The 1963 team, however, famously snuck out of the state in the dead of night to play in what has since been dubbed the "Game of Change".

Six of the ten NCAA appearances have been earned in the past 10 seasons under former MSU Head Basketball Coach, Rick Stansbury.

They have won 10 conference championships, four as a member of the now-dissolved Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1916 in addition to six SEC titles in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1991, and 2004.

Mississippi State has several notable alumni including Erick Dampier, Bailey Howell, and Jarvis Varnado.

Mississippi State has retired one jersey number for Bailey Howell, doing so on February 7, 2009 at the Coliseum.