2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 13–19 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach|

* Paul Lusk (5th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Brad Korn
* Matt Sligh
* Corey Gipson

Home arena| JQH Arena

Seasons

<- 2014–15

2016–17 ->

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Wichita State | 16 | - | 2 |  | .889 |  |  | 26 | - | 9  |  | .743
Evansville | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 25 | - | 9  |  | .735
Illinois State | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 18 | - | 14  |  | .563
Southern Illinois | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 22 | - | 10  |  | .688
Northern Iowa † | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 23 | - | 13  |  | .639
Indiana State | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 15 | - | 17  |  | .469
Missouri State | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 13 | - | 19  |  | .406
Loyola Chicago | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 15 | - | 17  |  | .469
Bradley | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 5 | - | 27  |  | .156
Drake | 2 | - | 16 |  | .111 |  |  | 7 | - | 24  |  | .226
† 2016 MVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They 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.

## Previous season

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The Bears finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Southern Illinois.

## Departures

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Ron Mvouika | 10 | G/F | 6'6" | 201 | Senior | Paris, France | Graduated
Marcus Marshall | 11 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Saint Paul, MN | Transferred to Nevada
Cameron Maes | 12 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Freshman | Springfield, MO | Left the team[1]
Gavin Thurman | 20 | F | 6'7" | 226 | Junior | Wichita, KS | Transferred to Newman
Christian Kirk | 42 | F | 6'8" | 218 | Senior | Springfield, MO | Graduated

### Incoming Transfers

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School

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Dequon Miller | 4 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | Charleston, WV | Junior college transfer from Motlow State Community College

## Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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Jarred Dixon
PG | Lee's Summit, MO  | Lee's Summit West High School  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  | Aug 2, 2014
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Obediah Church
SF | Springfield, IL  | Springfield High School  | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | Sep 15, 2014
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ryan Kreklow
SG | Columbia, MO  | Rock Bridge High School  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | Oct 15, 2014
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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:

*   *   *   *   * "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

## Roster

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2015–16 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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F | 1  | Robin Thompson | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | RS Fr | MICDS | St. Louis, MO
G | 2  | Austin Ruder | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jr | Nixa | Nixa, MO
F | 3  | Loomis Gerring | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sr | Grandview
Vincennes | Grandview, MO
G | 4  | Dequon Miller | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jr | Capital
Motlow State CC | Charleston, WV
F | 5  | Onediah Church | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr | Springfield | Springfield, IL
G | 11  | Jarred Dixon | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Fr | Lee's Summit West | Kansas City, MO
G | 20  | Ryan Kreklow | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Rock Bridge | Columbia, MO
G | 23  | Dorrian Williams | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Douglass HS | Oklahoma City, OK
G | 24  | Shawn Roundtree | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | So | Edwardsville HS | Edwardsville, IL
F | 25  | Jordan Martin | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | Jr | Central
John A. Logan College | St. Louis, MO
F | 30  | Camyn Boone | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | Sr | Mountain View HS
Mesa CC | Seattle, WA
G/F | 33  | Chris Kendrix | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | So | Willard HS | Willard, MO
C | 50  | Tyler McCullough | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 246 lb (112 kg) | Jr | Fayetteville HS | Fayetteville, AR

Head coach

* Paul Lusk (Southern Illinois)

Assistant coach(es)

* Brad Korn (Southern Illinois)
* Matt Sligh (Covenant College)
* Corey Gipson (Austin Peay)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster

## Schedule

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Date
time, TV  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:05 pm | William Jewell | W 88–62 |
| JQH Arena
Springfield, MO
Non-Conference Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm | at Oral Roberts | L 65–80 | 0–1
| Mabee Center (3,243)
Tulsa, OK
11/19/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 22 Butler
Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals | L 59–93 | 0–2
| Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,601)
San Juan, PR
11/20/2015*
9:30 am, ESPNU | vs. Minnesota
Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation 2nd round | L 69–74 | 0–3
| Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,814)
San Juan, PR
11/22/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3 | vs. Mississippi State
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game | L 70–84 | 0–4
| Roberto Clemente Coliseum
San Juan, PR
11/27/2015*
2:05 pm, ESPN3 | Williams Woods | W 77–56 | 1–4
| JQH Arena (2,937)
Springfield, MO
12/01/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3 | Utah State
MW–MWC Challenge | L 68–69 | 1–5
| JQH Arena (3,694)
Springfield, MO
12/05/2015*
2:30 pm, FSSW | at Oklahoma State | W 64–63 | 2–5
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,651)
Stillwater, OK
12/10/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3 | IUPUI | W 88–74 | 3–5
| JQH Arena (4,113)
Springfield, MO
12/13/2015*
2:05 pm, ESPN3 | Tulsa | L 61–70 | 3–6
| JQH Arena (4,052)
Springfield, MO
12/16/2015*
7:05 pm | Oral Roberts | W 85–66 | 4–6
| JQH Arena (4,079)
Springfield, MO
12/19/2015*
1:35 pm | at Valparaiso | L 45–74 | 4–7
| Athletics–Recreation Center (3,458)
Valparaiso, IN
12/22/2015*
7:05 pm | Southeast Missouri State | L 74–78 | 4–8
| JQH Arena (4,189)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | L 61–74 | 4–9
(0–1)  | Redbird Arena (5,680)
Normal, IL
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | L 59–76 | 4–10
(0–2)  | JQH Arena (4,023)
Springfield, MO
01/06/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Iowa | W 59–58 | 5–10
(1–2)  | JQH Arena (4,297)
Springfield, MO
01/09/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 56–54 | 6–10
(2–2)  | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,128)
Chicago, IL
01/13/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wichita State | L 62–78 | 6–11
(2–3)  | JQH Arena (7,684)
Springfield, MO
01/16/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | W 61–42 | 7–11
(3–3)  | Carver Arena (6,076)
Peoria, IL
01/20/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | W 79–70 | 8–11
(4–3)  | Knapp Center (2,561)
Des Moines, IA
01/24/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | L 65–80 | 8–12
(4–4)  | JQH Arena (4,835)
Springfield, MO
01/27/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | L 59–68 | 8–13
(4–5)  | Hulman Center (3,501)
Terre Haute, IN
01/30/2016
3:05 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois State | W 84–81 OT | 9–13
(5–5)  | JQH Arena (3,546)
Springfield, MO
02/02/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | W 77–71 | 10–13
(6–5)  | JQH Arena (3,723)
Springfield, MO
02/06/2016
11:00 am, ESPN3 | at Evansville | L 64–83 | 10–14
(6–6)  | Ford Center
Evansville, IN
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Iowa | L 69–83 | 10–15
(6–7)  | McLeod Center (5,755)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/13/2016
3:05 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | W 89–85 OT | 11–15
(7–7)  | JQH Arena (4,400)
Springfield, MO
02/18/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN | at Wichita State | L 68–99 | 11–16
(7–8)  | Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
02/21/2016
3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3 | Loyola–Chicago | L 62–75 | 11–17
(7–9)  | JQH Arena (3,385)
Springfield, MO
02/24/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | W 61–52 | 12–17
(8–9)  | JQH Arena
Springfield, MO
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 68–78 | 12–18
(8–10)  | SIU Arena (6,012)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/03/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Drake
First round | W 69–67 | 13–18
| Scottrade Center (6,929)
St. Louis, MO
03/04/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Evansville
Quarterfinals | L 56–66 | 13–19
| Scottrade Center (8,468)
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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1. ^ "Freshman walk-on leaving MSU basketball team". Springfield News Leader. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
2. ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

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