This page contains of record of uniforms that the Mississippi State Men's Basketball team has worn in the postseason. Included are graphics for:
- Every NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
- Every National Invitational Tournament (NIT) appearance in program history.
- Every SEC Tournament appearance since the 1995-96 season, including all three of the Bulldogs' tournament championships.
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2024
In 2024, Mississippi State made its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and first Round of 64 appearance since 2019. As an 8 seed, Mississippi State was the "home" team and elected to wear the recently introduced gray script "State" jerseys. The loss to Michigan State was the first time in program history that the Bulldogs had worn anything other than white or maroon in an NCAA Tournament game. 2024 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records Gray: 0-1 Record The 2024 SEC Tournament was a historic one for Mississippi State, as they wore black jerseys in the SEC Tournament for the first time ever! As the 9 seed, the Bulldogs defeated LSU and Tennessee, advancing to the SEC Tournament Semifinals for the first time since 2010! The run ended with a loss to Auburn in the Semifinals; the Bulldogs wore black jerseys in all three games. 2024 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Black: 2-1 Record |
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2023
In Chris Jans's first year at Mississippi State, the Bulldogs returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019 and just the second time since 2009. As one of the last four teams in, Mississippi State played in the First Four for the first time in program history. As the "higher" ranked 11 seed, the Bulldogs wore white in a heartbreaking loss to Pittsburgh. 2023 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record As the 9 seed, Mississippi State defeated Florida before falling to top seeded Alabama in the 2023 SEC Tournament. 2023 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 1-1 Record |
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2022
After failing to make the NCAA Tournament in what would end up being Ben Howland's final season in 2022, Mississippi State made a second consecutive NIT appearance for the first time in program history. Due to construction beginning on renovations at Humphrey Coliseum, the Bulldogs' lone NIT game in 2022 was played at Virginia. Still, as the higher seed, the Bulldogs wore white uniforms in the loss. 2022 NIT Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record As the 10 seed, Mississippi State defeated South Carolina before falling to Tennessee in the 2022 SEC Tournament. 2022 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 1-1 Record |
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2021
Mississippi State received an unexpected bid to the 2021 NIT after a few teams opted out, opening up an extra slot in the smaller than normal 16 team field. The Bulldogs took full advantage of the opportunity to extend their season, winning three games to advance to the NIT Championship Game for the first time in program history. Unlike previous National Invitational Tournaments, which took place at home arenas for the first three rounds and Madison Square Garden for the semifinals and finals, the entire 2021 tournament took place in Frisco and Denton, Texas. The co-location of the event was implemented for the same reason as the shrinking of the field to 16 teams: the COVID-19 pandemic, which had completely cancelled the 2020 postseason. As one of the lowest seeds in the tournament, State wore its road maroon uniforms in all 4 NIT games in 2021. It was the first time that the Bulldogs had worn maroon in the NIT in over 20 years; the last time was in a win over Pittsburgh (coached, ironically, by Ben Howland) in 2001. After wearing maroon only four times in the 2020-2021 regular season, State actually wore maroon in all six of its 2021 postseason games between the SEC Tournament and NIT. 2021 NIT Uniform Records Maroon: 3-1 Record As the 9 seed, Mississippi State defeated Kentucky, finally ending a 15-game losing streak against the Wildcats, before falling to Alabama in the 2021 SEC Tournament. 2021 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 1-1 Record |
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2020
After finishing in the top 4 of the SEC Standings and earning a double bye in the SEC Tournament for the first time ever under the current format, Mississippi State's 2020 postseason was over before it even began. The COVID-19 pandemic struck the week of the SEC Tournament, prematurely ending the Tournament, the college basketball season, and sports as we know it for months. Had the tournament been allowed to take place, the Bulldogs would have faced the either Florida or Georgia in their first game, likely wearing their home white uniforms. |
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2019
After a ten-year tournament drought, Mississippi State returned to the NCAA Tournament as a 5 seed in 2019 under coach Ben Howland. In the Bulldogs' fifth NCAA Tournament as a 5 seed, they fell victim to the 5/12 curse for the third time, losing to the Liberty Flames by a score of 76-80 in their home white uniforms. 2019 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record As the 6 seed, Mississippi State defeated Texas A&M wearing white before falling to Tennessee in maroon in the 2019 SEC Tournament. 2019 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 1-0 Record Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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2018
