Southeast Mens Basketball

After watching Alex Caldwell have a more than solid freshman season for his Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball squad, fifth-year Redhawk coach Rick Ray didn’t hesitate in going out and signing a very similar player in Dequarius “DQ” Nicholas last spring.

There wasn’t a team in the Ohio Valley Conference last season that grabbed fewer rebounds than Southeast Missouri State.

When Southeast Missouri State forward Sage Tolbert put up seven points and five rebounds in his first collegiate game ever, and it was on the road at A-10 program Saint Louis, that was an early indication that he just may have some ability as a basketball player.

It’s easy to read the statistics from the 2018-19 Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball squad and realize the Redhawks have players who can shoot the ball from the perimeter.

None of the current Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball players were even alive when fifth-year Redhawk coach Rick Ray ran his first “3-man close-out” drill as a coach back in 1995. Having that amount of experience in the profession has led Ray to have a full comprehension of his professional situation.

The Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball team opened its 2019-20 season Wednesday with an early morning practice. Sort of.

There has been no shortage of college basketball programs in pursuit of Chicago high school guard Ramean Hinton.

Fifth-year Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball coach Rick Ray has instilled a successful culture off the court in his program. On Monday, he added a piece that will strengthen the success of the Redhawks off the court even further, but also on the court.

Summers are supposed to be centered on beaches, baseball, and barbecue, but certainly NOT biology. However, when you are a student-athlete at Southeast Missouri State, summer may mean several things, but classwork IS a part of it.

There are several things that Antonius Cleveland does well on a basketball court. You don’t end up making the NBA – even if it is for a mere 17 games – if you don’t have the size, athleticism, and skill to compete against the world’s best basketball players. However, his most valuable trait just might be his ability to keep an open and positive mind towards everything.

Through time, faith, perseverance and persistence, Aaron Adeoye has landed with a potential job in the NFL. The former Southeast Missouri State basketball player is hopeful a dream opportunity becomes a full-time reality and he'll soon be chasing quarterbacks for the Baltimore Ravens. He's recently completed the team's rookie mini-camp and is now gearing up for training camp. Rookies, like Adeoye, will report to camp today...

Quatarrius Wilson spent the past 12 months being a force on the Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball squad – albeit, in the shadows.

In today’s game of position-less basketball, Nana Akenten fits the model for an athletic player with length and skill. “I’m super athletic,” Akenten said. “I feel like every time I get on the court, I am going to be the most athletic guy on the court.”

The Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball staff wrapped up its individual camp Thursday so its work teaching young athletes is over. With the opening of the next recruiting period being today, it is time for evaluating to now get underway.

During the summer of 1990, I was coaching a summer swim team (the Hilton Head Hurricanes) at the island’s recreation center when the facility director informed me that the gym was being reserved for a very special reason.

Each March, the nation turns its attention to the sport of college basketball and fans watch with envy as the coaches work the sidelines in front of thousands within the arena and millions more viewing at home.

In a world of “gotcha” headlines, capturing someone’s attention – if only for a moment – seems to be a daily goal for a number of media outlets. However, what deserves more substance is the context of those words.

When you take into account that the Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball program has endured 12 losing seasons in the past 15 years, there is no way to sugarcoat that Redhawk followers have reason to be frustrated.

For the second time this spring, the Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball program is down an assistant coach.

The optics of the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program losing a pair of its top players from the 2018-19 roster this spring initially aren’t positive. However, if one studies the issue of college athletes leaving for other programs, the Redhawks simply aren’t immune to what is prevalent throughout the industry...

Forward Darrious Agnew signed with the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team, the university announced Monday. Agnew is a junior college transfer from East Mississippi Community College and averaged 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game for EMCC over two seasons...

Turns out Skyler Hogan is staying with the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program after all. The starting shooting guard has removed his name from the transfer portal and will be returning to Southeast for his senior season, coach Rick Ray said Tuesday...

