Southeast Mens Basketball

As he nears the precipice of a dream he's long pursued, Antonius Cleveland remains baffled by the years of sacrifice that have come from his mother, Shonda Bowie. A 23-year-old native of Memphis, Tennessee, Cleveland looks back on the countless hours his mother put in at her two jobs over the years, working early in the morning through the afternoon as a nutrition supervisor for Memphis City Schools before heading over to FedEx and working into the night...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball will see changes to its league alignment, the Ohio Valley Conference announced on Wednesday following the league's annual spring meetings held last week in Nashville, Tennessee. Other changes announced include the expansion of the OVC women's soccer tournament from six teams to eight...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program is doing its best to move past a disappointing 2015-16 campaign, one that left its most lasting mark on Wednesday when the NCAA announced that Southeast is one of 17 Division I programs across the country ineligible for postseason play in 2017-18 as a result of low Academic Progress Rate scores over a four-year period...

Ledarrius Brewer signed with Southeast Missouri State basketball on Tuesday, the school announced. Brewer is from Meridian, Mississippi, and the final member of a class that will join SEMO next season. The 6-foot-5 guard was Meridian High School's top scorer this past season as he averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game. He earned all-state honors as he led Meridian to a 6A state title and a 30-2 record...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball announced a new signing Friday, with Mark Laros set to join the program. Laros, a 6-foot-10 center, is a native of Hengelo, Netherlands, and is coming off two seasons at Mineral Area College. He is the seventh MAC player to sign with a Division I school this year...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team announced Monday that it will compete next season without forward Joel Angus III, who has opted to take advantage of the NCAA's graduate transfer exception. In 2014, the NCAA expanded transfer opportunities to include basketball student-athletes who had graduated from ther original university and wished to continue their playing career at a different institution that offered their desired graduate program...

The past two weeks have certainly been kind to Southeast Missouri State men's basketball star Antonius Cleveland, and it's only just beginning. Even before it was announced Tuesday that he had accepted an opportunity to play in front of NBA scouts at the 65th Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, Cleveland was already making plans to show his skills on the national stage...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball star Antonius Cleveland will get a chance to impress NBA scouts as one of 64 college seniors playing at the 65th Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Cleveland will participate in the event, held April 12-15 at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, Virginia, the school announced Tuesday. Cleveland is the second SEMO player to get a tournament invite, following in the footsteps of 2014 participant Tyler Stone...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball player Antonius Cleveland will be the first representative from the school to compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk Championship. Cleveland was one of 16 "under the radar" players who competed in a bracket-style online competition, in which fans voted for the final spot in the dunk competition...

The 2016-17 brand of Southeast Missouri State men's basketball will ultimately be defined by how it progressed from the campaign that preceded it. Heading into Rick Ray's second year at the helm, the Redhawks were predicted to finish last in the Ohio Valley Conference West Division after limping to a league-worst 5-24 record in 2015-16, but 11 newcomers, including two freshmen starters and seven junior college transfers, helped catapult Southeast to a turnaround season that surprised many...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball standout Antonius Cleveland advanced to the finals of the Dark Horse Dunker competition on Thursday, placing him one round away from booking the last spot in the Slam Dunk Championship. Cleveland edged out his semifinal matchup against St. ...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team extend its winning streak to seven games with two wins Saturday at the We Back Pat tournament. The Redhawks defeated Missouri State 2-1 in Game 1 and University of Missouri-Kansas City 4-2 in Game 2 in Kansas City, Missouri. They are the fifth Ohio Valley Conference school to reach 10 wins this season...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Size and balance proved to be a lethal combination for the Southeast Missouri State basketball team. Erik Durham finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for fourth-seeded Jacksonville State, which put together a deciding run in the second half and cruised to a 74-51 victory over the fifth-seeded Redhawks in a quarterfinal of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament on Thursday night at Municipal Auditorium...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Rick Ray hasn't wavered all season when assessing his freshman class. Ray believes he has the best group of first-year players in the conference, and on Wednesday night, that assessment appeared more evident than ever before...

Antonius Cleveland and Jamaal Calvin remember all the emotions that come with playing in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, while on the other end of the spectrum, they're grateful for the chance to return to the postseason as seniors after missing out on it last year...

A first-ever Ohio Valley Conference West Division title and an automatic spot in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team understood what was at stake heading into Saturday's regular-season finale against Austin Peay, and now the Redhawks are hoping that regret won't interfere with what's ahead...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team knew all about its home-court advantage at the Show Me Center. It was like a sleeping giant all season, and on Thursday night, it woke up. In front of a lively crowd of 5,225 people, the Redhawks made history as six players scored in double figures and propelled Southeast to an 82-69 win over Murray State, securing a season sweep of the Racers for the first time in 74 years...

