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 17 MISSOURI STATE AT ILLINOIS STATE October Sat. 21 at Kansas State (Exh.) ........................ L 62-78 DATE:DATE: Wednesday, Sunday, January Dec. 14, 7, 20182016 November (6-2) TIPOFF: 7:021:00 p.m. p.m. (Central) (Central) Wed. 1 Southwest Baptist (Exh.) ....................W 83-56 LOCATION:LOCATION: JQH Redbird Arena Arena (11,000) (10,200) Fri. 10 at Western Kentucky ..........................W 85-80 Springfield, Mo. Normal, Ill. Wed. 15 Southern University (ESPN3^)..........W 86-58 SERIES:SERIES: Series Missouri tied, State 7-7 leads, 41-29 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: ISU 67, MSU 66 (2/15/17) 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 (Jerry Recco, Tim Doyle) Fri. 24 Evangel (ESPN3^) ............................W 80-48 (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) Missouri State Illinois State RADIO: MissouriStateBears.com KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network Tue. 28 Colorado State% (ESPN3) ................W 77-67 BEARS REDBIRDS LIVESTATS: TICKETS: MissouriStateBears.com(Art Hains, Mike Keltner) | (417) 836-7678 December (6-1) 13-3 (3-0 MVC) 8-7 (2-1 MVC) LIVE STATS: GoRedbirds.com | (309) 438-8000 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 (1-0) Thu. 4 Northern Iowa* (CBSSN) ..................W 62-55 Sun. 7 at Illinois State* (CBSSN) ............... 1:00 p.m. THE TEN COUNT Wed. 10 at Evansville* (KOZL) ...................... 7:00 p.m. Sun. 14 Indiana State* (KOZL) ..................... 2:00 p.m. ♦ Alize Johnson (Sr., Williamsport, Pa.) has reeled off four straight double-doubles as part of MSU’s current four-game Wed. 17 Valparaiso* (ESPN3) ....................... 7:00 p.m. win streak, matching his career-best stretch of consecutive double-doubles. He enters the weekend with 10 double- Sat. 20 at Drake* (FS Midwest) .................. 3:00 p.m. doubles on the season (27 career), which ranks 5th nationally and No. 2 among Division I players under 6-foot-10. Tue. 23 at Bradley* (KOZL) .......................... 7:00 p.m. ♦ Johnson is coming off a 24-point, 20-rebound performance against Northern Iowa. The effort marked Johnson’s second Sat. 27 Southern Illinois* (ESPNU).............. 5:00 p.m. 20-20 game of the season, the third of his career, and just the fifth in Division I this season (including his 23 points and Tue. 30 Illinois State* (ESPN3) .................... 7:00 p.m. 20 rebounds against North Dakota State on Nov. 17). February (0-0) ♦ The last time MSU was 10 games over .500 was during the 2010-11 season, in which the Bears finished 26-9 overall Sat. 3 at Loyola Chicago* (CBSSN) .......... 1:00 p.m. and claimed the MVC regular-season title. That campaign was also the last time the Bears started Valley play 3-0, Tue. 6 at Indiana State* (FS Midwest) ...... 6:00 p.m. ultimately winning their first 7 MVC games. Sat. 10 Evansville* (ESPN3^) ..................... 2:00 p.m. ♦ The Bears have out-rebounded 15 of 16 opponents this season with double-figure offensive rebounds in 14 games. Wed. 14 at Southern Illinois* (FS Midwest) .. 7:00 p.m. MSU ranks 9th nationally in rebound margin (+9.4) and has matched or out-rebounded 41 of its last 49 foes. Sun. 18 Drake* (ESNPU or ESPN3) ........... 3:00 p.m. ♦ Jarrid Rhodes (Sr., Palmetto, Fla.) has converted 11 of his last 20 (.550) 3-point attempts during MSU’s four-game win Wed. 21 Bradley* (FS Midwest) ................... 7:00 p.m. streak. In two games against the Redbirds a year ago, Rhodes averaged 17.5 points and made 9-of-15 (.600) threes. Sat. 24 at Northern Iowa* (ESPN2 or CBSSN) 1 or 3 ♦ Obediah Church (Springfield, Ill.) is just 11 blocks behind MSU career leader Danny Moore (1996-99). The junior has March (0-0) rejected 156 shots in his first 79 career games and currently ranks 51st nationally with a Valley-best 2.0 blocks per game. Thu. 1- ♦ Sunday’s game will be the 50th career appearance for MSU seniors Alize Johnson and Jarrid Rhodes. Both Sun. 4 MVC Tournament, St. Louis ..................... TBA second-year players have helped the program’s resurgence, combining for 1,104 points and 92 starts to date. Home games played at JQH Arena; * Missouri Valley Conference game (3-0) ♦ MSU is 12-2 when its bench outscores its opponent’s reserves. Bears’ non-starters are scoring 25.1 points per game. @ Gulf Coast Showcase, Estero, Fla. (2-1, 5th); & Sanford Pentago, Sioux Falls, S.D. % Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge (campus sites) (1-0) ♦ The Bears are looking for their first win at Redbird Arena since Feb. 12, 2011. MSU has dropped its last six games in $ State Farm MVC Tournament, Scottrade Center - St. Louis Normal, including last year’s memorable 74-71 overtime thriller. COACHING STAFF ♦ Missouri State (65) and Illinois State (79) represent the two highest-ranked MVC teams in Friday’s RPI rankings. ♦ J.T. Miller (Sr., Clinton, N.C.) is coming off a 13-point effort in Thursday’s win over UNI. The transfer from Howard Head Coach ......................................................... Paul Lusk was 5-for-7 from the field and notched his ninth-double-figure scoring effort as a Bear but first since Dec. 10. Alma Mater ...................................Southern Illinois, 1995 Record at Missouri State ...............101-109 (7th season) Career Record ...............................103-132 (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 5 Jarred Dixon Ryan Kreklow Jarrid Rhodes Alize Johnson Obediah Church G, 6-4, 171, Jr. G, 6-4, 186, Jr. F, 6-6, 185, Sr F, 6-9, 203, Sr F, 6-7, 225, Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Columbia, 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 16-10 7.4 2.1 2.5 11 16-8 6.9 2.7 1.8 22 16-16 9.1 4.1 1.5 31 16-16 15.1 11.2 2.4 17 16-16 6.6 5.4 0.9 32 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. (Palmetto High Tigers) Coach Reggie Bellamy + Obediah Church (26), Ronnie Rousseau III (14) Jared Ridder F 6-8 215 Fr. 8/31/98 Starters Not Returning (GS) ........................ 1 35 Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo High Chiefs) Coach Dick Rippee + Dequon Miller (32) Ronnie Rousseau III G 5-10 163 Sr.