2007-2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs

2007-2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Kodi Augustus Fr F 6-8 224 Nov 2, 1987 Baton Rouge (LA) United States Maine Central Institute
- Elgin Bailey Fr F 6-8 265 Oct 20, 1987 New Orleans (LA) United States Belaire High School
- Billy Begley Sr G 6-1 190 Sep 26, 1983 Henderson (KY) United States Notre Dame Preparatory
- Riley Benock Fr G 6-4 180 Jul 7, 1989 Battletown (KY) United States Meade County High School
- Brandon Bolen Fr G 6-3 195 Mar 21, 1989 Madison (MS) United States Madison-Ridgeland Academy
- Rod Bryant Fr G 6-1 165 May 15, 1988 Birmingham (AL) United States George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science
- Jamont Gordon Jr SG 6-4 220 Mar 16, 1987 Nashville (TN) United States Oak Hill Academy
- Ben Hansbrough So G 6-3 203 Dec 23, 1987 Poplar Bluff (MO) United States Poplar Bluff High School
- Joseph Iupe So G 6-1 160 Apr 6, 1988 Madison (MS) United States Madison Central High School
- Brian Johnson Jr FC 6-9 235 Aug 16, 1986 Laurinburg (NC) United States Oak Hill Academy
- Ravern Johnson Fr SF 6-7 180 Jul 21, 1988 Lyon (MS) United States Coahoma County High School
- Charles Rhodes Sr F-C 6-8 240 Jun 25, 1985 Galveston (TX) United States Lanier High School
- Barry Stewart So G 6-3 170 Feb 4, 1988 Shelbyville (TN) United States Shelbyville Central High School
- Phil Turner Fr G 6-3 170 Oct 27, 1987 Grenada (MS) United States Grenada High School
- Jarvis Varnado So FC 6-9 230 Mar 1, 1988 Fairfax (VA) United States Haywood High School

Mississippi State Transfers Sitting Out 2007-2008

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Christopher Gay Jr G 6-0 180 Jan 14, 1986 Hattiesburg (MS) United States  
- Jacquiese Holcombe Jr F 6-6 205 Sep 5, 1987 College Park (GA) United States Georgia Perimeter College

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

2007-2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jamont Gordon First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Charles Rhodes First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Jarvis Varnado SEC Defensive Player of the Year
Jarvis Varnado SEC All-Defensive Team
Jamont Gordon Anaheim Classic All-Tournament Team

2007-2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Stewart B. Hansbrough J. Gordon C. Rhodes J. Varnado
Rotation   P. Turner      
Lim PT B. Begley R. Benock R. Johnson B. Johnson  
Lim PT J. Iupe B. Bolen   E. Bailey  
Lim PT R. Bryant     K. Augustus  

2007-2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Charles Rhodes 31 31.5 17.4 7.8 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.4
Jamont Gordon 34 34.6 17.2 6.6 4.9 1.1 0.6 4.1
Barry Stewart 34 35.7 11.5 4.6 2.6 1.3 0.1 2.3
Ben Hansbrough 30 33.5 10.5 3.8 2.6 1.0 0.1 1.6
Jarvis Varnado 34 28.5 7.9 7.8 0.5 0.5 4.6 1.2
Phil Turner 30 16.6 4.0 2.8 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.9
Ravern Johnson 29 6.4 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4
Brian Johnson 33 9.6 2.3 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.1
Riley Benock 27 8.4 1.8 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.6
Elgin Bailey 31 6.8 1.7 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5
Kodi Augustus 11 4.7 1.5 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6
Rod Bryant 5 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Brandon Bolen 9 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Billy Begley 12 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Joseph Iupe 9 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

2007-2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs Front Office

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