With two games remaining in the regular season, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team finds itself at a unique crossroads, where the line between great and mediocre is razor thin. The Redhawks have an opportunity to claim the Ohio Valley Conference West Division title and receive a double bye in the OVC tournament, while on the other hand, they could miss the postseason altogether...

Antonius Cleveland remembers the 2015-16 season, a campaign in which the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team was only able to muster five wins and failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament for the first time in five years...

One month ago, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team traveled to Martin, Tennessee, played a competitive first half and then fell apart in the second half, as the Redhawks' defense let them down in a 79-69 loss to UT Martin. On Saturday, Southeast (12-16 overall, 7-6 Ohio Valley Conference) has a chance to put together a more complete performance and potentially remain in the divisional title race, but faces a Skyhawks (18-10, 8-5) side that currently sits atop the West Division and has won six of eight games since that victory against SEMO.. ...

The 2018 Ohio Valley Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments are moving to the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, the league announced Thursday. The OVC Board of Presidents awarded the tournament to the city. The tournament has been held in Nashville, Tennessee, for the last 14 years and for 23 of the last 24 seasons. The Municipal Auditorium will host this year's tournament, which runs from March 1-4...

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team put up a fight, but in the end didn't do enough of the small things to secure what would have been a key Ohio Valley Conference West Division victory. Jamaal Calvin knocked down a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, but with things tied at 75-all with 2:40 left in the extra period, Eastern Illinois went on an 8-0 run, led by Muusa Dama, to secure a 86-80 victory Saturday at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois.. ...

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball coach Rick Ray used the word stagnant to describe his team’s offense during its most recent two-game skid, so the Redhawks found a way manufacture some points away from home on Thursday night...

Everything remains on the table for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team. With five games left in the regular season, the Redhawks enter a crucial stretch run against Ohio Valley Conference West Division opponents, beginning against SIU-Edwardsville at 7 p.m. Thursday in Edwardsville, Illinois...

What Rick Ray acknowledged at the end of Saturday's game took plenty of humility, but there was no denying what the second-year Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team had just witnessed. By Ray's own admission, the Redhawks lost to the better team, and there wasn't enough done to prevent that outcome...

The Southeast Missouri State University Athletics Hall of Fame gained six inductees on Friday night with the official inductions of the 2016 class at the Show Me Center. The class included four former players, including volleyball player Lea(Beckemeyer)Nenninger, Heather Jenkins of track and field, baseball catcher Jim Klocke and former football player Eddie Moss...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team couldn't keep momentum rolling in the final contest of its three-game road trip. Erik Durham finished with 22 points and seven rebounds to lead Jacksonville State, which took control of the lead in the first half and manhandled the Redhawks in the paint en route to a 74-62 victory Wednesday in Jacksonville, Alabama...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team is riding a wave of momentum as it heads into an Ohio Valley Conference matchup today against host Jacksonville State. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama. The Redhawks improved to 11-13 overall and 6-3 in the OVC after picking up back-to-back road wins last week over Murray State and Austin Peay. They are currently on a season-long four-game winning streak and have won seven of their last 10 games...

For the third straight week, Southeast Missouri State men's basketball guard Denzel Mahoney is the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week. Mahoney scored a combined 55 points in two Redhawks' road wins this past week, including matching a career-high 23 points in a 75-74 victory against Murray State on Thursday. He was 9 of 15 from the field in that game and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Many Southeast Missouri State men's basketball fans first recognized Denzel Mahoney because of his appearance, but that's no longer what defines the 6-foot-4 freshman. The goggles that Mahoney wears each time he takes the court are a rare sight in this day in age, as is the recent production from the native of Oviedo, Florida, who has scored 20 points or more in four of his last five games and has earned back-to-back honors as Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week. ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- There weren't many moments that the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team lost control of the tempo in Saturday night's Ohio Valley Conference matchup against host Austin Peay. The problem the Redhawks faced was creating some separation away from their home court...

MURRAY, KY. -- The raucous environment. The late push. The changes in momentum. These were obstacles that seemed to have no affect on the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team as time withered away in the final moments of Thursday's Ohio Valley Conference game against Murray State...

After picking up back-to-back wins at home last week, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team is starting to find its rhythm. And the timing feels just right. The Redhawks are 9-13 overall and 4-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference, and they'll begin a three-game road trip against Murray State (11-10, 5-2 OVC) at 7 p.m. today at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky...

