The Standard's Basketball Preview 2020

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Men’s season preview

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Newcomers to the men’s team

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Lady Bears’ season preview

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Lady Bears’ roster additions

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The Standard’s MVC predictions

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Men’s team health

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Conference schedule

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Lady Bears coaching staff

JQH Arena games during COVID-19 12

MVC plans during COVID-19

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Lady Bears receive MVC rings

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Bears aim to be team-oriented Men’s season preview

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Missouri State basketball is finally back — the first full season since COVID-19 shut down college athletics in March.

Men’s head coach Dana Ford is entering his third year at the helm of the Bears and expectations are less than what they were a season ago.

Last season, Ford’s Bears were picked to finish first in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll. The Bears finished sixth with a final record of 16-17.

This year, they are picked to finish sixth in the same preseason poll. In order to finish higher, the Bears are preparing to take a more team-oriented approach.

“I just feel like this year we are really more of a team,” junior guard Jared Ridder told The Standard. “Everyone’s doing it for one goal — that’s the team. It’s our motto this year. There’s no selfish play among us.”

Probably the biggest returning name is senior forward Gaige Prim — a 6-foot-8 post player who averaged 13.7 points per game and was named to the MVC Newcomer team and thirdteam All MVC last season.

And, he did all of that with a leg injury that kept him load-managed all season. This season, he has lost several pounds and his injury is fully healed.

“He’s moving a lot better this year,” Ridder said. “He’s more athletic — dunking a lot more.

What’s crazy is that he lost all that weight, but he hasn’t lost any strength. He’s benching and squatting more than he ever was before.”

The other two returners are members of the front court — sophomores Ja’Monta Black and Isiaih Mosley. The two played together in high school at Rockbridge in Columbia, Mo. and played together as starters at MSU last season. Black had 39 assists in 2019-20, and Mosley shot 40% from three.

“They’ll have bigger roles this year,” Ford said of Black and Mosely at MVC Media Day. “With bigger roles comes higher expectations. They’ll need to be consistent.”

In terms of somewhat new faces — Ridder and junior guard Demarcus Sharp have garnered significant attention.

Ridder was a four-star recruit coming out of Kickapoo High School in Springfield. He committed to Xavier but transferred to MSU before his freshman season began. He played in 23 games as a redshirt freshman then only played six minutes last season with a torn labrum.

He is now healthy, and like the team, has a better mindset going into this year.

“I’ve been focused on the team,” Ridder said. “I’m not trying to fall into all that pressure that comes from being a Springfield kid. I kind of did that my freshman year. This year, I’m just going to go out and play my hardest.”

Sharp comes to Missouri State by way of Colby Community College in Kansas. As a sophomore he averaged 16.5 points per game from the point guard position.

The season start date has not been announced at the time of publication, but the Bears will start their MVC schedule on Wednesday, Dec. 30 at Northern Iowa.

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Newcomers to men’s roster

Junior transfer center Dawson Carper, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, averaged six points and 3.9 rebounds in his sophomore season. Carper also shot 61% from the field and led the team in blocked shots. MSU’s offense has run through the center and forward positions in recent years and Carper believes he will fit in well with how the team plays.

“The culture they have here and the program really fits my playstyle,” Carper said in a video posted on the team’s Twitter account.

Demarcus Sharp - Point Guard

Junior Demarcus Sharp transferred from Colby Community College in Kansas where he earned NJCAA Division 1 All-America firstteam honors. Sharp had an outstanding career at Colby. In his sophomore season, the 6’3” guard averaged 16.5 points, 5.6 assists and a league-best 2.5 steals per game.

“I transferred from junior college, so I know what college basketball feels like,” Sharp said in a video posted on the team’s Twitter account.

“I don’t really feel like a newcomer and I feel like I know a lot of the game.”

