Game Notes Rick Kindhart Director of Athletics Communications Offi ce: (417) 836-4585 Cell: (417) 849-5865 MMISSOURIISSOURI SSTATETATE Email: [email protected] 2020-21 BEARS SCHEDULE MISSOURI STATE VS. WILLIAM JEWELL GAME 1 NOVEMBER (0-0) Fri. 27 Evangel ..............................................7:00 p.m. DATE: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 Sat. 28 Ecclesia ..............................................7:00 p.m. 7:02 p.m. (Central) DECEMBER (0-0) LOCATION: JQH Arena (11,000 total capacity | 3,991 limited) Tue. 1 Central Arkansas ...............................7:00 p.m. Springfi eld, Mo. Sat. 5 Mississippi Valley State ...................... 7:00 p.m. Sat. 12 Southeastern Louisiana .....................7:00 p.m. SERIES: Missouri State leads 16-4 Wed. 16 William Jewell .....................................7:00 p.m. Last Meeting: MSU 90, WJC 71 (12/3/63) Sat. 19 Northwestern State ESPN3 .................... 7:00 p.m. TV: none Mon. 21 Little Rock ESPN3 .................................. 7:00 p.m. RADIO: KWTO 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network Sun. 27 at Northern Iowa* ESPN3/ESPN+ .............. 3:00 p.m. Missouri State William Jewell Mon. 28 at Northern Iowa* ESPN3/ESPN+ .............. 5:00 p.m. (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) BEARS CARDINALS LIVE STATS: MissouriStateBears.com JANUARY (0-0) TICKETS: MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 Sat. 2 Indiana State* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................... 5:00 p.m. 0-0 1-1 Sun. 3 Indiana State* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................... 3:00 p.m. Sat. 9 at Valparaiso* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................... 1:00 p.m. FFOLLOWOLLOW THETHE BEARSBEARS 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. /MissouriStBears MVC-Sports.com Thu. 21 Southern Illinois* FS Midwest .................. 7:00 p.m. Sat. 30 Loyola Chicago* CBS Sports net ...................... TBA /MSUBearsHoops #MSUBears | #BearsUnite Sun. 31 Loyola Chicago* CBS Sports Net ...................... TBA FEBRUARY (0-0) THE TEN COUNT Sat. 6 at Illinois State* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................. 2:00 p.m. ♦ Missouri State kicks off its 109th basketball season Wednesday when the Bears entertain in-state foe William Jewell Sun. 7 at Illinois State* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................. 2:00 p.m. at 7 p.m. at JQH Arena. MSU is 36-2 in home openers during its Division I era. Last year’s one-point, opening-night loss Sat. 13 Bradley* ESPN3/ESPN+ ............................. 5:00 p.m. to Little Rock snapped a 16-game win streak in home openers for MSU and pushed the Bears to 11-1 in home openers at Sun. 14 Bradley* ESPN3/ESPN+ ............................. 3:00 p.m. JQH Arena. Wed. 17 at Southern Illinois* ESPN3/ESPN+ ........... 7:00 p.m. ♦ Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference selection Gaige Prim (Sr., Aurora, Colo.) has scored in double fi gures in Fri. 26 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. 13 straight games headed into the 2020-21 campaign. At 13.7 points per game, Prim led all Missouri Valley Conference Sat. 27 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. newcomers in scoring last season to earn a spot on the MVC All-Newcomer Team and All-MVC third team. MARCH (0-0) ♦ In his fi rst season with the Bears, Prim scored 10 or more points in 25-of-28 appearances. Similarly, he scored 9 or Thu. 4- State Farm MVC Tournament $ ..................TBA more points in 27 games, and at least 8 points in all 28 contests. Sun. 7 ♦ Isiaih Mosley (So., Columbia, Mo.) scored 267 points in his freshman campaign last season, which is the 10th-best * MVC Games (0-0); $ MVC Tournament, St. Louis (0-0) scoring output ever by a Bears freshman. Likewise, Mosley became just the 18th MSU freshman to score 200 or more points in a rookie season and the most since Austin Ruder’s 285 points in 2013-14. Mosley, who averaged 10.4 points per game in league play in 2019-20 and reeled off 8 straight double-fi gure scoring games from Jan. 15 to Feb. 18, 2020. COACHING STAFF ♦ Mosley is the only one of the 6 returning squad members from last year who has changed