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Jersey Number 80
Michael Osei-Bonsu
- Position:
- Tight End / Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bolingbrook, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Vincennes University
Missouri State
After completing his NCAA eligibility in men's basketball in March of 2026, Osei-Bonsu officially committed to Missouri State football in May where he will have one year of eligibility ... Even though he has never played organized football, Coach Woods will work him out with the tight end and defensive line position groups ... Selected Missouri State over offers from Florida, Illinois and Tulsa.
Basketball
2025-26: Earned third-team All-Conference USA and CUSA All-Tournament Team accolades as a senior in 2025-26 while averaging 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for coach Cuonzo Martin ... Posted six double-doubles and shot a league-best 59.0 percent from the field which ranked 26th nationally ... Finished 9th in CUSA in points per game  (15.3) and 8th in rebounds per game (7.3) ... His 3.06 offensive rebounds per game was third-best in CUSA and 45th nationally ... Was named CUSA Co-Player of the Week on 1/26/26 ... Tallied a career-high 31 points in Mo State's upset of top-seeded Liberty (3/11/26) in the CUSA Tournament quarterfinals after making 14-of-16 field goals with 8 rebounds and 4 assists ... Eclipsed 20 points in 12 ball games and scored in double figures 24 times in 31 appearances (all starts) ... Finished with 826 points in two years at Missouri State - the 10th-best career total for any two-year player in program history and 46th best scoring total ever by a Bear.Â
2024-25:Â 2024-25: Started all 32 games, averaging 11.0 points and 7.4 rebounds ... Was third on the club in scoring and led Bears in rebounding, blocks (23) and steals (39), while converting 56.2 percent of his field goal attempts ... Scored in double-figures 19 times and snagged double-figure rebounds 8 times while producing 5 double-doubles ... Led Missouri Valley in offensive rebounds per game (3.13), which ranked 36th nationally ... Ranked 2nd in MVC in total rebounds (238), which was 132nd nationally and 3rd in rebounds per game (7.4) which was 118th in Division I ... Finished 3rd in MVC in double-doubles, 3rd in double-figure rebound games (8), 5th in FG percentage (.562), 11th in defensive rebounds per game (4.31), 13th in blocks per game (0.72), 15th in steals per game (1.22), and 29th in scoring average (11.0) ... Named to MVC Honor Roll and MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
Vincennes
Basketball standout earned NJCAA All-American, All-Region 24, and Regional Tournament MVP honors in 2023-24 for coach Todd Franklin at Vincennes (Ind.) University ... Averaged 12.2 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in his second season at Vincennes while converting 62.5 percent of his field goal attempts ... Ranked 22nd in the NJCAA ranks in total rebounds per game, while also averaging 4.5 rebounds on the offensive end which was third in the nation ... His sophomore season featured 11 double-doubles, while he scored in double figures 21 times, helping him earn NJCAA Division I third-team All-America honors ... Blazers won 2024 NJCAA Division I Region 24 regular season and tournament championships ... Vincennes was 60-10 over his two seasons there with two trips to the NJCAA DI National Tournament ... As a freshman in 2022-23, he notched six double-doubles while averaging 9.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game ... Also converted 60.4 percent from the field while leading Vincennes to the juco Elite Eight.
High School
Was a standout basketball player at Bolingbrook (Ill.) High School, just outside Chicago, to the Illinois 4A semifinals as a senior ... Averaged 14.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game for the Raiders in 2021-22, pushing coach Robert Brost's team to a 30-6 record while earning IBCA 4A All-State distinction ... Started all four seasons ... Played AAU ball for Illinois Blaze.
Personal
Michael Emmanual Osei-Bonsu was born 12/29/03 in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of Francis and Rose Osei-Bonsu of Chicago ... Completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Missouri State in May 2026 and is now pursuing post-graduate studies at Missouri State.
