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Game Notes Rick Kindhart Director of Athletics Communications MISSOURI STATE Offi ce: (417) 836-4585 Cell: (417) 849-5865 Bears Basketball Email: [email protected] 2015-16 SCHEDULE GAME 29 MISSOURI STATE VS. DRAKE November (1-4) N7 William Jewell (Exh.) .............................W 88-62 DATE: Wed., Feb. 24, 2016 N13 at Oral Roberts (KOZL) ......................... L 65-80 TIPOFF: 7:05 p.m. (Central) N19 vs. #22 Butler@ (ESPNU) ..................... L 59-93 N20 vs. Minnesota@ (ESPNU) ..................... L 69-74 LOCATION: JQH Arena (11,000), Springfi eld, Mo. N22 vs. Mississippi State@ (ESPN3) ........... L 70-84 SERIES: Missouri State leads 40-12 N27 William Woods (ESPN3^) ....................W 77-56 Last meeting: MSU 79, DU 70 (1/20/16) December (3-5) TV: ESPN3 D1 Utah State% (KOZL) ............................. L 68-69 (Ned Reynolds, Kelby Stuckey) D5 at Oklahoma State (FS Okla.) ..............W 64-63 RADIO: KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network D10 IUPUI (ESPN3^) ..................................W 88-74 Missouri State Drake D13 Tulsa (ESPN3^) .................................... L 61-70 (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) D16 Oral Roberts (ESPN3^)........................W 85-66 BEARS BULLDOGS LIVESTATS: MissouriStateBears.com D19 at Valparaiso (KOZL) ............................. L 45-74 TICKETS: MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 D22 Southeast Missouri State (ESPN3^) ..... L 74-78 11-17 (7-9 MVC) 6-22 (1-15 MVC) D30 at Illinois State* (KOZL)......................... L 61-74 m Follow the Bears January (5-4) o c . J2 Evansville* (FS Midwest) ..................... L 59-76 s r www.MissouriStateBears.com J6 Northern Iowa* (ESPN3^) ....................W 59-58 a J9 at Loyola Chicago* (KOZL) ..................W 56-54 e B www.MVC-Sports.com (FS Midwest) e J13 Wichita State* ................ L 62-78 t a J16 at Bradley* (KOZL) ...............................W 61-42 t S Facebook.com/MissouriStBears J20 at Drake* (KOZL) .................................W 79-70 i r J24 Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) .................... L 65-80 u o @MissouriStBears | @@MSUBearsHoopsMSUBearsHoops J27 at Indiana State* (KOZL) ....................... L 59-68 s s J30 Illinois State* (ESPN3^) .................W 84-81 (ot) i M MissouriStateBears.com #MSUBears | //MissouriStBearsMissouriStBears (2-4) February THE TEN COUNT F2 Bradley* (ESPN3^) ..............................W 77-71 F6 at Evansville* (FS Midwest) ................. L 64-83 ♦ During their Division I era (1982-83 to present), the Bears are 30-3 on Senior Night, including a 5-2 mark at JQH F10 at Northern Iowa* (ESPN3) ................... L 69-83 Arena. Only Valparaiso (1989), Creighton (2009) and Indiana State (2012) have beaten MSU on a DI Senior Night. F13 Indiana State* (ESPN3^) ...............W 89-85 (ot) ♦ MSU is 11-5 this season when out-rebounding its opponents and 0-12 when getting out-rebounded. F18 at Wichita State* (CBS Sports Net) ..... L 68-99 F21 Loyola Chicago* (ESPN3) ..................... L 62-75 ♦ With a number of seeding possibilities still in the balance, the Bears can rank between 5th and 8th for next week’s F24 Drake* (ESPN3^) ................................7:05 p.m. MVC Tournament in St. Louis. MSU sits tied for 6th in the MVC standings with Loyola and Indiana St., with 2 to go. F27 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3^) ............7:00 p.m. ♦ The Bears are 7-7 at JQH Arena this winter and are looking to clinch their 45th consecutive winning home season March (0-0) (since 1971-72). MSU is also seeking its 90th all-time win at JQH Arena, against just 41 losses. M3-6 MVC Tournament$ (FSN/CBSSN/CBS) ... TBD ♦ Chris Kendrix (So., Willard, Mo.) has scored in double fi gures in 7 straight games and has improved his overall scoring average from 6.3 points per game as a freshman to 12.0 as a sophomore this winter. Home games played at JQH Arena; * Missouri Valley Conference game (7-9) @ Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 0-3, 8th) ♦ Obediah Church (Fr., Springfi eld, Ill.) averaged 10.0 points and 8.5 rebounds last week while converting 9-of-12 % Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge (campus sites, 0-1) (.750) fi eld goals. His 41 blocked shots this season is an MSU freshman record and ranks 10th on MSU’s season list. $ State Farm MVC Tournament, Scottrade Center - St. Louis ♦ MSU’s four freshmen have combined to play 2,008 minutes this season and have tallied 588 points (21.0 ppg), which COACHING STAFF accounts for 31 percent of the team’s offense. ♦ Five-time MVC Newcomer of the week Dequon Miller (Jr., Charleston, W.Va.) has scored