2021–22 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Ben Howland, and played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 8–10 in SEC play to finish 10th place. They defeated South Carolina in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia.

2021–22 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–16 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Auburn153 .833286  .824
No. 16 Kentucky144 .778268  .765
No. 15 Tennessee144 .778278  .771
No. 8 Arkansas135 .722289  .757
LSU99 .5002212  .647
Alabama99 .5001914  .576
South Carolina99 .5001813  .581
Texas A&M99 .5002713  .675
Florida99 .5002014  .588
Mississippi State810 .4441816  .529
Vanderbilt711 .3891917  .528
Missouri513 .2781221  .364
Ole Miss414 .2221319  .406
Georgia117 .056626  .188
2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Following the season, the school fired head coach Howland. On March 20, 2022, the school named New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans the team's new head coach.

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