The other shoe has dropped. For the second consecutive season, Southeast Missouri State men's basketball is losing its top scorer. And this time, he's likely not headed to the Big East Conference. In fact, Ledarrius Brewer has yet to announce where he'll play next season...

This weekend marks a milestone of sorts for high school baseball teams across Southeast Missouri: the regular-season midpoint, or there about. About a month ago, March 15, teams opened play. In about a month, early to mid-May, these teams will begin postseason play...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball is losing another crucial piece. Freshman forward Gabe McGlothan has announced his intention to transfer, Southeast spokesperson Jeff Honza confirmed Friday afternoon. The news comes less than a month after it was announced starting guard Skyler Hogan was transferring...

Two years ago, coming off a win in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, Southeast Missouri State and men's basketball coach Rick Ray agreed to a two-year contract extension. The agreement tied the institution and coach together through the 2020-21 season, but contract terms were not revealed, until now. ...

The Southeast Missouri State University men’s basketball team entered Saturday evening’s season finale against Belmont with no hope of postseason play. They were primarily playing for pride. Would Belmont, with only two conference losses and a top-four seed in next week’s Ohio Valley Conference Tournament guaranteed, suffer a letdown against the Redhawks?...

If Southeast Missouri State men's basketball was going to have any chance of making the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, the Redhawks had to win Thursday night. They were up to the task, beating the Tennessee State Tigers 89-74 at the Show Me Center. It was a moneyball special for the Redhawks as they did their work from the 3-point and the free-throw lines. Southeast shot a blistering 14 of 19 (74 percent) from beyond the arc and 27 of 35 (77 percent) from the charity stripe...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team allowed Murray State to shot over 50 percent from the field and suffered its worst loss in three years on Saturday. MSU shot 57 percent, including 43 percent on 3-pointers, to blow out visiting Southeast 103-67 on Saturday in front of an announced crowd of 7,762 at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky. The last time the Redhawks lost by 36 points or more was Jan. 15, 2016, when they fell 91-55 to Tennessee Tech...

A short-handed Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team cooled off in the second half, struggled on the boards and dropped another road Ohio Valley Conference contest. Austin Peay outrebounded Southeast 39-27 as the Redhawks fell 83-70 on Thursday in Clarksville, Tennessee. After shooting 58.3 percent from the floor in the first half, Southeast was 44 percent in the final 20 minutes. Southeast is now 2-12 on the road this season and has just one road OVC victory...

FRISCO, Texas -- This is Nino Johnson's first swim through the NBA G-League, and the early returns on the former Southeast Missouri State standout are promising. Through 19 games, he's averaging 6.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game for the Memphis Hustle...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball followed a familiar formula Thursday. It just isn't a winning formula. The Redhawks started slow on the road and never recovered, dropping an 81-72 decision to Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin in Martin, Tennessee...

The Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball team entered Saturday’s home matchup with Jacksonville State hoping to build on the momentum created after Thursday’s thrilling overtime victory over Tennessee Tech. Unfortunately for the Redhawks, the visitors had an agenda of their own...

Southeast Missouri State looked defeat in the eyes, but came out victorious over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 71-66 in overtime Thursday night at the Show Me Center. Southeast freshman forward Gabe McGlothan had a monster game for the Redhawks, putting up 27 points, a career high, and 16 rebounds. Four of those points included the game-tying floater with 2.8 seconds remaining in regulation, and a putback dunk putting away the game for Southeast in overtime...

Coming off a 26-point loss, Southeast Missouri State men's basketball never got going in the first half and suffered its worst defeat of the season. Tennessee State dominated from start to finish, dealing the Redhawks a 79-50 road loss. Before this week, Southeast had lost one game by 20 points or more. In the span of three days, the Redhawks suffered two such losses. They fell to Belmont 97-71 on Thursday...

As the defense goes, so does the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team. Thursday, the defense was nowhere to be found. The Redhawks, coming off just its second conference win of the season, fell to host Belmont 97-71 in Ohio Valley Conference action in Nashville, Tennessee...

