2024 Tournament PreviewCoach Chris Jans has the Bulldogs back in the NCAA Tournament with a top-20 defense (per KenPom) that defends the perimeter at the sixth-best rate in the country. Mississippi State finished ninth in the SEC, but a five-game February winning streak, an upset of Tennessee in the conference tourney and non-conference wins against tournament teams Northwestern and Washington State was enough to punch its ticket. The midseason return of 6-11 Tolu Smith (15.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg) from a foot injury sparked the Bulldogs, as the fifth-year senior has nine double-doubles in 22 games. The X-factor, though, was the emergence of 5-10 freshman Josh Hubbard, who has averaged 20.1 points since entering the starting lineup Jan. 27 while playing both guard positions. Hubbard is virtually the only 3-point threat, shooting 35.8 percent on 293 attempts. The Bulldogs are sneaky good with the tools to pull of an upset or two.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace 66.6 (256)
Effective FG% 51.43 (138) 47.99 (49)
Turnover % 16.16 (263) 16.16 (88)
Off Reb % 35.37 (21) 27.86 (119)
FTA/FGA 37.40 (60) 31.80 (148)
3P% 32.18 (263) 29.76 (8)
2P% 53.41 (59) 50.34 (171)
FT% 67.02 (318) 75.20 (329)
3PA/FGA 38.48 (145) 41.17 (299)
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Mississippi State
Southeastern
Rankings
NET: #31 RPI: #41
Record
Overall: (21-14) Conference: (8-10) Quad 1: (4-10) Quad 2: (4-3) Quad 3: (7-0) Quad 4: (6-1)
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