Rick Kindhart 2018-19 Game Notes Director of Athletics Communications Office: (417) 836-4585 Cell: (417) 849-5865 MISSOURI STATE Email: [email protected] 2018-19 BEARS SCHEDULE GAME 18 MISSOURI STATE VS. EVANSVILLE October Tue. 30 Evangel University (Exh.) .....................W 77-28 DATE: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 November (3-4) 7:02 p.m. (Central) Tue. 6 Oral Roberts ESPN3 .................................W 84-50 LOCATION: JQH Arena (11,000), Springfield, Mo. Fri. 9 Robert Morris # ESPN3 .............................W 74-60 SERIES: Missouri State leads 35-34 Sun. 11 Stetson # MSU TV Network ..........................W 83-70 Mon. 19 vs. #24 Nebraska # ESPNU ....................... L 62-85 Last Meeting: MSU 72, UE 55 (2/10/18) Tue. 20 vs. USC # ESPN3 ...................................... L 80-99 TV: ESPN+ Sat. 24 at Murray State ESPN+ .............................. L 66-77 (Don West, Kelby Stuckey) Wed. 28 at Air Force % Mountain West Network .......... L 69-88 RADIO: KTXR 101.3 FM | MSU Bears Radio Network (3-3) December Missouri State Evansville (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) Sat. 1 at Oregon State PAC12 Network ................. L 77-101 BEARS PURPLE ACES LIVE STATS: MissouriStateBears.com Wed. 5 Western Kentucky ESPN+ ........................W 84-78 Sat. 15 at North Dakota State MSU TV Network ........ L 67-74 8-9 (2-2 MVC) 8-9 (2-2 MVC) TICKETS: MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 Tue. 18 at Arkansas State .................................. L 63-71 Sat. 22 UAPB ESPN+ ............................................W 93-72 FOLLOW THE BEARS Sun. 30 William Woods ESPN+ ............................W 110-56 January (1-2) @MSUBearsHoops MissouriStateBears.com Wed. 2 at Southern Illinois* ESPN+ ....................... L 70-75 Sat. 5 Valparaiso* MSU TV Network ........................ L 66-82 /MissouriStBears MVC-Sports.com Tue. 8 at Indiana State* ESPN3 ...........................W 72-57 /MissouriStBears #MSUBears | #MVCHoops Sat. 12 at Bradley* MSU TV Network ........................W 69-64 Wed. 16 Evansville* ESPN+ .................................. 7:00 p.m. Sun. 20 at Drake* ESPN3 .................................... 3:00 p.m. THE TEN COUNT Wed. 23 Loyola Chicago* CBS Sports Net ............... 8:00 p.m. Sat. 26 Bradley* FS Midwest ................................ 3:00 p.m. ♦ After back-to-back conference road wins last week at Indiana State and Bradley, the Bears return to JQH Arena on Tue. 29 at Valparaiso* ESPN+ ............................. 7:00 p.m. Wednesday to do battle with Evansville at 7 p.m. This is the 70th meeting between Missouri State and Evansville with the February (0-0) Bears leading the long-standing rivalry by a narrow 35-34 margin. Sat. 2 at Northern Iowa* MSU TV Network............ 7:00 p.m. ♦ Tulio Da Silva (Jr., Formiga, Brazil) is Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week Wed. 6 Southern Illinois* FS Midwest .................. 7:00 p.m. after averaging 22.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in a pair of road victories last week. He is the MVC’s top newcomer this Sun. 10 Illinois State* ESPNU or ESPN3 ................... 3:00 p.m. season in both scoring (16.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg) averages. He is coming off his first double-double as a Bear with a career-high 24 points and 13 rebounds at Bradley and has scored in double figures in 10-of-12 games at MSU. Wed. 13 at Evansville* ESPN+ .............................. 6:00 p.m. Sun. 17 at Loyola Chicago* ESPNU or ESPN3 .......... 3:00 p.m. ♦ Jarred Dixon (G, Kansas City, Mo.) has scored in double figures 14 times in 17 games this season. He currently Wed. 20 Northern Iowa* MSU TV Network................ 7:00 p.m. ranks 9th in the MVC in scoring (14.6 ppg) and is No. 23 on MSU’s career scoring list (1,073 points ). He needs 6 points Sat. 23 Indiana State* MSU TV Network ................. 1:00 p.m. to catch Andy Newton (1973-76) for the No. 22 spot and 32 points to match Darryl Reid (1989-91) for the No. 21 position. Wed. 27 at Illinois State* FS Midwest .................... 6:00 p.m. ♦ MSU has registered 20 or more forced turnovers five times this season, including both road victories last week. The March (0-0) Bears lead the MVC with 15.8 takeaways per game overall and 18.5 takeaways in conference games. Likewise, MSU’s Sat. 2 Drake* ESPN2/CBSSN/ESPN3 ............................... TBA 2.8 turnover margin overall and 8.3 margin in MVC play are both tops among all Valley programs. Thu. 7- ♦ Josh Webster (Sr., St. Louis, Mo.) leads the MVC and ranks 6th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.80). He is just Sun. 10 MVC Tournament, St. Louis........................ TBA 5 assists shy of 100 for the season and would be just the fourth MSU player over the last 8 seasons to reach 100 assists # National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Classic (joining Dequon Miller, Dorrian Williams and Michael Bizoukas on that elite list). First two rounds on campus sites (2-0); ♦ Ryan Kreklow (Sr., Columbia, Mo.) is 1 three-pointer away from 150 for his career. With 712 career points, Kreklow Semifinals and finals at Sprint Center, Kansas City (0-2, 4th). ranks 74th on MSU’s career scoring list with familiar names within striking distance, including Chris Kendrix (716), Bobby % Mountain West-MVC Challenge Series, campus sites * MVC Games; All times Central and subject to change Howard (716), Christian Kirk (718), Lee Campbell (719), Caleb Patterson (721) and Stan Worthy (722). ♦ Missouri State continues to lead the MVC in steals by a wide margin at 7.6 per game. Loyola’s 6.5 steals is a distant COACHING STAFF second. MSU is also averaging a league-best 10.0 steals per game in Valley games. ♦ Ryan Kreklow and Jarred Dixon share the league lead with 9 steals (2.3 per game) in Valley contests. Head Coach ........................................................ Dana Ford Alma Mater .........................................lllinois State, 2006 ♦ The Bears are 6-1 at JQH Arena this season and 7-3 all-time against Evansville at The Q. MSU is 117-53 (.688) all- Record at Missouri State ....................... 8-9 (1st season) time at the 11,000-seat facility and just 18,955 patrons away from attracting the 1 millionth men’s basketball fan to JQH. Career Record ...................................65-74 (5th season) ♦ MSU has shot 50% or better from the field 4 of its last 6 games and is 6-0 this season when reaching that milestone. Associate Head Coach ............. Corey Gipson (4th season) ♦ Darian Scott (RFr., Las Vegas, Nev.) is celebrating his 20th birthday on Tuesday. Alma Mater ......................................... Austin Peay, 2004 Assistant Coach ........................Jake Headrick (1st season) MAROON FIVE* Alma Mater ...........................................Montevallo, 2005 Assistant Coach ............................... Jase Herl (1st season) Alma Mater ....................................Colorado Mesa, 2010 Basketball Operations ................................Sheldon Everett Alma Mater ....................................South Carolina, 2004 Video & Analytics Coordinator .........................Alec O’Reilly Strength & Conditioning Coach ...................... Tyler Watson Athletic Trainer .............................................. Tyler Landgraf 0 11 20 1 30 Josh Webster Jarred Dixon Ryan Kreklow Keandre Cook Tulio Da Silva G, 6-3, 180, Sr. G, 6-4, 176, Sr. G, 6-4, 185, Sr. G, 6-5, 183, Jr. F, 6-8, 211, Jr. St. Louis, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. Columbia, Mo. Baltimore, Md. Formiga, Brazil 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 3FG 17-16 6.6 3.0 5.6 3 17-15 14.6 2.7 1.9 29 17-11 8.6 2.9 1.2 34 17-9 13.0 4.0 1.0 22 12-11 16.2 6.9 1.0 8 *previous-game starters 1 Keandre Cook Szymon Wojcik Kabir Mohammed G, 6-5, 183, Jr. F, 6-10, 224, Fr. F, 6-5, 233, Jr. Baltimore, Md. Pelczyce, Poland Lagos, Nigeria G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG G-GS PPG RPG APG 3FG 6-6 16.7 6.5 1.7 10 6-6 6.0 3.5 0.3 4 14-1 7.5 4.3 0.6 2 2018-19 MISSOURI STATE ROSTER INFORMATION Alphabetical Roster Pronunciation Guide No. Name Pos. Ht.1 Wt.1 Yr. Birthdate Obediah Church .........oh-buh-DIE-uh Keandre Cook.............key-ON-dray Spencer Brown+ % G 6-2 191 Jr. 1/14/98 Tulio Da Silva .............TOO-lee-oh Jarred Dixon .................JARE-id 3 Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville High Bulldogs) Coach Kyle Adams Tyrik Dixon . TIE-reek Obediah Church*** F 6-8 218 Sr. 3/17/97 Ryan Kreklow .............CRECK-low 5 Springfield, Ill. (Springfield High Senators) Coach Matt Reed Jan Wojcik . .yon VUOY-cheek Szymon Wojcik..shu-MOAN VUOY-cheek Kenadre Cook + G 6-5 183 Jr. 5/1/97 Coach Jase Herl..................hurl 1 Baltimore, Md. (Edmondson-Westside High Red Storm) Coach Darnell Dantzler Breakdown by Experience Tulio Da Silva + F 6-8 211 Jr. 7/3/96 Total Squad Members ...........................15 30 Formiga, Brazil (Arlington Country Day School [Fla.] Apaches) Coach Rex Morgan Seniors ...................................................4 Obediah Church, Jarred Dixon, Ryan Kreklow, Jarred Dixon*** G 6-4 176 Sr. 11/8/96 Josh Webster 11 Kansas City, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West High Titans) Coach Michael Schieber Juniors ....................................................7 Spencer Brown, Keandre Cook, Tulio DaSilva, Tyrik Dixon+ % G 6-1 173 Jr. 2/18/98 Tyrik Dixon, Josh Hall, Kabir Mohammed, Ross Owens. 2 Bentonville, Ark. (Southwest Christian Academy Lions) Coach Charles Baker Sophomores ............................................0 Freshmen ................................................4 Josh Hall + % G/F 6-7 200 Jr. 8/2/97 Jared Ridder, Darian Scott, Jan Wojcik, 33 Houston, Texas (Genesis Academy [Va.] Team Genesis) Coach Harry Williams Szymon Wojcik Returning Lettermen ...............................3 Ryan Kreklow*** G 6-4 185 Sr. 10/22/96 Obediah Church, Jarred Dixon, Ryan Kreklow 20 Columbia, Mo.