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  • State: Mississippi
  • Capital: Jackson
  • Admission to Union: December 10, 1817
  • Nickname: The Magnolia State
State Background:
        The first expedition into the territory that became Mississippi was that of Hernando de Soto, who passed through in 1540. The first settlement was that of Ocean Springs (or Old Biloxi), settled by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in 1699. In 1716, Natchez was founded on the Mississippi River (as Fort Rosalie); it became the dominant town and trading post of the area. After spending some time under Spanish, British, and French nominal jurisdiction, the Mississippi area was deeded to the British after the French and Indian War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris.


The Mississippi Territory was organized on April 7, 1798, from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina; it was later twice expanded to include disputed territory claimed by both the U.S. and Spain. Land was purchased (generally through unequal treaties) from Native American tribes from 1800 to about 1830.


Sources: Wikipedia.com, May 2006
(54) Draft Picks
Round Pick Overall Year Name Pos. Drafted By Birth City
2 11 40 1995 Dwayne Whitfield PF Golden State Aberdeen
2 4 13 1964 Ira Harge C Philadelphia Angila
1 10 10 1980 Ronnie Lester PG Portland Canton
2 4 19 1969 Willie Norwood F Detroit Carrolton
1 7 7 1970 John Johnson F Cleveland Carthage
2 11 40 1996 Marcus Mann PF Golden State Carthage
1 22 22 1988 Randolph Keys SF Cleveland Collins
1 9 9 1992 Clarence Weatherspoon PF Philadelphia Crawford
2 5 32 1993 Alphonso Ford SG Philadelphia Greenwood
1 20 20 1990 Gerald Glass SG/SF Minnesota Greenwood
1 13 13 1973 Nick Weatherspoon F Capital Greenwood
1 3 3 1990 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf SG Denver Gulfport
1 10 10 1982 Keith Edmonson SG/SF Atlanta Gulfport
2 26 55 1996 Ronnie Henderson SG Washington Gulfport
1 1 1 1988 Danny Manning SF/PF LA Clippers Hattiesburg
1 5 5 1978 Purvis Short SF Golden State Hattiesburg
1 21 21 1985 Terry Catledge PF Philadelphia Houston
2 16 38 1977 Ricky Love PF Golden State Houston
1 5 5 1970 Sam Lacey C Cincinnati Indianola
2 16 46 2006 Dee Brown PG Utah Jackson
1 10 10 1996 Erick Dampier C Indiana Jackson
2 10 40 2005 Monta Ellis PG Golden State Jackson
1 8 8 1984 Lancaster Gordon SG LA Clippers Jackson
2 1 30 1996 Othella Harrington PF Houston Jackson
2 14 37 1982 Audie Norris PF Portland Jackson
2 11 41 2004 Justin Reed SF Boston Jackson
1 21 21 1993 James Robinson SG Portland Jackson
2 7 24 1970 Cornell Warner F/C Buffalo Jackson
2 18 47 2003 Maurice Williams PG Utah Jackson
2 6 15 1963 Leland Mitchell G/F St. Louis Kiln
1 19 19 1989 Kenny Payne SF Philadelphia Laurel
2 6 24 1975 Cornelius Cash PF Milwaukee Macon
1 9 9 1975 Eugene Short SF New York Macon
1 9 9 1987 Derrick McKey SF Seattle Meridian
2 2 29 1989 Dyron Nix PF Charlotte Meridian
1 8 8T 1964 George Wilson F/C Cincinnati Meridian
1 4 4 1973 Mike Green C/F Seattle McComb
1 15 15 2004 Al Jefferson PF Boston Monticello
2 6 29 1987 Lester Fonville C Portland Mound Bayou
2 4 27 1980 John Stroud PF Houston New Albany
2 15 28 1972 Mike Ratliff C Kansas City-Omaha New Albany
2 12 39 1992 Litterial Green PG Chicago Pascagoula
2 18 47 1997 Eric Washington SG Orlando Pearl
1 5 5 1999 Jonathan Bender SF Toronto Picayune
1 2 2 1995 Antonio McDyess PF LA Clippers Quitman
2 1 24 1980 Larry Smith PF Golden State Rolling Rock
1 7 7 1971 Cliff Meely F San Diego Rosedale
2 12 36 1984 Charles Jones PF Phoenix Scooba
2 13 30 1971 Spencer Haywood F Buffalo Silver City
1 23 23 2003 Travis Outlaw SF Portland Silver City
2 4 18 1968 Bob Quick F Baltimore Thornton
2 7 29 1977 Alonzo Bradley SF Indiana Utica
1 10 10 1993 Lindsey Hunter PG Detroit Utica
2 16 34 1973 John Perry C LA Lakers Utica


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