2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth-year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the regular season 17–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC Tournament, they defeated Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals before losing to Wichita State in the semifinals.

2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record17–16 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Corey Gipson
  • Matt Sligh
  • Keith Pickens
Home arenaJQH Arena
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Illinois State171 .944  287  .800
No. 19 Wichita State171 .944  315  .861
Northern Iowa99 .500  1416  .467
Southern Illinois99 .500  1716  .515
Loyola (IL)810 .444  1814  .563
Missouri State711 .389  1716  .515
Bradley711 .389  1320  .394
Evansville612 .333  1617  .485
Indiana State513 .278  1120  .355
Drake513 .278  724  .226
2017 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Loomis Gerring3F6'5"205SeniorGrandview, MOGraduated
Dorrian Williams23G6'3"190SeniorOklahoma City, OKGraduated
Shawn Roundtree24G6'0"185SophomoreEdwardsville, ILTransferred to Mineral Area College
Camryn Boone30F6'6"240SeniorSeattle, WAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jarrid Rhodes10F6'7"180JuniorPalmetto, FLJunior college transferred from Northern Oklahoma College
Ronnie Rousseau III14G5'10"160JuniorCincinnati, OHJunior college transferred from State Fair CC
Alize Johnson24F6'8"200JuniorWilliamsport, PAJunior college transferred from Frank Phillips College

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-31.

    Roster

    2016–17 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Jordan Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrCentral
    John A. Logan College
    St. Louis, MO
    F 1 Robin Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)224 lb (102 kg) RS SoMICDS St. Louis, MO
    G 4 Dequon Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)176 lb (80 kg) SrCapital
    Motlow State CC
    Charleston, WV
    F 5 Onediah Church 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)217 lb (98 kg) SoSpringfield Springfield, IL
    F 10 Jarrid Rhodes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)174 lb (79 kg) JrPalmetto
    Northern Oklahoma College
    Palmetto, FL
    G 11 Jarred Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)167 lb (76 kg) SoLee's Summit West Kansas City, MO
    G 14 Ronnie Rousseau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)153 lb (69 kg) JrWinton Woods
    State Fair CC
    Cincinnati, OH
    G 15 Austin Ruder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)199 lb (90 kg) SrNixa Nixa, MO
    G 20 Ryan Kreklow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)181 lb (82 kg) SoRock Bridge Columbia, MO
    F 24 Alize Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrSt. John Neumann
    Frank Phillips College
    Williamsport, PA
    F 33 Chris Kendrix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrWillard HS Willard, MO
    C 50 Tyler McCullough 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)252 lb (114 kg) SrFayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    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
    L 70–83  4–2
    Clune Arena (1,986)
    Colorado Springs, CO
    12/07/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Southeast Missouri State W 79–71  5–2
    Show Me Center (1,556)
    Cape Girardeau, MO
    12/10/2016*
    7:05 pm, ESPN3
    Valparaiso L 81–84  5–3
    JQH Arena (6,147)
    Springfield, MO
    12/14/2016*
    7:05 pm, ESPN3
    Oral Roberts W 86–76  6–3
    JQH Arena (3,723)
    Springfield, MO
    12/17/2016*
    5:05 pm
    Southeast Missouri State
    Las Vegas Classic
    W 71–66  7–3
    JQH Arena (2,384)
    Springfield, MO
    12/19/2016*
    8:35 pm, ESPN3
    Chicago State
    Las Vegas Classic
    W 66–46  8–3
    JQH Arena (3,146)
    Springfield, MO
    12/22/2016*
    9:30 pm, FS1
    vs. No. 23 USC
    Las Vegas Classic semifinals
    L 75–83  8–4
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    12/23/2016*
    7:30 pm, FS1
    vs. DePaul
    Las Vegas Classic
    W 69–58  9–4
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    Missouri Valley Conference regular season
    12/28/2016
    8:00 pm, FSMW
    at Northern Iowa W 68–64  10–4
    (1–0)
    McLeod Center (5,448)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    12/31/2016
    11:00 am, FSMW
    Indiana State W 81–75 OT 11–4
    (2–0)
    JQH Arena (4,400)
    Springfield, MO
    01/04/2017
    8:00 pm, FSMW
    at Illinois State L 71–74 OT 11–5
    (2–1)
    Redbird Arena (4,107)
    Normal, IL
    01/07/2017
    3:00 pm, CBSSN
    Southern Illinois L 67–75  11–6
    (2–2)
    JQH Arena (5,892)
    Springfield, MO
    01/11/2017
    7:05 pm, ESPN3
    Evansville W 55–51  12–6
    (3–2)
    JQH Arena (3,235)
    Springfield, MO
    01/15/2017
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Loyola–Chicago L 71–77  12–7
    (3–3)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,376)
    Chicago, IL
    01/18/2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Indiana State W 73–68  13–7
    (4–3)
    Hulman Center (3,875)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/21/2017
    2:05 pm, ESPN3
    Bradley W 76–62  14–7
    (5–3)
    JQH Arena (4,854)
    Springfield, MO
    01/24/2017
    7:05 pm
    Drake L 71–72 OT 14–8
    (5–4)
    JQH Arena (4,729)
    Springfield, MO
    01/28/2017
    7:00 pm, FSMW
    at Southern Illinois L 84–85 OT 14–9
    (5–5)
    SIU Arena (4,518)
    Carbondale, IL
    01/31/2017
    7:05 pm
    Loyola–Chicago W 82–81 OT 15–9
    (6–5)
    JQH Arena (4,070)
    Springfield, MO
    02/04/2017
    3:00 pm
    at Evansville L 66–74  15–10
    (6–6)
    Ford Center (4,467)
    Evansville, IN
    02/09/2017
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Wichita State L 62–80  15–11
    (6–7)
    Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    02/12/2017
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northern Iowa L 52–55  15–12
    (6–8)
    JQH Arena (4,165)
    Springfield, MO
    02/15/2017
    8:00 pm, FSMW/CSNC/ESPN3
    Illinois State L 66–67  15–13
    (6–9)
    JQH Arena (3,875)
    Springfield, MO
    02/18/2017
    7:00 pm, FSMW
    at Drake W 76–73  16–13
    (7–9)
    Knapp Center (2,818)
    Des Moines, IA
    02/22/2017
    7:05 pm, ESPN3
    at Bradley L 68–77  16–14
    (7–10)
    Carver Arena (5,474)
    Peoria, IL
    02/25/2017
    11:00 am, ESPN2
    No. 25 Wichita State L 67–86  16–15
    (7–11)
    JQH Arena (6,823)
    Springfield, MO
    Missouri Valley Tournament
    03/03/2017
    8:35 pm, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC
    (6) vs. (3) Northern Iowa
    Quarterfinals
    W 70–64  17–15
    Scottrade Center (9,124)
    St. Louis, MO
    03/04/2017
    5:00 pm, CBSSN
    (6) vs. (2) No. 21 Wichita State
    Semifinals
    L 63–78  17–16
    Scottrade Center (12,124)
    St. Louis, MO

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time

    Source[1].

    References

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