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Rick Kindhart 2017-18 Game Notes Director of Athletics Communications Office: (417) 836-4585 Cell: (417) 849-5865 MISSOURI STATE Email: [email protected] 2017-18 BEARS SCHEDULE GAME 19 MISSOURI STATE VS. INDIANA STATE October Sat. 21 at Kansas State (Exh.) ........................ L 62-78 DATE:DATE: Wednesday, Sunday, January Dec. 14, 14, 2016 2018 November (6-2) TIPOFF: 7:022:00 p.m. p.m. (Central) (Central) Wed. 1 Southwest Baptist (Exh.) ....................W 83-56 LOCATION:LOCATION: JQH JQH Arena Arena (11,000) (11,000), Springfield, Mo. Fri. 10 at Western Kentucky ..........................W 85-80 SERIES: Springfield, Missouri State Mo. leads, 43-25 Wed. 15 Southern University (ESPN3^)..........W 86-58 SERIES: SeriesLast Meeting:tied, 7-7 MSU 73, INST 68 (1/18/17) Fri. 17 North Dakota State (ESPN3^) ........... L 54-57 Last Meeting: MSU 85, ORU 66 (12/16/15) Mon. 20 vs. Georgia Southern# ........................ L 73-74 TV: KOZL-TV | Missouri State Television Network TV: ESPN3 (Ned Reynolds, Kelby Stuckey) Tue. 21 vs. Manhattan# .......................................... W 69-65 (Don West, Kelby Stuckey) RADIO: KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network Wed. 22 vs. FAU# ....................................................W 71-60 RADIO: KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network Fri. 24 Evangel (ESPN3^) ............................W 80-48 (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) Missouri State Indiana State MissouriStateBears.com(Art Hains, Mike Keltner) Tue. 28 Colorado State% (ESPN3) ................W 77-67 BEARS SYCAMORES LIVESTATS: TICKETS:LIVE STATS: MissouriStateBears.com MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 December (6-1) 13-5 (3-2 MVC) 8-9 (3-2 MVC) TICKETS: MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 Sat. 2 vs. South Dakota State& (KOZL) ......W 73-53 Mon. 4 at North Dakota State (KOZL) ...........W 71-58 Fri. 8 Hampton (ESPN3^) ..........................W 88-75 FOLLOW THE BEARS Sun. 10 at Oral Roberts (KOZL) ...................... L 66-73 Tue. 19 Wright State (ESPN3^) .....................W 66-50 @MSUBearsHoops MissouriStateBears.com Fri. 22 Loyola Chicago* (FS Midwest) ........W 64-59 /MissouriStBears MVC-Sports.com Sun. 31 at Valparaiso* (KOZL) .......................W 67-50 /MissouriStBears #MSUBears | #MVCHoops January (1-2) Thu. 4 Northern Iowa* (CBSSN) ..................W 62-55 Sun. 7 at Illinois State* (CBSSN) .................. L 68-72 THE TEN COUNT Wed. 10 at Evansville* (KOZL) ......................... L 55-64 ♦ Sun. 14 Indiana State* (KOZL) ..................... 2:00 p.m. Alize Johnson (Sr., Williamsport, Pa.) has reeled off 6 straight double-doubles, the longest streak of his career. He has produced 12 double-doubles in 18 games this season, which is tied for 4th nationally. Wed. 17 Valparaiso* (ESPN3) ....................... 7:00 p.m. Sat. 20 at Drake* (FS Midwest) .................. 3:00 p.m. ♦ Ronnie Rousseau III (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio) is this week’s MSU Coors Player of the Week after posting a season-high Tue. 23 at Bradley* (KOZL) .......................... 7:00 p.m. 16 points at Illinois State last Sunday, going 3-for-5 from 3-point range and 6-of-10 overall from the field in a 28- Sat. 27 Southern Illinois* (ESPNU).............. 5:00 p.m. minute assignment off the bench. He followed that with 9 points one 3-of-5 shooting at Evansville on Wednesday. Tue. 30 Illinois State* (ESPN3) .................... 