2022–23 Missouri State Bears basketball team

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

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

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

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

  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.