Mississippi State

Official Name: 
Mississippi State University
Nickname: 
Bulldogs
Mailing Address: 

Humphrey Coliseum -- Room 202
55 Coliseum Boulevard
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Website: 
www.mstateathletics.com
Telephone: 
(662) 325-2703
Fax: 
(662) 325-2563
Enrollment: 
16,235
Arena: 

Humphrey Coliseum
Capacity: 10,500
Year Opened: 1975

School Colors: 
Maroon and White
Conference: 

Southeastern (since 1933)/Western Division
Former Member of southern (1922-32)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(4) 1959, 1962, 1963, and 2004

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(10) 1963, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009
11-10 record (.524)
Reached Final Four in 1996 (T3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(7) 1979, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2007, and 2010
7-7 record (.500)
Finished T3rd in 2007

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Rick Stansbury (12 years from 1999-2010, 255-140 record, .646)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Jeff Malone (2,142 points from 1980-83)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Bailey Howell (1,277 from 1957-59)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Bailey Howell (47 points as senior vs. Union, Tennessee, on 12/4/58)

All-American Selections: 

(7) G Jim Ashmore (1957), F Bailey Howell (1958 and 1959), G Jeff Malone (1983), F-C Lawrence Roberts (2004), G William Red Stroud (1962 and 1963)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Bailey Howell (1959), Lawrence Roberts (2004)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Bailey Howell (1958)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Bailey Howell (47 vs. Union, Tenn.)
December 4, 1958 (senior/27.5 ppg)

1

2

Total

Mississippi State

63

58

121

Union

33

45

78

Mississippi State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Howell

15-25

17-20

47

Hull

5-10

2-3

12

Graves

6-10

4-5

16

Keeton

6-8

1-1

13

Fisher

5-8

0-1

10

Hatch

1-2

0-0

2

McRaney

0-1

0-0

0

Singer

1-1

1-1

3

Usher

4-7

3-3

11

Hutchison

0-1

0-0

0

Davis

0-3

1-2

1

Thomas

3-3

0-0

6

Totals

46-79

29-38

121

Percentages

.582

.763

Union

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Evers

0-3

0-0

0

Moore

4-12

3-4

11

Orr

2-4

1-2

5

Hill

4-10

2-2

10

Lee

10-24

9-11

29

Hawkins

0-5

2-2

2

Duffer

0-1

0-0

0

Arnold

5-10

1-1

11

Condiff

3-10

0-0

6

Griffin

1-2

2-4

4

Totals

29-80

20-26

78

Percentages

.363

.769
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

T.H. Werner

1

1909

5-5

.500

1909

5-5

William D. Chadwick

1

1911

2-4

.333

1911

2-4

E.C. Hayes

12

1912-24

124-54

.697

1912

9-0

K.P. Gatchell

1

1925

14-9

.609

1925

14-9

Bernie Bierman

2

1926-27

31-15

.674

1927

17-7

Ray G. Dauber

5

1928-33

37-53

.411

1928

13-7

Edwin W. "Goat" Hale

2

1934-35

20-17

.541

1935

12-6

Frank Carideo

4

1936-39

43-39

.524

1936

11-6

T. Stanfield "Dick" Hitt

7

1940-47

68-69

.496

1942

13-7

Paul E. Gregory

8

1948-55

58-100

.367

1954

11-10

James "Babe" McCarthy

10

1956-65

169-85

.665

1959, 1962

24-1

Joe Dan Gold

5

1966-70

51-74

.408

1966, 1967

14-11

Kermit Davis Sr.

7

1971-77

91-91

.500

1974

16-10

Ron Greene

1

1978

18-9

.667

1978

18-9

Jim Hatfield

3

1979-81

40-42

.488

1979

19-9

Bob Boyd

5

1982-86

55-87

.387

1983

17-12

Richard Williams

12

1987-98

191-163

.540

1996

26-8

Rick Stansbury

13

1999-2011

272-154

.638

2004

26-4
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,289-1,070 (.546) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Mississippi State did not field a formal team in 1910, 1918, 1931 and 1944.