All of the rot that had developed late in the Rick Stansbury era came to bear after the 2012 season. Even with a pair of top-shelf recruits (Renardo Sidney and Rodney Hood) on the roster in 2012, State went 8-8 in the SEC and wound up in the NIT. Sidney declared for the NBA draft, Hood transferred to Duke, a bunch of seniors graduated, and a bunch of depth guys transferred out of the program -- and the end result was that Mississippi State fielded the worst SEC team (per sports-reference.
SEC Hoops 2016: Tapping the Brakes on Mississippi State
