2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC West Division champions
NIT, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Record	24–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Stansbury (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Robert Kirby; Phil Cunningham; Marcus Grant;
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
No. 21 Vanderbilt	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
No. 15 Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	28	–	9	.757
Florida	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Georgia	5	–	11	.313	14	–	17	.452
West
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	24	–	12	.667
Mississippi	9	–	7	.563	24	–	11	.686
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	14	–	18	.438
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Auburn	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
LSU	2	–	14	.125	11	–	20	.355

† 2010 SEC tournament winner As of March 30, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Stansbury's twelfth season at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs competed in the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum, nicknamed The Hump. They finished the season 24–12, 9–7 in SEC play. They advanced to the championship game where they were defeated by Kentucky in overtime. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before being defeated by North Carolina.

Previous season

The 2008–09 Bulldogs finished the season 23–13 (9–7 in SEC play). The Bulldogs won the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament, allowing them to advance to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Washington in the Round of 64.

Before the season

Departures

Four players from the 2008–09 team did not return for this season.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Christopher Gay	10	Guard	6'0"	165	Senior	Hattiesburg, MS	Graduated (Walk-on)
Jacquiese Holcombe	1	Forward	6'6"	205	Junior	College Park, GA	Transferred to West Texas A&M^[1]
Brian Johnson	44	Forward	6'9"	245	Senior	Laurinburg, NC	Graduated
Rod Bryant	14	Guard	6'1"	165	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL	Left team (Walk-on)

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Wendell Lewis C	Selma, AL	Selma HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 22, 2009
Wendell Lewis C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
John Riek C	Khartoum, Sudan	IMG Academy	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 15, 2009
John Riek C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Renardo Sidney PF	Jackson, MS	Fairfax HS (Calif.)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Apr 30, 2009
Renardo Sidney PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Shaun Smith SG	Brooksville, MS	Noxubee County HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 23, 2008
Shaun Smith SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19 Rivals: 21
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Mississippi State 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2009 Mississippi State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

Because the Bulldogs were one player above the scholarship limit, Jarvis Varnado gave his scholarship up so that no one on the team would have to leave, making him a walk-on.^[2] Renardo Sidney was suspended for the entire season over recruitment violations.^[3]

2009–10 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Renardo Sidney (I)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Fairfax HS (Calif.)	Jackson, MS
G	2	Ravern Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Coahoma County HS	Lyon, MS
G	3	Dee Bost	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Concord HS	Concord, NC
G	4	Twany Beckham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Ballard HS	Louisville, KY
F	5	Romero Osby	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Northeast Lauderdale HS	Meridian, MS
G	10	Shaun Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Noxubee County HS	Brooksville, MS
G	12	Charles Parker (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	Fr	McKinney North HS	McKinney, TX
G	15	Riley Benock	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Meade County HS	Battletown, KY
F	20	Taylor Luczak (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Glens Falls HS	Glens Falls, NY
G	21	Baxter Price (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Northwest Rankin HS	Brandon, MS
G	22	Barry Stewart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Shelbyville Central HS	Shelbyville, TN
F	24	Kodi Augustus	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Maine Central Institute	Baton Rouge, LA
G	25	Phil Turner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Grenada HS	Grenada, MS
C	30	Wendell Lewis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Selma HS	Selma, AL
F	32	Jarvis Varnado (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Haywood HS	Brownsville, TN
G	33	Brandon Bolen (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Madison-Ridgeland Academy	Madison, MS
F	45	Elgin Bailey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Belaire HS	New Orleans, LA
F	50	John Riek	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Khartoum, Sudan

Head coach

Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	WK 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	18	RV	RV	--	--	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	--	--	RV	RV	RV	--	RV
Coaches	19	RV	--	--	--	RV	RV	--	RV	RV	RV	RV	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Schedule and results

Source^[4]