After a six year drought, Mississippi State returned to postseason play in 2018. With an SEC record finally back to .500 in HC Ben Howland's third year, the Bulldogs earned a 4 seed in the National Invitational Tournament. Hosting 5 seed Nebraska in the first round, the Bulldogs won 66-59 while wearing brand new throwback uniforms to the 1975-77 script "State" design. With the opening round win, the Bulldogs advanced to play 1 seed Baylor. In Waco, the Bulldogs wore their gray alternate uniforms and won an exciting game on a buzzer-beater by Q Weatherspoon. In the quarterfinals, the Bulldogs elected to wear their gray alternates again and routed Louisville on their home court to advance to the NIT semifinals for the second time in school history. In Madison Square Garden for the NIT semifinals for the first time since 2007, the Bulldogs wore black alternates since their opponent, Penn State, elected to wear gray. Penn State won the game handily, ending the Bulldogs' 2018 NIT run. 2018 NIT Uniform Records Gray: 2-0 Record White Script "State": 1-0 Record Black: 0-1 Record As the 7 seed, Mississippi State defeated LSU wearing white before falling to Tennessee in maroon in the 2018 SEC Tournament. 2018 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 1-0 Record Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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2017
As the 12 seed, Mississippi State defeated LSU wearing white "Made in March" uniforms before falling to Alabama in the maroon counterparts in the 2017 SEC Tournament. 2017 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White Made in March: 1-0 Record Maroon Made in March: 0-1 Record |
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2016
With Missouri ineligible for postseason play, Mississippi State received a bye to the second round of the 2016 SEC Tournament as an 11 seed. The Bulldogs would fall to Georgia in maroon "Made in March" uniforms to end Ben Howland's first season as HC. 2016 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon Made in March: 0-1 Record |
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2015
As the 12 seed, Mississippi State wore its cream alternate uniforms in a first round loss to Auburn in the 2015 SEC Tournament. 2015 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Cream: 0-1 Record |
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2014
As the 14 seed, Mississippi State was the lowest seeded team in the 2014 SEC Tournament. Despite this, they defeated Vanderbilt in the first round before falling to Ole Miss in the second round, wearing maroon uniforms in both games. 2014 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 1-1 Record |
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2013
As the 13 seed, Mississippi State defeated South Carolina in the first round of the 2013 SEC Tournament before falling to Tennessee in the second round, wearing maroon uniforms in both games. 2013 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 1-1 Record |
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2012
Rick Stansbury's final game as Head Coach of Mississippi State was in the first round of the 2012 NIT, when the 4 seed Bulldogs were upset by UMass in Starkville in double overtime. 2012 NIT Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record As the 6 seed, Mississippi State wore their gray alternate uniforms as they were defeated by Georgia in the first round of the 2012 SEC Tournament. 2012 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Gray: 0-1 Record |
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2011
As the West 2 seed, Mississippi State fell to Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals of the 2011 SEC Tournament. 2011 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record |
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2010
After an overtime loss to Kentucky in the 2010 SEC Tournament championship game, the Bulldogs were not selected for the NCAA Tournament; instead they settled for a 1 seed in the NIT. After defeating 8 seed Jackson State in the first round, the Bulldogs fell to 4 seed North Carolina to close the 2010 season. They wore their home white uniforms in both games. 2010 NIT Uniform Records White: 1-1 Record As the SEC West Regular Season Champion, Mississippi State was seconds away from repeating as SEC Tournament Champions in 2010. The Bulldogs defeated Florida and Vanderbilt in their home white uniforms before controversially falling to Kentucky in overtime in their road maroon uniforms in the Championship Game. 2010 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 2-0 Record Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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2009
The Bulldogs made their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009 after winning the 2009 SEC Tournament. As a 13 seed, the lowest seeding in school history, State lost to 4 seed Washington in the first round of the tournament in their road maroon uniforms. 2009 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 0-1 Record As the West 3 Seed in 2009, Mississippi State won four straight games to claim their 3rd SEC Tournament Championship in program history! The Bulldogs defeated Georgia in their home white uniforms before beating South Carolina, LSU, and Tennessee as the lower seeded team and in their road maroon uniforms in each game. 2009 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 3-0 Record, SECT Championship White: 1-0 Record |
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2008
Following an NIT Semifinal run in 2007, Mississippi State returned to NCAA Tournament in 2008, making its first appearance since 2005. As an 8 seed, the Bulldogs defeated Oregon in the opening round before falling to John Calipari, Derrick Rose, and eventual National Runner-Up Memphis in a tight Round of 32 matchup. The Bulldogs wore their home white uniforms in the first round and their road maroon uniforms in the second round. 2008 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records White: 1-0 Record Maroon: 0-1 Record As the SEC West Regular Season Champion, Mississippi State defeated Alabama before falling to Georgia in the 2008 SEC Tournament, wearing their home white uniforms in both games. 2008 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 1-1 Record |
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2007
