Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Quick Insight On MSU

MSU went 22-10, 12-4 in the SEC and they won the SEC West for the 4th time in 6 years. The Bulldogs are 3-6 against teams in the NCAA Tournament.



The Bulldogs set an SEC single season record in blocks as the Bulldogs blocked 243 blocks this year. The Bulldogs pride themselves in defense as they ranked in the top 3 in the SEC in scoring defense(65 points a game), field-goal percentage defense (36.9 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (31.6 percent).


Starting Lineup



G/F Jamont Gordon, 6-4 Jr. 17.3 PPG/6.3 RPG/4.8 APG/4.0 turnovers PG

F/C Charles Rhodes, 6-8 Sr. 16.9 PPG/7.7 RPG/ 2.2 turnovers PG

G Barry Stewart, 6-2 So. 11.6 PPG

G Ben Hansbrough, 6-3 So. 10.4 PPG

F/C Jarvis Varnado, 6-9 So. 7.7 PPG 4.6 BlksG



Gordon and Rhodes were both All-SEC players this past season and have been the best scoring duo for MSU since Jeff Malone and Terry Lewis in the 1982-83 season.



The Bulldogs also will rely heavily on their starting lineup as they hardly use their bench. 3 starters average over 33 minutes a game

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