Mississippi State Bulldogs NCAA Basketball News

18 Mississippi State to a 90-70 victory over Georgetown College on Saturday. The Bulldogs shot 56.6 percent from the floor and scored 24 points off Tiger turnovers to win their final preseason exhibition game.

In their exhibition debuts, both Kentucky and Arkansas registered lackluster performances, while Mississippi State rebounded from a poor first-half showing with a second-half blowout.

Elvis is just as popular in Lexington. Part Three of our weeklong preview of the upcoming Tennessee Basketball season, which tips off Friday, November 13.

By now most people have heard about Mississippi State forward Jarvis Varnado's selfless decision to give up his scholarship and walk-on this season so the Bulldogs could sign a couple of high profile recruits.

Renardo Sidney's lawyer is optimistic that his client will be cleared by the NCAA within the next week.

The coaches of the Southeastern Conference picked Georgia forward Trey Thompkins for the second-team preseason all-conference list, the league announced on Monday.

Kentuckya s John Wall soars toward the basket for a dunk during the Blue-White scrimmage at Rupp Arena Wednesday.

For the second time in its storied basketball history, Kansas is No. 1 in The Associated Press' preseason Top 25.

Mississippi State's men's basketball team is in the top 20 of the two major preseason national polls, both of which were released today.

The season hasn't even started yet and Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury is already saying he's sorry to fans of the 18th-ranked Bulldogs.

With the 2009 college basketball season looming and the start of practice around the corner, Mississippi State Men's Head Basketball Coach Rick Stansbury found time to stop by the West Point Rotary Club on Thursday.

Sophomore guard/forward Paul George continues to earn national recognition for his passionate style of play and dedicated work ethic.

Georgia coach Mark Fox has yet to win a game for the Bulldogs, but he has already added to the school's sports legend.

Top Kentucky basketball recruit John Wall is facing eligibility issues, ESPN.com reports.

Kentucky is the Media's pick to win the Southeastern Conference Basketball Championship.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Kentucky has been picked as the preseason favorite to win the Southeastern Conference men's basketball championship.

Senior Jarvis Varnado entered his freshman year as a scrawny, long psuedo-athlete with little conditioning, little offense and a keen eye for blocking shots.

Carl Torbush, the Mississippi State defensive coordinator, launched into an explanation of his beleaguered secondary when asked about it after Tuesday's practice.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: A true assessment of the impact this recruiting class can have on the program can't be made until the situation regarding Renardo Sidney is resolved.

South Carolina's Devan Downey, left, and Mike Holmes, right, tie up Mississippi State guard Dee Bost during their game in the Southeastern Conference men's tournament, Friday March 13, 2009 in Tampa, Fla.