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 22 MISSOURI STATE VS. DRAKE November (4-1) N5 Missouri Baptist (Exh.) ..........................W 93-72 DATES:DATE: Tuesday,Wednesday, Jan. Dec. 24, 14,2017 2016 N11 Alabama A&M (KOZL)..........................W 96-62 TIPOFF: 7:047:02 p.m. (Central) N13 Jacksonville State (ESPN3^) ...............W 91-65 LOCATION: JQH Arena (11,000) N17 Fontbonne (ESPN3^) .........................W 100-27 N23 at DePaul (FSN) ................................... L 66-68 Springfield, Mo. N27 North Dakota State (ESPN3^) .............W 64-50 SERIES: MissouriSeries tied, State 7-7 leads 42-12 Last Meeting: MSU 69,85, DUORU 67 66 (3/3/16) (12/16/15) December (7-3) TV: KOZL-TVESPN3 (Ned | MSU Reynolds, TV Network Kelby Stuckey)| ESPN3 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, Kelby Stuckey) (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: MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 D19 Chicago State@ (ESPN3^) ..................W 66-46 14-7 (5-3 MVC) 6-14 (4-4 MVC) TICKETS: MissouriStateBears.com | (417) 836-7678 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 (3-3) 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) ....................................7:04 p.m. MissouriStateBears.com #MSUBears | /MissouriStBears J28 at Southern Illinois* (FS Midwest) ......7:00 p.m. J31 Loyola Chicago* (KOZL) .....................7:04 p.m. THE TEN COUNT February (0-0) ♦ Missouri State is now 100-43 (.699) all-time at JQH Arena, including an 10-2 record at The Q this season. F4 at Evansville* (KOZL) ..........................3:04 p.m. ♦ Alize Johnson (Jr., Williamsport, Pa.) is MVC Newcomer of the Week for the fifth time and leads the MVC with F9 at Wichita State* (CBSSN) ..................8:00 p.m. 10.7 rebounds per game. He has recorded 10 or more rebounds in nine straight ball games and 15 times overall. F12 Northern Iowa* (ESPN3) .....................3:00 p.m. He ranks 11th nationally in rebounds per game, 6th in total rebounds (225) and 9th in double-doubles (12). F15 Illinois State* (FS Midwest) ................8:00 p.m. F18 at Drake* (FS Midwest) ......................7:00 p.m. ♦ With 181 treys, the Bears have surpassed their season 3-point totals from the last two seasons. MSU has knocked F22 at Bradley* (KOZL) ..............................7:04 p.m. down 200 or more threes seven times, most recently in 2013-14, with the 2009-10 team hitting a record 252 (7.0). F25 Wichita State* (ESPN/ESPN2) ...................TBA ♦ The Bears have not been out-rebounded in 9 games and are now 14-1 when beating their opponents on the glass. March (0-0) ♦ Dequon Miller (Sr., Charleston, W.Va.) has posted 24 points in each of the last two games (both wins). He has scored M2-5 MVC Tournament (FS Midwest) .................TBA in double figures in 7 of 8 MVC games this season and is averaging 16.1 points per game against alleyV foes. ♦ Home games played at JQH Arena; * Missouri Valley Conference game (5-3) Jordan Martin (Sr., St. Louis, Mo.) is 5 pts. away from 100 for his career & 3 rebounds shy of his 2015-16 total (42). % Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge (campus sites) (0-1) ♦ MSU has won 12 of the last 14 meetings in the series against Drake, dating back to 2010. MSU is 8-0 at JQH Arena @ Las Vegas Classic, campus sites (first two rounds) and Las Vegas (semifinals/finals) (3-1) $ State Farm MVC Tournament, Scottrade Center - St. Louis (0-0) against the Bulldogs and 24-1 in Springfield against DU. MSU’s only home loss to Drake came Feb. 21, 2001 (73-61). ♦ The Bears have led at the half in 18 of 21 games this year, outscoring their opponents 776-582 in the first 20 minutes. COACHING STAFF ♦ Jarred Dixon (So., Kansas City, Mo.) needs just 6 points to reach 400 for his career (51 games). Head Coach ....................................................... Paul Lusk ♦ His next apperance will be senior Tyler McCullough’s (Fayetteville, Ark.) 100th career ball game. He has made 32 Alma Mater .................................Southern Illinois, 1995 starts, scored 263 points and snagged 223 rebounds in his MSU tenure while posting 73 blocked shots. Record at MSU .........................................85-97, 6th yr. ♦ Chris Kendrix (Jr., Willard, Mo.) has 406 career points in league games, the most of any MSU player. He has scored Career Record ........................................87-120, 7th yr. in double figures in two of the last three MVC contests and is averaging 1.31 points per game in that span. 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 15 10 24 5 Dequon Miller Austin Ruder Jarrid Rhodes Alize Johnson Obediah Church G, 5-10, 176, Sr. G, 6-3, 199, RJr. F, 6-6, 174, Jr F, 6-9, 201, Jr. F, 6-7, 217, So. Charleston, W.Va. Nixa, 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 21-20 12.6 3.3 4.1 35 20-1 4.9 0.8 0.3 28 21-15 6.6 3.6 0.7 22 21-21 14.2 10.7 1.8 25 19-14 6.7 4.8 1.3 46 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 ...........................15 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 ....................................................5 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 Ronnie Rousseau II, 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 Ronnie Rousseau III G 5-10 153 Jr. 10/14/95 Camyn Boone (28), Dorrian Williams (17) 14 Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods High Warriors) Coach Donnie Gillespie Breakdown by Height Austin Ruder** G 6-3 199 RJr. 3/15/94 6-11 Tyler McCullough 15 Nixa, Mo. (Nixa High Eagles) Coach Jay Osborne 6-9 Alize Johnson 6-8 Jordan Martin Robin Thompson* F 6-6 224 So. 2/12/96 6-7 Obediah Church 1 St. Louis, Mo. (MICDS Rams) Coach Matt Hixenbaugh 6-6 Robin Thompson, Jarrid Rhodes Greg Williams, Tyrie Hill-Thomas Greg Williams G 6-6 180 Fr. 4/1/97 6-5 Chris Kendrix 13 Houston, Texas (Home School) Coach Harry Williams 6-4 Ryan Kreklow, Ross Owens 6-3 Austin Ruder, Jarred Dixon Numerical Roster 5-10 Dequon Miller, Ronnie Rousseau No.