2019–20 Missouri State Bears basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|sex=none
|year=2019–20
|team=Missouri State Bears
|image=Missouri State Athletics wordmark.svg
|image_size=200
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MVC
|record=16–17
|conf_record=9–9
|head_coach=Dana Ford
|hc_year = 2nd
|asst_coach1=Corey Gipson
|asst_coach2=Jake Headrick
|asst_coach3=Jase Herl
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=JQH Arena
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
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 Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=|year=2019}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Jordan Brinson
| position = #31 PG
| hometown = Los Angeles, CA
| highschool = Westchester High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 10
| weight = 210
| 40 =
| commitdate = 10/05/2018
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 80
| 247 stars = 0
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Tyem Freeman
| position = #44 SF
| hometown = Springfield, MO
| highschool = Hillcrest High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 5
| weight = 180
| 40 =
| commitdate = 08/11/2018
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
| espn grade = 78
| 247 stars = 0
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Dajuan Harris
| position = PG
| hometown = Columbia, MO
| highschool = Rock Bridge High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| weight = 160
| 40 =
| commitdate = 08/11/2018
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
| espn grade = NR
| 247 stars = 3
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Ja'Monta Black
| position = SG
| hometown = Columbia, MO
| highschool = Rock Bridge High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 4
| weight = 190
| 40 =
| commitdate = 04/14/2018
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
| 247 stars = 0
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Gaige Prim
| position = PF
| hometown = Aurora, CO
| highschool = South Plains College
| feet = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 184
| 40 =
| commitdate = 09/29/2018
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
| 247 stars = 0
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2019
| rivals ref title = 2019 Missouri State Signees
| scout ref title = 2019 Missouri State Signees
| espn ref title = 2019 Missouri State Signees
| rivals school =
| scout s =
| espn schoolid =
| scout overall =
| rivals overall =
| espn overall =
| accessdate = 2018-10-14
| bball = yes
}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2019|team=Missouri State Bears|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyrik|last=Dixon|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=173|class=JR|rs=y|home=Bentonville, AR|high_school=Southwest Christian Academy
Middle Tennessee}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Keandre|last=Cook|link=y|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=187|class=SR|rs=|home=Baltimore, MD|high_school=Edmondson-Westside HS
Odessa College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Spencer|last=Brown|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=192|class=JR|rs=y|home=Fayetteville, AR|high_school=Fayetteville HS
Lyon College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ja'Monta|last=Black|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=182|class=FR|rs=|home=Columbia, MO|high_school=Rock Bridge HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyem|last=Freeman|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=213|class=FR|rs=|home=Springfield, IL|high_school=Parkview HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isiaih|last=Mosley|link=y|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=192|class=FR|rs=|home=Columbia, MO|high_school=Rock Bridge HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lamont|last=West|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=221|class=SR|rs=|home=Cincinnati, OH|high_school=Miller Grove HS
West Virginia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ross|last=Owens|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=201|class=SR|rs=|home=Woodlawn, IL|high_school=Woodlawn HS|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kabir|last=Mohammed|link=|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=237|class=SR|rs=|home=Lagos, Nigeria|high_school=National Christian Academy
San Jacinto College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ford|last=Cooper Jr.|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=FR|rs=|home=Charlotte, NC|high_school=United Faith Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darian|last=Scott|num=25|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=210|class=SO|rs=y|home=Las Vegas, NV|high_school=Centennial HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Josh|last=Hall|num=33|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=213|class=JR|rs=y|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Genesis Academy
Nevada}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jared|last=Ridder|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=216|class=SO|rs=y|home=Springfield, MO|high_school=Kickapoo HS
Xavier}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gaige|last=Prim|link=y|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=235|class=JR|rs=|home=Aurora, CO|high_school=Grandview HS
South Plains CC}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Dana Ford ({{college|Illinois State}})
|asst_coach=
- Corey Gipson ({{college|Austin Peay}})
- Jake Headrick ({{college|Montevallo}})
- Jase Herl ({{college|Colorado Mesa}})
|roster_url=https://missouristatebears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2019-20
|accessdate=February 5, 2020
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2019-20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2020|tv=|record=yes|end=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = October 30, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Washington (MO)
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 76–59
| attend = 3,209
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}|Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 5, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Little Rock
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 66–67
| attend = 5,002
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2019
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Alabama State
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| score = 59–50
| attend = 3,639
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Cleveland State
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = KOZL/ESPN+
| score = 73–53
| attend = 3,800
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Cintas Center
