2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team

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
Seasons
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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

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

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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 
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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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
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

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