Missouri State

Barton CC
Started 70 straight games for coach Jeremy Coombs at Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kan. ... Averaged 8.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game over two seasons (2022-24) for the Cougars ... As a sophomore, in 2023-24, he led Barton to a 36-1 record and NJCAA Division I national championship ... Averaged 6.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game ... Collected 212 assists and 58 steals as a sophomore, including 7 scoring passes in the national championship game win over Triton ... Was awarded 2024 NJCAA Men's Basketball All-Star laurels ... As a freshman (2022-23), he earned All-KJCCC/All-Region VI second-team honors with a league-best 5.7 assists per game for a 24-9 conference runner-up team ... Also shot 40 percent from beyond the arc and averaged 10.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game his freshman year.
 
High School
Helped coach Sam Stroh's Firebirds at Lawrence (Kan.) Free State High School to a 23-2 record and third-place finish in Class 6A his senior year (2021-22) ... Was a four-year starter, earning All-Sunflower League honors ... Played for Run GMC AAU program.

Personal
Mozae A Downing-Rivers was born 11/16/03 in Atchison, Kan. ... Son of Shauna Downing of Lawrence, Kan. ... Has a brother, Austin, and a sister, Cierra ... Cousin of former Bears standout Anthony Downing (2011-13) ... Majoring in General Studies.