2021–22 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MVC Tournament winner ; As of December 13, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Missouri State Bears basketball
2021–22 Missouri State Bears basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2021–22 record	6–4 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Ford (4th season);
Associate head coach	Corey Gipson
Assistant coaches	Jase Herl; Sheldon Everett;
Home arena	JQH Arena

The 2021–22 Missouri State Bears basketball team represents Missouri State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Dana Ford, play their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

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

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

Dana Ford (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Corey Gipson (Austin Peay)
Jase Herl (Colorado Mesa)
Sheldon Everett (South Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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.	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.	vs. East Tennessee State Naples Invitational semifinals	L 76–77	3–2	CSN Fieldhouse (317) Naples, FL
November 24, 2021* 8:00 p.m.	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.	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.	South Dakota State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
December 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
December 22, 2021* 9:00 p.m.	at Saint Mary's			University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 30, 2021* 12:00 p.m.	Evangel			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
January 2, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Drake			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m.	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
January 8, 2022 5:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
January 15, 2022 6:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Illinois State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
January 22, 2022 2:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola–Chicago			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 25, 2022 6:00 p.m., NBCSC	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
January 30, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Evansville			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 2, 2022 8:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	Loyola–Chicago			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m.	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m.	Valparaiso			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Indiana State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 20, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Bradley			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m.	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
MVC Tournament
March 2022 TBA	vs. TBD			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

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.
"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

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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 2021-11-06.

Missouri State Bears basketball
Venues	Hammons Student Center (1976–2008) JQH Arena (2008–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NAIA national championships in bold

2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Drake	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
Southern Illinois	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	4	.556
Illinois State	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	5	.500
Bradley	1	–	0	1.000	4	–	6	.400
Missouri State	0	–	1	.000	6	–	4	.600
Valparaiso	0	–	1	.000	5	–	6	.455
Indiana State	0	–	1	.000	4	–	6	.400
Evansville	0	–	1	.000	4	–	8	.333
Northern Iowa	0	–	1	.000	2	–	5	.286

† 2022 MVC Tournament winner As of December 13, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll