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2020-21 Game Notes Rick Kindhart Director of Athletics Communications Office: (417) 836-4585 Cell: (417) 849-5865 MISSOURI STATE Email: [email protected] 2020-21 BEARS SCHEDULE MISSOURI STATE VS. BRADLEY GAMES 18-19 NOVEMBER (0-0) Fri. 27 Evangel .............................................. 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 (5 p.m.) Sat. 28 Ecclesia .............................................. 7:00 p.m. DATES: Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 (3 p.m.) DECEMBER (4-1) LOCATION: JQH Arena (11,000), Springfield, Mo. Tue. 1 Central Arkansas ............................... 7:00 p.m. Missouri State leads, 39-25 Sat. 5 Mississippi Valley State ...................... 7:00 p.m. SERIES: Sat. 12 Southeastern Louisiana ..................... 7:00 p.m. Last Meeting: BU 83, MSU 79 (ot) (2/19/20) Wed. 16 William Jewell .......................................W 73-64 TV: Saturday - KOZL (Don West, Kelby Stuckey) ESPN3 Sat. 19 Northwestern State ......................W 94-67 Sunday - ESPN+ (Tom Ackerman, Dana Hughes) Mon. 21 Little Rock ESPN3 ....................................W 85-77 RADIO: KWTO 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network Sun. 27 at Northern Iowa* ESPN+ .........................W 79-59 Mon. 28 at Northern Iowa* FS Midwest .................... L 75-85 Missouri State Bradley (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) BEARS BRAVES JANUARY (5-3) LIVE STATS: MissouriStateBears.com MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 Sat. 2 Indiana State* ESPN+ ..............................W 84-74 12-5 (10-5 MVC) 11-11 (5-8 MVC) TICKETS: Sun. 3 Indiana State* ESPN3 ..............................W 70-66 Sat. 9 at Valparaiso* ESPN+ ...............................W 81-68 FOLLOW THE BEARS Sun. 10 at Valparaiso* ESPN+ ...............................W 78-68 Sun. 17 Missouri S&T ........................................W 94-49 @MSUBearsHoops MissouriStateBears.com Tue. 26 Drake* FS Midwest PLUS+ ............................. L 61-68 Wed. 27 Drake* ESPN+ ........................................... L 73-78 /MissouriStBears MVC-Sports.com Sun. 31 Loyola Chicago* CBS Sports Net ................. L 46-72 /MSUBearsHoops #MSUBears | #BearsUnite FEBRUARY (3-1) Mon. 1 Loyola Chicago* ESPN+ ............................ L 50-70 THE TEN COUNT Sat. 6 at Illinois State* ESPN3 ............................W 74-67 ♦ Missouri State closes out the home portion of its 2020-21 schedule this weekend when it welcomes Bradley to JQH Sun. 7 at Illinois State* ESPN3 ............................W 72-62 Arena on Saturday (5 p.m.) and Sunday (3 p.m.). The Bears bring The Valley’s second-longest winning streak (3) into the Wed. 10 Southern Illinois* FS Midwest ....................W 65-53 series and currently sit in sole possession of third place in the MVC with just five games remaining. Sat. 13 Bradley* KOZL / ESPN3 .............................. 5:00 p.m. ♦ Sun. 14 Bradley* ESPN3/ESPN+ ............................. 3:00 p.m. Missouri State picked up its 1,700th all-time win on Wednesday with the Bears 65-53 win over rival Southern Illinois. Wed. 17 at Southern Illinois* ESPN3 .................... 8:15 p.m. Now in its 109th college basketball season, Missouri State is 1700-1015 all-time and started the season No. 37 on the NCAA list of winningest DI programs by victories. Fri. 26 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. Sat. 27 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. ♦ With their win over SIU on Wednesday, the Bears secured a winning home record for the 49th consecutive season. MARCH (0-0) MSU is 7-4 at JQH Arena this season and has finished better than .500 in every home campaign since 1971-72. Thu. 4- State Farm MVC Tournament $ .................. TBA ♦ Gaige Prim (Sr., Aurora, Colo.) has recorded a steal in 12 straight games while emerging as a defensive stalwart in Sun. 7 the league. He leads the team in steals (20) and blocks (20), while ranking 1st in the MVC in rebounds per game (8.9) and third in defensive rebounds per game (5.6). Prim also leads the MVC in offensive rebounds per game (3.2), and * MVC Games (8-5); $ MVC Tournament, St. Louis (0-0) ranks 5th in scoring (14.8), 5th in blocks (1.2), 6th in FG% (.589) and 7th in assists (3.3). ♦ Isiaih Mosley (So., Columbia, Mo.) leads the MVC in scoring (20.8 ppg) and ranks 17th among all Division I players COACHING STAFF in that category. A Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year nominee and this week’s MVC Player of the Week, Mosley, is averaging 14.4 points in the second half alone and ranks 16th nationally in free throws (89) and 36th in FT% (.881). Head Coach ........................................................ Dana Ford Alma Mater .........................................lllinois State, 2006 ♦ Mosley is also among the league’s top players in several other statistical categories -- 1st in FT% (.881), 2nd in Record at Missouri State ...................44-38 (3rd season) defensive rebounds (6.1), 2nd in minutes played (33.5), 5th in assists (3.4) and 6th in rebounding (6.8). He ranks as the No. 2 sophomore in scoring in the nation behind Oral Roberts’ Max Abmas (21.7 ppg). Career Record ...............................101-103 (7th season) Associate Head Coach ............. Corey Gipson (6th season) ♦ Saturday’s game will be the 50th game at Missouri State for coach Dana Ford, Isiaih Mosley and Ja’Monta Black. Alma Mater ......................................... Austin Peay, 2004 ♦ Jared Ridder (Jr., Springfield, Mo.) has dropped in multiple 3-pointers 12 times this season and ranks 4th in the Assistant Coach ...............................Jase Herl (3rd season) MVC in 3-pointers per game (2.2). Since moving into a reserve role the last five games, Ridder has produced multiple Alma Mater ....................................Colorado Mesa, 2010 3-pointers 4 times (including 2 triples against SIU on Wednesday) and is 9-for-25 (.360) from beyond the arc in that span. Assistant Coach .....................Sheldon Everett (3rd season) ♦ Over the last 3 games, Demarcus Sharp (Jr., Charleston, Mo.) is averaging 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and Alma Mater ....................................South Carolina, 2004 38.0 minutes per game. He was an NJCAA Division I All-American last season at Colby (Kan.) Community College. Basketball Operations ............Michael Collins (3rd season) ♦ The Bears are coming off a +8 rebound margin in Wednesday’s game against SIU, pushing MSU to a 9-1 record this Alma Mater .................................... Colorado State, 2017 year (and 30-12 under Dana Ford) when they out-rebound their opponents. The Bears rank 13th nationally in defensive Video & Analytics Coordinator .........................Alec O’Reilly rebounds per game (29.12) and lead the MVC in that category. Strength & Conditioning Coach .........................Chris Steck Athletic Trainer .............................................. Tyler Landgraf ♦ Defensive juggernaut Keaton Hervey (Jr., Cedar Park, Texas) got into the scoring act in Wednesday’s game, scoring a Grad. Assistants ...........Leighton Kentwell, Ryank Kreklow, game-high/season-high 18 points with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks vs. SIU. He has 6 double-figure scoring games this season. ....................................................................Jordan Scott ♦ Ja’Monta Black (So., Columbia, Mo.) has scored in double figures back-to-back games, averaging 11.5 points in that span, including 13 points against SIU on Wednesday. He has also hit multiple 3-pointers in each of the last 2 games. SERIES SUMMARY MAROON FIVE* vs. Bradley Missouri State Record ............................................39-25 ..............23-6 in Springfield (9-3 at JQH Arena) Recent Meeting .................BU 83, MSU 79 (ot) (2/19/20) 0 4 1 14 44 Demarcus Sharp Ja’Monta Black Isiaih Mosley Keaton Hervey Gaige Prim G, 6-3, 170, Jr. G, 6-4, 190, So. G, 6-5, 201, So. G/F, 6-7, 200, Jr. F, 6-8, 235, Sr. Charleston, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Cedar Park, Texas Aurora, Colo. G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG BS 14-5 8.0 3.2 2.6 7 17-17 9.7 3.3 1.6 36 17-17 20.6 6.8 3.4 23 17-17 7.5 4.5 0.3 15 17-17 14.8 8.9 3.3 20 *previous game starters MISSOURI STATE GAME NOTES | 1 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Birthdate PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Demarcus Sharp G 6-3 170 Jr. 12/26/98 Raphe Ayres ........ rhymes with “safe” | AIRS 0 Ja’Monta Black ...............juh-MONN-tay Charleston, Mo. (Charleston High Bluejays) Colby (Kan.) Community College Jake Branham....................BRAN-um Isiaih Mosley* G 6-5 201 So. 5/3/00 Melvyn Ebonkoli ....melvin | ay-BONK-oh-lee Isaiah Mosley ...................eye-ZAY-uh 1 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High Bruins) Lu’cye Patterson ....................lou-KYE Elijah Bridgers G 6-1 170 Fr. 8/9/01 Gaige Prim .................rhymes with cage 2 Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo High Chiefs) Jared Ridder ..............rhymes with bidder Demarcus Sharp ............. duh-MARK-us Spencer Brown G 6-2 192 Sr. 1/14/98 Nic Tata .......................... tah-tah 3 Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville High Bulldogs) Lyon College Skylar Wicks .......................SKY-lur Coach Jase Herl ........................hurl Ja’Monta Black* G 6-4 190 So. 1/26/01 4 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High Bruins) BREAKDOWN BY EXPERIENCE Total Squad Members ..................................16 Jake Branham G 6-1 172 So. 10/1/00 Seniors ...............................................................2 5 Springfield, Mo. (Springfield Catholic High Fightin’ Irish) Central Methodist Univ. Spencer Brown, Gaige Prim Juniors ...............................................................5