Men’s Hoops Announces Home-and-Home Series with Minnesota
May 28, 2020 | Men's Basketball
by Matt Dunaway, Associate Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State men's basketball team will face Minnesota over the next two seasons as part of a home-and-home series announced Thursday.
The Bulldogs and Golden Gophers will first meet at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Wednesday, December 16 followed by a return matchup in 2021-22 at Humphrey Coliseum on a date to be determined.
The two programs have never faced each other in basketball. Most recently, Mississippi State took on Nebraska and Penn State from the Big Ten Conference during the 2018 NIT.
Minnesota posted a 15-16 record in 2019-20 after making NCAA Tournament trips during two of the previous three seasons under Richard Pitino. The Gophers were led by All-America selection Daniel Oturu (20.1 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 2.5 BPG), who has declared for the NBA Draft. Marcus Carr (15.4 PPG, 6.7 APG, 5.3 RPG) also has put his name into the NBA Draft process but is maintaining his college eligibility.
The 2020-21 non-conference schedule already includes the Cancun Challenge on November 24-25, where Mississippi State will be joined by Clemson, Illinois State and Purdue. The Bulldogs also are slated to meet Dayton on December 12 in Atlanta and play host a SEC/Big 12 Challenge matchup on Saturday, January 23 at Humphrey Coliseum.
Mississippi State won 11 of its last 15 SEC games to earn a top 4 finish in the conference standings, the program's highest overall regular season finish since 2010-11. The Bulldogs have tucked away three consecutive 20-plus win seasons under sixth-year coach Ben Howland, and the first time dating back to the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. The 68 victories are the fourth-highest total in program history for a three-year span.
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.
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State men's basketball team will face Minnesota over the next two seasons as part of a home-and-home series announced Thursday.
The Bulldogs and Golden Gophers will first meet at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Wednesday, December 16 followed by a return matchup in 2021-22 at Humphrey Coliseum on a date to be determined.
The two programs have never faced each other in basketball. Most recently, Mississippi State took on Nebraska and Penn State from the Big Ten Conference during the 2018 NIT.
Minnesota posted a 15-16 record in 2019-20 after making NCAA Tournament trips during two of the previous three seasons under Richard Pitino. The Gophers were led by All-America selection Daniel Oturu (20.1 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 2.5 BPG), who has declared for the NBA Draft. Marcus Carr (15.4 PPG, 6.7 APG, 5.3 RPG) also has put his name into the NBA Draft process but is maintaining his college eligibility.
The 2020-21 non-conference schedule already includes the Cancun Challenge on November 24-25, where Mississippi State will be joined by Clemson, Illinois State and Purdue. The Bulldogs also are slated to meet Dayton on December 12 in Atlanta and play host a SEC/Big 12 Challenge matchup on Saturday, January 23 at Humphrey Coliseum.
Mississippi State won 11 of its last 15 SEC games to earn a top 4 finish in the conference standings, the program's highest overall regular season finish since 2010-11. The Bulldogs have tucked away three consecutive 20-plus win seasons under sixth-year coach Ben Howland, and the first time dating back to the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. The 68 victories are the fourth-highest total in program history for a three-year span.
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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