Under Ben Howland, Mississippi State enlists a pesky amount of talent from year-to-year. Since 2019, they’ve produced offenses ranking 13th, 18th, 92nd and now 21st so far this season in points per 100 possessions (per Bart Torvik).
They also crash the offensive glass, ranking in the top 20 nationally in offensive rebounding percentage each of the last four years.
This Mississippi State group reflects those strengths. Howland rostered a swath of tough, athletic forwards and returned two of his three leading scorers, including preseason first-team All-SEC guard Iverson Molinar.
Molinar and DJ Stewart comprised the splashiest scoring backcourt in the SEC in 2020-21 as both guys averaged 16 points per game.