Skylar Wicks - Point Guard

Skylar Wicks is a freshman point guard from Jersey City, New Jersey. During his junior year of high school, he received a lot of recruiting offers, but Missouri State’s men’s basketball head coach Dana Ford, assistant coach Jase Herl and the overall program at Missouri State were to his liking. In his past playing basketball, Wicks never had a coach that was promising in terms of teaching him how to fix the mistakes made on the court. With Ford’s help, Wicks said he believes he will be able to develop himself on the court with the help of his teammates.

Elijah Bridgers - Point Guard

Freshman point guard Elijah Bridgers is from Kickapoo High School. His mother went to MSU loves being able to share college experiences with his family. Bridgers was never a Bears fan, but growing up watching the Bears play, he is a Bear himself and is stunned to be in the same position as the players he grew up watching at the JQH Arena. Bridgers said in a press release he wants to be able to win this year but says being able to have the opportunity and experience to play collegiate basketball is nowhere near comparable.

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Big aspirations, bigger target Women’s season preview

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Expectations are high this year for the Missouri State Lady Bears, who were ranked, in October, first in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason polls.

“This year we kind of expected (to be picked first), and honestly I would’ve been shocked if we weren’t,” said head coach Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton.

Mox said she believes being ranked first and holding bragging rights to the conference comes with a target on your back.

As reigning Missouri Valley Conference champions, the Lady Bears will certainly have a bigger target on their back going into the 2020-21 season.

“I believe we have a great team, and I think we have to practice and walk with that confidence,” Mox said. “(We) have to know that we do belong and we know where we want to be at the end of the year.”

Although winning a conference championship is easier said than done, it’s nothing the Lady Bears haven’t already experienced with 10 of the 13 members of last year’s team returning this season, including four starters.

Of the returning starters, the two players that will lead the way include senior guard Brice Calip and junior forward Jasmine Franklin, both selected to the MVC preseason all-conference team.

Last year, Franklin averaged 10.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Calip averaged 12.6 points per game with a strong defensive presence to pair along with that.

Other key returners for the Lady Bears include Abby Hipp, Emily Gartner, Elle Ruffridge, Sydney Wilson and Mya Bhinhar. Each fills their own roles and brings plenty of college-level experience to the table.

Beyond experience, the Lady Bears expect to go deep into the bench most evenings with the majority of the roster seeing some level of minutes.

In terms of coaching staff, Mox added CJ Jones over the summer, who will mainly focus on recruiting coordination for the Lady Bears. Mox also added on new assistant coach Alysiah Bond, who was on staff at Michigan State from 2015-2019.

“Missouri State is tradition rich and one of the premier programs in the country,” Bond said. “I have seen and heard about Lady Bears Nation from afar and am anxious to become a part of the Springfield community.”

The team’s scheme will be looking very similar to last season, mainly playing at a quick pace and focusing on getting out on the fast break. It is a style Mox brought with her from Michigan State and has garnered success.

“Coach Mox really likes us to get out and run the floor,” freshman forward Dani Winslow said. “It’s a style of play I really enjoy and can result in high scoring games.”

Undoubtedly, with the Lady Bears’ expectations being higher this year, Mox said she feels the team’s goals and process will remain the same.

The Lady Bears are scheduled to kick off their season in the “#BeachBubble” at the Gulf Coast Showcase on Nov. 27-29. The conference season is to follow with the home opener scheduled for Jan. 8 against Illinois State. At the time of publication, a non-conference schedule has yet to be released.

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New faces for reigning MVC champs

Abi Jackson - Forward

Senior Abi Jackson is a transfer from Auburn University. After waiting many weeks, Jackson has not received any word about her current waiver status. Head coach Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton said she believes Jackson will be eligible “at the start or sometime during this season.”

Jackson is a 6’3” forward with plenty of high level experience. She will be able to add stability to an already solid Lady Bears front court.

Paige Rocco - Guard

Freshman guard Paige Rocco was the first official recruit Mox signed after taking the job at MSU in April of 2019.

Rocco, a shooting guard, had a successful career out of Iowa City, Iowa, which included a 91-8 overall record and a trip to the Class 5A state title game in her sophomore season.

Rocco’s game revolves around three-point shooting. In her senior season, she buried 59 3’s at a 45.2% accuracy rate.

