2021-2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs

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2021-2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
44 Alden Applewhite Fr SG 6-7 190 Feb 26, 2003 Memphis (TN) United States AZ Compass Prep
10 Garrison Brooks Sr C 6-10 240 Jun 29, 1999 Auburn (AL) United States Lafayette High School
24 Tyler Brumfield Fr G 6-2 180 Jun 10, 2001 Los Angeles (CA) United States Montverde Academy
5 Cam Carter Fr G 6-3 190 Mar 17, 2003 Mouth of Wilson (VA) United States Oak Hill Academy
2 Javian Davis Jr C 6-9 265 Sep 9, 1999 Canton (MS) United States Canton High School
20 Derek Fountain So F 6-10 222 Jul 12, 2002 Holly Springs (MS) United States Holly Springs High School
11 Andersson Garcia So GF 6-7 215 Aug 23, 2000 Chabet el Ameur United States Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
13 D.J. Jeffries Jr SF 6-7 215 Dec 28, 1999 Olive Branch (MS) United States Olive Branch High School
4 Cameron Matthews So F 6-7 230 Dec 23, 2001 Olive Branch (MS) United States Olive Branch High School
1 Iverson Molinar Jr SG 6-3 190 Dec 3, 1999 Panama City Panama Veritas Prep
3 Shakeel Moore So PG 6-1 190 Nov 3, 2000 Greensboro (NC) United States Moravian Prep
12 KeShawn Murphy RS-Fr F 6-10 235 Nov 24, 2002 Birmingham (AL) United States Ramsay High School
21 Justin Rumph Sr GF 6-5 225 Jun 29, 1999 Birmingham (AL) United States Hoover High School
35 Tolu Smith Jr F 6-11 245 Jul 26, 2000 Bay St. Louis (MS) United States Kahuku High School
25 Isaac Stansbury Jr G 6-1 170 Dec 14, 1999 Bowling Green (KY) United States Greenwood High School
0 Rocket Watts, Jr. Jr PG 6-2 182 Jun 1, 2000 Detroit (MI) United States Old Redford Academy

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

2021-2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tolu Smith Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship All-Tournament Team
Iverson Molinar USBWA All-District Team (IV)
Iverson Molinar NABC All-District (20) First Team
Iverson Molinar First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Iverson Molinar SEC Player of the Week (Jan 17, 2022)
Iverson Molinar All-SEC Second Team (AP)

2021-2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Moore I. Molinar D. Jeffries T. Smith G. Brooks
Rotation R. Watts, Jr.   A. Garcia C. Matthews J. Davis
Lim PT T. Brumfield C. Carter J. Rumph D. Fountain  
Lim PT I. Stansbury A. Applewhite      

2021-2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Iverson Molinar 34 34.1 17.5 3.1 3.6 1.2 0.4 2.4
Tolu Smith 21 28.3 14.2 6.5 1.0 1.0 0.4 1.9
Garrison Brooks 34 30.2 10.4 6.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.4
D.J. Jeffries 34 27.9 8.9 4.2 1.9 0.7 0.5 1.7
Shakeel Moore 34 28.1 8.7 3.0 2.2 1.6 0.3 1.6
Rocket Watts, Jr. 19 13.4 4.4 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.9
Andersson Garcia 33 14.8 4.3 4.2 1.4 1.1 0.2 1.2
Javian Davis 32 11.7 3.5 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 1.0
Cameron Matthews 33 18.3 2.9 3.9 1.2 1.3 0.5 0.9
Cam Carter 27 8.3 2.2 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.7
Derek Fountain 25 8.2 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3
Alden Applewhite 2 3.5 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Isaac Stansbury 6 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin Rumph 5 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tyler Brumfield 5 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

2021-2022 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)
Tevin Baskin Director of Scouting 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Saint Michael's, 2020 to 2021)
John Cohen Athletic Director 2017-2018 N/A
John Janovsky Director of Basketball Operations 2021-2022 Director of Scouting (Mississippi State, 2019 to 2021)
Brandon Langlois Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2020-2021 N/A
Thomas Callans Head Athletic Trainer 2021-2022 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
Matt Dunaway Director of Communications 2021-2022 Associate Director of Communications (Mississippi State, 2019 to 2021)