The Southeast Missouri State athletics department recognized 220 student-athletes who achieved a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher during a banquet Wednesday night at the Show Me Center. For the second year in a row, more than 60 percent of the school's student athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or higher...

Even after averaging a team-leading 15.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game last season, Antonius Cleveland was far from satisfied. And there was one glaring statistic in particular that he was determined to correct. The 6-foot-6 Cleveland was dreadful from 3-point range, where he finished his 2015-16 campaign shooting 17.4 percent (8 of 46). ...

For the second straight game, Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Rick Ray was left no choice but to describe his team's success as a collective effort. It's a trend he doesn't mind getting used to. The Redhawks took the lead in the first half and never let go, forcing Eastern Illinois to turn the ball over 18 times in an 83-71 victory Saturday afternoon at the Show Me Center...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team was in search of a complete team effort on Thursday night, and that's exactly what it got. With two starters unable to suit up and another in foul trouble, the Redhawks pulled away at the start of the second half and never looked back, with four players hitting double digits in the scoring column in a 79-76 win over SIU Edwardsville at the Show Me Center...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team returns for a two-game homestand, beginning at 6:30 p.m. today against SIU Edwardsville at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks (7-13, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference) are coming off a 79-69 loss against host UT Martin on Saturday, a game in which they shot 29.2 percent from the floor in the second half. Southeast was outscored 41-30 in the final 20 minutes...

MARTIN, Tenn. — The Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball team was never given the chance to rest on defense Saturday night at the Elam Center. And when the Redhawks were lulled to sleep midway through the second half, UT Martin made them pay. Jacolby Mobley scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Skyhawks, who put together a 13-2 run during the final 20 minutes and held on for a 79-69 win over Southeast in both team’s Ohio Valley Conference West Division opener...

On the heels of its biggest win of the season, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team can take it one step further on Saturday. The Redhawks led from start to finish in an 83-78 win over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday, improving their home record to 6-2 and handing the Golden Eagles their first loss in league play...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team could feel the pressure after watching its 20-point lead dwindle to a single possession on Tuesday night. The gap disappeared in a matter of minutes, as Kajon Mack's 3-pointer from the right corner trimmed Tennessee Tech's deficit to 75-73 with 1 minutes, 54 seconds remaining in the game...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team returns home following a two-game road trip to take on Tennessee Tech at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks (6-12, 1-2 Ohio Valley Conference) will take on their fourth straight OVC East Division opponent...

After Trey Kellum and William Tchiengang fouled out in the final minutes, it didn't seem likely that the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team stood much of a chance on Thursday. That didn't stop the Redhawks from making things interesting down the stretch...

Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Rick Ray was thrilled with his team's all-around performance against visiting Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. SEMO's defense stifled EKU en route to an 81-48 victory to open Ohio Valley Conference play, as the Redhawks allowed the Colonels to knock down only 39.2 percent of their shots from the field and didn't commit a turnover in the second half...

After limping through the non-conference portion of its schedule, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team welcomed a fresh start with open arms on Saturday afternoon. The Redhawks put together their most complete game of the season, throttling Eastern Kentucky to the tune of 81-48 in both teams' Ohio Valley Conference opener at the Show Me Center...

With one final test before the start of conference play, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team was searching for some confidence on Thursday night. Despite riding a seven-game losing streak, the Redhawks appeared comfortable in returning to their home floor...

Coming out of the Christmas break, the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team sits at 6-7 on the season. But that's not the record that matters. Entering the team's conference opener today, the only record of importance is 0-0 -- the Redhawks' mark in the Ohio Valley Conference...

Well along into his 70s, Carl Ritter wears the title of mayor of Advance. If law allowed, it's probably a position he could have gotten voted into as a teen while attending Advance High School. As a 17-year-old, Ritter was a sharp-shooting junior guard who helped lead the Advance Hornets boys basketball team to the title in the College Preps 12th annual holiday tournament...

A slow start to each half doomed the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team as it fell to Cornell 78-62 on Friday afternoon to wrap up its Las Vegas Classic campaign at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. It was the seventh consecutive loss for the Redhawks, who went 0-4 in the Las Vegas Classic and fall to 4-10 on the season...

Just over 48 hours after falling to Missouri State in a game that came down to the final moments in Springfield, Missouri, the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team steps back on the court in frigid Chicago, taking on DePaul tonight as the Las Vegas Classic continues at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois...