2023-2024 Missouri State Bears

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2023-2024 Missouri State Bears Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
11 Raphe Ayres Sr G 6-5 205 Dec 19, 2000 Arlington (VA) United States Vermont Academy
35 N.J. Benson So F 6-8 225 Nov 24, 2003 Mount Vernon (IL) United States Mount Vernon High School
3 Tyler Bey Fr F 6-8 173 Jul 12, 2004 Newark (NJ) United States Fairfax High School
33 Dawson Carper Sr C 6-11 260 May 9, 2000 Colorado Springs (CO) United States Rampart High School
5 Donovan Clay Sr GF 6-8 230 Jan 29, 2001 Alton (IL) United States Alton High School
4 Cesare Edwards Jr F 6-9 225 Dec 26, 2002 Hartsville (SC) United States Hartsville High School
23 Kanon Gipson Fr GF 6-3 160 Feb 12, 2003 Rogersville (MO) United States We Are United Prep
2 Davion Hill Fr G 6-2 215 Jan 6, 2005 Philadelphia (PA) United States Neumann-Goretti High School
21 Nick Kramer Fr G 6-3 210 Dec 14, 2003 St. Louis (MO) United States St. Louis University High School
15 Matthew Lee Sr G 6-0 175 Oct 25, 1999 San Juan (PR) Puerto Rico / United States Dohn Community High School
1 Alston Mason Jr G 6-2 175 Feb 15, 2002 Overland Park (KS) United States Blue Valley Northwest High School
10 Damien Mayo, Jr. So G 6-3 205 Feb 10, 2004 St. Louis (MO) United States Chaminade College Preparatory School
0 Chance Moore Jr F 6-6 205 Mar 3, 2003 Atlanta (GA) United States McEachern High School
20 Tommy Pinegar Fr G 6-2 175 Jul 18, 2003 Springfield (MO) United States Greenwood High School

Recent Missouri State Bears History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 17-16 (8-12) 9th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 17-15 (12-8) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 23-11 (13-5) 2nd (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 17-7 (12-6) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 16-17 (9-9) 6th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 16-16 (10-8) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 18-15 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 17-16 (7-11) 6th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 13-19 (8-10) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 11-20 (5-13) 8th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 20-13 (9-9) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 11-22 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 16-16 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 26-9 (15-3) 1st (MVC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 24-12 (8-10) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2008-2009 11-20 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 17-16 (8-10) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 22-11 (12-6) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2005-2006 22-9 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) 2nd Rnd NIT 4th Rnd
2004-2005 19-13 (10-8) 5th (MVC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2003-2004 19-14 (9-9) 5th (MVC) Runner Up N/A
2002-2003 17-12 (12-6) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Missouri State Bears Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Nick Kramer MVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 9, 2024)
Alston Mason MVC All-Conference Third Team
Cesare Edwards MVC All-Bench Team
Matthew Lee MVC Player of the Week (Nov 27, 2023)
Alston Mason MVC Player of the Week (Dec 27, 2023)
Alston Mason MVC Player of the Week (Jan 29, 2024)
Chance Moore MVC Player of the Week (Feb 5, 2024)
Matthew Lee Paradise Jam Tournament MVP
Donovan Clay Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team

2023-2024 Missouri State Bears Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Mason R. Ayres D. Mayo, Jr. N. Benson D. Clay
Rotation M. Lee   C. Moore C. Edwards  
Lim PT T. Pinegar N. Kramer K. Gipson   D. Carper
Lim PT         T. Bey

2023-2024 Missouri State Bears Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Alston Mason 30 35.2 17.5 3.0 3.6 0.8 0.1 2.4
Donovan Clay 33 33.1 12.8 5.9 2.4 0.7 0.9 2.0
Chance Moore 31 26.8 10.7 5.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.8
N.J. Benson 32 21.9 8.6 7.9 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.2
Matthew Lee 30 26.5 8.2 2.4 3.7 0.4 0.0 2.9
Cesare Edwards 33 18.1 7.2 4.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0
Damien Mayo, Jr. 29 23.8 5.1 3.4 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.9
Nick Kramer 8 14.9 3.8 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4
Tyler Bey 18 10.8 2.5 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.8
Raphe Ayres 31 17.6 2.2 2.9 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5
Dawson Carper 14 4.4 1.2 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4
Kanon Gipson 6 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Tommy Pinegar 7 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Missouri State Bears Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dana Ford Head Coach 2018-2019 Head Coach (Tennessee State, 2014 to 2018)
Sheldon Everett Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Director of Basketball Operations (Missouri State, 2018 to 2020)
Buzzy Caruthers Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Director of Player Development (Nebraska, 2020 to 2022)
Randy Peele Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2023-2024 N/A
Kyle Moats Athletic Director 2009-2010 N/A
Jeremiah Frey Director of Strength and Conditioning 2010-2011 N/A
Marty Gross Director of Basketball Operations 2023-2024 Associate Head Coach (Texas A&M-CC, 2011 to 2021)
Jim Penkalski Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A
Kyle Johnson Strength and Conditioning Coach 2021-2022 Director of Strength and Conditioning (Central, 2016 to 2021)