2016-17 Game Notes Rick Kindhart Director of Athletics Communications MISSOURI STATE Office: (417) 836-4585 Cell: (417) 849-5865 Bears Basketball Email: [email protected] 2016-17 SCHEDULE GAME 29 MISSOURI STATE AT DRAKE November (4-1) N5 Missouri Baptist (Exh.) ..........................W 93-72 DATE: Saturday,Wednesday, Feb. Dec. 18, 14, 2017 2016 N11 Alabama A&M (KOZL)..........................W 96-62 TIPOFF: 7:007:02 p.m. (Central) N13 Jacksonville State (ESPN3^) ...............W 91-65 LOCATION: KnappJQH Arena Center (11,000) (7,452) N17 Fontbonne (ESPN3^) .........................W 100-27 N23 at DePaul (FSN) ................................... L 66-68 DesSpringfield, Moines, IowaMo. N27 North Dakota State (ESPN3^) .............W 64-50 SERIES: MissouriSeries tied, State 7-7 leads 42-13 Last Meeting: DUMSU 72, 85, MSU ORU 71 66 (1/24/17) (12/16/15) December (7-3) TV: FOXESPN3 Sports (Ned Midwest Reynolds, Kelby Stuckey) D3 at Air Force% (Mtn.WestNet) ............... L 70-83 KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network D7 at Southeast Missouri State (KOZL) ....W 79-71 RADIO: (Tom Ackerman, Adam Emmenecker) (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) D10 Valparaiso (ESPN3^) ............................ L 81-84 Missouri State Drake RADIO: KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network D14 Oral Roberts (ESPN3^)........................W 86-76 BEARS BULLDOGS LIVESTATS: (ArtMissouriStateBears.com Hains, Mike Keltner) D17 Southeast Missouri St.@(ESPN3^) .....W 71-66 LIVESTATS:TICKETS: GoDrakeBulldogs.comMissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 D19 Chicago State@ (ESPN3^) ..................W 66-46 15-13 (6-9 MVC) 7-20 (5-10 MVC) TICKETS: GoDrakeBulldogs.com | (515) 271-3647 D22 vs. (23) USC@ (FS1) ............................ L 75-83 D23 vs. DePaul @ (FS1) ..............................W 69-58 D28 at Northern Iowa* (FS Midwest) ..........W 68-64 Follow the Bears D31 Indiana State* (FS Midwest) .........W 81-75 (ot) www.MissouriStateBears.com January (4-5) J4 at Illinois State* (FS Midwest) ........L 71-74 (ot) www.MVC-Sports.com J7 Southern Illinois* (CBSSN) ................... L 67-75 (ESPN3^) J11 Evansville* ..........................W 55-51 Facebook.com/MissouriStBears J15 at Loyola Chicago* (ESPNU) ................ L 71-77 J18 at Indiana State* (KOZL) ......................W 73-68 @MissouriStBears | @MSUBearsHoops J21 Bradley* (ESPN3^) ..............................W 76-62 J24 Drake* (KOZL) ................................L 71-72 (ot) MissouriStateBears.com #MSUBears | /MissouriStBears J28 at Southern Illinois* (FS Midwest) ..L 84-85 (ot) J31 Loyola Chicago* (KOZL) ................W 82-81 (ot) THE TEN COUNT (0-4) February ♦ Missouri State’s 7 single-possession losses this season (losses by 3 points or less) is second-most in the nation, F4 at Evansville* (KOZL) ............................ L 66-74 trailing only Mercer’s 8 close losses among all Division I programs. The Bears also have 5 close losses in MVC play. F9 at Wichita State* (CBSSN) .................... L 62-80 ♦ Jarred Dixon (So., Kansas City, Mo.) has scored in double figures in 5 of the last 6 games. He is averaging 11.7 F12 Northern Iowa* (ESPN3) ....................... L 52-55 points per game since Jan. 28 and has 20 assists, 3 three-pointers and 7 steals in that span. F15 Illinois State* (FS Midwest) .................. L 66-67 F18 at Drake* (FS Midwest) ......................7:00 