2015-2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs

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2015-2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
23 Travis Daniels Sr GF 6-8 219 Jan 25, 1992 Tuscaloosa (AL) United States / Canada Russellville High School
35 Aric Holman Fr C 6-9 225 Jul 11, 1997 Owensboro (KY) United States Owensboro High School
10 Carter Holmes So G 6-0 185 Sep 26, 1995 Jackson (MS) United States Jackson Academy
2 Demetrius Houston So F 6-7 190 Aug 16, 1995 Montgomery (AL) United States Carver High School
24 Jett Jobe Fr G 6-3 185 Jul 19, 1996 Tuttle (OK) United States Tuttle High School
22 Fallou Ndoye RS-So F 6-11 225 Jun 3, 1996 Dakar Senegal Findlay College Prep
14 Malik Newman Fr SG 6-3 190 Feb 21, 1997 Jackson (MS) United States Callaway High School
21 Reggie Patterson Jr G 6-4 168 Oct 9, 1992 Baldwyn (MS) United States Baldwyn High School
15 I.J. Ready Jr G 5-11 160 Jun 18, 1995 Little Rock (AR) United States Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School
33 Elijah Staley Fr F 6-7 230 Jun 3, 1996 Marietta (GA) United States Joseph Wheeler High School
5 Joe Strugg RS-Fr F 6-9 196 Oct 28, 1996 Montgomery (AL) United States Carver High School
32 Craig Sword Sr G 6-3 196 Jan 16, 1994 Montgomery (AL) United States Carver High School
1 Fred Thomas Sr G 6-5 206 Jun 13, 1993 Jackson (MS) United States Jim Hill High School
20 Gavin Ware Sr PF 6-9 260 Oct 19, 1993 Starkville (MS) United States Starkville High School
11 Quinndary Weatherspoon Fr SG 6-3 205 Sep 10, 1996 Canton (MS) United States Velma Jackson Magnet High School
4 Johnny Zuppardo Sr F 6-9 235 Aug 25, 1992 Metairie (LA) United States Saint Stanislaus College

Mississippi State Transfers Sitting Out 2015-2016

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Xavian Stapleton So G 6-7 203 Jan 24, 1996 Flora (MS) United States Louisiana Tech

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

2015-2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Quinndary Weatherspoon SEC All-Freshman Team

2015-2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters I. Ready M. Newman C. Sword T. Daniels G. Ware
Rotation   Q. Weatherspoon   J. Zuppardo  
Rotation   F. Thomas      
Lim PT C. Holmes J. Jobe D. Houston F. Ndoye A. Holman
Lim PT   R. Patterson E. Staley    

2015-2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Gavin Ware 30 28.1 15.4 7.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.8
Craig Sword 31 29.2 13.0 3.9 3.0 1.3 0.9 3.1
Quinndary Weatherspoon 31 27.0 12.0 4.7 1.4 1.4 0.5 1.5
Malik Newman 29 27.7 11.3 2.8 2.2 0.4 0.1 1.9
I.J. Ready 30 29.5 9.2 2.6 4.5 1.3 0.0 1.6
Travis Daniels 29 23.3 5.7 4.5 0.8 0.5 0.7 1.0
Fred Thomas 31 20.3 5.5 2.9 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.5
Johnny Zuppardo 31 11.5 3.2 2.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.5
Demetrius Houston 1 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aric Holman 21 9.2 1.9 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.8
Reggie Patterson 9 1.6 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Elijah Staley 2 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
Fallou Ndoye 6 7.5 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5
Jett Jobe 7 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Carter Holmes 6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

2015-2016 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)
Michael Moynihan Video Coordinator 2015-2016 N/A
Scott Stricklin Athletic Director 2010-2011 N/A
Scott Wetherbee Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2013-2014 N/A
Mike Nemeth Associate Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Rick Court Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Richard Akins Strength and Conditioning Coach 1982-1983 N/A
Mary McLendon Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A