in double fi gures in 12 of Head Coach .......................................................Paul Lusk 16 MVC games. He has drained multiple 3-pointers in three straight games and fi ve of the last six home games. Alma Mater .................................Southern Illinois, 1995 ♦ Tyler McCullough (Jr., Fayetteville, Ark.) needs 5 rebounds to reach 200 for his career (82 games) and also needs Record at MSU .........................................69-88, 5th yr. just 4 boards to reach 100 in MVC games (45 g). He is the only active MSU player with more than 2 years experience. Career Record .........................................71-111, 6th yr. Assistant Coach .................................................Brad Korn ♦ Drake’s .391 team 3-point fi eld goal percentage leads the MVC & ranks 23rd nationally among all Division I programs. Alma Mater .................................Southern Illinois, 2004 MAROON FIVE (probable starters) Assistant Coach ...........................................Corey Gipson Alma Mater .......................................Austin Peay, 2004 Assistant Coach .................................................Matt Sligh Alma Mater ....................Covenant (Ga.) College, 2005 Basketball Operations ....................................Cody Seidel Graduate Manager ...................................... Keith Pickens Strength & Conditioning Coach .................... 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KAM-inn Obediah Church . oh-buh-DIE-uh Camyn Boone* F 6-6 238 Sr. 5/3/94 Jarred Dixon . JARE-id 30 Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View High Toros) Coach Gary Ernst Loomis Gerring. .rhymes with caring Ryan Kreklow . CRECK-low Obediah Church F 6-7 211 Fr. 3/17/97 Tyler McCullough . mick-KULL-uh 5 Springfi eld, Ill. (Springfi eld High Senators) Coach Matt Reed Dequon Miller . .DAY-kwon Austin Ruder. RUDE-err Jarred Dixon G 6-2 164 Fr. 11/8/96 Dorrian Williams . .DOOR-ee-inn 11 Kansas City, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West High Titans) Coach Michael Schieber Coach Matt Sligh . SLY Loomis Gerring* F 6-6 206 Sr. 7/15/94 Breakdown by Experience 3 Grandview, Mo. (Grandview High Bulldogs) Coach Randy Farris Total Squad Members ...........................13 Seniors ....................................................3 Chris Kendrix* G/F 6-5 182 So. 9/6/95 Camyn Boone, Loomis Gerring, Dorrian Williams 33 Willard, Mo. (Willard High Tigers) Coach Lamont Frazier Juniors ....................................................4 Jordan Martin, Tyler McCullough, Dequon Miller, Ryan Kreklow G 6-4 176 Fr. 10/22/96 Austin Ruder 20 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High Bruins) Coach Jim Scanlon Sophomores ............................................2 Chris Kendrix, Shawn Roundtree Jordan Martin F 6-9 240 Jr. 12/16/93 Freshmen ................................................4 St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central High Hawks) Coach Josh Martin Obediah Church, Jarred Dixon, Ryan Kreklow, 25 Robin Thompson (RS) Tyler McCullough** C 6-11 250 Jr. 12/15/94 2015 Returning Lettermen ......................7 Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville High Bulldogs) Coach Kyle Adams Camyn Boone, Loomis Gerring, Chris Kendrix, 50 Tyler McCullough, Shawn Roundtree, Austin Ruder, Dequon Miller G 5-10 171 Jr. 5/22/93 Dorrian Williams Charleston, W.Va. (George Washington High Patriots) Coach Rick Greene 2015 Lettermen Not returning ................2 4 Gavin Thurman, Christian Kirk Shawn Roundtree, Jr.* G 6-0 186 So. 8/7/95 2015 Returning Starters (GS) .................5 Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville High Tigers) Coach Mike Waldo Camyn Boone (29), Dorrian Williams (28), Austin 24 Ruder (24), Chris Kendrix (17), Loomis Gerring (16) Austin Ruder** G 6-3 202 Jr. 3/15/94 2015 Starters Not Returning (GS) ..........0 2 Nixa, Mo. (Nixa High Eagles) Coach Jay Osborne Breakdown by Height 6-11 Tyler McCullough Robin Thompson F 6-6 220 RFr. 2/12/96 6-8 Jordan Martin 1 St. Louis, Mo. (MICDS Rams) Coach Matt Hixenbaugh 6-7 Obediah Church Dorrian Williams*** G 6-3 185 Sr. 4/27/93 6-6 Robin Thompson, Camyn Boone, Loomis Gerring 23 Oklahoma City, Okla. (Douglass High Trojans) Coach Terry Long 6-5 Chris Kendrix 6-4 Ryan Kreklow Numerical Roster 6-3 Austin Ruder, Dorrian Williams 6-2 Jarred Dixon No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School) 6-0 Shawn Roundtree, Jr. 1 Robin Thompson F 6-6 220 RFr. St. Louis, Mo. (MICDS) 5-10 Dequon Miller 2 Austin Ruder** G 6-3 202 Jr. Nixa, Mo. (Nixa High) Breakdown by Home State 3 Loomis Gerring* F 6-6 206 Sr. Grandview, Mo. (Grandview High)+ Arizona (1) Mesa — Camyn Boone 4 Dequon Miller G 5-10 171 Jr.