Rick Ray was adamant. Ledarrius Brewer needed to take the ball to the basket, no pull-up jumper or step-back 3-pointer. The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball sophomore heeded his coach's advice, catching the ball on the right sideline and driving baseline...

The Southeast men's basketball team lost its second overtime game at home in Ohio Valley Conference play this season, with SIU-Edwardsville handing the Redhawks an 87-86 loss in triple overtime on Thursday. SIUE freshman guard Cameron Williams blocked a potential game-winning 3-pointer by Redhawks sophomore forward Isaiah Gable at the close of the third overtime period. ...

It took Southeast Missouri State men's basketball over five minutes to erase a double-digit deficit. In just seven seconds, the Redhawks saw all that hard work erased with a coast-to-coast drive. With Eastern Kentucky's star sitting on the bench, JacQuess Hobbs drove to the basket and created enough space for a 3-foot runner at the buzzer. Behind Hobbs' game-winner, Eastern Kentucky held on for an 85-83 win over Southeast on Saturday in Richmond, Kentucky...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team couldn't hold onto a double-digit lead in the second half and fell 73-69 to Morehead State in Ohio Valley Conference action on Thursday in Morehead, Kentucky. The Redhawks (6-12, 1-4 OVC) led by 14 points with 11 minutes, 26 seconds remaining, but faltered down the stretch to suffer their third consecutive loss...

Ledarrius Brewer had an open path to the basket, so the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball sophomore sped forward and rose for the fast break layup. Out of nowhere, Ja Morant appeared, leaping to pin the ball against the backboard, denying Brewer two points and adding another play to his highlight reel...

FRISCO, Texas -- When Antonius Cleveland was tasked with summing up his initial season in professional basketball, the Southeast Missouri State product delivered one encompassing descriptor -- eventful. In November 2017, Cleveland, now 24, was signed to a two-way contract by Dallas. He played 13 games for the Mavericks before sustaining an ankle injury against Phoenix and being waived Nov. 19, 2017...

This time a double-digit halftime deficit proved too much to overcome. The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team couldn't overcome a poor first half and fell 78-60 to visiting Austin Peay on Thursday at the Show Me Center. Southeast, which trailed 37-20 at halftime, dropped to 6-10 and 1-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference...

Ledarrius Brewer is back. After missing two games with a hip injury, the leading scorer for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team has been cleared to play in Thursday's Ohio Valley Conference contest against Austin Peay, according to a Southeast spokesperson...

Isaiah Gable turned around, sticking out his chest and yelling in excitement. Skyler Hogan, who had just fed him the ball, slapped his hand as the two crossed paths. Gable had reason to rejoice. His 3-pointer moments earlier had turned a slim two-point advantage into a two-possession lead with a minute remaining. ...

Without its leading scorer, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team couldn't overcome a 15-point halftime deficit in its Ohio Valley Conference opener Thursday. The Redhawks battled back in the second half but fell 94-88 to SIU Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois, despite 18 points from Skyler Hogan...

A cold spell came at the worst time for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team. Up one with just over six minutes remaining, the Redhawks managed two points over the next five minutes and that slim advantage turned into a seven-point deficit. By the time Southeast started hitting shots again, it was too late...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- From the too-obvious David vs. Goliath jump ball to start Monday night's game to Florida State fielding a taller lineup at every position to the Seminoles scoring their first six points off dunks, Southeast Missouri State truly seemed in over its collective head...

Turnovers sunk the Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball team in an 86-74 loss to The Citadel on Saturday in Charleston, South Carolina. In the second half, The Citadel scored 15 points off turnover, 14 more than Southeast managed, to pull away and cruise to its sixth consecutive win. Poor free throw shooting also hurt the Redhawks, who were 4 of 11 from the charity stripe...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball junior Skyler Hogan was named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced Monday. The 6-foot-5 guard scored a season-high 25 points in a 77-57 win over Mississippi Valley State last week and totaled 14 points in a loss to rival Southern Illinois on Saturday despite a stomach illness...