Mississippi State (21-13 overall, 8-10 SEC)

Coach Chris Jans enters his fourth season at Mississippi State and has taken the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in his first three seasons in a program first. Jans has yet to win an NCAA Tournament game at Mississippi State and has not recorded more than nine conference wins in a season either. The Bulldogs return only two veterans this season in junior guard Josh Hubbard and senior wing Shawn Jones.

Players to watch

Hubbard (junior, G, 18.9 ppg last season, 108 made 3 pointers). Hubbard has earned All-SEC honors in his first two seasons at Mississippi State and has averaged just over 18 points combined in both seasons. His 1,240 career points is the fourth-highest total in SEC history regarding a player’s freshman/sophomore season combined.

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