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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 25 MISSOURI STATE AT LOYOLA October Sat. 21 at Kansas State (Exh.) ........................ L 62-78 DATE:DATE: Wednesday, Saturday, Feb. Dec. 3, 14, 2018 2016 November (6-2) TIPOFF: 7:021:00 p.m. p.m. (Central) (Central) Wed. 1 Southwest Baptist (Exh.) ....................W 83-56 LOCATION:LOCATION: JQH Gentile Arena Arena (11,000) (4,963) Fri. 10 at Western Kentucky ..........................W 85-80 Springfield,Chicago, Ill. Mo. Wed. 15 Southern University (ESPN3^)..........W 86-58 SERIES:SERIES: Series Loyola tied, leads 7-7 6-4 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 Last Meeting: MSU 64, LUC 59 (12/22/17) TV: ESPN3 (Ned Reynolds, Kelby Stuckey) Tue. 21 vs. Manhattan# .......................................... W 69-65 TV: CBS Sports Network RADIO: KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network Wed. 22 vs. FAU# ....................................................W 71-60 (Darren Goldwater, Bob Wenzel) Fri. 24 Evangel (ESPN3^) ............................W 80-48 (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) Missouri State Loyola RADIO: MissouriStateBears.com KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network Tue. 28 Colorado State% (ESPN3) ................W 77-67 BEARS RAMBLERS LIVESTATS: TICKETS: MissouriStateBears.com(Art Hains, Mike Keltner) | (417) 836-7678 December (6-1) 15-9 (5-6 MVC) 18-5 (8-3 MVC) LIVE STATS: LoyolaRamblers.com 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 (3-6) 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) .......................W 76-73 During Missouri State’s current four-game losing streak, the Bears and their opponents have posted identical totals in fouls (66), assists (51), turnovers (37), blocked shots (14) and 3-point field goals (28). The biggest discrepancy is in Wed. 17 Valparaiso* (ESPN3) .........................W 64-57 rebounding where all four opponents have out-rebounded the Bears -- collectively 153-136 (-4.2). Sat. 20 at Drake* (FS Midwest) ..................... L 58-61 Tue. 23 at Bradley* (KOZL) ............................. L 52-72 ♦ In three previous games against the Ramblers, Alize Johnson is averaging 19.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game, Sat. 27 Southern Illinois* (ESPNU)................. L 77-79 converting 7-of-15 (.467) 3-point attempts against Loyola in two seasons. Tue. 30 Illinois State* (ESPN3) ....................... L 60-76 ♦ Led by Mustafa Lawrence (Fr., Newark, N.J.) and J.T. Miller (Sr., Clinton, N.C.) with 12 points apiece, Missouri State’s bench accounted for 30 points -- half of the club’s offensive output -- in Tuesday’s game against Illinois State. February (0-0) ♦ Sat. 3 at Loyola Chicago* (CBSSN) .......... 1:00 p.m. Alize Johnson (Sr., Williamsport, Pa.) continues to lead the MVC in rebounding for the second year in a row and ranks 6th nationally with 11.5 boards per game. His 8.33 defensive rebounds per game is 4th among all Division I players. Tue. 6 at Indiana State* (FS Midwest) ...... 6:00 p.m. Sat. 10 Evansville* (ESPN3^) ..................... 2:00 p.m. ♦ On Jan. 27, Obediah Church (Jr., Springfield, Ill.) blocked 2 shots against Southern Illinois to become Missouri Wed. 14 at Southern Illinois* (FS Midwest) .. 7:00 p.m. State’s all-time leader in shot rejections, surpassing Danny Moore (167 from 1996-99) for the top spot. Church leads Sun. 18 Drake* (ESNPU).............................. 3:00 p.m. the MVC with 2.0 blocks per game and now has 171 career rejections. His 47 blocks this season rank 32nd nationally. Wed. 21 Bradley* (FS Midwest) ................... 7:00 p.m. ♦ Since 2010, every team that has led the MVC in field goal percentage defense has earned a spot in the NCAA Sat. 24 at Northern Iowa* (ESPN2 or CBSSN) 1 or 3 Tournament. The Bears (.396) currently rank second in the league (18th nationally), just behind Bradley (.392). March (0-0) ♦ Led by Obediah Church’s 18 slams, the Bears have accumulated 53 dunks (2.2 per game) this season. Reggie Thu. 1- Scurry (13) and J.T. Miller (10) have helped the Bears post their second-best dunk total in the last 10 years (56 in 2015-16). Sun. 4 MVC Tournament, St. Louis ..................... TBA ♦ Home games played at JQH Arena; * Missouri Valley Conference game (5-6) Jarrid Rhodes (Sr., Palmetto, Fla.) is averaging 12.3 points per game over the Bears’ last 4 games. During that span, @ Gulf Coast Showcase, Estero, Fla. (2-1, 5th); & Sanford Pentago, Sioux Falls, S.D. he has converted 9-of-10 (.900) free throws and extended his career FT pct. in MVC games to .935 (29-of-31). % Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge (campus sites) (1-0) ♦ $ State Farm MVC Tournament, Scottrade Center - St. Louis Over the last 12 games, Alize Johnson has recorded 10 double-doubles and snagged double-figure rebounds 11 times. In that span, he has averaged 16.5 points and 12.8 rebounds per contest. He enters the weekend ranked 3rd COACHING STAFF in the nation in double-doubles with 16, just one shy of his 2016-17 total (17). ♦ Jarred Dixon (Jr., Kansas City, Mo.) has logged 7.4 points and 3.0 assists per game in his career against Loyola (5g). Head Coach ......................................................... Paul Lusk ♦ Tanveer Bhullar (Sr., Etobicoke, Ontario) reached 300 career points in Tuesday’s game against Illinois State. The Alma Mater ...................................Southern Illinois, 1995 graduate transfer from New Mexico State has played in 81 career games with two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Record at Missouri State ............... 103-115 (7th season) Career Record ...............................105-138 (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 14 11 15 24 5 Ronnie Rousseau Jarred Dixon Jarrid Rhodes Alize Johnson Obediah Church G, 5-10, 163, Sr. G, 6-4, 171, Jr. F, 6-6, 185, Sr F, 6-9, 203, Sr F, 6-7, 225, Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Kansas City, Mo. Palmetto, Fla. Williamsport, Pa. Springfield, Ill. 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 22-12 6.2 1.6 1.7 21 24-18 8.0 2.7 2.5 17 24-24 9.3 4.1 1.3 45 24-24 15.3 11.5 2.1 31 23-22 6.4 5.0 1.0 47 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