2024–25 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2024–25 Missouri State Bears basketball
2024–25 Missouri State Bears basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	9–23 (2–18 MVC)
Head coach	Cuonzo Martin (1st in current stint, 4th overall season);
Assistant coaches	Tarrance Crump; Dr. Carson Cunningham; Marco Harris; Steve Woodberry;
Home arena	Great Southern Bank Arena

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake †	17	–	3	.850	31	–	4	.886
Bradley	15	–	5	.750	28	–	9	.757
Northern Iowa	14	–	6	.700	20	–	13	.606
Belmont	13	–	7	.650	22	–	11	.667
Illinois State	10	–	10	.500	22	–	14	.611
UIC	10	–	10	.500	17	–	14	.548
Murray State	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Southern Illinois	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Indiana State	8	–	12	.400	14	–	18	.438
Evansville	8	–	12	.400	11	–	21	.344
Valparaiso	6	–	14	.300	15	–	19	.441
	2	–	18	.100	9	–	23	.281

† 2025 MVC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena located in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

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

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

Cuonzo Martin (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Tarrance Crump (Purdue)
Dr. Carson Cunningham (Purdue)
Marco Harris (Southwestern Oklahoma State)
Steve Woodberry (Kansas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
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 Quarterfinal	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 Semifinal	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 Third Place	L 55–75	4–3	John Gray Gymnasium (920) George Town, Cayman Islands
December 1, 2024* 3:00 pm, Summit League Network		at Oral Roberts	W 72–67	5–3	Mabee Center (3,368) Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	L 77–80	5–4 (0–1)	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,357) Springfield, MO
December 14, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Washington State	L 78–91	5–5	Beasley Coliseum (3,304) Pullman, WA
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lincoln (MO)	W 61–49	6–5	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,324) Springfield, MO
December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	W 68–56	7–5	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,762) Springfield, MO
December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	L 40–57	7–6 (0–2)	Ford Center (5,128) Evansville, IN
January 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	L 72–73	7–7 (0–3)	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,013) Springfield, MO
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Bradley	L 60–69	7–8 (0–4)	Carver Arena (5,816) Peoria, IL
January 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	L 63–80	7–9 (0–5)	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,406) Springfield, MO
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 78–88 ^OT	7–10 (0–6)	Banterra Center (4,312) Carbondale, IL
January 15, 2025 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network		Southern Illinois	L 51–73	7–11 (0–7)	Great Southern Bank Arena (3,026) Springfield, MO
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 68–74	7–12 (0–8)	CEFCU Arena (4,588) Normal, IL
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 68–79	7–13 (0–9)	McLeod Center (3,491) Cedar Falls, IA
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	L 62–69 ^OT	7–14 (0–10)	Great Southern Bank Arena (3,210) Springfield, MO
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 67–72	7–15 (0–11)	Hulman Center (4,332) Terre Haute, IN
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	W 77–56	8–15 (1–11)	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,468) Springfield, MO
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, MVC TV Network		Northern Iowa	L 61–66	8–16 (1–12)	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,011) Springfield, MO
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 68–85	8–17 (1–13)	Curb Event Center (2,210) Nashville, TN
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 71–54	9–17 (2–13)	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,438) Springfield, MO
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	L 58–63	9–18 (2–14)	Credit Union 1 Arena (875) Chicago, IL
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	L 64–66	9–19 (2–15)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,267) Valparaiso, IN
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	L 68–70	9–20 (2–16)	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,853) Springfield, MO
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 65–74	9–21 (2–17)	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,683) Springfield, MO
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	L 60–68 ^OT	9–22 (2–18)	The Knapp Center (5,122) Des Moines, IA
MVC Tournament
March 6, 2025 2:30 pm, MVC TV Network	(12)	vs. (5) Illinois State Arch Madness Opening Round	L 54–70	9–23	Enterprise Center (4,402) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

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

[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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