1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

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]

1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions SEC West champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 19
Record	26–8 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Richard Williams (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Stansbury (6th season) Greg Carter Owen Miller
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Roster

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 Richard Williams Assistant coach(es) Rick Stansbury Greg Carter Owen Miller Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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

Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players in the 1996 NBA draft

See also: 1996 NBA draft

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

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