2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 17–16 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach|

* Paul Lusk (6th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Corey Gipson
* Matt Sligh
* Keith Pickens

Home arena| JQH Arena

Seasons

<- 2015–16

2017–18 ->

2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Illinois State | 17 | - | 1 |  | .944 |  |  | 28 | - | 7  |  | .800
No. 19 Wichita State† | 17 | - | 1 |  | .944 |  |  | 31 | - | 5  |  | .861
Northern Iowa | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 14 | - | 16  |  | .467
Southern Illinois | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 17 | - | 16  |  | .515
Loyola Chicago | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 18 | - | 14  |  | .563
Missouri State | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 17 | - | 16  |  | .515
Bradley | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 13 | - | 20  |  | .394
Evansville | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 16 | - | 17  |  | .485
Indiana State | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 11 | - | 20  |  | .355
Drake | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 7 | - | 24  |  | .226
† 2017 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

## Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

### Departures[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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

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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

### 2016 recruiting class[edit]

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

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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 August 31, 2016.

## Roster[edit]

2016–17 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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F | 0  | Jordan Martin | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Sr | Central
John A. Logan College | St. Louis, MO
F | 1  | Robin Thompson | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | RS So | MICDS | St. Louis, MO
G | 4  | Dequon Miller | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | Sr | Capital
Motlow State CC | Charleston, WV
F | 5  | Onediah Church | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | So | Springfield | Springfield, IL
F | 10  | Jarrid Rhodes | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | Jr | Palmetto
Northern Oklahoma College | Palmetto, FL
G | 11  | Jarred Dixon | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) | So | Lee's Summit West | Kansas City, MO
G | 14  | Ronnie Rousseau | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 153 lb (69 kg) | Jr | Winton Woods
State Fair CC | Cincinnati, OH
G | 15  | Austin Ruder | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | Sr | Nixa | Nixa, MO
G | 20  | Ryan Kreklow | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | So | Rock Bridge | Columbia, MO
F | 24  | Alize Johnson | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Jr | St. John Neumann
Frank Phillips College | Williamsport, PA
F | 33  | Chris Kendrix | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr | Willard HS | Willard, MO
C | 50  | Tyler McCullough | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 252 lb (114 kg) | Sr | Fayetteville HS | Fayetteville, AR

Head coach

* Paul Lusk (Southern Illinois)

Assistant coach(es)

* Corey Gipson (Austin Peay)
* Matt Sligh (Covenant College)
* Keith Pickens (Missouri State)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster

## Schedule and results[edit]

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

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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[edit]

1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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