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1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
SEC West champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 19
Record26–8 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
1996–97 →
1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky 16 0   1.000 34 2   .944
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
South Carolina 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Florida 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Tennessee 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State 10 6   .625 26 8   .765
Arkansas 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Alabama 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
Ole Miss 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Auburn 6 10   .375 19 13   .594
LSU 4 12   .250 12 17   .414
1996 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs won the SEC tournament and reached the Final Four.[2]

Roster

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1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Marcus Bullard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Long Beach, Mississippi
C 25 Erick Dampier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr New Hebron, Mississippi
G 21 McKie Edmonson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Madison, Mississippi
F 15 Whit Hughes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Jackson, Mississippi
G 22 Bart Hyche 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Winfield, Alabama
F 32 Dontae' Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Nashville, Tennessee
G 23 David Rula 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi
F 24 Early Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Starkville, Mississippi
F/C 20 Russell Walters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Myrick, Mississippi
F 44 Jay Walton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Pascagoula, Mississippi
F/C 42 Tyrone Washington 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Indianola, Mississippi
C 33 Bubba Wilson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Wiggins, Mississippi
G 00 Darryl Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kennedy, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1995*
No. 9 Southeastern Louisiana W 121–78  1–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Nov 28, 1995*
No. 8 UNC Wilmington W 77–54  2–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 2, 1995*
No. 8 Brigham Young W 79–74  3–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 5, 1995*
No. 8 Troy State W 123–73  4–0
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 9, 1995*
No. 8 Arkansas-Little Rock L 68–70  4–1
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 16, 1995*
No. 15 at Southern Miss W 72–69 OT 5–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 19, 1995*
No. 16 at Louisiana-Monroe W 66–60  6–1
Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1995*
No. 17 vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic
W 76–62  7–1
Rose Garden Arena 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 30, 1995*
No. 17 vs. Nebraska
Far West Classic
W 69–66  8–1
Rose Garden Arena 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 3, 1996
No. 17 at LSU W 77–64  9–1
(1–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1996
No. 17 at Florida W 69–66  10–1
(2–0)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 9, 1996
No. 12 No. 2 Kentucky L 56–74  10–2
(2–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 13, 1996
No. 12 Alabama L 55–56  10–3
(2–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 17, 1996
No. 21 Ole Miss W 53–47  11–3
(3–2)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 20, 1996
No. 21 at Arkansas L 68–80  11–4
(3–3)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 24, 1996
at South Carolina L 69–77  11–5
(3–4)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 27, 1996
Tennessee W 60–59  12–5
(4–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 31, 1996
Georgia W 76–73  13–5
(5–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 4, 1996
at No. 22 Auburn W 78–75 OT 14–5
(6–4)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 6, 1996
Arkansas W 78–63  15–5
(7–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 10, 1996*
at Oklahoma W 76–71  16–5
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 17, 1996
No. 25 at Ole Miss L 64–71  16–6
(7–5)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 21, 1996
LSU W 88–77  17–6
(8–5)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 24, 1996
at Alabama W 73–65  18–6
(9–5)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 28, 1996
at Vanderbilt L 64–69  18–7
(9–6)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 2, 1996
Auburn W 67–51  19–7
(10–6)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1996*
No. 25 vs. Auburn
SEC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 69–58  20–7
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 9, 1996*
No. 25 vs. Georgia
SEC Tournament Semifinal
W 86–68  21–7
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 10, 1996*
No. 25 vs. No. 1 Kentucky
SEC tournament championship
W 84–73  22–7
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1996*
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (12 SE) VCU
First round
W 58–51  23–7
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 16, 1996*
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (13 SE) Princeton
Second Round
W 63–41  24–7
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 22, 1996*
 CBS
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (1 SE) No. 3 Connecticut
Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 60–55  25–7
Rupp Arena (28,890)
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 24, 1996*
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (2 SE) No. 7 Cincinnati
Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 73–63  26–7
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 30, 1996*
(5 SE) No. 19 vs. (4 W) No. 15 Syracuse
National Semifinal
L 69–77  26–8
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[4]

Rankings

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Team players in the 1996 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 10 Erick Dampier Indiana Pacers
1 21 Dontae' Jones New York Knicks

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "MSU Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com.
  3. ^ "1996 NCAA Final Four program". March 1996. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ "1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.