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2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Southeastern Conference
2008–09 record 23–13 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach Rick Stansbury (11th year)
Assistant coach Phil Cunningham
Assistant coach Marcus Grant
Assistant coach Robert Kirby
Home arena Humphrey Coliseum
Seasons
← 2007–08
2009–10 →
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
South Carolina 10 6   .625     21 10   .677
Tennessee 10 6   .625     21 13   .618
Florida 9 7   .563     25 11   .694
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500     19 12   .613
Kentucky 8 8   .500     22 14   .611
Georgia 3 13   .188     12 20   .375
West
#21 LSU 13 3   .813     27 8   .771
Auburn 10 6   .625     24 12   .667
Mississippi State 9 7   .563     23 13   .639
Alabama 7 9   .438     18 14   .563
Ole Miss 7 9   .438     16 15   .516
Arkansas 2 14   .125     14 16   .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Mississippi State basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. Under head coach Rick Stansbury, the team played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, and was a member of the Southeastern Conference.

The 2007–08 Bulldogs finished the season 23–11 (12–4 in SEC play) and reached the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, where they barely lost to eventual runner-up Memphis.

Five players from the 2007–08 team did not return for this season.

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