Dani Winslow - Forward

Dani Winslow comes to the team from Olathe, Kansas where she played high school ball and was a finalist for the Kansas Player of the Year award her senior season.

“I’m most passionate about my defense and take a lot of pride in it,” Winslow said in a player spotlight.

Two words to describe Winslow’s style of play are versatility and athleticism. As a former Kansas state medalist in the high jump, Winslow has the ability to play all over the floor, and at 6’1” she can guard any position.

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The Standard weighs in with Missouri Valley Conference predictions LAST YEAR:

Lady Bears: It was the Lady Bears’ first season under coach Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton. The team was picked to finish second in the MVC preseason poll, but they ran away with the title and a 16-2 conference record. Their year was cut short by COVID-19 before the postseason, but they were a lock for the NCAA tournament.

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THIS YEAR:

Mox returns most of her roster from last year. The only graduates she lost were Alexa Willard and Shameka Ealy, who will be hard to replace. The Lady Bears have been picked to finish first in the Missouri Valley Conference.

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In Dana Ford’s second year at MSU, the Bears were picked to finish first in the MVC preseason poll. The team struggled to play complete games all year and finished sixth. The Bears were able to upset Indiana State in the first round of Arch Madness but were bounced

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The Bears have a mostly new roster. Big names returning are Gaige Prim, Ja’Monta Black and Isiaih Mosley. Transfer Demarcus Sharp could see big minutes as well. The MVC-favorite is Loyola-Chicago, a veteran team.

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What the health of two players means for the Bears this season

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Even without being able to practice and limited to around 20 minutes a game, Prim was still named third team All-MVC. He averaged 13.7 points a game and scored at least 10 points in 25 of his 28 appearances.

At a season preview scrimmage held by MSU, Prim was a dominant force on the floor.

Being injured is generally not conducive to “We feel like he’s one of the more consistent playing basketball. guys in (the MVC),” Ford said of Prim. “He’ll Just ask Missouri State men’s head coach really have to be good for us night-in and nightDana Ford about senior forward Gaige Prim, out. We anticipate him having a good year.” who was load-managed last year with an unThe other injured player for Missouri State disclosed leg injury. last year was junior guard Jared Ridder. After “Last year was tough for him,” Ford said at appearing in 23 games as a redshirt freshman, MVC Media Day in October. “He couldn’t he played a total of six minutes last season practice.” before having to undergo season-ending surgery for a torn labrum.

Ridder is a product of Kickapoo High School in Springfield and was a four-star recruit. He initially went to Xavier but transferred back home in his first semester.

He has shown the ability to shoot from beyond the arc, which is something the Bears need. MSU finished near the bottom of the MVC in three-point shooting last season.

The COVID-19 lockdown in the spring allowed Ridder to make sure his shoulder was ready to go for this year.

“I was getting stronger, but I wasn’t 100% at that time,” Ridder said.

“Once we started workouts in the summer, I was able to go full-contact immediately.”

Ford has said he likes what he sees out of Ridder in the early parts of the season.

“He’s had a good offseason in terms of health,” Ford said. “Like all of our guys, I just want to see him do the Gaige Prim goes up for the ball during the Bears’ season best they can.”

preview scrimmage on Saturday, Oct. 17.

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‘Mox’ enters season with new staff Over the past few months, Missouri State women’s basketball coach Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton has made some changes to her staff of assistant coaches.

Veteran coach Alysiah Bond fills the position vacated by the departure of Franqua Bedell. Bond was hired in May and most recently coached at Texas Tech.

“I am truly grateful and excited to join the Lady Bear family and to have another opportunity to work alongside Coach Mox,” Bond said in a press release. “Having spent four years together, there is one thing I undoubtedly know… she has ‘it!’[...] I relish the chance to support her mission to nurture, develop and mentor our student-athletes in a family-first environment while enthusiastically celebrating their successes academically, athletically and beyond.”

