#StateToTheLeague: Quinndary Weatherspoon Recognized with Billboards in San Antonio

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#StateToTheLeague: Quinndary Weatherspoon Recognized with Billboards in San Antonio

October 22, 2019 | Men's Basketball

by Matt Dunaway, Associate Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – As the National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season begins Tuesday, Mississippi State Athletics will honor Quinndary Weatherspoon with a "State to the League" billboard in San Antonio this week.

Weatherspoon was selected with the 49th overall pick during the second round of June's NBA Draft by the five-time league champion San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs begin their 2019-20 season versus the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

Weatherspoon is under a two-way contract with San Antonio but is on the Spurs official roster. NBA franchises are allowed to have up to two players under two-way contracts which allows players to split time between the NBA and NBA G League. The NBA G League season starts Friday, Nov. 8th, and the Spurs NBA G League affiliate is located in Austin, Texas.

Weatherspoon is one of three MSU players to amass over 2,000 career points in program history and climbed 15 spots on the scoring list from 18th place to third place during his senior season. He was a Jerry West Award Top 10 Finalist along with a United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District First-Team, a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District First-Team and a consensus All-SEC First-Team pick in 2018-19.

Weatherspoon finished his MSU career among the program's top 10 in steals (201 – 3rd), field goals made (704 – 4th), free throws made (413 – 5th) and three-pointers made (187 – 7th). He secured double figures 105 times over his career highlighted by 32 games of 20-plus points.

Weatherspoon is one of six players in program history to average double figures and register 300-plus points during all four seasons with the Bulldogs. He also is joined by Ray White (1976-77-78-79) and Jamont Gordon (2006-07-08) as the only players in program history to rack up over 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals during their careers.

The "State to The League" billboards locations in San Antonio are below:

(1) Seguin Road South Bound Near I-410
(2) Seguin Road North Bound Near I-410
(3) John E. Peterson Blvd South Bound near Shadow Creek Lane
(4) John E. Peterson North Bound Blvd near Shadow Creek Lane
(5) Seguin Road North Bound near Crestway Road

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.