TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (AP) — Trevor Releford brought Alabama to the brink of a much-needed win, and then delivered it. Releford made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 0.6 seconds left to lift […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Federal prosecutors considered offering a deferred prosecution for a former University of Alabama basketball player in a kidnapping conspiracy case if his mother pleaded guilty. Jesse Mae Brown Pollard and her […]
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — Daveon Boardingham scored 15 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead Southern Mississippi to a 67-51 win over Jackson State Friday. Boardingham was only 4 of 8 from the field, […]
Leland Mitchell, a former Mississippi State basketball star who played in the renowned MSU-Loyola game in 1963, died Saturday, July 6 at the age of 72.
Mitchell died at his home in Starkville.
Officials with Welch Funeral Home in Starkville said services were held on July 11.
The 6-foot-4 Mitchell starred at guard on the MSU team that won the Southeastern Conference championship and earned a berth in the NCAA tournament. State law prohibited the all-white Bulldogs from traveling to East Lansing, Mich., to face an integrated Loyola University of Chicago team, but MSU coach Babe McCarthy sneaked the team out of town to play the game. […]
The NCAA has issued an official reprimand to University of Mississippi basketball player Marshall Henderson for his conduct following the Rebels’ third-round NCAA tournament game.
After Ole Miss’ season-ending 76-74 loss to La Salle in Kansas City on March 24, Henderson reportedly extended both middle fingers to the crowd as he left the court. Henderson later apologized in a letter posted on Ole Miss’ website.
The NCAA issued the reprimand Wednesday, June 26, saying Henderson’s actions failed to represent the “highest standards of sportsmanship.” The reprimand letter came from Ron Wellman, chairman of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee and athletic director at Wake Forest. […]
Mississippi State’s Wendell Lewis is expected to miss at least the next eight weeks because of a broken right kneecap.
The school says the 6-foot-9 senior from Selma, Ala., was hurt in a non-contact drill and was scheduled for surgery Monday. The injury is another blow to the already undermanned Bulldogs (3-5), who had just six scholarship players when they traveled to face Loyola of Chicago (6-3) this past Saturday. […]
A complete overhaul has rendered Mississippi State’s basketball program barely recognizable from a year ago.
Longtime coach Rick Stansbury is gone. So are all five starters and a big chunk of the bench production. […]
OXFORD – (AP) Former McDonald’s All-American Jelan Kendrick has left Mississippi’s basketball program after one tumultuous season. The 6-foot-7 guard averaged 5.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game last season after becoming eligible […]
STARKVILLE – (AP) Mississippi State and Baylor have agreed to cancel the two remaining basketball games in its contract. The Clarion-Ledger reports Baylor was scheduled to visit Starkville in November before the Bulldogs traveled to […]
From The Mississippi Link Newswire STARKVILLE – One day after Rick Ray landed his first recruit as head coach of Mississippi State, he signed another prized standout in Memphis native, Andre Applewhite. The 6-foot-5, 202-pound […]
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