2019–20 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2019–20 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record16–17 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
Loyola Chicago 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Indiana State 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Bradley 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Drake 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Illinois State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Evansville 0 18   .000 9 23   .281
2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second-year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Indiana State in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Valpariso.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2018–19 season 16–16, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Bradley.

Offseason

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Brinson
#31 PG
Los Angeles, CA Westchester High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 5, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Tyem Freeman
#44 SF
Springfield, MO Hillcrest High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 11, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Dajuan Harris
PG
Columbia, MO Rock Bridge High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 11, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Ja'Monta Black
SG
Columbia, MO Rock Bridge High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 14, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Gaige Prim
PF
Aurora, CO South Plains College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sep 29, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

Roster

2019–20 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyrik Dixon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Jr Southwest Christian Academy
Middle Tennessee
Bentonville, AR
G 1 Keandre Cook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Edmondson-Westside HS
Odessa College
Baltimore, MD
G 3 Spencer Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Fayetteville HS
Lyon College
Fayetteville, AR
G 4 Ja'Monta Black 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Rock Bridge HS Columbia, MO
F 5 Tyem Freeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Parkview HS Springfield, IL
F 11 Isiaih Mosley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Rock Bridge HS Columbia, MO
F 15 Lamont West 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Miller Grove HS
West Virginia
Cincinnati, OH
G 21 Ross Owens (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Woodlawn HS Woodlawn, IL
F 23 Kabir Mohammed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr National Christian Academy
San Jacinto College
Lagos, Nigeria
G 24 Ford Cooper Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr United Faith Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
C 25 Darian Scott 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Centennial HS Las Vegas, NV
G/F 33 Josh Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Genesis Academy
Nevada
Houston, TX
F 34 Jared Ridder 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS So Kickapoo HS
Xavier
Springfield, MO
F 44 Gaige Prim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Grandview HS
South Plains CC
Aurora, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 5, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
Washington (MO) W 76–59 
JQH Arena (3,209)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock L 66–67  0–1
JQH Arena (5,002)
Springfield, MO
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, KOZL/ESPN+
Alabama State W 59–50  1–1
JQH Arena (3,639)
Springfield, MO
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, KOZL/ESPN+
Cleveland State W 73–53  2–1
JQH Arena (3,800)
Springfield, MO
November 15, 2019*
6:00 pm, FSN
at No. 21 Xavier
Charleston Classic campus game
L 56–59  2–2
Cintas Center (10,463)
Cincinnati, OH
November 21, 2019*
10:30 am, ESPNU
vs. Miami (FL)
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 70–74  2–3
TD Arena (2,914)
Charleston, SC
November 22, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Saint Joseph's
Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round
W 71–69  3–3
TD Arena (3,245)
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Buffalo
Charleston Classic 5th place game
L 74–75  3–4
TD Arena (3,122)
Charleston, SC
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at LSU W 73-58  3–5
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,892)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Murray State W 71–69  4–5
JQH Arena (3,817)
Springfield, MO
December 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, KOZL/ESPN3
Mississippi Valley State W 86–62  5–5
JQH Arena (3,552)
Springfield, MO
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, KOZL/ESPN+
Arkansas State W 75–53  6–5
JQH Arena (3,891)
Springfield, MO
December 15, 2019*
6:00 pm, MASN
at VCU L 51–61  6–6
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693)
Richmond, VA
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm, KOZL
at Oral Roberts L 72–82  6–7
Mabee Center (2,490)
Tulsa, OK
MVC regular season
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 65–52  7–7
(1–0)
JGH Arena (4,206)
Springfield, MO
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, FSMW
at Loyola–Chicago L 58–62  7–8
(1–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,795)
Chicago, IL
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, KOZL/ESPN+
at Illinois State W 67–63  8–8
(2–1)
Redbird Arena (3,656)
Normal, IL
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, FSMW
Northern Iowa L 57–80  8–9
(2–2)
JGH Arena (3,520)
Springfield, MO
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley L 78–90  8–10
(2–3)
JGH Arena (4,583)
Springfield, MO
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 68–58  9–10
(3–3)
Ford Center (4,591)
Evansville, IN
January 23, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN
at Valparaiso W 67–60  10–10
(4–3)
JGH Arena (4,536)
Springfield, Mo
January 26, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 69–71  10–11
(4–4)
Knapp Center (3,593)
Des Moines, IA
January 29, 2020
6:00 pm, FSMW
at Northern Iowa W 95–66  10–12
(4–5)
McLeod Center (4,076)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 1, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State L 68–78  10–13
(4–6)
JGH Arena (4,284)
Springfield, MO
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State W 80–60  11–13
(5–6)
JGH Arena (2,991)
Springfield, MO
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 66–68  11–14
(5–7)
Banterra Center (6,528)
Carbondale, IL
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake W 97–62  12–14
(6–7)
JGH Arena (3,185)
Springfield, MO
February 16, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Indiana State W 71–58  13–14
(7–7)
Hulman Center (3,988)
Terre Haute, IN
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, FSMW
at Bradley L 79–83 OT 13–15
(7–8)
Carver Arena (5,708)
Peoria, IL
February 22, 2020
2:30 pm, CBSSN
Loyola–Chicago W 74–62  14–15
(8–8)
JGH Arena (4,251)
Springfield, MO
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso L 74–89  14–16
(8–9)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,476)
Valparaiso, IN
February 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 84–59  15–16
(9–9)
JGH Arena (3,887)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley tournament
March 6, 2020
8:35 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Indiana State
Quarterfinals
W 78–51  16–16
Enterprise Center (6,521)
St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2020
5:05 pm, CBSSN
(6) vs. (7) Valparaiso
Semifinals
L 82–89  16–17
Enterprise Center (8,145)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved August 21, 2019.