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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State University announced on Sunday that Chris Jans has been hired as its next men’s basketball coach, a day after he led New Mexico State to the NCAA Tournament’s second round.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team saw its season end Wednesday night with a 60-57 loss to Virginia in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament at John Paul Jones Arena.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The third-seeded Mississippi State men’s basketball team will travel to sixth-seeded Virginia to open National Invitation Tournament play on Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT at John Paul Jones Arena on ESPN2. The Bulldogs are the away team due to the start of the Humphrey Coliseum renovation.

TAMPA, Fla. — Four players scored in double figures for the Mississippi State men’s basketball team on Friday, but the Bulldogs fell 72-59 to No. 9 Tennessee in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals at Amalie Arena.

TAMPA, Fla. — Redshirt junior forward Tolu Smith scored 20 points with 12 rebounds, junior guard Iverson Molinar scored 19 and the Mississippi State men’s basketball team used a dominating second half to beat South Carolina 73-51 in a second-round SEC Tournament game Thursday inside Amalie Arena.

TAMPA, Fla. — The 10th-seeded Mississippi State men’s basketball team (17-14, 8-10 SEC) will open play in the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Thursday when the Bulldogs take on No. 7 seed South Carolina (18-12, 9-9 SEC) at 5 p.m. CT inside Amalie Arena. The game will air on SEC Network.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team’s comeback attempt came up short Saturday night as the Bulldogs fell to Texas A&M 67-64 at Reed Arena in the regular-season finale.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team (17-13, 8-9 SEC) erased a 19-point first-half deficit, but the Bulldogs fell to No. 5 Auburn (26-4, 14-3 SEC) 81-68 in overtime Wednesday night at Humphrey Coliseum.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Redshirt junior forward Tolu Smith tallied 22 points and eight rebounds, junior forward Iverson Molinar finished with 20 points and Mississippi State held on to beat Vanderbilt 74-69 on Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team welcomes Vanderbilt to Humphrey Coliseum Saturday for a noon CT tipoff on SEC Network. The Bulldogs (16-12, 7-8 SEC) are coming off a 66-56 loss at South Carolina on Wednesday. MSU missed all 14 of its 3-pointers and shot just 35.8% for the game. Redshirt junior forward Tolu Smith led the team with 21 points, while junior guard Iverson Molinar added 11. Five of Molinar’s 11 points came from the free-throw line.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team will renew its annual home-and-home series against South Carolina on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. CT inside Humphrey Coliseum. The game will air on ESPNU.

LUBBOCK, Texas — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team had a season-high 22 turnovers while scoring its fewest points of the season en route to a 76-50 loss to No. 13 Texas Tech on Saturday at United Supermarkets Arena in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team will battle it out with No 12 Kentucky on Tuesday at 8 pm. CT inside Rupp Arena. The contest will air on ESPN. The Bulldogs (13-5, 4-2 SEC) are coming off a 78-60 win over Ole Miss on Saturday, bouncing back from an 80-72 loss at Florida on Wednesday. Junior guard Iverson Molinar finished with a game-high 20 points, going over 1,000 for his career, and graduate forward Garrison Brooks had 17 points.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Junior guard Iverson Molinar finished with a game-high 20 points, going over 1,000 for his career, and the Mississippi State men’s basketball team topped Ole Miss 78-60 Saturday inside Humphrey Coliseum to split the season series with the Rebels 1-1. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 13-5 (4-2 SEC), while the Rebels fall to 9-9 (1-5 SEC).

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The oldest rivalry in the Southeastern Conference heats back up on Saturday when the Mississippi State men’s basketball team hosts Ole Miss inside Humphrey Coliseum at 3 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite leading for over 24 minutes, the Mississippi State men’s basketball team fell 80-72 against the Florida Gators on Wednesday night at Exactech Arena.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Coming off a 78-76 win over then-No. 24 Alabama on Saturday, the Mississippi State faces another stiff challenge as it takes a trip to face the Florida Gators Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. CT inside Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The contest will air on SEC Network.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — In a game that came down to the final shot, the Mississippi State men’s basketball team (12-4, 3-1 SEC) defeated No. 24 Alabama (11-6, 2-3 SEC) 78-76 Saturday night inside Humphrey Coliseum.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team is gearing up for its toughest test of the season as the Bulldogs host No. 24 Alabama on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT inside Humphrey Coliseum on SEC Network.

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Trailing by one point at halftime, the Mississippi State men’s basketball team outscored Georgia 53-36 in the second half en route to an 88-72 win Wednesday night inside Humphrey Coliseum.