SEC Player of the Week (Dec 4, 2017)
Lamar Peters SEC Player of the Week (Feb 26, 2018)
Nick Weatherspoon SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb 5, 2018)

2017-2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Peters N. Weatherspoon Q. Weatherspoon A. Holman A. Ado
Rotation T. Carter X. Stapleton      
Rotation   E. Wright      
Lim PT T. Clayton N. Singleton M. Storm K. Feazell S. Herard
Lim PT T. Gray       E. Datcher
Lim PT D. Davis        

2017-2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Quinndary Weatherspoon 37 31.4 14.4 6.0 3.3 1.4 0.3 2.7
Aric Holman 37 23.0 10.9 6.7 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.3
Nick Weatherspoon 36 28.4 10.8 2.9 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.1
Lamar Peters 34 27.7 9.6 2.2 4.5 1.5 0.3 2.6
Tyson Carter 37 22.8 8.9 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.0 1.0
Abdul Ado 36 26.5 7.8 6.4 0.4 0.8 1.9 2.0
Xavian Stapleton 32 19.7 6.4 2.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.9
Eli Wright 34 13.8 3.0 2.2 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.6
Nick Singleton 9 2.8 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
E.J. Datcher 30 7.9 2.2 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4
KeyShawn Feazell 28 6.1 1.4 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3
Schnider Herard 11 8.0 1.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0
T.J. Gray 5 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Drew Davis 8 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Mitch Storm 8 2.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Tate Clayton 4 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ben Howland Head Coach 2015-2016 Head Coach (UCLA, 2003 to 2013)
George Brooks Assistant Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Ernie Zeigler Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Detroit-Mercy, 2013 to 2015)
Korey McCray Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (LSU, 2013 to 2014)
Jalen Courtney Video Coordinator 2016-2017 Graduate Assistant (Mississippi State, 2015 to 2016)
John Cohen Athletic Director 2017-2018 N/A
Michael Moynihan Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Video Coordinator (Mississippi State, 2015 to 2016)
Scott Wetherbee Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2013-2014 N/A
Mike Nemeth Associate Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Nick Savage Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 N/A
Collin Crane Strength and Conditioning Coach 2017-2018 Director of Athletic Performance (Chattanooga, 2015 to 2017)
Mary McLendon Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A