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2024–25 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2024–25 Missouri State Bears basketball team represents Missouri State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by head coach Cuonzo Martin in his first season in his second stint, and his fourth overall, play their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena located in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2024–25 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–3 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGreat Southern Bank Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 0 – 0   – 6 – 0   1.000
Bradley 0 – 0   – 6 – 1   .857
Belmont 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
Missouri State 0 – 0   – 4 – 2   .667
Murray State 0 – 0   – 3 – 2   .600
Northern Iowa 0 – 0   – 3 – 2   .600
Valparaiso 0 – 0   – 3 – 2   .600
Illinois State 0 – 0   – 4 – 3   .571
UIC 0 – 0   – 4 – 3   .571
Indiana State 0 – 0   – 3 – 3   .500
Evansville 0 – 0   – 3 – 4   .429
Southern Illinois 0 – 0   – 2 – 4   .333
† 2025 MVC tournament winner
As of November 25, 2024

Previous season

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The Bears finished the 2023–24 season 17–16, 8–12 in MVC play to finish in ninth place.[1] They defeated Murray State,[2] before falling to top-seeded Indiana State in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.[3]

On March 10, 2024, the school announced that they would be firing head coach Dana Ford, ending his six-year tenure with the team.[4] On March 27, the school announced that former Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin would be returning as head coach, having held the position from 2008 to 2011.[5]

Roster

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2024–25 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mozae Downing-Rivers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Barton CC Lawrence, Kansas
G 1 Vincent Brady II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr IU Indy Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Dez White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Austin Peay Jefferson City, Missouri
G 3 Makhai Valentine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Steel Valley HS Munhall, Pennsylvania
G 5 Tommy Pinegar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Greenwood Laboratory School Springfield, Missouri
G 6 Logan Epes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Midwestern State Garland, Texas
F 7 Jurrell Baldwin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hyde Park Academy HS Chicago, Illinois
F 8 Sam Murray II 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Murray State Gulfport, Mississippi
F 9 Wesley Oba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Delaware State Manchester, England
G 10 Iago Stanback 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Palmetto Ridge HS Naples, Florida
G 11 Chase Martin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Purdue Columbia, Missouri
G 12 Jalen Hampton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr South Plains College St. Louis, Missouri
G 13 Zaxton King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lawrence HS Lawrence, Kansas
G 20 C.J. Gaines 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Calvary Day School Savannah, Georgia
G 21 Nick Kramer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Saint Louis St. Louis, Missouri
F 23 Michael Osei-Bonsu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Vincennes Bolingbrook, Illinois
F 24 Allen Udemadu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Morgan State Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
7:00 pm 		Southwest Baptist W 72–65  –
 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,483)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
5:45 pm, FS1 		at Butler L 65–72  0–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,887)
Indianapolis, IN
November 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Missouri Southern W 90–61  1–1
 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,189)
Springfield, MO
November 16, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tulsa W 111–106 3OT 2–1
 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,364)
Springfield, MO
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 78–68  3–1
 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,178)
Springfield, MO
November 24, 2024*
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. High Point
Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals 		W 71–61  4–1
 John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2024*
6:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Boston College
Cayman Islands Classic semifinals 		L 74–76 OT 4–2
 John Gray Gymnasium (915)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2024*
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. South Dakota State
Cayman Islands Classic 3rd place game 		L 55–75  4–3
 John Gray Gymnasium (920)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 1, 2024*
3:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
December 14, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Washington State Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
December 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lincoln Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
December 22, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
December 29, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
January 1, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
January 4, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Bradley Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
January 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
January 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
January 15, 2025
6:00 pm, MVC Network 		Southern Illinois Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
January 18, 2025
 ESPN+ 		at Illinois State CEFCU Arena 
Normal, IL
January 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
January 29, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
February 5, 2025
6:00 pm, MVC Network 		Northern Iowa Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
February 8, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
February 16, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 22, 2025
 ESPN+ 		Illinois State Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
March 2, 2025
 ESPN+ 		at Drake Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
MVC tournament
March 6–9, 2025
 ESPN+/CBSSN 		vs.  Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Missouri State defeats Murray State in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 60-35". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Game recap: Indiana State moves on in Arch Madness with a win over Missouri State". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Missouri State fires men's basketball head coach Dana Ford". Springfield Daily Citizen. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Missouri State brings back Cuonzo Martin to lead its basketball program". Spectrum News St. Louis. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Missouri State Bears 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
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