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 7 MISSOURI STATE VS. EVANGEL October Sat. 21 at Kansas State (Exh.) ........................ L 62-78 DATE:DATE: Wednesday,Friday, November Dec. 14, 24, 2016 2017 November (4-2) TIPOFF: 7:02 7:02p.m. p.m.(Central) (Central) Wed. 1 Southwest Baptist (Exh.) ....................W 83-56 LOCATION:SERIES: JQHMSU Arena leads (11,000) 3-0 Fri. 10 at Western Kentucky ..........................W 85-80 Springfield, Mo. Last Meeting: MSU 86, EU 39 (12/12/85) Wed. 15 Southern University (ESPN3^)..........W 86-58 SERIES:LOCATION: SeriesJQH Arenatied, 7-7 (11,000) 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 Springfield, Mo. TV: ESPN3 (Ned Reynolds, Kelby Stuckey) Tue. 21 vs. Manhattan# .......................................... W 69-65 TV: ESPN3 (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^) .......................... 7:00 p.m. (Art Hains, Mike Keltner) Missouri State Evangel MissouriStateBears.com(Art Hains, Ned Reynolds) Tue. 28 Colorado State% (ESPN3) .............. 7:00 p.m. BEARS CRUSADERS LIVESTATS: TICKETS:TICKETS: MissouriStateBears.comMissouriStateBears.com | (417)| (417) 836-7678 836-7678 December (0-0) 4-2 1-6 LIVE STATS: MissouriStateBears.com Sat. 2 vs. South Dakota State& (KOZL) .... 7:00 p.m. Mon. 4 at North Dakota State (KOZL) ......... 7:00 p.m. Fri. 8 Hampton (ESPN3^) ........................ 7:00 p.m. FOLLOW THE BEARS Sun. 10 at Oral Roberts (KOZL) ................... 3:00 p.m. @MSUBearsHoops MissouriStateBears.com Tue. 19 Wright State (ESPN3^) ................... 7:00 p.m. Fri. 22 Loyola Chicago* (FS Midwest) ...... 8:00 p.m. /MissouriStBears MVC-Sports.com Sun. 31 at Valparaiso* (KOZL) ..................... 3:00 p.m. /MissouriStBears #MSUBears | #MVCHoops January (0-0) Thu. 4 Northern Iowa* (CBSSN) ................ 8:00 p.m. Sun. 7 at Illinois State* (CBS or ESPNU) 1 or 3 p.m. THE TEN COUNT Wed. 10 at Evansville* (KOZL) ...................... 7:00 p.m. Sun. 14 Indiana State* (KOZL) ..................... 2:00 p.m. ♦ The Evangel game is the home game guarantee as part of MSU’s entry in the 2017 Gulf Coast Showcase. Wed. 17 Valparaiso* (ESPN3) ....................... 7:00 p.m. Sat. 20 at Drake* (FS Midwest) .................. 3:00 p.m. ♦ Missouri State shot 46.0 percent from the field and 77.8 percent at the foul line to go 2-1 at the Gulf Coast Showcase Tue. 23 at Bradley* (KOZL) .......................... 7:00 p.m. earlier this week, in Estero, Fla. The Bears had a +9.7 rebound margin with Alize Johnson (Sr., Williamsport, Pa.) averaging 16.0 points and 9.0 rebounds during the event, while J.T. Miller (Sr., Clinton, N.C.) averaged 13.0 points.. Sat. 27 Southern Illinois* (ESPNU).............. 5:00 p.m. Tue. 30 Illinois State* (ESPN3) .................... 7:00 p.m. ♦ MSU’s J.T. Miller (Sr., Clinton, N.C.) is just one point shy of 1,000 for his career. The fifth-year transfer from Howard University scored 930 points with the Bison before coming to Missouri State this season. February (0-0) ♦ Obediah Church (Springfield, Ill.) is now just 7 blocked shots behind Ed Liliensiek (1977-81) for the No. 2 spot on the Sat. 3 at Loyola Chicago* (CBSSN) .......... 1:00 p.m. Tue. 6 at Indiana State* (FS Midwest) ...... 6:00 p.m. program’s career list. Church is up to 137 career rejections, just 30 behind MSU career leader Danny Moore (1996-99). Sat. 10 Evansville* (ESPN3^) ..................... 2:00 p.m. ♦ Friday’s game will be the 70th game in the MSU careers of Obediah Church (Jr., Springfield, Ill.) andJarred Dixon (Jr., Wed. 14 at Southern Illinois* (FS Midwest) .. 7:00 p.m. Kansas City, Mo.). It will also be the 40th career game for seniors Alize Johnson and Jarrid Rhodes (Palmetto, Fla.). Sun. 18 Drake* (ESNPU or ESPN3) ........... 3:00 p.m. ♦ Reggie Scurry (Jr., Atlanta, Ga.) averaging 8.3 points per game over the last four contests. Wed. 21 Bradley* (FS Midwest) ................... 7:00 p.m. ♦ The Bears have forced double-figure turnovers in five of six games, creating 12.8 mishaps per contest from their foes. Sat. 24 at Northern Iowa* (ESPN2 or CBSSN) 1 or 3 ♦ MSU is averaging 14.2 offensive boards per game with double-figure offensive caroms in every game this year. March (0-0) Thu. 1- ♦ Ryan Kreklow (Jr., Columbia, Mo.) has converted 19 straight free throws, dating back to Jan. 24, 2017. He is 12-for- 12 at the foul line this season. Sun. 4 MVC Tournament, St. Louis ..................... TBA Home games played at JQH Arena; * Missouri Valley Conference game (0-0) ♦ Missouri State matched or out-rebounded 26 of 33 opponents last season and has picked up that same momentum in % Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge (campus sites) (0-0) 2017-18 by winning the battle of the boards in all six games. MSU enters the week with a +8.2 rebound margin. @ Gulf Coast Showcase, Estero, Fla. (2-1, 5th) $ State Farm MVC Tournament, Scottrade Center - St. Louis ♦ Ryan Kreklow is just 13 3-pointers away from 100 for his career (66 games). He would be the 15th Bear to achieve that milestone. COACHING STAFF ♦ Missouri State is 3-0 all-time against cross-town foe Evangel, although the teams have not played since an 86-39 Bears win at Hammons Student Center on Dec. 12, 1985 -- nearly 32 years ago Head Coach ......................................................... Paul Lusk Alma Mater ...................................Southern Illinois, 1995 Record at Missouri State .................92-108 (7th season) Career Record .................................94-131 (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 23 15 24 5 Ronnie Rousseau J.T. Miller Jarrid Rhodes Alize Johnson Obediah Church G, 5-10, 163, Sr. G, 6-2, 190, Sr. F, 6-6, 185, Sr F, 6-9, 203, Sr F, 6-7, 225, Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Clinton, N.C. 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 6-6 7.8 5.2 2.3 6 6-2 11.5 4.0 1.8 2 6-6 7.8 5.2 2.3 8 7-7 15.7 11.5 2.5 1 7-7 6.2 4.7 1.2 13 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 Etokicoke, Canada (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 6-2 190 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. 10/14/95 Breakdown by Height Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods High Warriors) Coach Donnie Gillespie 14 7-2 Tanveer Bhullar Darian Scott C 6-11 200 Fr. 1/15/99 6-11 Darian Scott Las Vegas, Nev.