Rick Kindhart 2019-20 Game Notes Director of Athletics Communications Office: (417) 836-4585 Cell: (417) 849-5865 MISSOURI STATE Email: [email protected] 2019-20 BEARS SCHEDULE MISSOURI STATE VS. ILLINOIS STATE GAME 24 OCTOBER Wed. 30 Washington Univ. (Exh.) .......................W 76-59 DATE: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 NOVEMBER 7:02 p.m. (Central) Tue. 5 Little Rock ESPN3 ..................................... L 66-67 LOCATION: JQH Arena (11,000), Sun. 10 Alabama State KOZL ...............................W 59-50 Springfield, Mo. Tue. 12 Cleveland State KOZL ..............................W 73-53 Fri. 15 at (21) Xavier FS Midwest+ ......................... L 56-59 SERIES: Missouri State trails 31-44 Thu. 21 vs. Miami (Fla.) # ESPNU .......................... L 70-74 Last Meeting: MSU 67, ISU 63 (1/7/20) Fri. 22 vs. St. Joseph’s # ESPNU .........................W 71-69 TV: ESPN+ (Scott Warmann, Danan Hughes) Sun. 24 vs. Buffalo # ESPNU .................................. L 74-75 Fri. 29 at LSU SEC Network+ .................................. L 58-73 RADIO: KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network Missouri State Illinois State (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) DECEMBER BEARS REDBIRDS LIVE STATS: MissouriStateBears.com Tue. 3 Murray State ESPN+ ................................W 71-69 Fri. 6 Mississippi Valley State KOZL ..................W 86-62 10-13 (4-6 MVC) 7-15 (2-8 MVC) TICKETS: MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 Wed. 11 Arkansas State KOZL ...............................W 75-53 Sun. 15 at VCU ................................................... L 51-61 Sat. 21 at Oral Roberts KOZL ................................ L 72-82 FOLLOW THE BEARS Tue. 31 Evansville* ESPN+ ...................................W 65-52 @MSUBearsHoops MissouriStateBears.com JANUARY /MissouriStBears MVC-Sports.com Sat. 4 at Loyola Chicago* FS Midwest .................. L 58-62 Tue. 7 at Illinois State* KOZL ..............................W 67-63 /MSUBearsHoops #MSUBears | #BearUp Sat. 11 Northern Iowa* FS Midwest ........................ L 57-80 Wed. 15 Bradley* ESPN+ ........................................ L 78-91 THE TEN COUNT Sat. 18 at Evansville* ESPN+ ...............................W 68-58 Thu. 23 Valparaiso* CBS Sports Net ........................W 67-60 ♦ The Bears conclude a two-game home stand Wednesday when they host Illinois State at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Missouri Sun. 26 at Drake* ESPN3 ....................................... L 69-71 State is looking to snap a three-game Valley slump while seeking a regular-season series sweep of the Redbirds for the Wed. 29 at Northern Iowa* FS Midwest .................... L 66-95 first time since the 2010-11 season. ♦ In his return to the starting lineup, Tulio Da Silva (Sr., Formiga, Brazil) posted 11 points and a team-high 8 rebounds FEBRUARY in Saturday’s game against Indiana State for his 60th career double-figure scoring game. He is averaging 11.0 points and Sat. 1 Indiana State* ESPN3 ............................... L 68-78 7.5 rebounds over the last 2 games. Wednesday’s game will be his 50th as a Bear (592 points and 356 rebounds). Wed. 5 Illinois State* ESPN+ .............................. 7:00 p.m. ♦ Over the last 4 games, Ja’Monta Black (Fr., Columbia, Mo.) is averaging 8.8 points and has made 9-of-18 (.500) Sat. 8 at Southern Illinois* ESPN3 .................... 7:00 p.m. 3-pointers. Black, who had a season-high 10 points at Northern Iowa last Wednesday, has knocked down at least one Wed. 12 Drake* KOZL .......................................... 7:00 p.m. 3-pointer in 6 straight contests. Sun. 16 at Indiana State* ESPNU ........................ 3:00 p.m. Wed. 19 at Bradley* FS Midwest ........................... 7:00 p.m. ♦ Keandre Cook (Sr., Baltimore, Md.) is just 5 three-pointers away from 100 for his career (55 games). At 755 points, Sat. 22 Loyola Chicago* CBS Sports Net .............. 2:30 p.m. he ranks 61st on MSU’s career scoring chart and is also 39 points away from reaching the top 10 in career scoring at Tue. 25 at Valparaiso* KOZL ............................... 7:00 p.m. JQH Arena. He is averaging a team-best 15.8 points per game at home this season. Sat. 29 Southern Illinois* CBSSN/ESPN2 ......... 1 p.m./5 p.m. ♦ Gaige Prim (Jr., Aurora, Colo.) has scored 10 or more points in 15-of-18 games appearances this season and at least 8 points in every contest. Since moving into a starting role (last 6 games), Prim is averaging 15.0 points and 5.7 rebounds MARCH per game, including a pair of 23-point outings over the Bears’ last 3 contests. Thu. 5- ♦ Isiaih Mosley (Fr., Columbia, Mo.) is just 16 points away from becoming the 18th freshman in program history to Sun. 8 MVC Tournament FSMW/CBSSN/CBS ................ TBA score 200 or more points in their rookie season -- and the squad’s first since the 2015-16 season (Jarred Dixon and # 2019 Charleston Classic, TD Arena, Charleston, South Carolina (1-2) Obediah Church). He is the only Missouri State player to have started all 10 MVC games this season. * MVC Games; $ MVC Tournament, St. Louis ♦ A win by the Bears would secure their 48th straight winning season at home. Missouri State, which is currently 7-4 at JQH Arena this season with 4 home games remaining, has been over .500 at home every season since 1971-72. ♦ The Bears have scored between 66-69 points 5 straight games (2-3). MSU is 5-4 when scoring 70 or more points this season. However, Missouri State is 23-8 under coach Dana Ford when holding its opponents under 70 points. COACHING STAFF ♦ Ross Owens (Sr., Woodlawn, Ill.) played a career-high 26 minutes in Saturday’s game against Indiana State. The Head Coach ........................................................ Dana Ford longest-tenured Bear had 4 points, 4 rebounds, a 3-pointer and a steal while playing the entire second half. Alma Mater .........................................lllinois State, 2006 ♦ The next appearance by Kabir Mohammed (Sr., Lagos, Nigeria) will be his 50th game at Missouri State. The transfer Record at Missouri State ..................26-29 (2nd season) from San Jacinto (Texas) College has scored 203 points and snagged 156 rebound during his time in Springfield. Career Record ...................................83-94 (6th season) ♦ Missouri State remains 2 wins shy of 700 as a Division I program. The Bears are currently 698-489 (.588) in their 38th Associate Head Coach ............. Corey Gipson (5th season) NCAA Division I season (since 1982-83). Alma Mater ......................................... Austin Peay, 2004 Assistant Coach .......................Jake Headrick (2nd season) MAROON FIVE* Alma Mater ...........................................Montevallo, 2005 Assistant Coach ..............................Jase Herl (2nd season) Alma Mater ....................................Colorado Mesa, 2010 Basketball Operations ................................Sheldon Everett Alma Mater ....................................South Carolina, 2004 Video & Analytics Coordinator .........................Alec O’Reilly Strength & Conditioning Coach .........................Chris Steck Athletic Trainer .............................................. Tyler Landgraf 4 11 1 30 44 JA’MONTA BLACK ISIAIH MOSLEY KEANDRE COOK TULIO DA SILVA GAIGE PRIM G, 6-3, 182, Fr. F, 6-5, 192, Fr. G, 6-5, 187, Sr. F, 6-8, 213, Sr. F, 6-8, 250, Jr. Columbia, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Baltimore, Md. Formiga, Brazil 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 BS G-GS PPG RPG APG BS 22-11 2.7 1.1 0.8 14 22-10 8.4 3.5 1.1 19 23-21 15.0 5.0 1.7 47 22-18 9.4 7.0 1.0 10 18-6 13.6 4.4 1.4 12 *previous-game starters MISSOURI STATE GAME NOTES | 1 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 1 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Birthdate Ja’Monta Black ..........juh-MONN-tay Keandre Cook.............key-ON-dray Ja’Monta Black G 6-3 182 Fr. 1/26/01 Tulio Da Silva .............TOO-lee-oh 4 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High Bruins) Coach Jim Scanlon Tyrik Dixon . TIE-reek Tyem Freeman ................ tie ‘em G 6-2 192 RJr. 1/14/98 Spencer Brown ^ Gaige Prim . .rhymes with cage 3 Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville High Bulldogs) Coach Kyle Adams Coach Jase Herl..................hurl Keandre Cook * G 6-5 187 Sr. 5/1/97 Baltimore, Md. (Edmondson-Westside High Red Storm) Coach Darnell Dantzler BREAKDOWN BY EXPERIENCE 1 Total Squad Members ...........................15 Ford Cooper Jr. G 6-3 175 Fr. 2/1/01 Seniors ....................................................5 Keandre Cook, Tulio Da Silva, Kabir Mohammed, 24 Charlotte, N.C. (United Faith Christian Academy Falcons) Coach Joshua Coley Ross Owens, Lamont West Tulio Da Silva * F 6-8 213 Sr. 7/3/96 Juniors ....................................................4 Spencer Brown, Tyrik Dixon, Josh Hall, Gaige Prim 30 Formiga, Brazil (Arlington Country Day School [Fla.] Apaches) Coach Rex Morgan Sophomores ............................................2 Tyrik Dixon ^ G 6-1 173 RJr. 2/18/98 Jared Ridder, Darian Scott Freshmen ................................................4 0 Bentonville, Ark. (Southwest Christian Academy Lions) Coach Charles Baker Ja’Monta Black, Ford Cooper Jr., Tyem Freeman, Isiaih Mosley Tyem Freeman G/F 6-5 213 Fr. 12/16/00 Returning Lettermen ...............................6 5 Springfield, Mo. (Parkview High Vikings) Coach Landon Cornish Keandre Cook, Tulio Da Silva, Kabir Mohammed, Ross Owens, Jared Ridder, Darian Scott Josh Hall ^ G/F 6-7 213 RJr. 8/2/97 Lettermen Not Returning ........................5 33 Houston, Texas (Genesis Academy [Va.] Team Genesis) Coach Harry Williams Jarred Dixon, Ryan Kreklow, Josh Webster, Jan Wojcik, Szymon Wojcik F 6-5 237 Sr. 3/9/97 Kabir Mohammed * Returning Starters (GS) ..........................2 23 Lagos, Nigeria (Ft. Washington [Md.] National Christian Acad. Eagles) Coach Trevor Brown Tulio Da Silva (26), Keandre Cook (24) Starters Not Returning (GS) ...................3 Isiaih Mosley F 6-5 192 Fr. 5/3/00 Jarred Dixon (30), Ryan Kreklow (26), 11 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High Bruins) Coach Jim Scanlon Josh Webster (31) Ross Owens * G 6-4 201 Sr. 6/22/98 BREAKDOWN BY HEIGHT 21 Woodlawn, Ill. (Woodlawn High Cardinals) Coach Shane Witzel 6-11 Darian Scott 6-8 Tulio Da Silva, Gaige Prim Gaige Prim + F 6-8 250 Jr.