2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Chris Jans (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	James Miller; David Anwar; George Brooks;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 21 Florida	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
No. 11 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
No. 9 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 4 Auburn	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Texas	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
No. 8 Alabama	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 20 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
LSU	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Missouri	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 23 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 23, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Mississippi State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Chris Jans, play their home games at Humphrey Coliseum located near Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 21–14, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in 9th place. They defeated LSU in the second round, and Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament before losing to Auburn in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 8th seed in the west, where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	West Georgia	W 95–60	1–0	26 – Hubbard	7 – Murphy	4 – Murphy	Humphrey Coliseum (9,125) Mississippi State, MS
November 8, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Georgia State	W 101–66	2–0	15 – Hubbard	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (8,726) Mississippi State, MS
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 80–59	3–0	23 – Hubbard	13 – Matthews	5 – Hubbard	Humphrey Coliseum (8,744) Mississippi State, MS
November 17, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Utah Mid-South Showdown	W 78–73	4–0	23 – Hubbard	14 – Murphy	4 – Matthews	Landers Center (2,596) Southaven, MS
November 22, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	at SMU	W 84–79	5–0	16 – Murphy	7 – Murphy	8 – Matthews	Moody Coliseum (5,468) Dallas, TX
November 28, 2024* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. UNLV Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division semifinals						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
November 29, 2024* TBD, CBSSN	vs. TBD Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2024* 8:15 p.m., SECN	Pittsburgh ACC–SEC Challenge						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
December 8, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN+	Prairie View A&M						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. McNeese Magnolia Madness						Cadence Bank Arena Tupelo, MS
December 17, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	vs. Central Michigan Magnolia Madness						Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, MS
December 21, 2024* 11:30 a.m., CBS	at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
December 30, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN	Bethune–Cookman						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
SEC regular season
January 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN	South Carolina						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
January 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., TBD	at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 11, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN	Kentucky						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
January 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 18, 2024 TBD, TBD	Ole Miss						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
January 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., TBD	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN	at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN	Alabama						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
February 1, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN	Missouri						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
February 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., TBD	Florida						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., TBD	at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion University, MS
February 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN	Texas A&M						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
February 22, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN	at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., TBD	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 1, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN	LSU						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN	Texas						Humphrey Coliseum Mississippi State, MS
March 8, 2024 11:00 a.m., TBD	at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV

References

^ "2023-24 Mississippi State Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
^ Krajisnik, Stefan. "Mississippi State's March Madness opponent is MSU in March Madness, 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State. Retrieved October 17, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Mississippi State Bulldogs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[2] Krajisnik, Stefan. "Mississippi State's March Madness opponent is MSU in March Madness, 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Mississippi State. Retrieved October 17, 2024.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics