2022-2023 Missouri State Bears

2022-2023 Missouri State Bears Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
11 Raphe Ayres Jr G 6-5 205 Dec 19, 2000 Arlington (VA) United States Vermont Academy
35 N.J. Benson Fr F 6-8 225 Nov 24, 2003 Mount Vernon (IL) United States Mount Vernon High School
33 Dawson Carper RS-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
13 Jonathan Dunn Fr F 6-7 190 - Rogersville (MO) United States We Are United Prep
4 Kanon Gipson RS-Fr GF 6-3 160 Feb 12, 2003 Rogersville (MO) United States We Are United Prep
21 James Graham III Jr PF 6-8 205 - Glen (MS) United States Nicolet High School
25 David Hill Fr G 6-1 170 - Williamsport (PA) United States St. John Neumann 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 So G 6-2 175 Feb 15, 2002 Overland Park (KS) United States Blue Valley Northwest High School
10 Damien Mayo, Jr. Fr G 6-3 205 Feb 10, 2004 St. Louis (MO) United States Chaminade College Preparatory School
2 Jonathan Mogbo So F 6-8 215 Oct 29, 2001 West Palm Beach (FL) United States Cardinal Newman High School
0 Chance Moore So F 6-6 205 Mar 3, 2003 Atlanta (GA) United States McEachern High School
3 Kendle Moore Sr G 6-0 155 - Danville (IL) United States Danville High School
20 Tommy Pinegar RS-Fr G 6-2 175 Jul 18, 2003 Springfield (MO) United States Greenwood High School
34 Dalen Ridgnal Sr F 6-7 215 Jan 1, 2001 Kansas City (MO) United States Rockhurst High School
12 Bryan Trimble, Jr. Sr SG 6-2 203 Jun 26, 1998 Kansas City (KS) United States Sunrise Christian Academy

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

2022-2023 Missouri State Bears Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Donovan Clay NABC All-District (16) Second Team
Donovan Clay MVC All-Conference Second Team
Donovan Clay MVC All-Defensive Team
Chance Moore MVC All-Bench Team
Dalen Ridgnal MVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 2, 2023)

2022-2023 Missouri State Bears Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Mason D. Mayo, Jr. K. Moore J. Mogbo D. Clay
Rotation M. Lee   B. Trimble, Jr. J. Graham III D. Carper
Rotation     C. Moore D. Ridgnal  
Lim PT   R. Ayres   N. Benson  

2022-2023 Missouri State Bears Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Donovan Clay 30 32.0 11.9 5.5 3.6 0.7 1.0 2.8
Chance Moore 31 21.9 10.6 3.9 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.2
Alston Mason 32 26.3 9.6 2.2 2.7 0.6 0.0 1.9
Jonathan Mogbo 30 24.4 8.0 7.0 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.7
Bryan Trimble, Jr. 16 23.6 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.4
Kendle Moore 30 25.0 7.5 2.5 1.3 1.1 0.0 1.4
Matthew Lee 2 19.5 5.0 2.5 4.0 0.5 0.5 2.0
Dalen Ridgnal 31 17.7 5.0 4.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.6
Dawson Carper 7 14.0 4.6 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0
Damien Mayo, Jr. 31 20.6 4.5 2.7 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0
James Graham III 18 19.9 4.2 1.9 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.6
N.J. Benson 27 9.4 2.8 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6
Raphe Ayres 24 8.3 1.4 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4

2022-2023 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)
Jase Herl Associate Head Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Missouri State, 2018 to 2022)
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)
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
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)