Men’s Hoops Gears Up for #SECTipoff ‘20
October 14, 2019 | Men's Basketball
by Matt Dunaway, Associate Director/Communications
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Tyson Carter and Reggie Perry will join fifth-year head coach Ben Howland during the SEC Tipoff '20 event at the Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook on Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama.
The trio will meet with various media members and media outlets from the across the country which include ESPN, CBS, Sirius XM and NCAA.com's Andy Katz.
SEC Now: Men's Basketball Media Day hosted by Dari Nowkhah, Daymeon Fishback and Andy Kennedy will air from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT on the SEC Network and the WatchESPN platform online. The Bulldogs are scheduled to join the SEC Now set from 1:30-1:45 p.m. CT. The Paul Finebaum Show with guest host Tom Hart also will originate from SEC Tipoff '20 from 2-6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
Howland has guided the Bulldogs to consecutive 20-plus win seasons as Mississippi State spent a majority 2018-19 season ranked inside the top 25. The 13 consecutive poll appearances and the program's No. 14 ranking in January 2019 marked program bests dating back to 2004-05.
Howland became the 15th coach in NCAA history to lead four programs to the NCAA Tournament last March. His 78 on-court victories over his first four seasons with the Bulldogs are second all-time in program history only behind Rick Stansbury who tallied 79 wins.
Carter has improved his points, field goals made, three-point field goals made, assists and steals totals during each of his first three seasons with the Maroon and White. He enters the season 79 points shy of becoming the 40th player to secure 1,000 career points in program history. Carter has registered double figures in 44 career games, and the Bulldogs have amassed a 27-6 record over the last two seasons when he provides 10-plus points.
Perry, a preseason All-America and consensus All-SEC First-Team selection by various magazines, is coming off a busy offseason where he participated at the NBA Draft Combine and captured MVP honors at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. He posted 13.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as Team USA secured a 7-0 record en route to a gold medal. Perry was an All-SEC Freshman Team honoree last season. He collected 12 of his 17 performance in double figures versus SEC opponents.
The first opportunity to watch the 2019-20 Bulldogs inside Humphrey Coliseum will be Sunday, October 27 when Mississippi State plays host to South Alabama in a charity exhibition game to benefit the United Way of West Central Mississippi and those affected by the flood waters in the South Delta.
Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. CT with free admission. Doors to Humphrey Coliseum will open at 2 p.m. CT with standard gameday security procedures in-place which include walk-through metal detectors and the clear bag policy.
Mississippi State will carry a SEC-best, 22-game non-conference home winning streak into its regular season opener versus Florida International on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Tipoff is on-tap for 7 p.m. CT at The Hump, and the game will be streamed live by SEC Network+ via the WatchESPN platform.
Mississippi State is offering a pair of new fan-focused season ticket options for the 2019-20 season which includes the addition of general admission seating to men's basketball. A traditional general admission season ticket for seats in designated areas of the 200 level are available for only $155, while reserved seat season tickets are available for $275.
The second offering is a first-of-its-kind mobile access season ticket, the mobile access pass. This new ticketing option will provide exclusive access to already-sold lower level seats during non-conference games inside Humphrey Coliseum, and a 200 level general admission ticket for all conference games.
During non-conference play, fans with the mobile access pass will be digitally delivered a general admission ticket for a designated lower level section each game and will have access to sit in any open seat within that designated section. The non-conference option is available for $65 whereas the entire season pass is available for $180. Learn more about this new offering at www.HailState.com/accesspass.
Mississippi State posted a 23-11 on-court record last season and secured the program's 11th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs have dialed up 48 on-court victories over the last two seasons which is tied for second-most in program history over a two-year span and fourth among SEC schools.
Mississippi State's roster features a solid nucleus of five returning players who combined for 83 starts and close to 50 percent of the team's points in Abdul Ado, Tyson Carter, Reggie Perry, Nick Weatherspoon and Robert Woodard II.
The quintet is joined by veteran postmen KeyShawn Feazell and E.J. Datcher along with a talented freshmen class which features Devin Butts, Elias King, Iverson Molinar and Quinten Post. After redshirting the 2018-19 season, Prince Oduro and D.J. Stewart also are ready to make an impact during their first season for the Maroon and White.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its social media outlets by searching 'HailStateMBK' on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Tyson Carter and Reggie Perry will join fifth-year head coach Ben Howland during the SEC Tipoff '20 event at the Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook on Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama.
