2019-2020 Missouri State Bears

2019-2020 Missouri State Bears Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
4 Ja'Monta Black Fr G 6-4 190 Jan 26, 2001 Columbia (MO) United States Rock Bridge High School
3 Spencer Brown Jr G 6-2 192 Jan 14, 1998 Fayetteville (AR) United States Fayetteville High School
1 Keandre Cook Sr G 6-5 187 May 1, 1997 Baltimore (MD) United States Edmondson-Westside High School
24 Ford Cooper, Jr. Fr PG 6-3 202 Feb 1, 2001 Matthews (NC) United States United Faith Christian Academy
30 Tulio Da Silva Sr PF 6-8 213 Jul 3, 1996 Formiga Brazil / Dominican Republic Arlington Country Day School
0 Tyrik Dixon Jr SG 6-1 185 Feb 18, 1998 Bentonville (AR) United States Southwest Christian Academy
5 Tyem Freeman RS-Fr SF 6-6 210 Dec 16, 2000 Springfield (MO) United States Parkview High School
33 Josh Hall Jr G 6-7 213 Aug 2, 1997 Houston (TX) United States Genesis Academy
2 Anthony Masinton-Bonner RS-Sr SG 6-3 185 Nov 15, 1996 Lawrence (KS) United States Lawrence High School
23 Kabir Mohammed Sr SF 6-5 237 Mar 9, 1997 Fort Washington (MD) United States National Christian Academy
11 Isiaih Mosley Fr SF 6-5 205 May 3, 2000 Columbia (MO) United States Rock Bridge High School
21 Ross Owens Sr G 6-4 201 Jun 22, 1998 Woodlawn (IL) United States Woodlawn High School
44 Gaige Prim Jr G 6-8 235 Apr 8, 1999 Aurora (CO) United States Grandview High School
34 Jared Ridder So SF 6-8 216 Aug 31, 1998 Springfield (MO) United States Kickapoo High School
25 Darian Scott So C 6-11 208 Jan 15, 1999 Las Vegas (NV) United States Centennial High School
15 Lamont West Sr F 6-8 221 Jun 2, 1997 Cincinnati (OH) United States Miller 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

2019-2020 Missouri State Bears Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Keandre Cook MVC All-Conference Second Team
Gaige Prim MVC All-Conference Third Team
Gaige Prim MVC All-Newcomer Team
Gaige Prim MVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov 25, 2019)
Lamont West MVC Newcomer of the Week (Feb 17, 2020)

2019-2020 Missouri State Bears Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Black R. Owens J. Hall T. Da Silva G. Prim
Rotation   K. Cook I. Mosley   L. West
Rotation     K. Mohammed    
Lim PT F. Cooper, Jr. A. Masinton-Bonner J. Ridder   D. Scott
Lim PT S. Brown        
Lim PT T. Dixon        

2019-2020 Missouri State Bears Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Keandre Cook 33 32.1 14.9 4.6 1.4 0.8 0.4 2.2
Gaige Prim 28 21.8 13.7 4.9 1.6 0.6 0.7 1.8
Tulio Da Silva 31 26.8 9.9 7.1 1.0 0.6 0.5 2.2
Lamont West 33 21.3 9.5 3.9 0.6 0.6 0.2 1.4
Isiaih Mosley 32 21.8 8.3 3.6 1.1 0.6 0.2 1.2
Tyrik Dixon 17 29.1 7.2 4.0 3.6 1.3 0.4 2.3
Josh Hall 33 21.5 5.2 4.1 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.4
Ja'Monta Black 32 19.5 3.2 1.7 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.6
Kabir Mohammed 21 10.6 2.8 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6
Ross Owens 19 14.7 2.4 2.4 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.5
Ford Cooper, Jr. 27 12.0 1.9 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.8
Jared Ridder 1 6.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Darian Scott 12 4.2 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
Spencer Brown 11 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1

2019-2020 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)
Corey Gipson Associate Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Missouri State, 2015 to 2016)
Jake Headrick Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Samford, 2012 to 2018)
Jase Herl Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Colorado State, 2016 to 2018)
Alec O'Reilly Video Coordinator 2018-2019 N/A
Kyle Moats Athletic Director 2009-2010 N/A
Jeremiah Frey Director of Strength and Conditioning 2010-2011 N/A
Sheldon Everett Director of Basketball Operations 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Miami (OH), 2012 to 2017)
Jim Penkalski Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A
Chris Steck Strength and Conditioning Coach 2019-2020 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Albright, 2018 to 2019)
Brice Cox Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Coastal Carolina, 2012 to 2016)