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 AT LOYOLA GAME 15 OCTOBER Wed. 30 Washington Univ. (Exh.) .......................W 76-59 DATE: Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 NOVEMBER 7:07 p.m. (Central) Tue. 5 Little Rock ESPN3 ..................................... L 66-67 LOCATION: Gentile Arena (4,963) Sun. 10 Alabama State KOZL ...............................W 59-50 Chicago, Illinois Tue. 12 Cleveland State KOZL ..............................W 73-53 Fri. 15 at (21) Xavier FS Midwest+ ......................... L 56-59 SERIES: Loyola leads 7-6 Thu. 21 vs. Miami (Fla.) # ESPNU .......................... L 70-74 Last Meeting: MSU 65, LUC 61 (2/17/19) Fri. 22 vs. St. Joseph’s # ESPNU .........................W 71-69 TV: MVC TV Network | FOX Sports Midwest Sun. 24 vs. Buffalo # ESPNU .................................. L 74-75 Fri. 29 at LSU SEC Network+ .................................. L 58-73 (Dan McLaughlin, Adam Emmenecker) Missouri State Loyola RADIO: KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network DECEMBER BEARS RAMBLERS (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) Tue. 3 Murray State ESPN+ ................................W 71-69 Fri. 6 Mississippi Valley State KOZL ..................W 86-62 7-7 (1-0 MVC) 9-5 (1-0 MVC) LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast.com 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 /MSUBearsHoops MVC-Sports.com Sat. 4 at Loyola Chicago* FS Midwest ............... 7:00 p.m. Tue. 7 at Illinois State* KOZL ............................ 7:00 p.m. /MSUBearsHoops #MSUBears | #BearUp Sat. 11 Northern Iowa* FS Midwest ..................... 3:00 p.m. Wed. 15 Bradley* ESPN+ ..................................... 7:00 p.m. Sat. 18 at Evansville* ESPN+ ............................. 1:00 p.m. THE TEN COUNT Thu. 23 Valparaiso* CBS Sports Net ...................... 7:30 p.m. ♦ Missouri State takes to the road Saturday (Jan. 4) to battle two-time defending Missouri Valley champion Loyola at Sun. 26 at Drake* ESPNU/ESPN3 ........................... 3:00 p.m. Gentile Arena in Chicago in a regionally-televised game (MVC TV Network) at 7 p.m. The Bears have won 4 of the last 5 Wed. 29 at Northern Iowa* FS Midwest ................. 6:00 p.m. meetings against LUC, including a season sweep last season, and were 5-4 in conference road games in 2018-19. FEBRUARY ♦ Lamont West (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio), a Preseason All-MVC third-team selection, has knocked down a 3-pointer in Sat. 1 Indiana State* ESPN3 ............................ 3:00 p.m. 11 straight games, matching his career-best streak. The West Virginia transfer is coming off a 13-point, 6-rebound effort Wed. 5 Illinois State* ESPN+ .............................. 7:00 p.m. against Evansville in his first Valley contest, with 3 triples against the Aces. He has made 7 treys over the last 2 games. Sat. 8 at Southern Illinois* ESPN3 .................... 7:00 p.m. ♦ The Bears have out-rebounded 11-of-14 opponents this season and rank 40th nationally in rebound margin (+6.9). Wed. 12 Drake* KOZL .......................................... 7:00 p.m. ♦ Isiaih Mosley (Fr., Columbia, Mo.) ranks 7th in the Valley in FG percentage (.574). He has made 27-of-47 shots this Sun. 16 at Indiana State* ESPNU/ESPN3 ................ 3:00 p.m. season and scored in double-figures in 3 straight games, including 13 points against Evansville on Tuesday in his first ca- Wed. 19 at Bradley* FS Midwest ........................... 7:00 p.m. reer start. The 2019 Mr. Show-Me Basketball is averaging 12.0 points per game over the last 4 contests while converting Sat. 22 Loyola Chicago* CBS Sports Net .............. 2:30 p.m. 8-of-10 (.800) 3-point attempts in that span. Tue. 25 at Valparaiso* KOZL ............................... 7:00 p.m. ♦ Tulio Da Silva (Sr., Formiga, Brazil) is just 19 points away from 1,000 for his career (90 games) and has scored 535 Sat. 29 Southern Illinois* CBSSN/ESPN2 ......... 1 p.m./5 p.m. points (13.0 ppg) in two seasons (41 games) at Missouri State. The 2019 MVC Newcomer of the Year has scored in double MARCH figures in 6 of the last 8 games (12.4 ppg) and has scored 10 or more points 31 times in his 41 games with the Bears. Thu. 5- ♦ Gaige Prim (Jr., Aurora, Colo.) has been Missouri State’s first substitute in all 9 of his appearances this year. The Pre- Sun. 8 MVC Tournament FSMW/CBSSN/CBS ................ TBA season All-MVC third-teamer is averaging 13.1 points per game and is far and away the top-scoring reserve in the MVC. He posted 23 double-doubles last season as an NJCAA first-team All-America pick at South Plains (Texas) College. # 2019 Charleston Classic, TD Arena, Charleston, South Carolina (1-2) * MVC Games; All times Central and subject to change ♦ Tyrik Dixon (Jr., Bentonville, Ark.) is shooting 50-percent from the field (20-of-40) over the last 6 games while aver- $ MVC Tournament, St. Louis aging 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in that span. He had 4 assists and no turnovers in the MVC opener vs. UE. ♦ Even though the Bears have just 5 active returning lettermen on the roster (none with more than one letter), MSU’s roster averages 2.13 years of college experience, which ranks 49th among all Division I programs, according to Kenpom.. COACHING STAFF ♦ Josh Hall (Jr., Houston, Texas) played 35 minutes against Loyola in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The transfer from Nevada was 4-of-8 from the field against the Ramblers with 10 points and 2 rebounds off the bench for the Wolf Pack. Head Coach ........................................................ Dana Ford ♦ Keandre Cook (Sr., Baltimore, Md.) leads all Valley players in minutes played per game (34.6). Missouri State’s top Alma Mater .........................................lllinois State, 2006 scorer (14.7 ppg) has produced double-figure points in 11-of-14 games this year and has led the Bears in scoring 6 times. Record at Missouri State ..................23-23 (2nd season) Career Record ...................................80-88 (6th season) ♦ The Bears wrapped the 2010’s decade on Tuesday with a 65-52 win over visiting Evansville. MSU was 168-164 (.506) Associate Head Coach ............. Corey Gipson (5th season) in those 10 calendar years under three head coaches -- Cuonzo Martin (39-20), Paul Lusk (106-121) and current head coach Dana Ford (23-23). The decade included three postseason appearances and three 20-win campaigns. 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 0 1 11 15 30 TYRIK DIXON KEANDRE COOK ISIAIH MOSLEY LAMONT WEST TULIO DA SILVA G, 6-1, 173, RJr. G, 6-5, 187, Sr. F, 6-5, 192, Fr. F, 6-8, 221, Sr. F, 6-8, 213, Sr. Bentonville, Ark. Baltimore, Md. Columbia, Mo. Cincinnati, Ohio Formiga, Brazil 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 3FG 14-14 7.9 4.4 3.4 12 14-14 14.7 5.4 1.5 27 13-1 5.5 2.3 0.7 9 14-14 10.1 2.5 0.8 24 14-14 10.7 7.6 1.0 1 *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.