Missouri State Bears News

ESTERO, Fla. – A piece of Missouri State’s non-conference men’s basketball schedule was announced Thursday with the release of the Naples Invitational bracket. The Bears appear in the eight-team event Nov. 22-24 in southwest Florida, with a first-round game against Long Beach State on the docket at 7 p.m. Central …

ST. LOUIS – Coming off its first NCAA Playoff appearance since 1990, Missouri State football had seven student-athletes earn preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors, the league announced today.   Montrae Braswell, a junior defensive back out of Avon Park, Fla., was MSU’s lone first-team Preseason All-MVFC selection. Braswell was …

Join BBN     SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State University men’s basketball head coach Dana Ford announced today the formation of the Bears Basketball Network, which will serve as formal network of former Bears players to remain active in the program.   By joining BBN, former Bears can access numerous events and …

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Missouri State’s Matt Russell signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization Wednesday and will begin his professional career in the Florida Complex League. The rookie-level club is based in Clearwater, Fla. A right-handed pitcher from Kansas City, Mo., Russell pitched exactly 100 innings in …

SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State University men’s and women’s golf teams will be the recipients of a significant gift, courtesy of Pam and Bernie Burrier, the MSU Foundation announced today.   The gift is an endowment for both programs and will be used to support the overall budgets of the …

SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State men’s soccer program will play 15 regular-season matches this fall, including nine home matches, as part of the program’s 2021 slate announced today. The Bears will begin the fall season with three exhibition matches in August before kicking off their regular season with a home …

Three members of the Missouri State women’s golf team have been honored by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association for their achievements in the classroom. Abby Cavaiani, Faith Hopkins and Johanna Wollenhaupt have been named All-American Scholars by achieving a minimum 3.50 grade-point average in the classroom and are among over 1,400 women’s …

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State fall baseball camps are now open for registration. The Bears will offer a pair of Skills and Showcase Camps (Aug. 28 and Oct. 10), as well as a Pitching and Catching Camp on Oct. 2-3. All camps will take place at Hammons Field in Springfield. Skills …

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State’s 2021 volleyball schedule is complete and includes a total of 30 matches, 12 of those at Hammons Student Center. The season begins with consecutive tournaments in Arkansas, the first of which sees the Bears take on former Missouri Valley Conference rival Wichita State, followed by Arkansas …

SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State women’s soccer team will play a 17-match regular-season schedule highlighted by seven home contests and road matches against 2021 NCAA tournament participants Saint Louis and Loyola, head coach Rob Brewer announced today.    Before kicking off the regular season, the Bears will square off in a …