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Jersey Number 23
Michael Osei-Bonsu
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bolingbrook, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Vincennes University
Honors
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.
2024-25 (Junior)
Started all 32 games ... Was third on the club in scoring (11.0) and led Bears in rebounding (7.4) 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 MVC 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 (5), 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) ... Logged 4th double-double of the season with career-highs 24 points, 13 rebounds vs. Drake (1/25/25) ... Also posted 13 rebounds in home opener against Mo. Southern (11/11/24) ... Posted 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks at UIC (2/16/25) on 10-of-20 FG ... Recorded his first NCAA double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in Valley opener vs. Indiana State (12/7/24) ... Racked up 15 points and 9 rebounds in home loss to Valparaiso (1/1/25) with career-high 6 assists ... Was 6-of-9 from the field with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in home win over Evansville (2/12/25) ... Notched 13 points on 6-of-8 FG in home game vs. UNI (2/5/25) ... Narrowly missed a double-double with 17 points and 9 rebounds vs. SIU (1/15/25) at home on 7-of-11 FG and a pair of blocks ... Produced his third double-double in five games with 10 points and 12 boards at Evansville (12/29/24) on his 21st birthday ... Posted second double-double of season with 15 points, 11 boards in home win over Lincoln (12/18/24) ... Recorded 13 points in OT loss to Boston College (11/25/24) in Cayman Islands with 7 boards ... Logged 17 points on 7-of-9 FG with 8 rebounds in triple overtime win over Tulsa (11/16/24) .... Was 5-for-5 from the field for 10 points in MVC Tournament opening-round loss to Illinois State (3/6/25) with 6 rebounds ... Earned spot on MVC Honor Roll and MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
Vincennes
Earned NJCAA All-American and Region 24 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, posting 33 points and 15 rebounds in VU’s semifinal win over John A. Logan College ... Earned All-Region 24 distinction for the second time ... Vincennes was a combined 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
Helped guide 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 ... Majoring in Psychology.
- MVC Honor Roll: 2024-25
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Spring 2025
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.
2024-25 (Junior)
Started all 32 games ... Was third on the club in scoring (11.0) and led Bears in rebounding (7.4) 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 MVC 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 (5), 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) ... Logged 4th double-double of the season with career-highs 24 points, 13 rebounds vs. Drake (1/25/25) ... Also posted 13 rebounds in home opener against Mo. Southern (11/11/24) ... Posted 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks at UIC (2/16/25) on 10-of-20 FG ... Recorded his first NCAA double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in Valley opener vs. Indiana State (12/7/24) ... Racked up 15 points and 9 rebounds in home loss to Valparaiso (1/1/25) with career-high 6 assists ... Was 6-of-9 from the field with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in home win over Evansville (2/12/25) ... Notched 13 points on 6-of-8 FG in home game vs. UNI (2/5/25) ... Narrowly missed a double-double with 17 points and 9 rebounds vs. SIU (1/15/25) at home on 7-of-11 FG and a pair of blocks ... Produced his third double-double in five games with 10 points and 12 boards at Evansville (12/29/24) on his 21st birthday ... Posted second double-double of season with 15 points, 11 boards in home win over Lincoln (12/18/24) ... Recorded 13 points in OT loss to Boston College (11/25/24) in Cayman Islands with 7 boards ... Logged 17 points on 7-of-9 FG with 8 rebounds in triple overtime win over Tulsa (11/16/24) .... Was 5-for-5 from the field for 10 points in MVC Tournament opening-round loss to Illinois State (3/6/25) with 6 rebounds ... Earned spot on MVC Honor Roll and MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
Vincennes
Earned NJCAA All-American and Region 24 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, posting 33 points and 15 rebounds in VU’s semifinal win over John A. Logan College ... Earned All-Region 24 distinction for the second time ... Vincennes was a combined 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
Helped guide 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 ... Majoring in Psychology.
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