Southeast Mens Basketball

Moral victories may not be something any coach or player cares to tally up. But when you’re a college basketball team in a mid-major conference like Southeast Missouri State, the only way into March Madness is by winning the conference tournament title in March. So everything from here until conference play is about how improved and competitive a team looks...

SEMO's Rob Martin and Teddy Washington Jr. shine with career-highs in points, but it's not enough as Chattanooga won 87-82 on Sunday. The Redhawks will aim to rebound against Central Arkansas this Thursday.

SEMO adds local talent Southeast Missouri State added some local talent on Thursday, Nov. 14, as high school seniors across Missouri signed their letters of intent to play in college. The men's basketball team added more height for the future by signing Sikeston's 7-foot senior center Trace Sadler...

The story of SEMO men’s basketball so far this season has been the rise of sophomore BJ Ward. The St. Louis native has made a huge jump and quickly emerged as one of the conference’s future stars.

Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball coach Brad Korn said leading up to Wednesday’s home opener that starting the season at Bradley and Vanderbilt exposed the Redhawks’ early weakness. The Redhawks took out a first week of frustration with a landslide victory over NAIA member Crowley’s Ridge 93-38 on Nov. 13, at the Show Me Center...

The SEMO men's basketball team gears up for its home opener against Crowley's Ridge on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Can more players outside of star point guard BJ Ward emerge?

The SEMO Redhawks lost to SEC foe Vanderbilt 85-76 on Sunday afternoon to fall to 0-2 on the season. Despite the setback, sophomore BJ Ward posted a new career-high 22 points in the contest.

PEORIA, Ill. — BJ Ward had a career-high 14 points in the first half of his sophomore campaign Monday night, finishing with a trio of 3-pointers that showed the six-foot guard can be a beast from long range. The breakout performance was still not enough, though, as the SEMO Redhawks fell to Bradley 88-60 in the season opener at Carver Arena in Peoria, Ill...

CAPE GIRARDEAU – It’s probably fair to say Brad Korn enters the upcoming season with what looks on paper to be one of his deepest and more experienced teams in recent memory. It’s also fair to say Korn’s SEMO Redhawks have a lot of unknowns, a group picked by an Ohio Valley Conference poll of league head coaches to finish seventh in the conference this season...

After finishing 9-22 one year after making it to the NCAA Tournament for the second time as a program, Southeast Missouri State enters the 2024-25 college basketball season predicted to place seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll...

Last season’s SEMO men’s basketball team was a microcosm of the new norm. Battling inconsistencies and a deep league, the Redhawks – who were coming off an OVC title and NCAA tournament appearance in 2022-23 – suffered their worst single season finish since 2020 after falling to 9-22...

The 2024-25 men's college basketball season has officially begun in Southeast Missouri, as the Redhawks conducted their first official practice on Monday, Sept. 23, at the Show Me Center. Most importantly, it was Cape Central alum Jay Reynolds' first official day as an active member of the Redhawks...

SEMO Schedule out After a long wait, the non-conference portion of the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball schedule has been released. The road schedule is highlighted by the Redhawks' trip to Nashville to face a Vanderbilt team 9-23 season (similar to SEMO's 9-22 record in numbers only) and a new coaching era...

Can you imagine a scenario where Jadis Jones, PJ Farmer, and Jay Reynolds are playing together on the same court in a college basketball game? No, it’s not a local high school All-Stars Game, it could very well be the future of the Lindenwood-Southeast Missouri State rivalry...

SIKESTON — In a major boost for Southeast Missouri State and the Bootheel region, Sikeston High School standout PJ Farmer has committed to play college basketball for the Redhawks. The versatile 6-foot-2 rising senior guard is one of the most coveted recruits in the state. His commitment marks a significant victory for SEMO coach Brad Korn, who has been actively pursuing Farmer throughout his high school career...

In a high-stakes season finale for both Redhawk basketball teams, Southeast Missouri State grabbed a split on Saturday night – but not in the way it may have hoped. With a tournament berth on the line, Southeast women’s basketball couldn’t come up with the plays late to knock off Southern Indiana with its season on the line...

Against two tough Morehead State squads, Southeast got a big split on Thursday, going on the road and grabbing a big win in the Bluegrass State. The Redhawk women inched closer to securing their spot in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament while the men officially dropped out of the race with a tough loss...