The trio will meet with various media members and media outlets from the across the country which include ESPN, CBS, Sirius XM and NCAA.com's Andy Katz.
SEC Now: Men's Basketball Media Day hosted by Dari Nowkhah, Daymeon Fishback and Andy Kennedy will air from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT on the SEC Network and the WatchESPN platform online. The Bulldogs are scheduled to join the SEC Now set from 1:30-1:45 p.m. CT. The Paul Finebaum Show with guest host Tom Hart also will originate from SEC Tipoff '20 from 2-6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
Howland has guided the Bulldogs to consecutive 20-plus win seasons as Mississippi State spent a majority 2018-19 season ranked inside the top 25. The 13 consecutive poll appearances and the program's No. 14 ranking in January 2019 marked program bests dating back to 2004-05.
Howland became the 15th coach in NCAA history to lead four programs to the NCAA Tournament last March. His 78 on-court victories over his first four seasons with the Bulldogs are second all-time in program history only behind Rick Stansbury who tallied 79 wins.
Carter has improved his points, field goals made, three-point field goals made, assists and steals totals during each of his first three seasons with the Maroon and White. He enters the season 79 points shy of becoming the 40th player to secure 1,000 career points in program history. Carter has registered double figures in 44 career games, and the Bulldogs have amassed a 27-6 record over the last two seasons when he provides 10-plus points.
Perry, a preseason All-America and consensus All-SEC First-Team selection by various magazines, is coming off a busy offseason where he participated at the NBA Draft Combine and captured MVP honors at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. He posted 13.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as Team USA secured a 7-0 record en route to a gold medal. Perry was an All-SEC Freshman Team honoree last season. He collected 12 of his 17 performance in double figures versus SEC opponents.
The first opportunity to watch the 2019-20 Bulldogs inside Humphrey Coliseum will be Sunday, October 27 when Mississippi State plays host to South Alabama in a charity exhibition game to benefit the United Way of West Central Mississippi and those affected by the flood waters in the South Delta.
Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. CT with free admission. Doors to Humphrey Coliseum will open at 2 p.m. CT with standard gameday security procedures in-place which include walk-through metal detectors and the clear bag policy.
Mississippi State will carry a SEC-best, 22-game non-conference home winning streak into its regular season opener versus Florida International on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Tipoff is on-tap for 7 p.m. CT at The Hump, and the game will be streamed live by SEC Network+ via the WatchESPN platform.
Mississippi State is offering a pair of new fan-focused season ticket options for the 2019-20 season which includes the addition of general admission seating to men's basketball. A traditional general admission season ticket for seats in designated areas of the 200 level are available for only $155, while reserved seat season tickets are available for $275.
The second offering is a first-of-its-kind mobile access season ticket, the mobile access pass. This new ticketing option will provide exclusive access to already-sold lower level seats during non-conference games inside Humphrey Coliseum, and a 200 level general admission ticket for all conference games.
During non-conference play, fans with the mobile access pass will be digitally delivered a general admission ticket for a designated lower level section each game and will have access to sit in any open seat within that designated section. The non-conference option is available for $65 whereas the entire season pass is available for $180. Learn more about this new offering at www.HailState.com/accesspass.
Mississippi State posted a 23-11 on-court record last season and secured the program's 11th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs have dialed up 48 on-court victories over the last two seasons which is tied for second-most in program history over a two-year span and fourth among SEC schools.
Mississippi State's roster features a solid nucleus of five returning players who combined for 83 starts and close to 50 percent of the team's points in Abdul Ado, Tyson Carter, Reggie Perry, Nick Weatherspoon and Robert Woodard II.
The quintet is joined by veteran postmen KeyShawn Feazell and E.J. Datcher along with a talented freshmen class which features Devin Butts, Elias King, Iverson Molinar and Quinten Post. After redshirting the 2018-19 season, Prince Oduro and D.J. Stewart also are ready to make an impact during their first season for the Maroon and White.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its social media outlets by searching 'HailStateMBK' on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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