The 2023-2024 Grizzly Basketball team at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) includes, front row from left, Nathan Kinsella, Pensacola, Fla.; Gaige Pitts, Thayer; Kyle Germany, Detroit, Mich.; Javian Downey, Toronto, Canada; Lucas Prolla, Porto Alegre, Brazil; and Darion Combs, Poplar Bluff. Second row: Gavin Boddie, Mammoth Spring, Ark.; team manager Blake Harris, West Plains; graduate assistant coach Joe Greenwood; head coach Jared Phay; assistant coach Michael Poindexter; and Riley Whiteaker, Calico Rock, Ark. Back row: Kendon Peebles, Hampton, Va.; Carlos Paul III, Southfield, Mich.; Trayon Grant, Kansas City, Kan.; Lionel Kumwimba, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Tom Emerick, Mansfield; Ergie Kougnami, Windsor, Canada and Kamari Vinson, Virginia Beach, Va. (MSU-WP photo)
A new season of Grizzly Basketball at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will tip off Thursday, Nov. 2, at the West Plains Civic Center. The…