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = FSN
| gamename = Charleston Classic campus game
| score = 56–59
| attend = 10,463
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21, 2019
| time = 10:30 am
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = TD Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = Charleston Classic quarterfinals
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 70–74
| attend = 2,914
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 22, 2019
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| site_stadium = TD Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 71–69
| attend = 3,245
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2019
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = TD Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = Charleston Classic 5th place game
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 74–75
| attend = 3,122
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = LSU
| site_stadium = Pete Maravich Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv = SECN+
| score = 73-58
| attend = 9,892
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Murray State
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 71–69
| attend = 3,817
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = KOZL/ESPN3
| score = 86–62
| attend = 3,552
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 11, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = JQH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = KOZL/ESPN+
| score = 75–53
| attend = 3,891
| record = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 15, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = VCU
| site_stadium = Stuart C. Siegel Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| tv = MASN
| score = 51–61
| attend = 7,693
| record = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2019
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Oral Roberts
| site_stadium = Mabee Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| tv = KOZL
| score = 72–82
| attend = 2,490
| record = 6–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}|MVC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Evansville
| site_stadium = JGH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 65–52
| attend = 4,206
| record = 7–7
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Loyola–Chicago
| site_stadium = Joseph J. Gentile Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| tv = FSMW
| score = 58–62
| attend = 2,795
| record = 7–8
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = Redbird Arena
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = KOZL/ESPN+
| score = 67–63
| attend = 3,656
| record = 8–8
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 2020
| time = 3:00 pm
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = JGH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = FSMW
| score = 57–80
| attend = 3,520
| record = 8–9
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 15, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Bradley
| site_stadium = JGH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78–90
| attend = 4,583
| record = 8–10
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2020
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Evansville
| site_stadium = Ford Center
| site_cityst = Evansville, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 68–58
| attend = 4,591
| record = 9–10
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2020
| time = 7:30 pm
| away = no
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = JGH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, Mo
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 67–60
| attend = 4,536
| record = 10–10
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2020
| time = 3:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–71
| attend = 3,593
| record = 10–11
| conference = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 29, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| tv = FSMW
| score = 95–66
| attend = 4,076
| record = 10–12
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2020
| time = 3:00 pm
| opponent = Indiana State
| site_stadium = JGH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–78
| attend = 4,284
| record = 10–13
| conference = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 5, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = JGH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 80–60
| attend = 2,991
| record = 11–13
| conference = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Banterra Center
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 66–68
| attend = 6,528
| record = 11–14
| conference = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 12, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = JGH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 97–62
| attend = 3,185
| record = 12–14
| conference = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2020
| time = 3:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Indiana State
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 71–58
| attend = 3,988
| record = 13–14
| conference = 7–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Bradley
| site_stadium = Carver Arena
| site_cityst = Peoria, IL
| tv = FSMW
| score = 79–83
| overtime = OT
| attend = 5,708
| record = 13–15
| conference = 7–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2020
| time = 2:30 pm
| opponent = Loyola–Chicago
| site_stadium = JGH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 74–62
| attend = 4,251
| record = 14–15
| conference = 8–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Athletics–Recreation Center
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 74–89
| attend = 2,476
| record = 14–16
| conference = 8–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 29, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = JGH Arena
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 84–59
| attend = 3,887
| record = 15–16
| conference = 9–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| 2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6, 2020
| time = 8:35 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 6
| opponent = Indiana State
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Enterprise Center
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78–51
| attend = 6,521
| record = 16–16
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7, 2020
| time = 5:05 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 6
| opponent = Valparaiso
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Enterprise Center
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 82–89
| attend = 8,145
| record = 16–17
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}
References
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