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The 2025–26 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by head coach Cuonzo Martin in his second season in his second stint, and his fifth overall, played their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena located in Springfield, Missouri as members of Conference USA.[1]

ConferenceConference USA
Record16–18 (8–12 C-USA)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
Quick facts Missouri State Bears basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record16–18 (8–12 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGreat Southern Bank Arena
Seasons
← 2024–25
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2025–26 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty17–3 .85026–8  .765
Sam Houston13–7 .65022–12  .647
Western Kentucky11–9 .55018–14  .563
Louisiana Tech11–9 .55020–14  .588
Middle Tennessee11–9 .55017–15  .531
Kennesaw State †10–10 .50021–14  .600
Jacksonville State10–10 .50015–17  .469
FIU8–12 .40015–17  .469
Missouri State8–12 .40016–18  .471
New Mexico State8–12 .40016–16  .500
UTEP7–13 .35011–20  .355
Delaware6–14 .30010–21  .323
† 2026 CUSA tournament winner
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Missouri State finished the regular season with a 14–17 overall record and an 8–12 conference record, finishing 9th in the Conference USA standings. The Bears defeated FIU and 1–seed Liberty in the first and second rounds of the C-USA Tournament before falling to Louisiana Tech in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2024–25 season 9–23, 2–18 in MVC play to finish in last place.[2] They lost to Illinois State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.[3]

Roster

More information 2024–25 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team, Players ...
2024–25 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kobi Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrTruman State St. Louis, Missouri
G 1 Trey Williams Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrVashon HS Centralia, Illinois
G 2 Tyrique Brooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoMissouri Southern Springfield, Missouri
F 3 Collin Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrGreenwood Laboratory School Springfield, Missouri
G/F 4 Antwan Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrGrambling State Montgomery, Alabama
G 5 Melakih Cunningham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)196 lb (89 kg) FrMoravian Prep (NC) Gary, Indiana
G 6 Logan Epes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrMidwestern State Garland, Texas
G/F 7 Amar Kuljuhovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrNorth Dakota Waterloo, Iowa
F 10 Darrion Sutton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoGeorgia Tech St. Charles, Missouri
F 11 Keith Palek III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrCalifornia (PA) Woodbine, New Jersey
G 13 Zaxton King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLawrence HS Lawrence, Kansas
F 20 Cameron Boone 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrJohn A. Logan College East St. Louis, Illinois
F 23 Michael Osei-Bonsu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)280 lb (127 kg) SrVincennes Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 31 Ryder Cheesman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)177 lb (80 kg) FrCamberwell Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: October 1, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Season
October 31, 2025*
6:00 p.m.		 Maryville W 92–67 
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,184)
Springfield, MO
Regular Season
November 4, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Missouri Southern W 88–70  1–0
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,929)
Springfield, MO
November 8, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Northwestern Oklahoma State W 106–57  2–0
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,803)
Springfield, MO
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Arkansas State L 85–86  2–1
 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,201)
Springfield, MO
November 15, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UT Arlington L 49–67  2–2
 College Park Center (2,934)
Arlington, TX
November 22, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UT Rio Grande Valley
Illinois Showcase		 W 74–67  3–2
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,574)
Springfield, MO
November 24, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 LIU
Illinois Showcase		 L 61–75  3–3
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,601)
Springfield, MO
November 30, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Northeastern State W 92−71  4−3
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,709)
Springfield, MO
December 6, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tulsa L 74−98  4−4
 Reynolds Center (2,979)
Tulsa, OK
December 12, 2025
6:00 p.m., TruTV		 at Xavier L 57–75  4–5
 Cintas Center (9,112)
Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Oral Roberts W 63–62  5–5
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,581)
Springfield, MO
December 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Lindenwood W 70–65  6–5
 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,286)
Springfield, MO
C-USA regular season
December 29, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Delaware W 61–43  7–5
(1–0)		 Bob Carpenter Center (1,818)
Newark, DE
January 2, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UTEP W 79–55  8–5
(2–0)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (1,846)
Springfield, MO
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 New Mexico State W 89–82  9–5
(3–0)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,075)
Springfield, MO
January 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Kennesaw State L 80–90  9–6
(3–1)		 Convocation Center (1,235)
Kennesaw, GA
January 10, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 FIU W 79–71  10–6
(4–1)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,210)
Springfield, MO
January 14, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Western Kentucky L 72–87  10–7
(4–2)		 E. A. Diddle Arena (2,745)
Bowling Green, KY
January 17, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Middle Tennessee L 87–90  10–8
(4–3)		 Murphy Center (4,482)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 22, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at New Mexico State W 84–75  11–8
(5–3)		 Pan American Center (5,664)
Las Cruces, NM
January 24, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UTEP W 62–57  12–8
(6–3)		 Don Haskins Center (3,788)
El Paso, TX
January 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Sam Houston L 71–80  12–9
(6–4)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,316)
Springfield, MO
January 31, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Jacksonville State W 74–67  13–9
(7–4)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,634)
Springfield, MO
February 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at Liberty L 76-79  13–10
(7–5)		 Liberty Arena (3,991)
Lynchburg, VA
February 12, 2026
7:30 p.m., CBSSN		 Louisiana Tech L 78–79 2OT 13–11
(7–6)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,079)
Springfield, MO
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Delaware L 67–76  13–12
(7–7)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,157)
Springfield, MO
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Kennesaw State L 87–91  13–13
(7–8)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,070)
Springfield, MO
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at FIU L 67–70  13–14
(7–9)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (647)
Miami, FL
February 26, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Louisiana Tech L 70–72  13–15
(7–10)		 Thomas Assembly Center (2,051)
Ruston, LA
February 28, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Sam Houston L 81–86  13–16
(7–11)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,502)
Huntsville, TX
March 5, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Western Kentucky W 87–74  14–16
(8–11)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,159)
Springfield, MO
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Middle Tennessee L 63–75  14–17
(8–12)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,578)
Springfield, MO
C-USA Tournament
March 10, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (9) vs. (8) FIU
First Round		 W 75–72  15–17
 Propst Arena (2,509)
Huntsville, AL
March 11, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (9) vs. (1) Liberty
Quarterfinals		 W 77–69  16–17
 Propst Arena (3,233)
Huntsville, AL
March 13, 2026
11:30 a.m., CBSSN		 (9) vs. (4) Louisiana Tech
Semifinals		 L 66–69  16–18
 Propst Arena (2,187)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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