Men’s Hoops Makes It Consecutive NCAA Tournament Trips, Faces Michigan State
March 17, 2024 | Men's Basketball
by Matt Dunaway, Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State men's basketball secured its second straight NCAA Tournament bid under Chris Jans and will take on Michigan State during Thursday's NCAA Tournament Round of 64 as announced Sunday by the NCAA Selection Committee.
The Bulldogs, the No. 8 seed in the NCAA West Region, were one of eight SEC schools chosen among the NCAA's Field of 68. The Maroon and White are joined by SEC regular season champion Tennessee and SEC Tournament Champion Auburn along with Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
Mississippi State (21-13, 8-10 SEC) and Michigan State (19-14, 10-10 Big Ten) will meet in Thursday's NCAA Round of 64 from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Tip time and television network assignments will be announced later tonight.
All NCAA Tournament games are televised by CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV in addition to be streamed online courtesy of the NCAA March Madness (all games), MAX (TBS, TNT, truTV) and Paramount Plus (CBS) apps.
Jans has amassed a SEC-leading 42 victories which is tops among the six SEC second-year coaches. He is joined by John Calipari (Kentucky) and Eric Musselman (Arkansas) as the SEC's only active coaches to post consecutive 20-win campaigns over their first two seasons with their respective schools.
Jans, Calipari (Kentucky – 2009-10 and 2010-11) and Bruce Pearl (Tennessee – 2005-06 and 2006-07) are the only SEC coaches to take their squads to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments over their first two seasons during the 2000s. Nationally, Jans is joined by Jon Scheyer (Duke) and Rodney Terry (Texas) as the only three second-year coaches to take their squads to the 2023 & 2024 NCAA Tournaments.
In total, Mississippi State has secured nine of its 13 NCAA Tournament selections dating back to the 2001-02 season. The Bulldogs advanced to the 1996 NCAA Final Four under Richard Williams when Mississippi State defeated VCU, Princeton, Connecticut and Cincinnati.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its official social media accounts by searching 'HailStateMBK' on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State men's basketball secured its second straight NCAA Tournament bid under Chris Jans and will take on Michigan State during Thursday's NCAA Tournament Round of 64 as announced Sunday by the NCAA Selection Committee.
The Bulldogs, the No. 8 seed in the NCAA West Region, were one of eight SEC schools chosen among the NCAA's Field of 68. The Maroon and White are joined by SEC regular season champion Tennessee and SEC Tournament Champion Auburn along with Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
Mississippi State (21-13, 8-10 SEC) and Michigan State (19-14, 10-10 Big Ten) will meet in Thursday's NCAA Round of 64 from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Tip time and television network assignments will be announced later tonight.
All NCAA Tournament games are televised by CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV in addition to be streamed online courtesy of the NCAA March Madness (all games), MAX (TBS, TNT, truTV) and Paramount Plus (CBS) apps.
Jans has amassed a SEC-leading 42 victories which is tops among the six SEC second-year coaches. He is joined by John Calipari (Kentucky) and Eric Musselman (Arkansas) as the SEC's only active coaches to post consecutive 20-win campaigns over their first two seasons with their respective schools.
Jans, Calipari (Kentucky – 2009-10 and 2010-11) and Bruce Pearl (Tennessee – 2005-06 and 2006-07) are the only SEC coaches to take their squads to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments over their first two seasons during the 2000s. Nationally, Jans is joined by Jon Scheyer (Duke) and Rodney Terry (Texas) as the only three second-year coaches to take their squads to the 2023 & 2024 NCAA Tournaments.
In total, Mississippi State has secured nine of its 13 NCAA Tournament selections dating back to the 2001-02 season. The Bulldogs advanced to the 1996 NCAA Final Four under Richard Williams when Mississippi State defeated VCU, Princeton, Connecticut and Cincinnati.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its official social media accounts by searching 'HailStateMBK' on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
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