Bond has been an assistant coach at multiple Power Five schools, making stops at Wisconsin, Michigan State and Texas Tech. She

Lady Bears’ head coach Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton

has also spent time at Central Florida, Murray State and Tennessee State.

While at Michigan State, Bond worked alongside Mox and coached another current Missouri State assistant, Tori Jankoska, who helped lead the team to three NCAA tournament appearances and one WNIT while there.

She also helped sign a top-10 recruiting class.

“It is really hard for me to contain my excitement about the addition of Alysiah Bond,” Mox said in a press release. “She has an infectious energy and a personality that draws people in.”

Mox added another new assistant in June.

Crayton “CJ” Jones fills the position of recruiting coordinator vacated by the departure of Seth Minter.

“My family and I are excited for the opportunity to join the Lady Bear family,” Jones said in a press release. “Coach Mox is an amazing coach but an even better person. I look forward to working side by side with her while continuing to add to the rich history of success at Missouri State University. I welcome the opportunity to grow and develop under her leadership.”

Jones spent six seasons at Temple University in Philadelphia and East Carolina, both of which compete in the American Athletic Conference.

While at Temple, he aided in securing the Owls a No. 7 seed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament and played a key role in recruiting.

At East Carolina, Jones helped the team to a total of 35 wins in two seasons and a second-round WNIT appearance in 2015.

Jones was an assistant men’s coach at his alma mater, the NCAA Division II Francis Marion University, from 2009-2014. He played an instrumental role in recruiting strategies, individual workouts, academic support and summer camps. The team posted a 73-63 record during his tenure there.

Jones was also an assistant for the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat NBA Summer League teams from 2009-2013.

Mox said in a press release she is “ecstatic about the addition of CJ Jones.”

“He has experience on the women’s and men’s side, ranging from collegiate basketball to the NBA. He is a go-getter who has excellent recruiting ties and knowledge which will help him excel as our recruiting coordinator. He also will be in charge of our post player development, which he has done at the highest level in the NBA. He has a good opponent scouting mind as well.”

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The home basketball experience during COVID-19 It’s been almost eight months since Missouri State suspended all athletic competitions and not even two months since the men’s basketball schedule was released by the Missouri Valley Conference. As the days get closer to the beginning of the season, logistics of how the game experience will be with COVID-19 protocols are being released.

First, the maximum attendance at JQH Arena will be roughly 4,000 people, according to MSU Director of Athletics Kyle Moats. A reseating of the season ticket holders and the arena have taken place to also maintain social distancing.

“Our season ticket holders were assigned seats based upon priority points,” Moats said.

“There was a process that we went through with our season ticket holders based on their priority points and the Bears Fund, where they reallocated how they were going to seat due to social distancing.” Priority points are a ranking system that help determine parking and seating

upgrades for season tickets, postseason games, etc.

The first three rows of the arena will be blocked for the crowd, while the lower levels will be occupied by said prioritized season ticket holders for both men’s and women’s games.

According to Moats, in-game play will remain the same, but the space between benches and masking are the primary changes for the players. The objective is to limit as much contact as possible between everyone in attendance.

Balls and other equipment will be cleaned frequently in between possessions. Designated towels will be supplied by the team, as well as the building, just in case players decide to shower after games. To limit contact between players, handshakes before and after games have also been prohibited.

Similar to all prior fall sports, post-game media interviews will be conducted via Zoom.

This prevents extra testing for media members who would have to come into that “bubble.”

Since NCAA Division I basketball is a tier one sport, which means players, coaching staff, managers, etc. have to be tested three times a week.

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plied. Advance phone and online purchase is preferred. Students can purchase tickets by calling the Box Office at (417) 836-7678 or visiting the Missouri State Tix website.

Moats said students access to games will be the same as always.

“Student allocation won’t be any different than normal,” Moats said. “You’ll have to come and get scanned, then the general admission for both men and women is $10 for upper level seating.”

More information is to come from the department of athletics, as decisions have yet to be finalized.

Those plans will likely be finalized before the first home game, for which a date has not been announced.

