2021–22 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2021–22 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-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 23–11, 13–5 in MVC Play to finish 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.

2021–22 Missouri State Bears basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCorey Gipson
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 4   .778 20 12   .625
Missouri State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Drake 13 5   .722 25 11   .694
Loyola Chicago 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
Bradley 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Valparaiso 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Illinois State 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
Indiana State 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Evansville 2 16   .111 6 24   .200
2022 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bears finished the 2020–21 season 17–7, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Valparaiso in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake in the semifinals.[1]

Roster

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2021–22 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 DeMarcus Sharp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Sr Charleston HS
Colby CC
Charleston, MO
G 1 Isiaih Mosley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Rock Bridge HS Columbia, MO
G 2 Elijah Bridgers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Kickapoo HS Springfield, MO
G 3 Isaac Haney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Kickapoo HS Springfield, MO
G 4 Ja'Monta Black 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Rock Bridge HS Columbia, MO
G/F 5 Donovan Clay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Alton HS
Valparaiso
Alton, IL
G 11 Raphe Ayres 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Vermont Academy Arlington, VT
G 12 Jaylen Minnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Terre Haute South Vigo HS
IUPUI
Terre Haute, IN
F 13 Melvyn Ebonkoli 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Trappes, France
G/F 14 Keaton Hervey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Cedar Park HS
New Mexico JC
Cedar Park, TX
F 20 Nic Tata 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Sr Mt. Eliza Secondary
Blinn CC
Melbourne, Australia
G 25 Lu'Cye Patterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Minnesota Prep Academy Minneapolis, MN
C 33 Dawson Carper 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Rampart HS
Hawaii
Colorado Springs, CO
F 44 Gaige Prim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Grandview HS
South Plains CC
Aurora, CO
G 55 Skylar Wicks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Surge Christian Academy Jersey City, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State L 94–99  0–1
JQH Arena (4,190)
Springfield, MO
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Alabama State W 78–60  1–1
JQH Arena (3,922)
Springfield, MO
November 17, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston State W 77–55  2–1
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (741)
Huntsville, TX
November 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Long Beach State
Naples Invitational first round
W 92–66  3–1
CSN Fieldhouse (378)
Naples, FL
November 23, 2021*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. East Tennessee State
Naples Invitational semifinals
L 76–77  3–2
CSN Fieldhouse (317)
Naples, FL
November 24, 2021*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. George Washington
Naples Invitational third place game
W 72–54  4–2
CSN Fieldhouse (137)
Naples, FL
December 1, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Illinois State L 74–79 OT 4–3
(0–1)
Redbird Arena (2,902)
Normal, IL
December 4, 2021*
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 12 BYU L 68–74  4–4
JQH Arena (7,006)
Springfield, MO
December 8, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Little Rock W 81–55  5–4
Jack Stephens Center (1,057)
Little Rock, AR
December 11, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 69–60  6–4
JQH Arena (4,002)
Springfield, MO
December 15, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Dakota State W 75–63  7–4
JQH Arena (3,027)
Springfield, MO
December 18, 2021*
6:00 p.m., KOZL/ESPN3
Central Arkansas W 106–70  8–4
JQH Arena (2,561)
Springfield, MO
December 22, 2021*
9:00 p.m.
at Saint Mary's L 58–75  8–5
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,716)
Moraga, CA
December 30, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
Evangel W 103–56  9–5
JQH Arena (1,721)
Springfield, MO
January 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., MVC Network
Drake W 61–56  10–5
(1–1)
JQH Arena (3,242)
Springfield, MO
January 5, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Bradley W 71–69  11–5
(2–1)
Carver Arena (3,756)
Peoria, IL
January 8, 2022
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
Northern Iowa L 84–85  11–6
(2–2)
JQH Arena (3,352)
Springfield, MO
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 81–76  12–6
(3–2)
JQH Arena (3,886)
Springfield, MO
January 15, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Valparaiso W 74–57  13–6
(4–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,621)
Valparaiso, IN
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., KOZL/ESPN+
Illinois State W 88–63  14–6
(5–2)
JQH Arena (3,362)
Springfield, MO
January 22, 2022
2:30 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 22 Loyola–Chicago W 79–69  15–6
(6–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,105)
Chicago, IL
January 25, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State L 72–76  15–7
(6–3)
Hulman Center (3,011)
Terre Haute, IN
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville W 72–58  16–7
(7–3)
JQH Arena (3,894)
Springfield, MO
February 2, 2022
8:00 p.m., BSMW
at Southern Illinois W 69–54  17–7
(8–3)
Banterra Center (3,630)
Carbondale, IL
February 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
Loyola–Chicago L 62–71  17–8
(8–4)
JQH Arena (6,117)
Springfield, MO
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., BSMW
at Drake W 66–62  18–8
(9–4)
Knapp Center (3,305)
Des Moines, IA
February 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., BSMW
Valparaiso W 84–66  19–8
(10–4)
JQH Arena (4,314)
Springfield, MO
February 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State W 79–70  20–8
(11–4)
JQH Arena (3,522)
Springfield, MO
February 20, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Northern Iowa L 75–95  20–9
(11–5)
McLeod Center (3,353)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bradley W 83–67  21–9
(12–5)
JQH Arena (1,831)
Springfield, MO
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Evansville W 88–79  22–9
(13–5)
Ford Center (3,696)
Evansville, IN
MVC tournament
March 4, 2022
6:00 p.m., MVC TV
(2) vs. (7) Valparaiso
Quarterfinals
W 67–58  23–9
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
March 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Drake
Semifinals
L 78–79 OT 23–10
Enterprise Center (6,371)
St. Louis, MO
NIT tournament
March 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN
at (1) Oklahoma
First Round – Oklahoma Bracket
L 72–89  23–11
Lloyd Noble Center (3,439)
Norman, OK
*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. ^ Timmermann, Tom (March 6, 2021). "Drake beats Missouri State in final seconds to advance to MVC final". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved November 6, 2021.