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
2015–16 record13–19 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Korn
  • Matt Sligh
  • Corey Gipson
Home arenaJQH Arena
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wichita State162 .889  269  .743
Evansville126 .667  259  .735
Illinois State126 .667  1814  .563
Southern Illinois117 .611  2210  .688
Northern Iowa117 .611  2313  .639
Indiana State810 .444  1517  .469
Missouri State810 .444  1319  .406
Loyola (IL)711 .389  1517  .469
Bradley315 .167  527  .156
Drake216 .111  724  .226
2016 MVC Tournament winner

Previous season

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ron Mvouika10G/F6'6"201SeniorParis, FranceGraduated
Marcus Marshall11G6'3"190JuniorSaint Paul, MNTransferred to Nevada
Cameron Maes12G6'4"200FreshmanSpringfield, MOLeft the team[1]
Gavin Thurman20F6'7"226JuniorWichita, KSTransferred to Newman
Christian Kirk42F6'8"218SeniorSpringfield, MOGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Dequon Miller4G5'11"165JuniorCharleston, WVJunior college transfer from Motlow State Community College

Incoming recruits

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 2015-05-01.

    Roster

    2015–16 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Robin Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS FrMICDS St. Louis, MO
    G 2 Austin Ruder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrNixa Nixa, MO
    F 3 Loomis Gerring 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrGrandview
    Vincennes
    Grandview, MO
    G 4 Dequon Miller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrCapital
    Motlow State CC
    Charleston, WV
    F 5 Onediah Church 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSpringfield Springfield, IL
    G 11 Jarred Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrLee's Summit West Kansas City, MO
    G 20 Ryan Kreklow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
    G 23 Dorrian Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrDouglass HS Oklahoma City, OK
    G 24 Shawn Roundtree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoEdwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
    F 25 Jordan Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrCentral
    John A. Logan College
    St. Louis, MO
    F 30 Camyn Boone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrMountain View HS
    Mesa CC
    Seattle, WA
    G/F 33 Chris Kendrix 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoWillard HS Willard, MO
    C 50 Tyler McCullough 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)246 lb (112 kg) JrFayetteville HS Fayetteville, AR
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [2]

    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

    1. "Freshman walk-on leaving MSU basketball team". Springfield News Leader. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
    2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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