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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. INDIANA STATE GAMES 6-7 NOVEMBER (0-0) Fri. 27 Evangel .............................................. 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 (5:00 p.m.) Sat. 28 Ecclesia .............................................. 7:00 p.m. DATES: Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 (3:00 p.m.) DECEMBER (4-1) LOCATION: JQH Arena (3,991 limited), Springfield, Mo. Tue. 1 Central Arkansas ............................... 7:00 p.m. Missouri State leads 49-26 Sat. 5 Mississippi Valley State ...................... 7:00 p.m. SERIES: Sat. 12 Southeastern Louisiana ..................... 7:00 p.m. Last Meeting: MSU 78, INST 51 (3/6/20) Wed. 16 William Jewell .......................................W 73-64 TV: Saturday: ESPN3/ESPN+ ESPN3 Sat. 19 Northwestern State ......................W 94-67 (Mike McClure, Kelby Stuckey) Mon. 21 Little Rock ESPN3 ....................................W 85-77 Sunday: ESPN3/ESPN+ Sun. 27 at Northern Iowa* ESPN+ .........................W 79-59 Mon. 28 at Northern Iowa* FS Midwest .................... L 75-85 Missouri State Indiana State (Corey Riggs, Tom Ladd) BEARS SYCAMORES JANUARY (0-0) RADIO: KWTO 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) Sat. 2 Indiana State* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................... 5:00 p.m. 4-1 (1-1 MVC) 3-4 (0-2 MVC) Sun. 3 Indiana State* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................... 3:00 p.m. Sat. 9 at Valparaiso* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................... 1:00 p.m. FOLLOW THE BEARS Sun. 10 at Valparaiso* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................... 1:00 p.m. Sun. 17 Drake* ESPN3/ESPN+ ............................... 2:00 p.m. @MSUBearsHoops MissouriStateBears.com Mon. 18 Drake* FS Midwest .................................. 7:00 p.m. Thu. 21 Southern Illinois* FS Midwest .................. 7:00 p.m. /MissouriStBears MVC-Sports.com Sat. 30 Loyola Chicago* CBS Sports net .............11:00 a.m. /MSUBearsHoops #MSUBears | #BearsUnite Sun. 31 Loyola Chicago* CBS Sports Net .............. 2:00 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0) THE TEN COUNT Sat. 6 at Illinois State* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................. 2:00 p.m. ♦ Missouri State returns home Saturday (5 p.m.) and Sunday (3 p.m.) to take on Indiana State in a two-game Valley set Sun. 7 at Illinois State* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................. 2:00 p.m. at JQH Arena. The Bears are 26-4 all-time in Missouri Valley home openers, including a 10-2 ledger at JQH Arena. Sat. 13 Bradley* ESPN3/ESPN+ ............................. 5:00 p.m. Sun. 14 Bradley* ESPN3/ESPN+ ............................. 3:00 p.m. ♦ The Bears are shooting for their 50th all-time win against the Sycamores as they lead the all-time series, 49-26. The Wed. 17 at Southern Illinois* ESPN3/ESPN+ ........... 7:00 p.m. teams first met in the 1952 NAIA national tournament in KC on the Bears run to back-to-back national titles. MSU won Fri. 26 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. 2-of-3 against Indiana State last year and has won 9-of-10 meetings, dating back to 2016. Indiana State’s win over the Bears on Feb. 1, 2020 snapped a 7-game MSU win streak in the series and was just ISU’s sixth-ever win in Springfield. Sat. 27 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. ♦ Preseason All-MVC selection Gaige Prim (Sr., Aurora, Colo.) has scored in double figures in 18 straight games, MARCH (0-0) dating back to last season. He was named MVC Co-Player of the Week on Dec. 22 and currently ranks 1st in the MVC Thu. 4- State Farm MVC Tournament $ .................. TBA in blocks (2.8), 1st in offensive rebounds (3.8), 2nd in scoring (18.4), 2nd in rebounds (7.6), 3rd in assists (4.4) and 4th in Sun. 7 FG% (.673). Prim enters the weekend ranked 14th nationally in FG% and blocks, while his offensive rebounding average * MVC Games (1-1); $ MVC Tournament, St. Louis (0-0) ranks 21st among all Division I players. ♦ Missouri State currently boasts three of the top five scorers in the MVC with Isiaih Mosley (So., Columbia, Mo.) leading the league at 20.6 points per game, followed by Prim (18.4 ppg) who ranks second, and Ja’Monta Black (So., COACHING STAFF Columbia, Mo.) who ranks No. 5 in the Valley (16.2 ppg) heading into the weekend. Head Coach ........................................................ Dana Ford ♦ The Bears are ranked 23rd nationally in defensive rebounds per game (30.2) while the team’s +6.7 rebound margin Alma Mater .........................................lllinois State, 2006 ranks 74th. In Monday’s second game at UNI, the Bears were out-rebounded for the first time this season and for just the Record at Missouri State ...................36-34 (3rd season) second time over their last 15 games. Career Record ...................................93-99 (7th season) ♦ Mosley has posted three straight 20-point games headed into the weekend. He racked up a team-high 20 points in Associate Head Coach ............. Corey Gipson (6th season) Monday’s game at UNI after matching his career high in Sunday’s win over Panthers with 26 points (22 in the second Alma Mater ......................................... Austin Peay, 2004 half). The last time an MSU player scored 22 points in a half was Alize Johnson (2nd half vs. Indiana State) on 12/31/16. Assistant Coach ....................... Jake Headrick (3rd season) ♦ Black’s 4.0 three-pointers per game currently lead the MVC while his .455 percentage from beyond the arc ranks 9th. Alma Mater ...........................................Montevallo, 2005 He has knocked down multiple treys in every game this season (two games with 5 or more), while the Bears’ Iron Man Assistant Coach .....................Sheldon Everett (3rd season) also leads all MVC players in minutes played (35.2). Alma Mater ....................................South Carolina, 2004 ♦ Mosley has scored in double figures in every game this year and 9-of-10 contests overall. Basketball Operations ............Michael Collins (3rd season) Alma Mater .................................... Colorado State, 2017 ♦ Missouri State’s home-court win streak currently sits at 7. Indiana State was the last visiting team to win at JQH Arena Video & Analytics Coordinator .........................Alec O’Reilly with its 78-68 decision on 2/1/20. The Bears have won 10 or more home games each of the last four seasons. Strength & Conditioning Coach .........................Chris Steck ♦ Demarcus Sharp (Jr., Charleston, Mo.), an NJCAA Division I All-American at Colby (Kan.) Community College last Athletic Trainer .............................................. Tyler Landgraf season, will be playing in his first-ever games at JQH Arena this weekend. Sharp played both contests at UNI, coming off the bench twice to rack up 8 points and 5 assists in 44 minutes on the floor. He missed the Bears first three contests this Grad. Assistants ...........Leighton Kentwell, Ryank Kreklow, season while recovering from a foot injury. ....................................................................Jordan Scott MAROON FIVE* SERIES SUMMARY vs. Indiana State Missouri State Record ............................................49-26 ........................(29-6 in Springfield, 9-3 at JQH) Most-Recent Meeting .............MSU 78, INST 51 (3/6/20) 4 1 34 14 44 Ja’Monta Black Isiaih Mosley Jared Ridder Keaton Hervey Gaige Prim G, 6-4, 190, So. G, 6-5, 201, So. F, 6-8, 230, Jr. G/F, 6-7, 200, Jr. F, 6-8, 235, Sr. Columbia, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Springfield, 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 5-5 16.2 4.2 2.0 20 5-5 20.6 5.4 4.2 8 5-5 9.6 3.4 1.2 14 5-5 6.4 5.4 0.3 3 5-5 18.4 7.8 4.4 14 *previous game starters MISSOURI STATE GAME NOTES | 1 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Birthdate PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Raphe Ayres... rhymes with “safe” | AIRS Demarcus Sharp G 6-3 170 Jr. 12/26/98 Ja’Monta Black ...........juh-MONN-tay 0 Charleston, Mo. (Charleston High Bluejays) Colby (Kan.) Community College Jake Branham ..............BRAN-um Isiaih Mosley* F 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 Raphe Ayres G 6-5 204 Fr. 12/19/00 Jared Ridder, Darian Scott, 11 Arlington, Va. (Vermont Academy Wildcats) Keaton Hervey, Demarcus Sharp, Nic Tata Sophomores ............................................2 Melvyn Ebonkoli F 6-7 227 Fr. 4/11/02 Ja’Monta Black, Isiaih Mosley 13 Trappes, France (Putnam [Conn.] Science Academy Mustangs) Freshmen ................................................5 Raphe Ayres, Elijah Bridgers, Melvyn Ebonkoli, Keaton Hervey G/F 6-7 200 Jr. 12/17/98 Lu’cye Patterson, Skylar Wicks 14 Cedar Park, Texas (Cedar Park High Timberwolves) New Mexico Jr. College Transfers in Residence .........................2 Jake Branham (So.), Dawson Carper (Jr.) Nic Tata F 6-10 261 Jr. 9/26/99 Returning Lettermen ...............................5 20 Melbourne, Australia (Mount Eliza Secondary) Blinn (Texas) College) Ja’Monta Black, Isiaih Mosely, Gaige Prim, Jared Ridder, Darian Scott Darian Scott * C 6-11 208 Jr.