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2022–23 Missouri State Bears basketball team

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2022–23 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–15 (12–8 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJase Herl
Assistant coaches
  • Sheldon Everett
  • Buzzy Caruthers
Home arenaGreat Southern Bank Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 16 4   .800 25 10   .714
Drake 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
Southern Illinois 14 6   .700 23 10   .697
Belmont 14 6   .700 21 11   .656
Indiana State 13 7   .650 23 13   .639
Missouri State 12 8   .600 17 15   .531
Murray State 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Northern Iowa 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Illinois State 6 14   .300 11 21   .344
Valparaiso 5 15   .250 11 21   .344
UIC 4 16   .200 12 20   .375
Evansville 1 19   .050 5 27   .156
2023 MVC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth-year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 12–8 in MVC Play to finish in 6th place. They defeated UIC in the opening round of the MVC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Southern Illinois.

Previous Season

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The Bears finished the 2021–22 season 23–11, 13–5 in MVC Play to finish in a three-way tie for 2nd place. They defeated Valparaiso in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Drake. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma.[1]

Roster

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2022–23 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chance Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So McEachern
Arkansas
Brookhaven, GA
G 1 Alston Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Blue Valley Northwest
Oklahoma
Overland Park, KS
F 2 Jonathan Mogbo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Forest Hill
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
West Palm Beach, FL
G 3 Kendle Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Danville
Colorado State
Danville, IL
G 4 Kanon Gipson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr We Are United Prep Rogersville, MO
G 5 Donovan Clay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Alton
Valparaiso
Alton, IL
G 10 Damien Mayo Jr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Link Year Prep St. Louis, MO
G 11 Raphe Ayres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Vermont Academy Arlington, VA
G 12 Bryan Trimble Jr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy
Akron
Kansas City, MO
F 13 Jonathan Dunn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr We Are United Prep Rogersville, MO
G 15 Matthew Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Dohn Prep
Saint Peter's
San Juan, Puerto Rico
G 20 Tommy Pinegar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Greenwood Springfield, MO
G 21 James Graham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Nicolet
Maryland
Milwaukee, WI
G 25 David Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Neumann Regional Academy Williamsport, PA
F 33 Dawson Carper 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Rampart
Hawaii
Colorado Springs, CO
F 34 Dalen Ridgnal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Lincoln Academy
Georgia
Kansas City, MO
F 35 N.J. Benson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mt. Vernon Township Mt. Vernon, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Newman W 78–58 
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,041)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Missouri S&T W 82–47  1–0
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,008)
Springfield, MO
November 16, 2022*
8:00 p.m., BYUtv
at BYU L 64–66  1–1
Marriott Center (12,587)
Provo, UT
November 19, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Middle Tennessee W 75–51  2–1
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,003)
Springfield, MO
November 25, 2022*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. UNC Wilmington
Nassau Championship first round
L 54–68  2–2
Baha Mar Convention Center (374)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Ball State
Nassau Championship consolation 2nd round
L 64–67  2–3
Baha Mar Convention Center (368)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Oakland
Nassau Championship 7th place game
W 76–64  3–3
Baha Mar Convention Center (260)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UIC W 66–51  4–3
(1–0)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,174)
Chicago, IL
December 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bradley L 40–58  4–4
(1–1)
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,582)
Springfield, MO
December 7, 2022*
9:00 p.m., WCCSports
at Saint Mary's L 46–66  4–5
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,863)
Moraga, CA
December 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 61–65  4–6
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,887)
Springfield, MO
December 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ORU Sports Net
at Oral Roberts L 77–80  4–7
Mabee Center (4,692)
Tulsa, OK
December 18, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Michigan W 79–58  5–7
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,020)
Springfield, MO
December 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Iowa W 79–67  6–7
(2–1)
McLeod Center (4,123)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 1, 2023
2:00 p.m., MVC Wildcard
Drake W 52–49  7–7
(3–1)
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,836)
Springfield, MO
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville W 85–62  8–7
(4–1)
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,567)
Springfield, MO
January 7, 2023
4:00 p.m., MVC Wildcard
at Belmont L 61–74  8–8
(4–2)
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Illinois State L 66–76 OT 8–9
(4–3)
CEFCU Arena (3,112)
Normal, IL
January 15, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State W 64–62  9–9
(5–3)
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,210)
Springfield, MO
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., MVC Network
at Drake W 65–62 OT 10–9
(6–3)
Knapp Center (2,518)
Des Moines, IA
January 21, 2023
3:00 p.m., MVC Wildcard
Southern Illinois L 57–61  10–10
(6–4)
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,782)
Springfield, MO
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UIC W 63–59  11–10
(7–4)
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,026)
Springfield, MO
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., MVC Network
at Murray State L 71–74  11–11
(7–5)
CFSB Center (6,712)
Murray, KY
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Valparaiso W 76–67 OT 12–11
(8–5)
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,489)
Springfield, MO
February 5, 2023
1:00 p.m., MVC Network
at Southern Illinois L 53–73  12–12
(8–6)
Banterra Center (5,802)
Carbondale, IL
February 8, 2023
6:00 p.m., MVC Network
Belmont W 61–59  13–12
(9–6)
Great Southern Bank Arena (4,102)
Springfield, MO
February 12, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Evansville W 66–60  14–12
(10–6)
Ford Center (4,412)
Evansville, IN
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bradley L 54–64  14–13
(10–7)
Carver Arena (4,791)
Peoria, IL
February 18, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 66–69  14–14
(10–8)
Great Southern Bank Arena (4,002)
Springfield, MO
February 21, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Murray State W 84–69  15–14
(11–8)
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,684)
Springfield, MO
February 26, 2023
1:00 p.m., MVC Wildcard
at Indiana State W 66–62  16–14
(12–8)
Hulman Center (4,993)
Terre Haute, IN
MVC tournament
March 2, 2023
8:30 pm, MVC TV
(6) vs. (11) UIC
Opening round
W 74–57  17–14
Enterprise Center (3,564)
St. Louis, MO
March 3, 2023
8:30 pm, MVC TV
(6) vs. (3) Southern Illinois
Quarterfinals
L 51–54  17–15
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

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  1. ^ Chapman, Ryan (March 15, 2022). "Oklahoma Rolls Past Missouri State in NIT First Round". SI.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved December 10, 2022.