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14. Mississippi State Bulldogs
2025-26 record: 13-19 (5-13)
Likely departures
- Jayden Epps (13.7 ppg and 2.3 apg)
- Ja’Borri McGhee (8.4 ppg and 2.1 rpg)
- Quincy Ballard (6.5 ppg and 6.0 rpg)
- Achor Achor (6.2 ppg and 6.3 rpg)
- Shawn Jones (5.3 ppg and 4.0 rpg)
- Sergej Macura (5.0 ppg and 4.8 rpg)
- Brandon Walker (4.7 ppg and 2.1 rpg)
- Jamarion Davis-Fleming (3.7 ppg and 4.8 rpg)
Likely returnees
- Josh Hubbard (22.1 ppg and 3.6 apg)
- King Grace (5.1 ppg and 1.3 rpg)
Roster additions
- TJ Simpkins (9.7 ppg and 2.8 rpg at Seton Hall)
- RJ Johnson (14.5 ppg and 4.0 apg at Kennesaw State)
- Kendyl Sanders (5.2 ppg and 3.1 rpg at Utah)
- Thomas Bassong (5.9 ppg and 3.5 rpg at Florida State)
- ND Okafor (11 ppg and 5.7 rpg at Washington State)
- Tristan Reed (4-star center prospect)
The good news for the Bulldogs is that they bring back the SEC’s top scorer in Hubbard, who is set to be the program’s all-time leading scorer by the end of next year. The bad news is that there’s not a ton of surrounding talent again, although Okafor is a solid big man who switched over from Ole Miss this offseason.
Sanders and Bassong are rotation forwards but there’s a lack of offense in the frontcourt overall, while Simpkins is an okay starting guard but isn’t an ideal No. 2 option next to Hubbard in the SEC. Having an all-time great will keep Miss State competitive, but it won't be enough to move up the SEC ladder right now.
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