2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2016–17 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record 3–0 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach Paul Lusk (6th year)
Assistant coach Corey Gipson
Assistant coach Matt Sligh
Assistant coach Keith Pickens
Home arena JQH Arena
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Loyola–Chicago 0 0       5 1   .833
Missouri State 0 0       3 1   .750
Northern Iowa 0 0       3 1   .750
Wichita State 0 0       5 2   .714
Bradley 0 0       3 3   .500
Southern Illinois 0 0       3 3   .500
Evansville 0 0       2 2   .500
Indiana State 0 0       2 3   .400
Illinois State 0 0       1 2   .333
Drake 0 0       1 4   .200
2017 MVC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team represents Missouri State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth year head coach Paul Lusk, play their home games at JQH Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous Season

The Bears finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Drake in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Evansville.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Loomis Gerring 3 F 6'5" 205 Senior Grandview, MO Graduated
Dorrian Williams 23 G 6'3" 190 Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated
Shawn Roundtree 24 G 6'0" 185 Sophomore Edwardsville, IL Transferred to Mineral Area College
Camryn Boone 30 F 6'6" 240 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jarrid Rhodes 10 F 6'7" 180 Junior Palmetto, FL Junior college transferred from Northern Oklahoma College
Ronnie Rousseau III 14 G 5'10" 160 Junior Cincinnati, OH Junior college transferred from State Fair CC
Alize Johnson 24 F 6'8" 200 Junior Williamsport, PA Junior college transferred from Frank Phillips College

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Greg Williams
#49 PG
Houston, TX Genesis Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 2, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Martin, JordanJordan Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Central
John A. Logan College
St. Louis, MO
F 1 Thompson, RobinRobin Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So MICDS St. Louis, MO
G 4 Miller, DequonDequon Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Capital
Motlow State CC
Charleston, WV
F 5 Church, OnediahOnediah Church 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Springfield Springfield, IL
F 10 Rhodes, JarridJarrid Rhodes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Palmetto
Northern Oklahoma College
Palmetto, FL
G 11 Dixon, JarredJarred Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Lee's Summit West Kansas City, MO
G 14 Rousseau, RonnieRonnie Rousseau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Jr Winton Woods
State Fair CC
Cincinnati, OH
G 15 Ruder, AustinAustin Ruder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Nixa Nixa, MO
G 20 Kreklow, RyanRyan Kreklow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Rock Bridge Columbia, MO
F 24 Johnson, AlizeAlize Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr St. John Neumann
Frank Phillips College
Williamsport, PA
F 33 Kendrix, ChrisChris Kendrix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Willard HS Willard, MO
C 50 McCullough, TylerTyler McCullough 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/05/2016*
7:05 PM
Missouri Baptist W 93–72 
JQH Arena (2,737)
Springfield, MO
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:05 PM
Alabama A&M W 96–62  1–0
JQH Arena (3,502)
Springfield, MO

11/13/2016*
1:05 PM
Jacksonville State W 91–65  2–0
JQH Arena (3,330)
Springfield, MO

11/17/2016*
7:05 PM
Fontbonne W 100–27  3–0
JQH Arena (3,121)
Springfield, MO

11/23/2016*
7:00 PM, FSN
at DePaul L 66–68  3–1
Allstate Arena (4,387)
Rosemont, IL

11/27/2016*
3:05 PM, ESPN3
North Dakota State W 64–50  4–1
JQH Arena (3,765)
Springfield, MO

12/03/2016*
8:00 PM
at Air Force
MW–MWC Challenge
  
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO

12/07/2016*
7:00 PM
at Southeast Missouri State   
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO

12/10/2016*
7:05 PM
Valparaiso   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

12/14/2016*
7:05 PM
Oral Roberts   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

12/17/2016*
5:05 PM
Southeast Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic
  
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

12/19/2016*
8:35 PM
Chicago State
Las Vegas Classic
  
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

12/22/2016*
9:30 PM, FS1
vs. USC
Las Vegas Classic semifinals
  
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV

12/23/2016*
7:30 PM
or 10:00 PM, FS1
vs. DePaul
or Wyoming

Las Vegas Classic
  
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Missouri Valley Conference regular season

12/28/2016
8:00 PM, FSKC/CSNC
at Northern Iowa   
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA

12/31/2016
11:00 AM, FSKC/CSNC
Indiana State   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

01/04/2017
8:00 PM
at Illinois State   
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL

01/07/2017
3:00 PM, CBSSN
Southern Illinois   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

01/11/2017
7:05 PM
Evansville   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

01/15/2017
3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago   
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL

01/18/2017
6:00 PM
at Indiana State   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

01/21/2017
2:05 PM
Bradley   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

01/24/2017
7:05 PM
Drake   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

01/28/2017
7:00 PM, FSKC/CSNC
at Southern Illinois   
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL

01/31/2017
7:05 PM
Loyola–Chicago   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

02/04/2017
3:00 PM
at Evansville   
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN

02/09/2017
8:00 PM, CBSSN
Wichita State   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

02/12/2017
3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3
Northern Iowa   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

02/15/2017
8:00 PM, FSKC/CSNC
Illinois State   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

02/18/2017
7:00 PM, FSKC/CSNC
at Drake   
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA

02/22/2017
7:05 PM
at Bradley   
Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL

02/25/2017
1:00 PM
at Wichita State   
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Tournament

03/02–05/2017
vs.    
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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