An inability to stop the Little Rock Trojans in the paint proved to be the demise of the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks as they fell 83-61 on Thursday. Some early three-point-range success gave the Trojans an early 10-4 advantage. “I thought some guys tried,” Redhawks coach Brad Korn said. “I just didn’t think the defensive intensity and the physicality was there as a collective group. You can’t just have one or two guys doing it, you have to have all five doing it.”...

Making the trip to Edwardsville, Illinois, for the second half of a two-game road trip in the Land of Lincoln, Redhawk basketball nearly had a doubleheader sweep, but couldn’t wrap it up late. Both the men and women grabbed big early leads against the Cougars, dominating the first halves – but the second halves told two totally different tales...

Another road doubleheader ended in another pair of losses for Southeast Basketball. Both the women’s and men’s squads traveled for a road tilt at Eastern Illinois on Thursday night. When the early goings turned sour, they never sweetened as both squads lost by nearly 20 points...

Back in his hometown, Cape Cenreal alum and Tennessee State’s Kinyon Hodges led the way to a 77-74 Tigers win over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. Hodges poured in 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting and also hauled in 7 rebounds in the win. “It feels good,” Hodges said. “It’s always a good feeling when you come back to your hometown and you play in front of your fans and the people that watched you play in high school. It’s always a good feeling and it feels good to get the dub.”...

To think that just a year ago, Southeast Missouri State and Tennessee Tech were playing in an epic overtime thriller for the Ohio Valley Conference championship and to put an end to a March Madness drought. Now when both teams played on Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Show Me Center, it was to keep the hopes of returning to the conference tournament alive...

During Southeast Missouri State's 76-55 home loss against Western Illinois on Saturday, a pair of freshmen capitalized on the newfound opportunity and established career highs in scoring. Both BJ Ward and Marqueas Bell scored 11 points to lead the Redhawks. Both guards arrived at SEMO as true freshmen and spent the majority of the season coming off the bench. While Ward has seen plenty of action, Saturday was the first time Bell was on the floor for more than 20 minutes...

For the second time in a month, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks will square off with the Western Illinois Leathernecks. The two teams met on Jan. 4 in Macomb, Ill. where the Leathernecks emerged victorious with a 68-61 win over the Redhawks. Southeast enters this matchup now 7-15 overall and 2-7 on Ohio Valley Conference play...

Here is my problem: I’ve had waaaaay too many unfathomable, yet incredibly positive things happen in my life. The reason this is a problem is because it has caused me to ONLY dream in color and NEVER accept that something can not be achieved, somehow or someway.

With both teams on two-game losing streaks, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are preparing for a fierce doubleheader at Lindenwood on Tuesday night. Last time out against the Lions, the Show Me Center bore witness to a dominant win for the Redhawk women, routing the visitors en route to their second consecutive conference victory...

Going on the road for another conference doubleheader matchup, both Southeast Missouri State Redhawk basketball squads had opportunities to win late but came up short in the end. For the women, it was long stretches of offensive ineptitude that kept the Redhawks off the scoreboard and the W column...

Coming off a doubleheader loss on Thursday night, Southeast Missouri State men’s and women’s basketball teams look to make the most of their tight turnaround before taking on two more road duels with the Little Rock Trojans on Saturday. With another tough tilt in Little Rock, Arkansas, the women’s game is set for a 1 p.m. tip while the men are set to follow at 3 p.m...

Matching up with two tough Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks teams on the road, both the Southeast Missouri State men and women came up short in a Thursday night doubleheader. With a chance for both teams to make a statement, neither could come up with the firepower...

With two win streaks on the line, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawk basketball teams are gearing up for a critical doubleheader at Tennessee-Martin on Thursday night with big Ohio Valley Conference implications. Once again facing a conference doubleheader, the women’s 5:30 p.m. game followed by a men’s 7:30 p.m. game see both teams’ one-game winning streaks on the line...

Timely buckets and tenacious defense down the stretch powered the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks to a 52-47 win over the SIUE Cougars. From the opening tip, it was a back-and-forth affair as it was the Cougars jumping out to a quick 5-2 lead, but the Redhawks went on a 10-4 run to take a 12-9 lead following the under 16 timeout...

While the 2023-24 campaign hasn’t been kind to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks, they will look to get back on track when they host SIUE at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. The Redhawks, currently sitting at 6-12 overall and 1-4 in OVC play, are desperate for wins...

After spending a year in Cape Girardeau, the one thing that has pleasantly surprised me about this place is how many athletes currently competing at Southeast Missouri State who have aspirations for a career in journalism. Chandler Davis plays on the SEMO women’s basketball team and recently covered the football team as a reporter for the student newspaper, the Southeast Arrow. ...