After missing the postseason for the first time in five seasons in 2006, the Bulldogs returned to postseason play as a 1 seed in the 2007 NIT. Wearing white for the entire run, the Bulldogs hosted the first three rounds in Starkville. Wins over 8 seed MS Valley State, 4 seed Bradley, and 2 seed Florida State sent Mississippi State to the NIT semifinals for the first time in program history. Playing in Madison Square Garden, the Bulldogs fell to the eventual NIT Champions, West Virginia, on a heartbreaking, buzzer-beating three pointer. The loss ended the Bulldogs' 2007 season; they would make the NCAA Tournament the next two seasons and wouldn't return to the NIT semifinals until 2018. 2007 NIT Uniform Records White: 3-1 Record As the SEC West Regular Season Champion, Mississippi State defeated Kentucky before falling to Arkansas in the 2007 SEC Tournament, wearing their home white uniforms in both games. 2007 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 1-1 Record Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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2006
As the West 4 seed, Mississippi State fell to South Carolina in the first round of the 2006 SEC Tournament. As part of a conference-wide throwback celebration, every participant, including Mississippi State, wore throwback uniforms in the 2006 SEC Tournament. In their loss to South Carolina, the Bulldogs wore throwbacks to the white uniforms that were worn from 1969 to 1970, featuring "STATE" across the chest. 2006 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White STATE: 0-1 Record |
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2005
Mississippi State made its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2005, but once again failed to advance past the Round of 32. As a 9 seed, State defeated the 8 seed Stanford in the opening round but fell to 1 seed Duke in the second round game, wearing maroon in both games. 2005 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 1-1 Record As the West 3 seed, Mississippi State defeated Georgia (in white) before falling to Florida (in maroon) in the 2005 SEC Tournament. 2005 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 1-0 Record Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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2004
After winning the 2004 SEC regular season crown with a 14-2 conference record, Mississippi State earned its highest seeding ever as a 2 seed. However, after blowing past 15 seed Monmouth in the opening round, the Bulldogs were upset by 7 seed Xavier and failed to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. As a 2 seed, State wore their home white uniforms in both games. 2004 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records White: 1-1 Record As the SEC Regular Season Champions, Mississippi State was the top seed and guaranteed to wear their home white uniforms for the entirety of the 2004 SEC Tournament. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs wouldn't get to take advantage of that as they were upset by Vanderbilt in their first game. 2004 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record |
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2003
Mississippi State made the NCAA Tournament as a 5 seed in 2003. However, just like they had in 1991, State fell victim to the 5-12 upset, dropping a 46-47 contest to the 12 seed Butler in their home white uniforms. 2003 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record As the SEC West Champions, Mississippi State nearly successfully defended its SEC Tournament Championship in 2003, defeating both Ole Miss and LSU in their home white uniforms to reach the SEC Tournament Championship Game for the second consecutive season. However, wearing their road maroon uniforms, they would fall short to Kentucky in the Championship Game. 2003 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 2-0 Record Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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2002
After winning the 2002 SEC Tournament, Mississippi State made its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996 and its first under Rick Stansbury. The SEC Tournament run earned the Bulldogs their highest seeding ever at the time, a 3 seed. After taking care of 14 seed McNeese State in the opening round, the Bulldogs were upset by 6 seed Texas in the Round of 32, preventing another 1996-type run. State wore its home white uniforms in both games. 2002 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records White: 1-1 Record As the West 2 seed, Mississippi State won its second SEC Tournament Championship in 2002! The Bulldogs defeated Florida and LSU in their home white uniforms before defeating Alabama in their road maroon uniforms to claim the Tournament Championship. 2002 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 2-0 Record Maroon: 1-0 Record, SECT Championship |
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2001
In 2001, Mississippi State made its deepest NIT to that point, winning two games and advancing to the quarterfinals of the tournament. The Bulldogs began the 2001 NIT with a win over Southern Miss in Starkville. Next, the Bulldogs traveled to Pittsburgh and defeated the Panthers to advance to the NIT quarterfinals. Intersetingly, that 2001 Pitt team was coached by current Mississippi State head coach Ben Howland. Another interesting note about that game at Pittsburgh is that, until 2021, it was the last NIT game in which Mississippi State had worn maroon. In the 12 NIT games State played in afterwards, 8 were home games in which the Bulldogs wore white, 2 were semifinal games in which they wore white or black, and 2 were road games in which the wore gray. The Bulldogs were back at home for the quarterfinals, but dropped a tight game to Tulsa to end the season. 2001 NIT Uniform Records White: 1-1 Record Maroon: 1-0 Record As the West 4 seed, Mississippi State fell to South Carolina in their lone game in the 2001 SEC Tournament. 2001 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record |
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2000
As the West 5 seed, Mississippi State fell to Vanderbilt in the first round of the 2000 SEC Tournament. 2000 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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1999
In Rick Stansbury's first season as head coach, the Bulldogs qualified for the postseason again after a two year drought. Mississippi State traveled to Colorado State and dropped a first round NIT contest to end that season wearing the road maroon uniforms. 1999 NIT Uniform Records Maroon: 0-1 Record As the West 4 seed, Mississippi State made a small run in the 1999 SEC Tournament, defeating Vanderbilt in the home white uniforms and Tennessee in the road maroon uniforms before falling to Arkansas in the road maroon uniforms in the semifinals. 2001 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 1-1 Record White: 1-0 Record |
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1998
As the West 4 seed, Mississippi State fell to Georgia in the first round of the 1998 SEC Tournament. 1998 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record |
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1997
As the West 5 seed, Mississippi State fell to Vanderbilt in the first round of the 1997 SEC Tournament, following up the Final Four season by missing both the NCAA Tournament and NIT altogether. 1997 SEC Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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1996
Mississippi State's most successful NCAA Tournament run was kickstarted by the Bulldogs' first ever SEC Tournament championship. Earning another 5 seed, the Bulldogs defeated 12 seed VCU and 13 seed Princeton to advance to their second consecutive Sweet Sixteen. After being the higher seeded team and wearing white in their first two games, the Bulldogs were the lower seeded team and wore maroon starting in the Sweet Sixteen. The first game in maroon was a good one; the Bulldogs defeated 1 seed UConn to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. In the Elite Eight, State defeated 2 seed Cincinnati to win the Southeast Regional and advance to the school's first, and so far only, Men's Final Four. It was at the Final Four at Mississippi State's run would end, as they fell to eventual National Runner-Up Syracuse in the national semifinal matchup. 1996 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 2-1 Record White: 2-0 Record As the SEC West Champion, Mississippi State won its first ever SEC Tournament Championship in 1996! The Bulldogs defeated Auburn and Georgia in their home white uniforms before defeating eventual National Champion Kentucky in their road maroon uniforms to claim the Tournament Championship. 1996 SEC Tournament Uniform Records White: 2-0 Record Maroon: 1-0 Record, SECT Championship |
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Prior to 1996, Mississippi State Men's Basketball participated in SEC Tournaments from 1933-34, 36-52, and 79-95. The only conference basketball tournament Mississippi State won prior to 1996 was the Southern Conference Tournament in 1923.
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1995
In 1995, Mississippi State qualified for its second NCAA Tournament under Richard Williams and third NCAA Tournament overall. As a 5 seed again, the Bulldogs defeated 12 seed Santa Clara and 4 seed Utah to advance to the school's second ever Sweet Sixteen, and first Sweet Sixteen in the 64-team format. Just like they had in 1963, the Bulldogs lost their Sweet Sixteen matchup, falling to UCLA to end the 1995 run. The Bulldogs wore home white uniforms in the opening round game and road maroon uniforms in the final two games. 1995 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 1-1 Record White: 1-0 Record |
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1994
In the year that preceded back to back Sweet Sixteens, the Bulldogs qualified for the NIT but lost in the first round in a road game at Kansas State. 1994 NIT Uniform Records Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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1991
After winning the 1991 SEC regular season championship, the Bulldogs made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 28 years. Under the guidance of HC Richard Williams, the Bulldogs' second ever NCAA Tournament was as a 5 seed. The appearance was a short one, however, as the Bulldogs were upset by 12 seed Eastern Michigan in the first round. 1991 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record |
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1990
In their first postseason appearance under Richard Williams, the Bulldogs won their first ever NIT game with a 84-75 win over Baylor in Starkville in home white uniforms. The program's first second round NIT game followed, a road game at New Orleans which the Bulldogs lost 60-65 in road maroon uniforms. 1990 NIT Uniform Records White: 1-0 Record Maroon: 0-1 Record |
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1979
Mississippi State made its first ever NIT appearance in 1979, hosting Alcorn State in Starkville. The Bulldogs lost the contest 78-80 in their home white uniforms. Losing to Alcorn State sounds really bad in a modern context, but this Alcorn team was undefeated (28-0) and was barley defeated by Indiana in the next round. 1979 NIT Uniform Records White: 0-1 Record |
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1963
In 1963, the Bulldogs participated in what as come to be known as the "Game of Change". After winning the SEC regular season title for the third year in a row and fourth time in five years, coach Babe McCarthy and the Bulldogs had had enough of not being allowed to compete in the NCAA Tournament. They snuck out and traveled to East Lansing, MI to take on Loyola Chicago in a Round of 16 matchup. The Bulldogs lost the historical matchup, and Loyola would later win the 1963 National Championship. Back in 1963, the NCAA Tournament had third place games for the regionals; after losing to Loyola, the Bulldogs later played and defeated Bowling Green to claim third place in the Mideast Regional. State wore its road maroon uniforms in both games in the 1963 NCAA Tournament. 1963 NCAA Tournament Uniform Records Maroon: 1-1 Record |
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