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Mississippi St falls to No. 8 Florida, 82-47

Florida has one of the most experienced, talented and deep teams in the country.

Mississippi State’s roster lacks any of those attributes. But that’s not why first-year Bulldogs’ coach Rick Ray is frustrated.

Instead, Ray bemoaned a long string of bad decisions and selfish basketball that led to No. 8 Florida’s easy 82-47 victory over the Bulldogs on Saturday night. […]

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Big changes in store for overhauled Mississippi State

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. […]

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Mississippi State signs guard Andre Applewhite

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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Rodney Hood leaving Mississippi State

Mississippi State News STARKVILLE – Freshman guard Rodney Hood is leaving Mississippi State, the team confirmed Sunday night. Hood, from Meridian, was the Bulldogs’ third-leading scorer in 2011-12, averaging 10.3 points a game. That averaged […]