Southeast Missouri State's Parker Feuerborn set a new school record in the weight throw as the Redhawks placed first on both the men's and women's side in their home opener on Saturday, Jan. 13. Feuerborn, a graduate student who transferred from St. Thomas University leading up to the 2023 track season, initially broke the record last year. Now, he raised the ball with a throw of 73' 4.75" for a new personal best...

The Southeast Missouri State mens basketball team enters a pivotal matchup on the road at Tennessee Tech on Saturday, Jan. 13, looking to correct a troubling tend. The Redhawks fell to in-state rival Lindenwood 74-68 but went on a 12-5 run to pull within four points in the final seconds after being down 11 points with 2:22 left in the game. ...

Lindenwood’s season ended against Southeast Missouri State in the Ohio Valley Conference last year with Keenon Cole not making a single basket. He waited for this moment and got revenge by scoring a career high 42 points to lead the Lions past the Redhawks 74-68 on Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Show Me Center...

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are set to host the Lindenwood Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Show Me Center. Losers of three of their last five, the Redhawks will look to get to 2-2 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Last time out, the Redhawks downed Bethel 71-61, and while it wasn’t easy, a win is a win no matter how it came...

Brad Korn earned his 50th win as Southeast Missouri State head coach as the Redhawks defeated the Bethel Wildcats 71-61 on Jan. 6, at the Show Me Center. Josh Early led the Redhawks with 14 points, followed by 13 from Evan Eursher and 12 from Rob Martin...

Southeast Missouri State entered Saturday’s game with Bethel having won 36 straight games against non-Division 1 teams. The Redhawks were in danger of breaking that streak in the first half, but went on to defeat the Wildcats 71-61 on Jan. 6, at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks are 6-10 this season. They're also 6-2 at home and 4-0 against NAIA teams this season...

The Western Illinois men’s basketball team makes no pretense about what its plans are for its opposition.

The Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball team will have a chance at home on Saturday, Jan. 6, against NAIA opponent Bethel to work on addressing what has clearly been a clear weakness so far during the conference slate of the schedule. “Defense, toughness and rebounding,” SEMO head coach Brad Korn said. “If we don't have those things, it's gonna be hard for us.”...

Moments following his team’s recent 93-91 overtime victory against Southern Indiana, fourth-year Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball coach Brad Korn clearly stated just how difficult what his group had just done was to do. “We talked about it in the locker room,” Korn said, “about just how hard it is to win in college basketball.”

The first weekend of the Ohio Valley Conference portion of the season could be best described by the famous line from “A Tale of Two Cities.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” After defeating Southern Indiana on a buzzer beater in overtime on Friday, Dec. 29, Southeast Missouri State was overwhelmed by Morehead State 83-64 on Sunday, Dec. 31 at the Show Me Center. If the first weekend has shown anything, it’s that the Redhawks will likely go where their backcourt takes them...

There’s no better way for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks to begin their Ohio Valley Conference title defense than with a 93-91 overtime win over Southern Indiana on Friday, Dec. 29, at the Show Me Center. Rob Marin was the star of the show for the Redhawks. The sophomore guard scored 29 points and made the buzzer-beater in overtime to seal SEMO its first conference win of the season...

The story of the 2023-24 Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball squad – so far – has been that it is a good enough group to compete with its like opposition, but not for 40 minutes.

The cynics of Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball (4-7) will point to the fact that the Redhawks' 3-1 record in their past four games has been achieved against three non-Division I programs, and they would be correct. However, the fact is, SEMO also played well in the one recent loss at Purdue Fort Wayne, which is 11-2 on the season.

The SEMO Redhawks men’s basketball team defeated NAIA opponent Lindsey Wilson College 87-59 on Sunday at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks used 50% or better shooting from the field and the three-point line while totaling 20 assists. SEMO head coach Brad Korn said he likes the team to focus on assisting because of how much it helps the offense...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to camp and fish with an “elite tent camper,” who also serves as the head football coach at Southeast Missouri State (Tom Matukewicz)?

FORT WAYNE - Fourth-year Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball coach Brad Korn has said, at times, this season that his team was improving, even as the losses piled up. On Saturday, that growth was very evident, even though the final outcome was another Redhawk defeat.

Without question, 10th-year Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball coach Jon Coffman is going to be less sympathetic to his Southeast Missouri State counterpart, fourth-year Redhawk coach Brad Korn, at 6 p.m. on Saturday (ESPN+) when the two teams meet at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne.