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Q&A: Assistant Wes Flanigan Reflects on First Season, Looks Forward to Future

We’re smack in the middle of spring football, and you’ve got the NCAA tournament going on. And while you were focused on that, MSU’s basketball team began spring drills on Monday. The Bulldogs, who were 10-22 (4-14 SEC) in Rick Ray‘s

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SEC Tournament Final: Tennessee 69, MSU 53

NASHVILLE | Recapping MSU’s 69-53 SEC Tournament loss to Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. ––––– • The buzz: The Bulldogs ended their season at 10-22, and they went out playing the way they have most of the season: Scrapping til the

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Sword, Ware Named to SEC All-Freshman Team

Mississippi State’s Craig Sword and Gavin Ware have been named to the SEC all-freshman team by the league’s coaches, it was announced today. It’s the second consecutive year MSU has had a player on the all-freshman team. Rodney Hood, who’s now at Duke,

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SEC Teleconference: Hollender Talks Sword, SEC Tournament

MSU coach Rick Ray was not able to take part in today’s SEC coaches teleconference, but assistant Chris Hollender was a more than capable pinch hitter. We had a good chat with Hollender, who talked about freshman Craig Sword and the upcoming

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Sword Earns Second SEC Freshman of the Week Honor

Mississippi State guard Craig Sword has been named the SEC freshman of the week, the league office announced this morning. It’s the second time this season he’s won the honor. The 6-foot-3 Sword averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and

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SEC Teleconference: Martin Praises Ray for ‘Phenomenal’ Job

The SEC Tournament begins Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, and No. 13 seed MSU (9-21) will open against 12 seed South Carolina (14-17) in the tourney’s first game, at 6:30 p.m. We caught up with SC coach Frank Martin on

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FINAL: MSU 74, Auburn 71 (OT)

Recapping MSU’s 74-71 overtime win over Auburn at Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday. ––––– • The buzz: MSU (9-21, 4-14 SEC) closed out the regular season with a second consecutive home win, and in the process avoided finishing last in the SEC.

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FINAL: MSU 73, Ole Miss 67

Recapping MSU’s 73-67 win over Ole Miss at Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday. ––––– • The buzz: You can call this one the biggest win of the young Rick Ray era, as the Bulldogs (8-20, 3-13 SEC) snapped a 13-game losing streak and severely

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On the Links: Perfect Bulldogs; Ware’s Game; Mullen on Recruiting; Slay’s Speed

Good morning, people. I have a handful of links for you this morning, so grab a cup of joe and enjoy. • MSU’s baseball team handled Rhode Island last night, 13-2, and is now 10-0 on the season. With Ole

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Extended Pregame Blog: Hoops, Baseball in Action Today

Today’s basketball game: Vanderbilt (10-15, 4-9 SEC) at MSU (7-18, 2-11), 12:30 p.m., SEC Network (Dave Baker play-by-play, Jon Sundvold analyst), XM 199, Sirius 93. ––––– Hey y’all. Since there is a baseball game at 3 p.m., I will be dashing from Humphrey Coliseum

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FINAL: Alabama 64, MSU 56

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. | Recapping MSU’s 64-56 loss to Alabama at Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday night. ––––– • The buzz: Despite getting junior guard Jalen Steele back from a three-game suspension, MSU (7-18, 2-11 SEC) couldn’t muster enough offense, and Alabama (18-8, 10-3) swept

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