2020–21 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–7 (12–6 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCorey Gipson
Assistant coaches
  • Jase Herl
  • Sheldon Everett
Home arenaJQH Arena
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Loyola Chicago162 .889265  .839
Drake153 .833265  .839
Missouri State126 .667177  .708
Indiana State117 .6111510  .600
Evansville711 .389916  .360
Valparaiso711 .3891018  .357
Northern Iowa711 .3891015  .400
Bradley612 .3331216  .429
Southern Illinois513 .2781214  .462
Illinois State414 .222718  .280
2021 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 17–7, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Valparaiso in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019–20 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 Valparaiso. All postseason play was thereafter canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 DeMarcus Sharp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrCharleston HS
Colby CC
Charleston, MO
G 1 Isiaih Mosley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoRock Bridge HS Columbia, MO
G 2 Elijah Bridgers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrKickapoo HS Springfield, MO
G 3 Spencer Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS SrFayetteville HS
Lyon College
Fayetteville, AR
G 4 Ja'Monta Black 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoRock Bridge HS Columbia, MO
G 5 Jake Branham Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg) RS SoSpringfield Catholic HS
Central Methodist
Springfield, MO
G 11 Raphe Ayres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrVermont Academy Arlington, VT
F 13 Melvyn Ebonkoli 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)227 lb (103 kg) FrPutnam Science Academy Trappes, France
G/F 14 Keaton Hervey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCedar Park HS
New Mexico JC
Cedar Park, TX
F 20 Nic Tata 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)261 lb (118 kg) JrMt. Eliza Secondary
Blinn CC
Melbourne, Australia
C 25 Darian Scott 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)208 lb (94 kg) RS JrCentennial HS Las Vegas, NV
C 33 Dawson Carper 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)278 lb (126 kg) JrRampart HS
Hawaii
Colorado Springs, CO
F 34 Jared Ridder 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrKickapoo HS
Xavier
Springfield, MO
F 44 Gaige Prim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrGrandview HS
South Plains CC
Aurora, CO
G 52 Lu'Cye Patterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrMinnesota Prep Academy Minneapolis, MN
G 55 Skylar Wicks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSurge Christian Academy Jersey City, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 16, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
William Jewell W 73–64  1–0
JQH Arena (1,279)
Springfield, MO
December 19, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State W 94–67  2–0
JQH Arena (1,064)
Springfield, MO
December 21, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock W 85–77  3–0
JQH Arena (1,201)
Springfield, MO
December 27, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa W 79–59  4–0
(1–0)
McLeod Center (668)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 75–85  4–1
(1–1)
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State W 84–74  5–1
(2–1)
JQH Arena (1,139)
Springfield, MO
January 3, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 70–66  6–1
(3–1)
JQH Arena (1,139)
Springfield, MO
January 9, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 81–68  7–1
(4–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 10, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 78–68  8–1
(5–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (80)
Valparaiso, IN
January 17, 2021*
5:00 pm
Missouri S&T W 94–49  9–1
JQH Arena (592)
Springfield, MO
January 26, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake L 61–68  9–2
(5–2)
JQH Arena (1,989)
Springfield, MO
January 27, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake L 73–78  9–3
(5–3)
JQH Arena (1,744)
Springfield, MO
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola L 46–72  9–4
(5–4)
JQH Arena (1,505)
Springfield, MO
February 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola L 50–70  9–5
(5–5)
JQH Arena (1,122)
Springfield, MO
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 74–67  10–5
(6–5)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
February 7, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 72–62  11–5
(7–5)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
February 10, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 65–53  12–5
(8–5)
JQH Arena (917)
Springfield, MO
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley W 80–58  13–5
(9–5)
JQH Arena (1,372)
Springfield, MO
February 14, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley W 72–57  14–5
(10–5)
JQH Arena (801)
Springfield, MO
February 17, 2020
8:15 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 68–53  15–5
(11–5)
Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 90–81  16–5
(12–5)
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
February 27, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville L 63–72  16–6
(12–6)
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
MVC tournament
March 5, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Valparaiso
Quarterfinals
W 66–55  17–6
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
March 6, 2021
3:00 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) Drake
Semifinals
L 69–71  17–7
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

  1. "NCAA cancels March Madness tournaments, all other winter and spring championships". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  2. "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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