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. NORTHWESTERN ST. / LITTLE ROCK GAMES 2-3 NOVEMBER (0-0) Fri. 27 Evangel .............................................. 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 (vs. Northwestern St.) 7 p.m. Sat. 28 Ecclesia .............................................. 7:00 p.m. DATE: Monday, Dec. 21 (vs. Little Rock), 7 p.m. DECEMBER (1-0) Northwestern St. LOCATION: JQH Arena (11,000 total capacity | 3,991 limited) Tue. 1 Central Arkansas ............................... 7:00 p.m. DEMONS Springfield, Mo. Sat. 5 Mississippi Valley State ...................... 7:00 p.m. Sat. 12 Southeastern Louisiana ..................... 7:00 p.m. 1-5 SERIES: Missouri State leads Northwestern St., 2-0 Wed. 16 William Jewell .......................................W 73-64 Last Meeting: MSU 75, NSU 73 (12/10/96) ESPN3 Sat. 19 Northwestern State .................... 7:00 p.m. Missouri State leads Little Rock, 7-1 Mon. 21 Little Rock ESPN3 .................................. 7:00 p.m. Last Meeting: Little Rock 67, MSU 66 (11/5/19) Sun. 27 at Northern Iowa* ESPN3/ESPN+ .............. 3:00 p.m. Mon. 28 at Northern Iowa* ESPN3/ESPN+ .............. 5:00 p.m. Missouri State Little Rock TV: ESPN3 (Tom Ladd, Kelby Stuckey, Don West) BEARS TROJANS 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. 1-0 3-2 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. ♦ With the Bears win over William Jewell in the season opener Wednesday, Missouri State improved to 37-2 in home Sun. 7 at Illinois State* ESPN3/ESPN+ .................. 2:00 p.m. openers during its Division I era and pushed the Bears to 12-1 in home openers at JQH Arena. Sat. 13 Bradley* ESPN3/ESPN+ ............................. 5:00 p.m. Sun. 14 Bradley* ESPN3/ESPN+ ............................. 3:00 p.m. ♦ Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference selection Gaige Prim (Sr., Aurora, Colo.) has scored in double figures in Wed. 17 at Southern Illinois* ESPN3/ESPN+ ........... 7:00 p.m. 14 straight games. He posted a game-high 20 points in the season opener vs. William Jewell (12/16). At 13.7 points per game, Prim led all Missouri Valley Conference newcomers in scoring last season to earn a spot on the MVC All-Newcom- Fri. 26 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. er Team and All-MVC third team. Prim has scored 10 or more points in 26-of-29 career appearances. Similarly, he scored Sat. 27 at Evansville* ESPN3/ESPN+ ..................... 6:00 p.m. 9 or more points in 28 games, and at least 8 points in all 29 contests. MARCH (0-0) ♦ Ja’Monta Black (So., Columbia, Mo.) is coming off career-highs 16 points and 8 rebounds in the season opener, Thu. 4- State Farm MVC Tournament $ .................. TBA firing 6-of-13 from the field with three 3-pointers and 5 assists in the win. Black started 20 games a year ago as a true Sun. 7 freshman and made 46.2 percent of his 3-pointers in Valley play (24-of-52). * MVC Games (0-0); $ MVC Tournament, St. Louis (0-0) ♦ Through MSU’s first game, Prim ranks 2nd nationally in field goal percentage (.818) and 5th in assists per game (8.0) ♦ The Bears have out-rebounded 10 of their last 11 foes after finishing the 2019-20 season ranked 25th nationally in COACHING STAFF rebound margin (6.2). ♦ Missouri State’s top rebounder in the season opener was freshman Lu’Cye Patterson (Minneapolis, Minn.) who Head Coach ........................................................ Dana Ford snagged 9 boards, including a pair of offensive caroms. MSU was +12 on the glass against William Jewell with six Bears Alma Mater .........................................lllinois State, 2006 snagging 4 rebounds or more in the contest. Record at Missouri State ...................33-33 (3rd season) ♦ In his first start since 12/30/18, Jared Ridder (Jr., Springfield, Mo.) posted 10 points in the season opener against Career Record ...................................90-98 (7th season) William Jewell, his fourth career double-figure scoring game, with a pair of 3-pointers. Associate Head Coach ............. Corey Gipson (6th season) ♦ Isiaih Mosley (So., Columbia, Mo.) scored 13 points in Wednesday’s opener, his fifth double-figure effort over the Alma Mater ......................................... Austin Peay, 2004 Bears’ last six contests. Mosley posted 267 points in his freshman campaign last season, which is the 10th-best scoring Assistant Coach ....................... Jake Headrick (3rd season) output ever by a Bears freshman. Alma Mater ...........................................Montevallo, 2005 Assistant Coach .....................Sheldon Everett (3rd season) ♦ Missouri State drew 5 charges against William Jewell, including 3 by newcomer Keaton Hervey (Jr., Cedar Park, Alma Mater ....................................South Carolina, 2004 Texas). Hervey was also 3-for-6 from the field in his MSU debut with a pair of steals. Basketball Operations ............Michael Collins (3rd season) ♦ The Bears produced 50 of their 73 points in their Dec. 16 opener vs. Jewell with baskets in the paint. It marked the Alma Mater .................................... Colorado State, 2017 second time over their last 11 games that Missouri State eclipsed 50 points in the paint, something the team had not Video & Analytics Coordinator .........................Alec O’Reilly done previously since 2010. Strength & Conditioning Coach .........................Chris Steck ♦ After shooting .525 from the field against William Jewell, the Bears improved to 16-0 under Dana Ford when making Athletic Trainer .............................................. Tyler Landgraf at least half their shots. Including his head coaching tenure at Tennessee State, Ford’s teams are now 39-5 when MSU Grad. Assistants ...........Leighton Kentwell, Ryank Kreklow, makes 50 percent or more from the field. ....................................................................Jordan Scott MAROON FIVE* SERIES SUMMARY vs. Northwestern State Missouri State Record ..........................2-0 (1-0 at home) Most-Recent Meeting ......... MSU 75, NSU 73 (12/10/96) vs. Little Rock Missouri State Record ......7-1 (4-1 at home, 2-1 at JQH) Most-Recent Meeting .. Little Rock 67, MSU 66 (11/5/19) 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 1-1 16.0 8.0 5.0 3 1-1 13.0 5.0 2.0 0 1-1 10.0 4.0 0.0 2 1-1 6.0 4.0 1.0 0 1-1 20.0 6.0 8.0 2 *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. 1/15/99 Lettermen Not Returning ........................7 25 Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial High Bulldogs) Keandre Cook, Ford Cooper Jr., Tulio DaSilva, Josh Hall, Kabir Mohammed, Ross Owens, Dawson Carper C 7-0 278 Jr. 5/9/00 Lamont West 33 Colorado Springs, Colo.