When Missouri State fans sit down at Great Southern Bank Arena for the first time this season, they might have to spend half of the game looking up and down between their roster cards and the players on the court to get an idea of who is on the men's basketball team this season.
MSU has 14 newcomers on the roster and only three returners. Eight of those players are transfers with six freshmen joining the team. Players have joined the Bears from all over including Division I programs like Arkansas, Maryland, Saint Peter's, Georgia and others.
Here are the new players on the roster and what they and fifth-year head coach Dana Ford said entering the season:
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Chance Moore (sophomore)
The Arkansas transfer joins the Bears as a 6-foot-6 guard who participated in five games for a Razorbacks team that reached the Elite Eight last season.