7:00 p.m. ♦ Two Bears are on the verge of reaching scoring milestones this weekend. Jarrid Rhodes (Sr., Palmetto, Fla.) needs (0-0) just 5 points to reach 400 for his career (51 games), while classmate Tanveer Bhullar (Etobicoke, Ontario) needs 4 February points to reach 300 for his career (75 games). Sat. 3 at Loyola Chicago* (CBSSN) .......... 1:00 p.m. ♦ J.T. Miller (Sr., Clinton, N.C.) averaged 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds last week, firing at a 57.9 percent clip from the Tue. 6 at Indiana State* (FS Midwest) ...... 6:00 p.m. field to earn MVC Newcomer of the Week honors for the first time. He logged his first-ever double-double in Sunday’s Sat. 10 Evansville* (ESPN3^) ..................... 2:00 p.m. game at Illinois State, racking up 16 points and a career-best 11 boards. Against UNI, he went 5-for-7 from the field Wed. 14 at Southern Illinois* (FS Midwest) .. 7:00 p.m. with 13 points and 6 rebounds. Wednesday was his 100th career game. Sun. 18 Drake* (ESNPU or ESPN3) ........... 3:00 p.m. ♦ Jarrid Rhodes (Sr., Palmetto, Fla.) is averaging 10.8 points per game over the Bears’ last four contests. Wed. 21 Bradley* (FS Midwest) ................... 7:00 p.m. Sat. 24 at Northern Iowa* (ESPN2 or CBSSN) 1 or 3 ♦ In two appearances against Indiana State last season, Alize Johnson averaged 28.0 points and 17.5 rebounds per game, while converting 19-of-35 (.543) field goals and 6-of-13 (.462) threes. He recorded his first career “20-20” March (0-0) game in Terre Haute last Jan. 18 with 26 points and 20 rebounds. He has reached 20-20 twice this season. Thu. 1- ♦ Missouri State is 29-5 all-time at home against the Sycamres, including a 7-2 mark at JQH Arena. The Bears have won Sun. 4 MVC Tournament, St. Louis ..................... TBA the last five meetings between the clubs in Springfield. Home games played at JQH Arena; * Missouri Valley Conference game (3-2) @ Gulf Coast Showcase, Estero, Fla. (2-1, 5th); & Sanford Pentago, Sioux Falls, S.D. ♦ Jarred Dixon (Jr., Kansas City, Mo.) is averaging 12.0 points per game against ISU in four previous meetings (three % Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge (campus sites) (1-0) starts). He is 11-for-14 (.786) at the free throw line in his career against the Sycamores. $ State Farm MVC Tournament, Scottrade Center - St. Louis ♦ In his first career start, Reggie Scurry (Jr., Atlanta, Ga.) played 26 minutes and scored 10 points with a pair of COACHING STAFF blocked shots Wednesday at Evansville (Jan. 10). Scurry is second on the club in points per game (9.3) and blocks (16). ♦ Missouri State enters the weekend ranked in the top 25 nationally in four defensive categories -- 11th in rebound Head Coach ......................................................... Paul Lusk margin (+8.7), 15th in scoring defense (62.1), 15th in field goal percentage defense (.385) and 25th in 3-point field Alma Mater ...................................Southern Illinois, 1995 goal defense (.304). MSU has also out-rebounded 16 of 18 opponents this season. Record at Missouri State ................101-111 (7th season) Career Record ...............................103-134 (8th season) MAROON FIVE Associate Head Coach .............Corey Gipson (3rd season) Alma Mater ......................................... Austin Peay, 2004 Assistant Coach ..............................Matt Sligh (3rd season) Alma Mater .......................Covenant (Ga.) College, 2012 Assistant Coach ........................Keith Pickens (2nd season) Alma Mater ......................................Missouri State, 2013 Basketball Operations ......................................Cody Seidel Alma Mater .....................................Missouri State, 2012 Strength & Conditioning Coach ............................Brice Cox Athletic Trainer .............................................. Tyler Landgraf 11 20 15 24 2 Jarred Dixon Ryan Kreklow Jarrid Rhodes Alize Johnson Reggie Scurry G, 6-4, 171, Jr. G, 6-4, 186, Jr. F, 6-6, 185, Sr F, 6-9, 203, Sr F, 6-5, 213, Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Palmetto, Fla. Williamsport, Pa. Atlanta, Ga. G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG BS 18-12 7.2 2.4 2.6 13 18-10 6.2 2.5 1.9 22 18-18 9.1 4.0 1.5 35 18-18 15.2 11.4 2.3 22 18-1 9.3 4.2 0.1 16 1 2017-18 Alphabetical Roster Pronunciation Guide Tanveer Bhullar.........tan-VEER BOO-larr 1 1 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Birthdate Obediah Church ............oh-buh-DIE-uh Jarred Dixon ....................JARE-id Tanveer Bhullar C 7-2 278 Sr. 2/23/95 Abdul Fofana . .foe-FAWN-uh 34 Etobicoke, Ontario (Fr. Henry Carr Secondary Crusaders) Coach Rob Fulford + Alize Johnson .................AL-luh-zay Ryan Kreklow ................CRECK-low James Byrd G 6-1 185 Jr. 11/25/96 Jarrid Rhodes ...................JARE-id 3 Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill South Panthers) Coach Dan Parra + Ronnie Rousseau III.............. ROO-so Obediah Church** F 6-7 225 Jr. 3/17/97 Coach Matt Sligh . SLY 5 Springfield, Ill. (Springfield High Senators) Coach Matt Reed Squad Breakdown Jarred Dixon** G 6-4 171 Jr. 11/8/96 11 Kansas City, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West High Titans) Coach Michael Schieber Total Squad Members ................................ 16 Seniors ........................................................ 5 Abdul Fofana F 6-7 207 So. 7/11/96 Alize Johnson, Jarrid Rhodes, 0 Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (St. Exupery French Secondary School) + Ronnie Rousseau III, J.T. Miller, Tanveer Bhullar Juniors ......................................................... 5 Alize Johnson* F 6-9 203 Sr. 4/22/96 Obediah Church, Jarred Dixon, Ryan Kreklow, 24 Williamsport, Pa. (St. John Neumann High Golden Knights) Coach Pete Petcavage+ Reggie Scurry, James Byrd Sophomores ................................................. 2 G 6-4 186 Jr. 10/22/96 Ryan Kreklow** Ross Owens, Abdul-Hakim Fofana 20 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High Bruins) Coach Jim Scanlon Freshmen ..................................................... 4 Mustafa Lawrence G 6-0 186 Fr. 11/21/96 Greg Williams, Mustafa Lawrence, Jared Ridder, Darian Scott Newark, N.J. (Essex County Vocational High Terriers) Coach Joe Jordan 1 Returning Lettermen .................................... 5 J.T. Miller G 6-3 190 Sr. 2/22/94 Alize Johnson, Jarrid Rhodes, Obediah Church, 23 Clinton, N.C. (Mt. Zion Academy Warriors) Coach Tony Barnett + Jarred Dixon, Ryan Kreklow Lettermen Not returning .............................. 6 Ross Owens G 6-4 191 So. 6/22/98 Dequon Miller, Jordan Martin, Tyler McCullough, 21 Woodlawn, Ill. (Woodlawn High Cardinals) Coach Shane Witzel Chris Kendrix, Austin Ruder, Robin Thompson Returning Starters (GS) ............................... 4 F 6-6 185 Sr. 10/15/95 Jarrid Rhodes* Alize Johnson (33), Jarrid Rhodes (27), 15 Palmetto, Fla.