Colin Ruffin

ICYMI: @MSSUMensBball pulled off the upset tonight in Kansas City! 🏀 Jaden Taylor led the Lions with 23 points while Tyrone Wright recorded a double-double with 17 points & 11 rebounds in the win. 👏 MORE HERE: fourstateshomepage.com/sports/local-s…

COLIN RUFFIN!!!

This. Is. March. After previously losing last week in the regular season to No. 2 Central Missouri 95-69, No. 7 @MSSUMensBball pulls off the upset and gets its revenge in round two of @TheMIAA Tournament winning 70-67👀 More at 10pm on @KODESports

Missouri Southern has #2 seed Central Missouri on the ropes in the MIAA Quarterfinals. @Colinruffin1 picking Lazerek Houston's pocket and scoring in transition. Jaden Taylor leading all scorers with 13 points as the Lions lead by 11 at half. @MSSUMensBball | @mososports

COLIN RUFFIN!! 😤

WATCH: After a crunch time finish, Missouri Southern prevailed over Northwest Missouri in the first round of the MIAA Tournament. @MSSUMensBball fourstateshomepage.com/sports/local-s…

WATCH: Missouri Southern advances to the MIAA quarterfinals with a win over Northwest Missouri State. All five Lions starters scoring in double figures, led by senior duo Tyrone Wright and Gavyn Elkamil. Wright: 22 pts, 14 rebs Elkamil: 22 pts (4 3's) @MSSUMensBball | @koamfox14

"That was a game-winning play..." @MSSUMensBball head coach Sam McMahon breaks down the difference maker in his squad's first round @TheMIAA Tournament win over Northwest. @KODESports @liltye2021 FULL RECAP: fourstateshomepage.com/sports/local-s…

Colin Ruffin named All-MIAA Honorable Mention. 💚🏀🦁

There are 79 Missourians who compete in Division II Men's Basketball. The leaders are below. Here are the Top Ten Free Throw Averages. Minimum of 50 Attempts. Data as of Feb 18. 1. Drenin Dinkins - South Iron - Rockhurst University - .894 (160 of 179) 2. Malcolm Davis - Helias - Lincoln University - .860 43 of 50) 3. Leo Gayman - Park Hill - Southwest Baptist University - .857 (48 of 56) 4. Zach Howell - Springfield Catholic - Drury University - .856 (83 of 97) 5. Cameron Stovall - Vashon - Missouri S & T - .821 (55 of 67) 6. Meechy Phillips - Lutheran-St. Charles - Missouri-St. Louis - .712 (47 of 66) 7. Colin Ruffin - Nixa - Missouri Southern State - .710 (66 of 93) 8. Andrew Young - Marquette - Missouri S & T - .696 (80 of 115) 9. Alex Benassi - Lee's Summit - Missouri S & T - .679 (38 of 56) 10. Blessin Kimble - Charlston - Lenoir-Rhyne University - .667 (100 of 150) If you follow me, you will get much more like this. Much, much more. @MoScoreboardGuy @Coach_Es @MbcaCoaches @thejordanburton @dinkins_drenin @LUMO_MBB @RockhurstMBB @HeliasBballHC @LuHiActivities @SGFCatholic_Ath @bearcat_mbb @LRU_Basketball @Colinruffin1 @MSSUMensBball @Miners_MBB @BenassiSnazzy

There are 79 Missourians who compete in Division II Men's Basketball. The leaders are below. Here are the Top Ten Total Steals. Data as of Feb 18. 1. Adam Rickman - St. Francis Borgia - Missouri S & T - 54 2. Colin Ruffin - Nixa - Missouri Southern State - 39 3. Zach Howell - Springfield Catholic - Drury University - 38 4. Brandon Moore - Central-Kansas City - Southwest Baptist University - 35 5. Keion Epps - Central-Springfield - Drury University - 31 6. Donald Bangham, Jr. - Ruskin - Fort Lewis College - 30 7. Ashton Jermain - Raymore-Peculiar - William Jewell College - 29 8. Emmanuel Byrd - Staley - Truman State University - 28 T9. Alex Benassi - Lee's Summit - Missouri S & T - 27 T9. Luke Stubbs - Liberty - Drury University - 27 Follow me for more about our local talent in the NCAA. And please share with your friends! @MoScoreboardGuy @missouri_sports @Coach_Es @thejordanburton @AdamRickman_23 @BorgiaAthletics @Colinruffin1 @nixaathletics @DruryMBB @BlueEagleHoops @KCPS_CentralHS @SHSFalconClub @bearcat_mbb @keionepps1 @bulldoghoops2 @FLCMBasketball @Ruskin_Eagles @RuskinBasketbal @LHSBlueJays