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How MSU and the MVC is approaching COVID-19 Men’s and women’s basketball will be the first conference season the Missouri Valley Conference has attempted since the pandemic started, and with it comes plenty of challenges.

Men’s basketball coach Dana Ford said he and his staff are taking a silent approach to handling COVID-19.

there are interruptions in the regular season schedule, we’ll do what we can to pivot.”

In a normal year, Missouri State and the other MVC teams would play each team once on the road and once at home. Elgin said this year, MSU may play a team three or four times and another team only once due to the cancellation of games.

The team that could run into the most trouble with scheduling is Loyola University Chicago.

The university is in Chicago, which has strict COVID-19 mandates.

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Men’s head basketball coach Dana Ford looks at the court during an Arch Madness 2020 game in St. Louis.

“We don’t talk about COVID-19,” Ford said during the MVC Media Day in October. “We don’t talk about the current events right now.

We just talk about practice and how to get better. If they want to talk about those other things, we’ll do it outside of our allotted team time.”

Missouri State has been testing athletes once a week since July when they were allowed to return to campus for summer workouts.

As football teams at universities like Wisconsin and Florida have canceled games due to team-outbreaks, the MVC is developing contingencies for events like Arch Madness being canceled, teams having to cancel games and how to determine who goes to the NCAA tournament in the event of scheduling shutdowns.

“We’ll do everything we can this year to navigate the regular season safely,” MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin said at the media day.

“It’s a priority to do that with health in mind. If

site, people traveling to the city from 31 states must quarantine for 14 days.

Loyola head coach Porter Moser stopped practice for two weeks earlier in the season to allow his players to go home because of those rules.

“We came back July 10 and quarantined,” Moser said during the media day. “(We) started our workouts and tested every week. Then, our conference schedule came out and it said Dec. 30. I looked at that and wondered how I was going to let our guys come home for Christmas.

“If they go home for Christmas, they’re going to have to quarantine in Chicago. So, there was no way we could let them do that. So right then and there I sent them home for a week, then we quarantined for a week. It’s the best thing I could do for them.”

For the time being, the MVC begins conference play on Dec. 30.

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The Missouri State women’s basketball team received their conference rings in October after finishing first in the Missouri Valley Conference regular season standings last season.

The ceremony, held at JQH Arena, Oct. 13, placed an official sense of closure on the Lady Bears’ 2019-20 season that came to an abrupt end in March due to COVID-19, prior to the team’s postseason run.

The Lady Bears bested their win total from 2018, resulting in their second consecutive conference championship and first under head coach Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton.

Mox was awarded Spalding Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association following the 26-4 season.

Coach Mox said it’s nice for the team to be recognized for their hard work but feels there is still “unfinished business” following last spring.

“We know where we want to be at the end of the season,” Mox said, “but we get there by taking things day by day. I like to say progress is the process.”

The Lady Bears were recently picked to finish first in this year’s MVC preseason rank-

ings after returning 10 players from last season’s team that finished 16-2 in conference play.

“The target on our back is only going to get bigger and bigger,” Mox said. “We can’t just show up to practice every day and go through the motions. We have to practice like a first place team.”

While the Lady Bears return four of last year’s starters, one of the biggest questions is how they will replace graduated senior and leading scorer Alexa Willard, who averaged 16 points per game.

“It will mostly be by committee that we fill that void left by (Willard), and we have multiple players who are capable and ready to step up into that role,” Mox said.

Mox said she believes although Willard was the team’s leading scorer last year, this year “the team was very balanced” in terms of who could consistently score.

The Lady Bears also introduced the team’s newcomers during the ceremony, which included freshmen Dani Winslow and Paige Rocca, along with graduate transfer Abi Jackson.

Jackson comes to Springfield after a twoyear tenure at Auburn University and could potentially be another strong presence in the paint for the Lady Bears. The former Tiger is still awaiting waivers from the NCAA to determine if she will be able to play immediately this season.

The Lady Bears’ first conference home game is scheduled for Jan. 8 against Illinois State. At the time of press the non-conference schedule was not released.

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