p.m. ♦ Alize Johnson (Jr., Williamsport, Pa.) continues to lead The Valley with 10.3 rebounds per game. He ranks 16th F22 at Bradley* (KOZL) ..............................7:04 p.m. nationally in double-doubles (14) and 15th in rebounds per game. He has 18 double-figure rebound games this year. F25 Wichita State* (ESPN2) .....................11:00 a.m. ♦ MSU has matched or out-rebounded 14 of 15 league foes this season. Only Evansville (Feb. 4) has bettered the March (0-0) Bears on the glass during conference play. MSU ranks 33rd nationally in rebound margin (+5.8). M2-5 MVC Tournament (FS Midwest) .................TBA ♦ Chris Kendrix (Jr., Willard, Mo.) is 5 points shy of 700 for his career. Home games played at JQH Arena; * Missouri Valley Conference game (6-9) ♦ Obediah Church (So., Springfield, Ill.) leads the MVC and ranks 24th nationally in blocked shots per game (2.38). % Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge (campus sites) (0-1) He also has climbed to No. 6 on MSU’s career blocks list (112), just 58 games into his collegiate career. He is 2 blocks @ Las Vegas Classic, campus sites (first two rounds) and Las Vegas (semifinals/finals) (3-1) shy of Kyle Weems (2008-2012) for the No. 5 spot. $ State Farm MVC Tournament, Scottrade Center - St. Louis (0-0) ♦ Dequon Miller (Jr., Charleston, W.Va.) now has 100 career 3-pointers and is just the 14th MSU player to reach that milestone -- and first since Austin Ruder (Jr., Nixa, Mo.). He has a team-high 43 three-pointers this season. COACHING STAFF ♦ Jarrid Rhodes (Jr., Palmetto, Fla.) is coming off a 16-point outing against league front-runner Illinois State on Wednesday. He made 4-of-6 3-pointers in the game and notched his fifth double-figure scoring game in MVC play. Head Coach ....................................................... Paul Lusk Alma Mater .................................Southern Illinois, 1995 ♦ MSU is just 17 3-pointers shy of matching the club single-season record of 252 set in 2009-10. With 235 treys, the Record at MSU .......................................86-103, 6th yr. Bears are averaging 8.39 treys per game, which is on pace to break the team’s per-game mark of 7.36 set in 2006-07. Career Record ........................................88-126, 7th yr. ♦ Drake’s .756 free throw percentage ranks 31st nationally and tops in the MVC. Associate Head Coach ................................Corey Gipson Alma Mater ....................................... Austin Peay, 2004 MAROON FIVE Assistant Coach .................................................Matt Sligh Alma Mater .................... Covenant (Ga.) College, 2005 Assistant Coach ........................................... Keith Pickens Alma Mater ................................... Missouri State, 2013 Basketball Operations ....................................Cody Seidel Strength & Conditioning Coach ..........................Brice Cox Athletic Trainer ............................................Tyler Landgraf Men’s Basketball SID ...................................Rick Kindhart 4 11 10 24 5 Dequon Miller Jarred Dixon Jarrid Rhodes Alize Johnson Obediah Church G, 5-10, 176, Sr. G, 6-3, 167, So. F, 6-6, 174, Jr F, 6-9, 201, Jr. F, 6-7, 217, So. Charleston, W.Va. 