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. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS GAME 17 NOVEMBER (0-0) Fri. 27 Evangel .............................................. 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 (7:00 p.m.) Sat. 28 Ecclesia .............................................. 7:00 p.m. DATE: LOCATION: JQH Arena (11,000 | 3,991 limited) DECEMBER (4-1) Springfield, Mo. Tue. 1 Central Arkansas ............................... 7:00 p.m. Southern Illinois leads, 50-39 Sat. 5 Mississippi Valley State ...................... 7:00 p.m. SERIES: Sat. 12 Southeastern Louisiana ..................... 7:00 p.m. Last Meeting: MSU 84, SIU 59 (2/29/20) Wed. 16 William Jewell .......................................W 73-64 TV: FOX Sports Midwest | Kansas City | MVC-TV ESPN3 Sat. 19 Northwestern State ......................W 94-67 (Scott Warmann, Rich Zvosec) 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 Southern Illinois (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) BEARS SALUKIS JANUARY (5-3) LIVE STATS: MissouriStateBears.com MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 Sat. 2 Indiana State* ESPN+ ..............................W 84-74 11-5 (9-5 MVC) 9-7 (3-7 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 (2-1) Mon. 1 Loyola Chicago* ESPN+ ............................ L 50-70 THE TEN COUNT Sat. 6 at Illinois State* ESPN3 ............................W 74-67 ♦ After leaping into third place in the Missouri Valley Conference after the weekend’s road sweep at Illinois State, the Sun. 7 at Illinois State* ESPN3 ............................W 72-62 Missouri State Bears (11-5, 7-5 MVC) return to JQH Arena on Wednesday to take on long-time rival Southern Illinois at 7 Wed. 10 Southern Illinois* FS Midwest .................. 7:00 p.m. p.m. The Salukis have won two of their last three but are 1-5 in Valley road games this season. Sat. 13 Bradley* KOZL / ESPN3 .............................. 5:00 p.m. ♦ Sun. 14 Bradley* ESPN3/ESPN+ ............................. 3:00 p.m. Bears head coach Dana Ford grew up 35 miles from Carbondale, in Tamms, Illinois. As Bears head coach, Ford is Wed. 17 at Southern Illinois* ESPN3 .................... 8:15 p.m. 2-2 against the Salukis (2-0 at JQH Arena) and 2-4 lifetime against SIU. Ford picked up his 100th career win on Sunday with the Bears 72-62 win at his alma mater, Illinois State. Fri. 26 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. Sat. 27 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. ♦ The Bears are shooting for their 1,700th all-time win on Wednesday. Now in their 109th college basketball season, MARCH (0-0) Missouri State is 1699-1015 all-time and started the season No. 37 on the NCAA list of winningest DI programs. Thu. 4- State Farm MVC Tournament $ .................. TBA ♦ Isiaih Mosley (So., Columbia, Mo.) leads the MVC in scoring (21.4 ppg) and ranks 10th among all Division I players Sun. 7 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 14.8 second-half points per game. He ranks 16th nationally in free throws (89) and 35th in FT% (.881). * MVC Games (7-5); $ MVC Tournament, St. Louis (0-0) ♦ Mosley also ranks among the league’s top players in several other statistical categories -- 1st in FT% (.881), 2nd in defensive rebounds (5.9), 2nd in minutes played (33.2), 5th in assists (3.5) and 6th in rebounding (6.7). He is also the No. COACHING STAFF 2 sophomore in scoring in the nation just behind ORU’s Max Abmas (21.7 ppg). Head Coach ........................................................ Dana Ford ♦ Gaige Prim (Sr., Aurora, Colo.) has recorded a steal in 11 straight games while emerging as a defensive stalwart. He Alma Mater .........................................lllinois State, 2006 leads the team in steals (18) and blocks (19), while ranking 1st in the MVC in rebounds per game (9.1), 1st in offensive Record at Missouri State ...................43-38 (3rd season) rebounds per game (3.4), 3rd in defensive rebounds per game (5.8), 4th in scoring (15.1), and 5th in blocks (1.2). He also ranks 9th in the league in FG% (.580) and 9th in assists (3.2) while ranking No. 5 in KenPom’s Offensive Player Ratings. Career Record ...............................100-103 (7th season) Associate Head Coach ............. Corey Gipson (6th season) ♦ Value Add Basketball lists MSU standouts Gaige Prim and Isiaih Mosley both as mid-season all-conference first- Alma Mater ......................................... Austin Peay, 2004 team selections, along with Loyola’s Cameron Krutwig, Indiana State’s Tyreke Key and Loyola’s Marquise Kennedy. Assistant Coach ...............................Jase Herl (3rd season) ♦ The Bears are 23-0 under Dana Ford when shooting 50 percent or better from the field (8-0 this season). Alma Mater ....................................Colorado Mesa, 2010 ♦ Jared Ridder (Jr., Springfield, Mo.) came off the bench to knock down 7 threes in the series at Illinois State. He av- Assistant Coach .....................Sheldon Everett (3rd season) eraged 12.0 points per game over the weekend and accounted for 89% of the team’s bench scoring in that span. Ridder Alma Mater ....................................South Carolina, 2004 has dropped in multiple 3-pointers 11 times this season. He ranks 4th in the MVC in 3-pointers per game (2.3). Basketball Operations ............Michael Collins (3rd season) ♦ Demarcus Sharp (Jr., Charleston, Mo.) is averaging 12.4 points per game over the last 5 contests. An NJCAA Alma Mater .................................... Colorado State, 2017 Division I All-American last season at Colby (Kan.) Community College, Sharp has started the last 3 ball games. Video & Analytics Coordinator .........................Alec O’Reilly Strength & Conditioning Coach .........................Chris Steck ♦ A win over SIU would lock up MSU’s 49th straight winning home record. With 3 home games remaining, the Bears Athletic Trainer .............................................. Tyler Landgraf are 6-4 at JQH Arena in 2020-21. The Bears have been over .500 at home every season since 1971-72 and are looking Grad. Assistants ...........Leighton Kentwell, Ryank Kreklow, to snap a four-game home skid. MSU has not lost 5 straight home games since a stretch from 2/9/63 to 11/30/63. ....................................................................Jordan Scott ♦ After out-rebounding 9 of their first 11 foes this season (and 18-of-21, dating back to last year), the Bears have been beaten on the glass their last 5 games (2-3). Under Ford, MSU is 29-12 when out-rebounding its opponents (8-1 this yr.). SERIES SUMMARY MAROON FIVE* vs. Southern Illinois Missouri State Record ............................................39-50 ............24-15 in Springfield (8-4 at JQH Arena) Recent Meeting ......................MSU 84, SIU 59 (2/29/20) 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 13-4 8.2 2.9 2.4 7 16-16 9.5 3.4 1.6 34 16-16 21.4 6.7 3.5 23 16-16 6.9 4.4 0.3 13 16-16 15.1 9.1 3.2 19 *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* 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 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.