2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 23–13 9–7 Rick Stansbury 11th Phil Cunningham Marcus Grant Robert Kirby Humphrey Coliseum SEC tournament champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2008–09 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. Under head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. Previous season The 2007–08 Bulldogs finished the season 23–11 (12–4 in SEC play) and reached the Round of 32 in the NCAA tournament, where they barely lost to eventual runner-up Memphis. Before the season Departures Five players from the 2007–08 team did not return for this season. Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Billy Begley 1 3 Guard 71 6'1" 190 Senior Henderson, KY Graduated (Walk-on) Jamont Gordon 44 Guard 74 6'4" 230 Junior Nashville, TN Declared for 2008 NBA draft Joseph Iupe 1 10 Guard 71 6'1" 160 Sophomore Madison, MS Left team (Walk-on) Ben Hansbrough 11 Guard 73 6'3" 205 Sophomore Poplar Bluff, MO Transferred to Notre Dame https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3373783 Hansbrough to transfer from Mississippi State to Notre Dame 2008-04-29 ESPN.com Associated Press Charles Rhodes 23 Forward 78 6'8" 245 Senior Jackson, MS Graduated Recruits no no 2006 Twany Beckham PG Louisville, KY Ballard HS 6 5 180 2008-04-13 3 3 Dee Bost PG Concord, NC Concord HS 6 1 17 2007-07-11 4 4 Jacquiese Holcombe F College Park, GA Georgia Perimeter College 6 7 205 2008-05-05 2 0 Romero Osby PF Meridian, MS Northeast Lauderdale HS 6 8 230 2007-06-18 4 4 2008 Mississippi State 2008 Basketball Commitments 2008 Mississippi State Basketball Commits ESPN mississippistate 136 344 yes Roster 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs y yes Jacquiese Holcombe 1 F 6 6 205 Jr College Park, GA Georgia Perimeter College yes y Ravern Johnson 2 G 6 7 175 So Lyon, MS Coahoma County HS Dee Bost 3 G 6 2 170 Fr Concord, NC Concord HS y Twany Beckham 4 G 6 5 190 Fr Louisville, KY Ballard HS Romero Osby 5 F 6 8 230 Fr Meridian, MS Northeast Lauderdale HS y Christopher Gay 10 G 6 0 180 Sr Hattiesburg, MS William Carey College y W Rod Bryant 14 G 6 1 165 So Birmingham, AL G. W. Carver HS W Riley Benock 15 G 6 4 180 So Battletown, KY Meade County HS Taylor Luczak 20 F 6 8 220 Fr Glens Falls, NY Glens Falls HS y W Barry Stewart 22 G 6 2 170 Jr Shelbyville, TN Shelbyville Central HS Kodi Augustus 24 F 6 8 220 So Baton Rouge, LA Maine Central Institute y Phil Turner 25 G 6 3 170 So Grenada, MS Grenada HS y Jarvis Varnado 32 F 6 9 210 Jr Brownsville, TN Haywood HS y Brandon Bolen 33 G 6 3 195 So Madison, MS Madison-Ridgeland Academy W Brian Johnson 44 F 6 9 245 Sr Laurinburg, NC Bishop O'Connell HS Elgin Bailey 45 F 6 8 265 So New Orleans, LA Belaire HS Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville) Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville) Marcus Grant (Mississippi State) Robert Kirby (UTPA) http://www.hailstate.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=90867&SPID=10994&DB_OEM_ID_COUNT_=2&DB_OEM_ID_1_=16800&DB_OEM_ID=16800&DB_OEM_ID_0_=16800&Q_SEASON=2008 References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Mississippi State Bull Bull