After completing his NCAA eligibility in men's basketball in March of 2026, Osei-Bonsu officially committed to Missouri State football in May where he will have one year of eligibility ... Even though he has never played organized football, Coach Woods will work him out with the tight end and defensive line position groups ... Selected Missouri State over offers from Florida, Illinois and Tulsa.
Basketball
2025-26: Earned third-team All-Conference USA and CUSA All-Tournament Team accolades as a senior in 2025-26 while averaging 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for coach Cuonzo Martin ... Posted six double-doubles and shot a league-best 59.0 percent from the field which ranked 26th nationally ... Finished 9th in CUSA in points per game  (15.3) and 8th in rebounds per game (7.3) ... His 3.06 offensive rebounds per game was third-best in CUSA and 45th nationally ... Was named CUSA Co-Player of the Week on 1/26/26 ... Tallied a career-high 31 points in Mo State's upset of top-seeded Liberty (3/11/26) in the CUSA Tournament quarterfinals after making 14-of-16 field goals with 8 rebounds and 4 assists ... Eclipsed 20 points in 12 ball games and scored in double figures 24 times in 31 appearances (all starts) ... Finished with 826 points in two years at Missouri State - the 10th-best career total for any two-year player in program history and 46th best scoring total ever by a Bear.Â
2024-25:Â 2024-25: Started all 32 games, averaging 11.0 points and 7.4 rebounds ... Was third on the club in scoring and led Bears in rebounding, blocks (23) and steals (39), while converting 56.2 percent of his field goal attempts ... Scored in double-figures 19 times and snagged double-figure rebounds 8 times while producing 5 double-doubles ... Led Missouri Valley in offensive rebounds per game (3.13), which ranked 36th nationally ... Ranked 2nd in MVC in total rebounds (238), which was 132nd nationally and 3rd in rebounds per game (7.4) which was 118th in Division I ... Finished 3rd in MVC in double-doubles, 3rd in double-figure rebound games (8), 5th in FG percentage (.562), 11th in defensive rebounds per game (4.31), 13th in blocks per game (0.72), 15th in steals per game (1.22), and 29th in scoring average (11.0) ... Named to MVC Honor Roll and MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
Vincennes
Basketball standout earned NJCAA All-American, All-Region 24, and Regional Tournament MVP honors in 2023-24 for coach Todd Franklin at Vincennes (Ind.) University ... Averaged 12.2 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in his second season at Vincennes while converting 62.5 percent of his field goal attempts ... Ranked 22nd in the NJCAA ranks in total rebounds per game, while also averaging 4.5 rebounds on the offensive end which was third in the nation ... His sophomore season featured 11 double-doubles, while he scored in double figures 21 times, helping him earn NJCAA Division I third-team All-America honors ... Blazers won 2024 NJCAA Division I Region 24 regular season and tournament championships ... Vincennes was 60-10 over his two seasons there with two trips to the NJCAA DI National Tournament ... As a freshman in 2022-23, he notched six double-doubles while averaging 9.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game ... Also converted 60.4 percent from the field while leading Vincennes to the juco Elite Eight.
High School
Was a standout basketball player at Bolingbrook (Ill.) High School, just outside Chicago, to the Illinois 4A semifinals as a senior ... Averaged 14.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game for the Raiders in 2021-22, pushing coach Robert Brost's team to a 30-6 record while earning IBCA 4A All-State distinction ... Started all four seasons ... Played AAU ball for Illinois Blaze.
Personal
Michael Emmanual Osei-Bonsu was born 12/29/03 in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of Francis and Rose Osei-Bonsu of Chicago ... Completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Missouri State in May 2026 and is now pursuing post-graduate studies at Missouri State.
Baseball Postgame vs. Northeastern (5/30/26)
Saturday, May 30
Baseball Postgame vs. Arkansas (5/29/26)
Saturday, May 30
Lawrence Regional Preview Press Conference
Thursday, May 28
Baseball Postgame vs. Liberty (5/24/26)
Sunday, May 24
