The Morning Bell: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Today is … National Classy Day and International Mentoring Day
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Today’s schedule
• Men's basketball: Mississippi State at Kentucky, 6 p.m., ESPN2, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats
Mississippi State results
No games played
Did you notice?
• The Mississippi State men's basketball team is one of 26 schools nationally and one of three SEC squads with at least five combined NCAA NET Quad 1/Quad 2 victories. Overall, the Bulldogs are No. 34 in the NCAA's NET rankings.
• If you think you're cold, just remember that Willie Gay Jr., Chris Jones and the Kansas City Chiefs braved frigid temperatures that reached minus-4 degree and had a wind chill of minus-27 when they beat the Miami Dolphins over the weekend.
• Former Mississippi State players who saw their NFL season come to an end in the playoffs over the weekend included Dak Prescott, Darius Slay, Fletcher Cox and Martin Emerson.
• Volleyball announced a new addition for the 2024 season in Payton Woods, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter and defensive specialist transferring after one season at Sam Houston State.
Mississippi State quote of the day:
"I knew God gave him a gift to play basketball and then to coach. He's using it. I always thought he'd work himself up the ladder, and he has."
— Mary Jans, mother of head Mississippi State head coach Chris Jans, discussing her thoughts on her son as a coach.
We’ll leave you with this …
The Bulldogs have collected 119 3-pointers which ties them at the sixth-most in program history over their first 16 games.
