2008-2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs

2008-2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Kodi Augustus So F 6-8 224 Nov 2, 1987 Baton Rouge (LA) United States Maine Central Institute
- Elgin Bailey So F 6-8 265 Oct 20, 1987 New Orleans (LA) United States Belaire High School
- Twany Beckham Fr SG 6-4 202 Nov 14, 1988 Louisville (KY) United States New Hampton School
- Riley Benock So G 6-4 180 Jul 7, 1989 Battletown (KY) United States Meade County High School
- Brandon Bolen So G 6-3 195 Mar 21, 1989 Madison (MS) United States Madison-Ridgeland Academy
- Dee Bost Fr G 6-2 176 Oct 12, 1989 Concord (NC) United States / Bulgaria Hargrave Military Academy
- Rod Bryant So G 6-1 165 May 15, 1988 Birmingham (AL) United States George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science
- Christopher Gay Jr G 6-0 180 Jan 14, 1986 Hattiesburg (MS) United States Forrest County Agricultural High School
- Jacquiese Holcombe Jr F 6-6 205 Sep 5, 1987 College Park (GA) United States Creekside High School
- Brian Johnson Sr FC 6-9 235 Aug 16, 1986 Laurinburg (NC) United States Oak Hill Academy
- Ravern Johnson So SF 6-7 180 Jul 21, 1988 Lyon (MS) United States Coahoma County High School
- Taylor Luczak Fr F 6-8 220 Oct 15, 1988 Glen Falls (NY) United States Glen Falls High School
- Romero Osby Fr PF 6-8 240 May 7, 1990 Meridian (MS) United States Northeast Lauderdale High School
- Barry Stewart Jr G 6-3 170 Feb 4, 1988 Shelbyville (TN) United States Shelbyville Central High School
- Phil Turner So G 6-3 170 Oct 27, 1987 Grenada (MS) United States Grenada High School
- Jarvis Varnado Jr FC 6-9 230 Mar 1, 1988 Fairfax (VA) United States Haywood 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

2008-2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jarvis Varnado NABC All-District (21) Second Team
Jarvis Varnado First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Jarvis Varnado SEC Tournament MVP
Barry Stewart SEC All-Tournament Team
Jarvis Varnado SEC All-Tournament Team
Jarvis Varnado SEC Defensive Player of the Year
Jarvis Varnado SEC All-Defensive Team
Dee Bost SEC All-Freshman Team
Kodi Augustus Legends Classic All-Tournament Team

2008-2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Bost B. Stewart P. Turner R. Johnson J. Varnado
Rotation   R. Benock J. Holcombe K. Augustus  
Rotation       R. Osby  
Rotation       B. Johnson  
Rotation       E. Bailey  
Lim PT C. Gay T. Beckham   T. Luczak  
Lim PT R. Bryant B. Bolen      

2008-2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jarvis Varnado 36 28.1 12.9 8.8 0.8 0.6 4.7 1.7
Barry Stewart 36 31.6 12.4 3.8 1.8 1.3 0.3 1.8
Ravern Johnson 35 30.1 11.3 3.1 1.1 0.4 0.5 1.6
Dee Bost 36 31.6 10.8 3.6 4.3 1.4 0.0 2.8
Phil Turner 36 24.0 8.5 5.5 1.6 1.3 0.5 1.4
Kodi Augustus 25 13.1 6.2 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.3
Brian Johnson 22 11.0 4.3 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.8
Romero Osby 36 12.6 4.2 2.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.8
Elgin Bailey 27 10.7 3.9 2.4 0.2 0.6 1.0 1.2
Jacquiese Holcombe 7 11.9 3.0 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 1.4
Riley Benock 36 11.4 2.2 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.5
Twany Beckham 33 8.4 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.1
Christopher Gay 12 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Taylor Luczak 10 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Brandon Bolen 12 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0
Rod Bryant 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

2008-2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Richard Akins Strength and Conditioning Coach 1982-1983 N/A