| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 20–11 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | George Brooks |
| Asst Coach2: | Korey McCray |
The 2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Ben Howland, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were set to be the No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. However, the SEC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 23–11, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Tennessee. They were received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where were defeated by Liberty in the first round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Play professionally | |||
| T. J. Gray | 4 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Junior | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| 11 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 35 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Jethro Tshisumpa | 42 | F | 6'10" | 260 | Junior | Transferred to Texas Southern |
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[1]
| Media poll | ||
| 1 | Kentucky | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | LSU | |
| 4 | Auburn | |
| 5 | Tennessee | |
| 6 | Alabama | |
| 7 | Mississippi State | |
| 8 | Ole Miss | |
| 9 | Georgia | |
| 10 | South Carolina | |
| 11 | Arkansas | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | |
| 13 | Missouri | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | |
The Bulldogs had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
First Team
Reggie Perry
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