Men's Basketball
Buchanan, Shunn
Shunn Buchanan
- Title:
- Graduate Assistant
- Email:
- mlb1067@msstate.edu
- Phone:
- 325-3800
Shunn Buchanan enters his first season as a graduate assistant for the Mississippi State's men's basketball program in 2022-23.
Buchanan joins State's staff from an assistant coaching stint at Navarro College under Grant McMillan in 2021-22.
During his time at the NJCAA school, Buchanan specialized in working with guards and had oversight on the defensive end of the floor. He helped lead the Bulldogs to a 17-13 record which included an 11-8 clip in conference play.
Buchanan is no stranger to head coach Chris Jans where he was apart 84 wins from 2017-20 as a player at New Mexico State. The Aggies repeated as three-time WAC regular season champions and earned consecutive trips to the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Tournaments.
Buchanan kicked off his playing career at Northeast Mississippi Community College in 2016-17. There, he was named an All-MACJC First-Team selection and led the Tigers to a MACJC State Champion and MACJC Region 23 runner-up finishes.
Buchanan, a native of Durant, Mississippi, had a successful prep career at Madison Central High School playing for Rahim Lockhart. His team was the 2015-16 MHSAA Class 6A District 3 champions, and Buchanan garnered a spot on the 2015-16 Jackson Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen list.
Buchanan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in individualized studies at New Mexico State in August 2020. At Mississippi State, he is pursuing his Master of Science in workforce educational leadership.
Buchanan joins State's staff from an assistant coaching stint at Navarro College under Grant McMillan in 2021-22.
During his time at the NJCAA school, Buchanan specialized in working with guards and had oversight on the defensive end of the floor. He helped lead the Bulldogs to a 17-13 record which included an 11-8 clip in conference play.
Buchanan is no stranger to head coach Chris Jans where he was apart 84 wins from 2017-20 as a player at New Mexico State. The Aggies repeated as three-time WAC regular season champions and earned consecutive trips to the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Tournaments.
Buchanan kicked off his playing career at Northeast Mississippi Community College in 2016-17. There, he was named an All-MACJC First-Team selection and led the Tigers to a MACJC State Champion and MACJC Region 23 runner-up finishes.
Buchanan, a native of Durant, Mississippi, had a successful prep career at Madison Central High School playing for Rahim Lockhart. His team was the 2015-16 MHSAA Class 6A District 3 champions, and Buchanan garnered a spot on the 2015-16 Jackson Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen list.
Buchanan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in individualized studies at New Mexico State in August 2020. At Mississippi State, he is pursuing his Master of Science in workforce educational leadership.
MEN'S BASKETBALL | Transfer Players Media Session - 7/17/25
Thursday, July 17
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Thursday, June 05
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