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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]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 19
Quick facts Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball, SEC Tournament championsSEC West champions ...
1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
SEC West champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 19
Record26–8 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
← 1994–95
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky16–0 1.00034–2  .944
Georgia9–7 .56321–10  .677
South Carolina8–8 .50019–12  .613
Vanderbilt7–9 .43818–14  .563
Florida6–10 .37512–16  .429
Tennessee6–10 .37514–15  .483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State †10–6 .62526–8  .765
Arkansas9–7 .56320–13  .606
Alabama9–7 .56319–13  .594
Ole Miss6–10 .37512–15  .444
Auburn6–10 .37519–13  .594
LSU4–12 .25012–17  .414
† 1996 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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Rankings

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

Team players in the 1996 NBA draft

See also: 1996 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player NBA club
110Erick DampierIndiana Pacers
121Dontae' JonesNew York Knicks
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