All times are Central

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2009 2:00pm	No. 18	Oklahoma City	W 82–54		The Hump (2,938) Starkville, MS
11/7/2009 2:00pm	No. 18	Georgetown (KY)	W 90–70		The Hump (2,995) Starkville, MS
Regular Season
11/13/2009* 8:00pm	No. 18	Rider	L 74–88	0–1	The Hump (7,241) Starkville, MS
11/19/2009* 7:00pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 82–67	1–1	The Hump (4,544) Starkville, MS
11/21/2009* 6:00pm		Bethune-Cookman South Padre Island Invitational	W 67–51	2–1	The Hump (3,721) Starkville, MS
11/24/2009* 7:00pm		Texas–Pan American South Padre Island Invitational	W 75–50	3–1	The Hump (3,214) Starkville, MS
11/27/2009* 5:00pm, FCS		vs. Richmond South Padre Island Invitational	L 62–63	3–2	South Padre Island Convention Centre (585) South Padre Island, TX
11/28/2009* 4:30pm		vs. Old Dominion South Padre Island Invitational	W 69–55	4–2	South Padre Island Convention Centre (543) South Padre Island, TX
12/5/2009* 1:00pm		St. Bonaventure	W 105–53	5–2	The Hump (3,344) Starkville, MS
12/10/2009* 6:30pm, ESPN2		vs. DePaul SEC/Big East Challenge	W 76–45	6–2	St. Pete Times Forum (9,353) Tampa, FL
12/12/2009* 1:30pm, FSW		vs. UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	W 72–54	7–2	Honda Center (13,043) Anaheim, CA
12/16/2009* 6:00pm, ESPN2		Wright State	W 80–69	8–2	The Hump (4,721) Starkville, MS
12/19/2009* 1:00pm, CCS		at Houston	W 70–64	9–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,422) Houston, TX
12/22/2009* 7:00pm		vs. Centenary	W 88–51	10–2	Mississippi Coliseum (5,502) Jackson, MS
12/28/2009* 7:00pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 73–45	11–2	The Hump (5,421) Starkville, MS
12/31/2009* 6:00pm		at San Diego	W 77–68	12–2	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,630) San Diego, CA
1/4/2010* 8:00pm, CSS		at Western Kentucky	L 52–55	12–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,925) Bowling Green, KY
1/9/2010 12:45pm, SEC Network		at No. 14 Ole Miss	W 80–75	13–3 (1–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum (9,360) Oxford, MS
1/14/2010 6:00pm, ESPNU		Arkansas	W 82–80	14–3 (2–0)	The Hump (8,339) Starkville, MS
1/16/2010 2:00pm, ESPN2		Georgia	W 72–69	15–3 (3–0)	The Hump (7,682) Starkville, MS
1/23/2010 11:00am, CBS	No. 23	at Alabama	L 57–62	15–4 (3–1)	Coleman Coliseum (12,336) Tuscaloosa, AL
1/28/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2		at Arkansas	L 62–67	15–5 (3–2)	Bud Walton Arena (12,803) Fayetteville, AR
1/30/2010 12:30pm, SEC Network		LSU	W 67–51	16–5 (4–2)	The Hump (7,247) Starkville, MS
2/3/2010 7:00pm, SEC Network		at No. 18 Vanderbilt	L 72–75	16–6 (4–3)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
2/6/2010 12:30pm, SEC Network		at Florida	L 62–69	16–7 (4–4)	O'Connell Center (11,660) Gainesville, FL
2/11/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2		Ole Miss	W 71–63	17–7 (5–4)	The Hump (9,401) Starkville, MS
2/13/2010 6:00pm, FSN		Auburn	W 85–75	18–7 (6–4)	The Hump (8,854) Starkville, MS
2/16/2010 8:00pm, ESPN		No. 2 Kentucky	L 81–75	18–8 (6–5)	The Hump (10,788) Starkville, MS
2/20/2010 3:00pm, SEC Network		at LSU	W 60–59	19–8 (7–5)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,434) Baton Rouge, LA
2/24/2010 8:00pm, CSS		Alabama	W 74–66	20–8 (8–5)	The Hump (8,477) Starkville, MS
2/27/2010 5:00pm, ESPN		at South Carolina	W 76–63	21–8 (9–5)	Colonial Life Arena (13,834) Columbia, SC
3/3/2010 7:00pm, SEC Network		at Auburn	L 89–80	21–9 (9–6)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (9,927) Auburn, AL
3/6/2010 5:00pm, ESPN		No. 16 Tennessee	L 75–59	21–10 (9–7)	The Hump (10,021) Starkville, MS
2010 SEC men's basketball tournament
3/12/2010 6:30pm, SEC Network		vs. Florida Quarterfinals	W 75–69	22–10	Bridgestone Arena (NA) Nashville, TN
3/13/2010 2:45pm, ABC		vs. No. 20 Vanderbilt Semifinals	W 62–52	23–10	Bridgestone Arena (NA) Nashville, TN
3/14/2010 12:00pm, ABC		vs. No. 2 Kentucky Final	L 75–74 ^OT	23–11	Bridgestone Arena (20,082) Nashville, TN
2010 National Invitation Tournament
3/16/2010* 9:00pm, ESPNU		Jackson State First round	W 81–67	24–11	The Hump (4,433) Starkville, MS
3/22/2010* 11:00am, ESPN		North Carolina Second round	L 76–74	24–12	The Hump (9,471) Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "WT men's basketball team signs 13 players". Amarillo.com. Amarillo Globe-News. August 23, 2009.
^ Brennan, Eamonn (August 19, 2009). "How Jarvis Varnado became the nation's best walk-on". Sports.Yahoo.com. Yahoo!.
^ Pugmire, Lance (March 5, 2010). "NCAA fines Renardo Sidney, rules him ineligible". Los Angeles Times.
^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.

[1] "WT men's basketball team signs 13 players". Amarillo.com. Amarillo Globe-News. August 23, 2009.

[2] Brennan, Eamonn (August 19, 2009). "How Jarvis Varnado became the nation's best walk-on". Sports.Yahoo.com. Yahoo!.

[3] Pugmire, Lance (March 5, 2010). "NCAA fines Renardo Sidney, rules him ineligible". Los Angeles Times.

[schedule-4] "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.

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