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 28-27 12.3 3.1 3.9 43 28-5 8.1 2.5 2.0 11 28-22 6.8 3.4 0.7 31 28-28 14.2 10.3 1.8 33 26-21 6.6 5.7 1.4 62 1 MISSOURI STATE ROSTERS Alphabetical Roster Pronunciation Guide No. Name Pos. Ht.1 Wt.1 Yr. Birthdate Obediah Church .........oh-buh-DIE-uh Jarred Dixon .................JARE-id Obediah Church* F 6-7 217 So. 3/17/97 Tyrie Hill-Thomas . TY-ree 5 Springfield, Ill. (Springfield High Senators) Coach Matt Reed Alize Johnson ..............AL-luh-zay Ryan Kreklow .............CRECK-low Jarred Dixon* G 6-3 167 So. 11/8/96 Tyler McCullough ........ mick-KULL-uh 11 Kansas City, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West High Titans) Coach Michael Schieber Dequon Miller ...............DAY-kwon Jarrid Rhodes ................JARE-id Tyrie Hill-Thomas F 6-6 220 So. 10/9/95 Ronnie Rousseau III...........ROO-so 35 St. Peters, Mo. (Ft. Zumwalt East High Lions) Coach Terry Johnson Austin Ruder................RUDE-err Coach Matt Sligh . SLY Alize Johnson F 6-9 201 Jr. 4/22/96 24 Williamsport, Pa. (St. John Neumann High Golden Knights) Coach Pete Petcavage Breakdown by Experience Total Squad Members ...........................14 Chris Kendrix** F 6-5 185 Jr. 9/6/95 Seniors ....................................................3 Jordan Martin, Tyler McCullough, Dequon Miller, 33 Willard, Mo. (Willard High Tigers) Coach Lamont Frazier Juniors ....................................................4 Ryan Kreklow* G 6-4 181 So. 10/22/96 Alize Johnson, Chris Kendrix, Jarrid Rhodes, 20 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High Bruins) Coach Jim Scanlon Austin Ruder, Sophomores ............................................5 Jordan Martin* F 6-8 235 Sr. 12/16/93 Obediah Church, Jarred Dixon, Ryan Kreklow, 0 St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central High Hawks) Coach Josh Martin Robin Thompson, Tyrie Hill-Thomas Freshmen ................................................2 Tyler McCullough*** C 6-11 252 Sr. 12/15/94 Greg Williams, Ross Owens 50 Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville High Bulldogs) Coach Kyle Adams 2016 Returning Lettermen ......................9 Tyler McCullough, Austin Ruder, Chris Kendrix, Dequon Miller* G 5-10 176 Sr. 5/22/93 Dequon Williams, Jordan Martin, Obediah Church, 4 Charleston, W.Va. (George Washington High Patriots) Coach Rick Greene Jarred Dixon, Ryan Kreklow, Robin Thompson 2016 Lettermen Not returning ................4 Ross Owens G 6-4 195 Fr. 6/22/98 Camyn Boone, Loomis Gerring, Shawn Roundtree, 21 Woodlawn, Ill. (Woodlawn High Cardinals) Coach Shane Witzel Dorrian Williams 2016 Returning Starters (GS) .................4 Jarrid Rhodes F 6-6 174 Jr. 10/15/95 Obediah Church (32), Dequon Miller (32), 10 Palmetto, Fla. (Palmetto High Tigers) Coach Reggie Bellamy Chris Kendrix (22), Jarred Dixon (17) 2016 Starters Not Returning (GS) ..........2 Austin Ruder** G 6-3 199 RJr. 3/15/94 Camyn Boone (28), Dorrian Williams (17) 15 Nixa, Mo. (Nixa High Eagles) Coach Jay Osborne Breakdown by Height Robin Thompson* F 6-6 224 So. 2/12/96 6-11 Tyler McCullough 1 St. Louis, Mo. (MICDS Rams) Coach Matt Hixenbaugh 6-9 Alize Johnson 6-8 Jordan Martin Greg Williams G 6-6 180 Fr. 4/1/97 6-7 Obediah Church 13 Houston, Texas (Home School) Coach Harry Williams 6-6 Robin Thompson, Jarrid Rhodes Greg Williams, Tyrie Hill-Thomas 6-5 Chris Kendrix 6-4 Ryan Kreklow, Ross Owens 6-3 Austin Ruder, Jarred Dixon Numerical Roster 5-10 Dequon Miller No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School) Breakdown by Home State 0 Jordan Martin* F 6-8 235 Sr. St. Louis, Mo.