There are 79 Missourians who compete in Division II Men's Basketball. The leaders are below. Here are the Top Ten Assist to Turnover Ratios. Minimum of 40 Assists. Data as of Feb 18. 1. Ahlante Askew - Republic - Purdue University-Northwest - 2.43 (51/21) 2. Colin Ruffin - Nixa - Missouri Southern State - 2.26 (61/27) 3. Adam Rickman - St. Francis Borgia - Missouri S & T - 2.24 (56/25) 4. Keion Epps - Central-Springfield - Drury University - 2.00 (102/51) 5. Alex Benassi - Lee's Summit - Missouri S & T - 1.85 (89/48) 6. Jorden Williams - Whitfield School - Illinois-Springfield - 1.76 (44/25) 7. Zach Howell - Springfield Catholic - Drury University - 1.59 (54/34) 8. Malcolm Davis - Helias - Lincoln University - 1.57 (58/37) 9. Dallas Whitney - North Kansas City - North Carolina-Pembroke - 1.55 (45/29) 10. Andrew Moore - Montgomery County - McKendree University - 1.33 (44/33) Follow me for both Men's and Women's sports! @MoScoreboardGuy @Coach_Es @thejordanburton @AhlanteAskew @RepmoAthletics @BorgiaAthletics @LUMO_MBB @PNWBasketball @Colinruffin1 @MSSUMensBball @WhitfieldSchool @keionepps1 @tmichaelladd @dallaswhitney5

Your Lions will be competing in the MIAA Basketball Tournament March 4-8 at Kansas City's historic Municipal Auditorium!! Purchase your discounted tickets for the tournament in the lobby of Young Gymnasium at Saturday's home game!!

💪No stoppin' Colin Ruffin💪 The Nixa native (@Colinruffin1) tied for a team-high in scoring with 22 points and 9 rebounds with two big buckets at the rim to start the first half versus Nebraska-Kearney. @KODESports @MSSUMensBball FULL RECAP: fourstateshomepage.com/sports/local-s…

Congratulations Colin! Can’t wait to watch you play this week.

All out effort from Colin Ruffin!! 😤

That's a LIONS win!! Five MSSU players finish in double-figures paced by Colin Ruffin's career-best 26 points.

Lions Dominate First Half in 93-75 Win Over Newman mssulions.com/news/2026/2/5/…

It's time to catch up with the 79 men from Missouri competing in NCAA Division II Men's Basketball. Here are the Top Ten Points per Game. Minimum of 17 games played. Data as of Feb 4. 1. Drenin Dinkins - South Iron - Rockhurst University - 22.5 2. Zach Howell - Springfield Catholic - Drury University - 18.1 3. Zac Reedus - Miller Career - Southwest Baptist University - 17.0 4. Andrew Young - Marquette - Missouri S & T - 15.4 5. Cameron Stoval - Vashon - Missouri S & T - 12.4 6. Blessin Kimble - Charleston - Lenoir-Rhyne University - 12.0 7. Kyle Scharbrough - Branson - William Jewell College - 11.7 8. Andrew Moore - Montgomery County - McKendree University - 11.2 9. Alex Benassi - Lee's Summit - Missouri S & T - 10.7 10. Colin Ruffin - Nixa - Missouri Southern State - 10.6 Thank you for reading this far! Please follow me for much more! @Coach_Es @scoreboardguy @missouri_sports @Bringitstrong @Exit99Sports @OzarkConference @KCHS_Hoops @dinkins_drenin @AlexBenassi1 @BenassiSnazzy @Colinruffin1 @SouthIronSchool @SGFCatholic_Ath @SCHSIrishBB @brianpyck @Miller_CA_BBall @MarquetteStangs @Marquette_Hoops @VashonAthletics @vashon_bball @ActivitiesMoco @MoCoBoysHoops @mokssports @LSHSAthletics @nixaathletics @BHSPirateSports @BHSPirateBBall

It's time to catch up with the 79 men from Missouri competing in NCAA Division II Men's Basketball. Here are the Top Ten Free Throw Averages. Minimum of 50 Attempts. Data as of Feb 4. 1. Drenin Dinkins - South Iron - Rockhurst University - .889 (144 of 162) 2. Zach Howell - Springfield Catholic - Drury University - .869 (73 of 84) 3. Leo Gayman - Park Hill - Southwest Baptist University - .865 (42 of 52) 4. Cameron Stovall - Vashon - Missouri S & T - .863 (44 of 51) 5. Colin Ruffin - Nixa - Missouri Southern State - .732 (52 of 72) 6. Andrew Moore - Montgomery County - McKendree University - .697 (46 of 66) 7. Meechy Phillips - Lutheran-St. Charles - Missouri-St. Louis - .690 (40 of 58) T8. Blessin Kimble - Charleston - Lenoir-Rhyne - .677 (88 of 130) T8. Andrew Young - Marquette - Missouri S & T - .677 (63 of 93) 10. Zac Reedus - Miller Career - Southwest Baptist University - .654 (85 of 130) If you aren't following me, you should! There is much more to come. Much more! @Coach_Es @scoreboardguy @dinkins_drenin @LeoGayman30 @Colinruffin1 @SouthIronSchool @parkhillactivi1 @WeAreParkhill @LuHiActivities @LutheranCougars @vashon_bball @VashonAthletics @nixaathletics @ActivitiesMoco @MoCoBoysHoops @MarquetteStangs @MarquetteStangs @Miller_CA_BBall @RockhurstMBB @DruryMBB @UMSLAthletics