Good morning! Halfway to the weekend means that all of Bulldog Nation is that much closer to seeing the Dawgs in action. Check out what all Mississippi State Athletics has in store for the weekend.

What else did we throw into today’s Bulldog Brew?

🏀 Five things to know about the State men’s basketball game
🎾 Bulldog tennis is back
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 COURTSIDE CONVERSATIONS

Courtside Conversations: Cameron Matthews. Join Cam courtside and hear him speak on playing in the SEC, going to SEC media days, and how the return of Tolu affects the rest of the team.

🎥 DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Purcell and Team Turn Attention to Arkansas. Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery take a look at women's hoops on the latest edition of Dear Ol' State as the Bulldogs get ready to head to Arkansas. The guys discuss the promising signs over the year's first two SEC games and chat with head coach Sam Purcell.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Five Things. Bulldog men’s basketball will welcome No. 5 Tennessee to Humphrey Coliseum tonight for its SEC home opener. Here are five things you need to about tonight’s matchup know before the Dawgs and Vols tipoff.

1. The Bulldogs are back at it as one of four squads in the nation among the NCAA's top 25 in three categories: three-point field goal percentage defense (27.0 – 11th nationally), scoring defense (63.1 – 19th nationally) and field goal percentage defense (38.8 – 20th nationally).

2. The Maroon and White have drained 106 shots from beyond the arc which is sixth-most in program history over the team's first 14 games.

3. Tennessee has amassed a league-leading 155 victories and is one of four programs nationally to earn an AP top-five ranking in each of the last three seasons. Last time out, the Volunteers began SEC play with a 90-64 rout of No. 22 Ole Miss.

4. Tennessee's scoring attack features eight players scoring at least five points per contest.

5. The last win in the series for the Bulldogs was an 86-73 decision during the 2019-20 season.

📚️ Read more about the Bulldogs’ matchup against Tennessee

🔼 They’re Back. Bulldog men’s and women’s tennis is set to compete for the first time in 2024 this weekend. The State women will square up in matches against Middle Tennessee State and Jacksonville State on Saturday, while the men will take on Nothern Illinois and Chattanooga on Sunday.

Both teams will serve as hosts for the matches with each starting their contests at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

🔼 Classroom Success. State soccer saw plenty of success out on the pitch this past season, and the success followed them to the classroom. The program saw the team finish with a 3.65 GPA for the Fall 2023 semester, the second-best GPA of any semester in program history.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Starting Strong. Bulldog golf is just around the corner, and if one of State’s men’s golfers opens up the 2024 slate like he did in the Fall, the Bulldogs will be in a good spot.

Our question today: do you remember which Bulldog golfer was crowned the SEC Golfer of the Week in their season-opening event?

Think you know the answer? Scroll down to the bottom to find out!

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🐶 DAWG DAILY

Today’s Dawg Daily: Get Up! It's Gameday! No. 5 Tennessee comes to Starkville tonight, and Joey and Jalyn have them all broken down for you.

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday 1/10

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Tennessee @ 6:00pm in Starkville, MS | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday 1/11

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Arkansas @ 8:00pm in Fayetteville, AR | Listen

Friday 1/12

👟 Track and Field @ UAB Invite in Birmingham, AL

Saturday 1/13

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Middle Tennessee @ 10:00am in Starkville, MS

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Jacksonville State @ 4:00pm in Starkville, MS

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Alabama @ 7:30pm in Starkville, MS | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday 1/14

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Northern Illinois @ 10:00am in Starkville, MS | Watch | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Chattanooga @ 2:00pm in Starkville, MS | Watch | Live Stats

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Ole Miss @ 4:00pm in Starkville, MS | Listen | Live Stats

🐶 Click here to see the full Mississippi State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Hunter Logan!

Logan earned the SEC Player of the Week award after winning the individual title at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate.

🐶 Have a great Wednesday, y'all!