Missouri State

Honors

• MVC Newcomer of the Week (1/2/23)
• MVC Honor Roll: 2023
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023).

2022-23 (Junior)
Played in 31 games with 11 starts in his first season with the Bears ... Led MoState in scoring twice, and in rebounding six times ... Scored in double figures 5 times with three games of 10 or more rebounds ... Scored 8 points and snagged game-high 8 rebounds at MVC Tournament quarterfinals vs. SIU (3/3/23) in a 19-minute appearance ... Contributed 6 rebounds at Bradley (2/15/23) ... Had 5 rebounds and a pair of steals at SIU (2/5/23) ... Posted career-high 14 rebounds in overtime win over Valpo (2/1/23) at home ... Played in his 50th DI game at Murray State (1/28/23) ... Logged 9 points, team-high 10 rebounds, 2 steals in home win over Indiana State (1/15/23) ... Recorded 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 treys at Illinois State (1/11/23) ... Was 3-for-3 from the field with a pair of threes, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks at Belmont (1/7/23) while eclipsing 150 career rebounds ... Registered 14 points, 9 rebounds, and a pair of treys in win over Evansville (1/4/23) ... Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on 1/2/23 after averaging team bests 16.0 points and 7.5 rebounds with 7 threes and a.579 (11-of-19) field goal percentage in a 2-0 week ... Posted game-highs and career-highs with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 5 3-pointers on 8-of-13 FG in win at UNI (12/28/22) ... Had breakout effort in home win over Central Michigan (12/18/22) with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 treys in first MSU start ... Played 23 minutes and posted career-high 13 points with 7 rebounds and 3 treys at Oral Roberts (12/15/22) ... Snagged 5 rebounds in 8-minute stretch at Saint Mary’s (12/7/22) ... Posted 5 rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench in his MSU debut vs. Missouri S&T (11/9/22) ... Earned spot on MVC Honor Roll ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.

Georgia 
Played in 28 games in 2021-22 in his only season in Athens, averaging 10.3 minutes, 2.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game overall and 3.3 points per game in SEC play ... Fell just shy of a double-double with 10 points, 9 rebounds vs. Western Carolina (12/20/21) in just 12 minutes of playing time ... Snagged 7 rebounds at No. 2 Auburn (1/19/22) and scored 6 points with 7 rebounds vs. Jacksonville (12/7/21). 

Cowley College
Was a two-time All-American, All-Region VI and All-Jayhawk Conference selection at Cowley (Kan.) College for coach Tommy DeSalme where he led the Tigers to a 50-11 record in two years with a pair of conference titles and a 2021 national runner-up finish ... Scored 1,118 points (18.6 ppg) and snagged 699 rebounds (11.7) in 60 career games ... Was a first-team All-America pick in 2020-21 after posting 21.1 points and a national-best 12.8 rebounds with 23 double-doubles ... As a freshman, he recorded 20 double-doubles and averaged 16.4 points and 10.6 rebounds per game as a third-team All-America pick. Was also named Jayhawk East Freshman of the Year in 2019-20.

High School
Helped Lincoln Prep (Kansas City, Mo.) to a 22-5 record during his senior season (2018-19) for coaches Bryan Lippman and Omar Gonzalez ... Played his sophomore and junior seasons at Rockhurst High School where he averaged 9.1 points and a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game to help Rockhurst compile a 22-6 record and district title ... Averaged 5.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for the Hawklets as a sophomore.
 
Personal
Dalen Myles Ridgnal was born 1/1/01 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Guardian is his aunt, Charmain Ridgnal-Wright ... Completed his undergraduate degree in the summer of 2023 (General Studies).