2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois State171 .944287  .800
No. 19 Wichita State171 .944315  .861
Northern Iowa99 .5001416  .467
Southern Illinois99 .5001716  .515
Loyola Chicago810 .4441814  .563
Missouri State711 .3891716  .515
Bradley711 .3891320  .394
Evansville612 .3331617  .485
Indiana State513 .2781120  .355
Drake513 .278724  .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

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: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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.

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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