Mississippi State Bulldogs NCAA Basketball News

Although they entered the season ranked in the top 25, they have higher expectations.

Mississippi State got some quick healing from a handful of injured players and the usual strong effort from Jarvis Varnado to get its first win of the season Thursday night.

When: Today, 7 p.m. Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville Radio: MSU Network STARKVILLE - Mississippi State could be down to as few as seven scholarship players when it takes on Southeastern Louisiana tonight at Humphrey Coliseum.

Following a disappointing 88-74 season-opening loss to Rider last Friday, Mississippi State returns to the court on Thursday, hosting Southeastern Louisiana in a 7 p.m. tip at Humphrey Coliseum.

Losing an early non-conference game against a mid-major can be an early death sentence for some teams, but for others it can just be a blip on a radar soon forgotten.

Don't look now, but I think Rotnei Clarke just sank another 3-pointer. Let's do the Monday Look Back ... Isiah Thomas wasn't happy that Tulsa kept its starters in despite a big lead.

What a great job by Tommy Dempsey and his Rider team, smoking 10th-ranked Mississippi State, 88-74, in Starkville.

In No. 18 Mississippi State's season-opening 88-74 loss to Rider on Friday night, forward Kodi Augustus scored nine points and have five rebounds in 15 minutes.

The 18th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs open up their 98th season of basketball this evening, as they welcome the Rider Broncs to Starkville.

Last season, Mississippi State made a late run to capture the SEC tournament title and their 10th NCAA tournament berth in school history.

A season outlook I will probably try to overlook come March. The best team in the SEC will be Mississippi State.

People kept asking if I was going to the FIU- North Carolina opener. They'd ask why.

Two weeks ago, media members named Mississippi State senior forward Jarvis Varnado preseason first-team All-SEC. On Monday afternoon, the 12 league coaches followed suit.

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.