2020-2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs

2020-2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Abdul Ado Sr C 6-11 255 Oct 1, 1997 Chattanooga (TN) United States / Nigeria Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
2 Javian Davis So C 6-9 265 Sep 9, 1999 Canton (MS) United States Canton High School
20 Derek Fountain Fr F 6-10 222 Jul 12, 2002 Holly Springs (MS) United States Holly Springs High School
11 Andersson Garcia Fr GF 6-7 215 Aug 23, 2000 Chabet el Ameur United States Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
0 Jalen Johnson Sr PF 6-6 210 Nov 16, 1997 New Orleans (LA) United States Southern University Laboratory School
30 Andrew Junkin So F 7-0 236 Dec 8, 1998 Columbus (MS) United States New Hope High School
4 Cameron Matthews Fr F 6-7 230 Dec 23, 2001 Olive Branch (MS) United States Olive Branch High School
1 Iverson Molinar So SG 6-3 190 Dec 3, 1999 Panama City Panama Veritas Prep
55 Keondre Montgomery RS-Fr F 6-6 165 Jul 23, 2001 Jackson (MS) United States Forest Hill High School
33 Reggie Morris Fr G 6-2 165 Jun 13, 2002 Grandview (MO) United States Grandview High School
32 Quinten Post So C 7-0 250 Mar 21, 2000 Amsterdam Netherlands N/A
21 Justin Rumph Jr GF 6-5 225 Jun 29, 1999 Birmingham (AL) United States Hoover High School
5 Deivon Smith Fr PG 6-1 180 Mar 8, 2002 Loganville (GA) United States Grayson High School
35 Tolu Smith So F 6-11 245 Jul 26, 2000 Bay St. Louis (MS) United States Kahuku High School
25 Isaac Stansbury So G 6-1 170 Dec 14, 1999 Bowling Green (KY) United States Greenwood High School
3 D.J. Stewart So SG 6-6 205 Jul 28, 1999 Avon (MS) United States Riverside High School

Recent Mississippi State Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 21-13 (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

2020-2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
D.J. Stewart Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Abdul Ado SEC All-Defensive Team
Iverson Molinar SEC Player of the Week (Jan 11, 2021)
Iverson Molinar National Invitation Tournament All-Tournament Team
D.J. Stewart National Invitation Tournament All-Tournament Team

2020-2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters I. Molinar D. Stewart D. Fountain T. Smith A. Ado
Rotation D. Smith   C. Matthews   J. Davis
Lim PT R. Morris I. Stansbury A. Garcia J. Johnson Q. Post
Lim PT     K. Montgomery   A. Junkin
Lim PT     J. Rumph    

2020-2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Iverson Molinar 30 32.5 16.7 3.7 2.3 0.9 0.1 2.2
D.J. Stewart 33 35.0 16.0 3.4 3.1 1.4 0.2 3.1
Tolu Smith 30 30.7 12.6 8.4 1.2 0.6 0.7 2.3
Abdul Ado 33 27.7 5.9 6.8 0.7 0.6 2.0 1.5
Derek Fountain 19 19.6 5.4 3.0 0.9 0.5 0.5 1.2
Deivon Smith 33 22.5 5.2 3.6 2.9 0.9 0.3 1.7
Jalen Johnson 24 16.5 5.2 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6
Justin Rumph 1 1.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Quinten Post 31 8.7 2.8 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.8
Cameron Matthews 31 16.9 2.7 2.8 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.1
Javian Davis 29 11.7 2.6 3.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 1.0
Andersson Garcia 11 3.2 2.3 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.3
Keondre Montgomery 7 2.9 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1
Andrew Junkin 4 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
Reggie Morris 5 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Isaac Stansbury 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5

2020-2021 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)
John Janovsky Director of Scouting 2019-2020 Director of Basketball Operations (Stanford, 2017 to 2019)
Derrick Zimmerman Director of Scouting 2020-2021 Graduate Assistant (Mississippi State, 2018 to 2020)
John Cohen Athletic Director 2017-2018 N/A
Michael Moynihan Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Video Coordinator (Mississippi State, 2015 to 2016)
Brandon Langlois Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2020-2021 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