his uniform number. After Head Coach ........................................................Dana Ford wearing No. 11 last season as a freshman for the Bears, Mosley will wear No. 1 this winter. Alma Mater .........................................lllinois State, 2006 ♦ Ja’Monta Black (So., Columbia, Mo.) started 20 games a year ago as a true freshman, the most of any returning Record at Missouri State ...................32-33 (3rd season) Bears player. Black made 46.2 percent of his 3-pointers in Valley play (24-of-52) and ranked 6th in the MVC in as- Career Record ...................................89-98 (7th season) sist-to-turnover ratio (2.0) for the season. Associate Head Coach .............Corey Gipson (6th season) ♦ Jared Ridder (Jr., Springfi eld, Mo.) is back after missing all but 6 minutes during the 2019-20 season after shoulder Alma Mater .........................................Austin Peay, 2004 surgery. As a redshirt freshman in 2018-19, Ridder drained 26 threes in 23 games and averaged 5.1 points per game. Assistant Coach .......................Jake Headrick (3rd season) ♦ The Bears matched or out-rebounded 24-of-33 opponents last season, including nine of their last 10 foes, to fi nish Alma Mater ...........................................Montevallo, 2005 25th nationally in rebound margin (6.2). Assistant Coach .....................Sheldon Everett (3rd season) Alma Mater ....................................South Carolina, 2004 ♦ In 2019-20, Missouri State posted its second-best free throw percentage (.749) of the program’s Division I era and Basketball Operations ............Michael Collins (3rd season) had its highest scoring average in league games (71.6) in 10 years. Alma Mater ....................................Colorado State, 2017 ♦ The series between the Bears and Cardinals dates back to 1916, with Missouri State holding a 16-4 advantage. The Video & Analytics Coordinator .........................Alec O’Reilly teams met 14 times between 1916 and 1925 but just six times since then, including a 90-71 Bears win at McDonald Strength & Conditioning Coach .........................Chris Steck Arena in the most-recent meeting on Dec. 3, 1963. Even though tonight’s game is the regular-season opener for Missouri Athletic Trainer ..............................................Tyler Landgraf State, Jewell is allowed by NCAA rules to count the game as an exhibition contest. Grad. Assistants ...........Leighton Kentwell, Ryank Kreklow, ♦ William Jewell senior Eysan Wiley is one of four seniors on the Cardinals roster, and was a high school teammate of ....................................................................Jordan Scott MSU standouts Isiaih Mosley and Ja’Monta Black at Columbia (Mo.) Rock Bridge High School. MAROON FIVE* SERIES SUMMARY vs. William Jewell Missouri State Record .....16-4 (11-2 home | 0-0 at JQH) First Meeting ...................Bears 56, WJC 33 (2/26/1916) Most-Recent Meeting ......Bears 90, WJC 71 (12/3/1963) Current Streak ........................................................won 4 4 1 3344 1144 4444 JaredJarJar Ridderdderder KKeatoneaton HHerveyervey GaigeGa Primm G, 6-4, 190, So. G, 6-5, 201, So. F, 6-8, 230, Jr. GG/F,/F, 66-7,-7, 2200,00, JJr.r. F, 6-8, 235, Sr. CColumbia,olumbia, MMo.o. CColumbia,olumbia, MMo.o. SSpringfipringfi eeld,ld, MMo.o. CCedaredar PPark,ark, TTexasexas AAurora,urora, CColo.olo. GG-GS-GS PPPGPG RRPGPG AAPGPG 33FGFG GG-GS-GS PPPGPG RRPGPG AAPGPG 33FGFG GG-GS-GS PPPGPG RRPGPG AAPGPG 33FGFG GG-GS-GS PPPGPG RRPGPG AAPGPG 33FGFG GG-GS-GS PPPGPG RRPGPG AAPGPG BBSS 332-202-20 3.23.2 1.71.7 1.21.2 2727 332-102-10 88.3.3 3.63.6 1.11.1 2929 11-0-0 11.0.0 22.0.0 11.0.0 0 332-122-12 15.215.2 5.45.4 1.81.8 4545 228-158-15 113.73.7 44.9.9 11.6.6 2200 *potential starters; 2019-20 stats 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* F 6-5 201 So. 5/3/00 Melvyn Ebonkoli . melvin | ay-BONK-oh-lee 1 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High Bruins) Isaiah Mosley . eye-ZAY-uh Lu’cye Patterson. .lou-KYE Elijah Bridgers G 6-1 170 Fr. 8/9/01 Gaige Prim . rhymes with cage 2 Springfi eld, 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 Springfi eld, Mo. (Springfi eld 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, Darian Scott * C 6-11 208 Jr.