2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Drake in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Evansville.

2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record13–19 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Korn
  • Matt Sligh
  • Corey Gipson
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 16 2   .889 26 9   .743
Evansville 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Illinois State 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 23 13   .639
Indiana State 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Missouri State 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Loyola Chicago 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Bradley 3 15   .167 5 27   .156
Drake 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2016 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bears finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Southern Illinois.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ron Mvouika 10 G/F 6'6" 201 Senior Paris, France Graduated
Marcus Marshall 11 G 6'3" 190 Junior Saint Paul, MN Transferred to Nevada
Cameron Maes 12 G 6'4" 200 Freshman Springfield, MO Left the team[1]
Gavin Thurman 20 F 6'7" 226 Junior Wichita, KS Transferred to Newman
Christian Kirk 42 F 6'8" 218 Senior Springfield, MO Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dequon Miller 4 G 5'11" 165 Junior Charleston, WV Junior college transfer from Motlow State Community College

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jarred Dixon
PG
Lee's Summit, MO Lee's Summit West High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Obediah Church
SF
Springfield, IL Springfield High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ryan Kreklow
SG
Columbia, MO Rock Bridge High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Robin Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr MICDS St. Louis, MO
G 2 Austin Ruder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Nixa Nixa, MO
F 3 Loomis Gerring 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Grandview
Vincennes
Grandview, MO
G 4 Dequon Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Capital
Motlow State CC
Charleston, WV
F 5 Onediah Church 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Springfield Springfield, IL
G 11 Jarred Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lee's Summit West Kansas City, MO
G 20 Ryan Kreklow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Rock Bridge Columbia, MO
G 23 Dorrian Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Douglass HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 24 Shawn Roundtree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Edwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
F 25 Jordan Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Central
John A. Logan College
St. Louis, MO
F 30 Camyn Boone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Mountain View HS
Mesa CC
Seattle, WA
G/F 33 Chris Kendrix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Willard HS Willard, MO
C 50 Tyler McCullough 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:05 pm
William Jewell W 88–62 
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO
Non-Conference Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 65–80  0–1
Mabee Center (3,243)
Tulsa, OK
11/19/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 22 Butler
Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals
L 59–93  0–2
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,601)
San Juan, PR
11/20/2015*
9:30 am, ESPNU
vs. Minnesota
Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation 2nd round
L 69–74  0–3
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,814)
San Juan, PR
11/22/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Mississippi State
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game
L 70–84  0–4
Roberto Clemente Coliseum 
San Juan, PR
11/27/2015*
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Williams Woods W 77–56  1–4
JQH Arena (2,937)
Springfield, MO
12/01/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Utah State
MW–MWC Challenge
L 68–69  1–5
JQH Arena (3,694)
Springfield, MO
12/05/2015*
2:30 pm, FSSW
at Oklahoma State W 64–63  2–5
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,651)
Stillwater, OK
12/10/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 88–74  3–5
JQH Arena (4,113)
Springfield, MO
12/13/2015*
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Tulsa L 61–70  3–6
JQH Arena (4,052)
Springfield, MO
12/16/2015*
7:05 pm
Oral Roberts W 85–66  4–6
JQH Arena (4,079)
Springfield, MO
12/19/2015*
1:35 pm
at Valparaiso L 45–74  4–7
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,458)
Valparaiso, IN
12/22/2015*
7:05 pm
Southeast Missouri State L 74–78  4–8
JQH Arena (4,189)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 61–74  4–9
(0–1)
Redbird Arena (5,680)
Normal, IL
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville L 59–76  4–10
(0–2)
JQH Arena (4,023)
Springfield, MO
01/06/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 59–58  5–10
(1–2)
JQH Arena (4,297)
Springfield, MO
01/09/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 56–54  6–10
(2–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,128)
Chicago, IL
01/13/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State L 62–78  6–11
(2–3)
JQH Arena (7,684)
Springfield, MO
01/16/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 61–42  7–11
(3–3)
Carver Arena (6,076)
Peoria, IL
01/20/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Drake W 79–70  8–11
(4–3)
Knapp Center (2,561)
Des Moines, IA
01/24/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 65–80  8–12
(4–4)
JQH Arena (4,835)
Springfield, MO
01/27/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 59–68  8–13
(4–5)
Hulman Center (3,501)
Terre Haute, IN
01/30/2016
3:05 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 84–81 OT 9–13
(5–5)
JQH Arena (3,546)
Springfield, MO
02/02/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 77–71  10–13
(6–5)
JQH Arena (3,723)
Springfield, MO
02/06/2016
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Evansville L 64–83  10–14
(6–6)
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 69–83  10–15
(6–7)
McLeod Center (5,755)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/13/2016
3:05 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State W 89–85 OT 11–15
(7–7)
JQH Arena (4,400)
Springfield, MO
02/18/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Wichita State L 68–99  11–16
(7–8)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
02/21/2016
3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago L 62–75  11–17
(7–9)
JQH Arena (3,385)
Springfield, MO
02/24/2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Drake W 61–52  12–17
(8–9)
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 68–78  12–18
(8–10)
SIU Arena (6,012)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/03/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Drake
First round
W 69–67  13–18
Scottrade Center (6,929)
St. Louis, MO
03/04/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Evansville
Quarterfinals
L 56–66  13–19
Scottrade Center (8,468)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Freshman walk-on leaving MSU basketball team". Springfield News Leader. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.