2017-2018 Missouri State Bears

2017-2018 Missouri State Bears Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
34 Tanveer Bhullar Sr C 7-2 278 Feb 23, 1995 Etobicoke Canada Huntington Prep
3 James Byrd RS-Jr G 6-1 185 Nov 25, 1996 Kansas City (MO) United States Park Hill South High School
5 Obediah Church Jr SF 6-7 225 Mar 17, 1997 Springfield (IL) United States Springfield High School
11 Jarred Dixon Jr PG 6-4 171 Nov 8, 1996 Lee's Summit (MO) United States Lee's Summit West High School
0 Abdul-Hakim Fofana So GF 6-7 207 Jul 11, 1996 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso N/A
24 Alize Johnson Sr SF 6-7 210 Apr 22, 1996 Williamsport (PA) United States St. John Neumann High School
20 Ryan Kreklow Jr SG 6-4 186 Oct 22, 1996 Columbia (MO) United States Rock Bridge High School
1 Mustafa Lawrence Fr G 6-0 185 Nov 21, 1996 Newark (NJ) United States Essex County Vocational High School
23 J.T. Miller Sr GF 6-2 190 Feb 22, 1996 Clinton (NC) United States Mt. Zion Christian Academy
21 Ross Owens So G 6-4 201 Jun 22, 1998 Woodlawn (IL) United States Woodlawn High School
15 Jarrid Rhodes Sr SF 6-6 185 Oct 15, 1995 Palmetto Bay (FL) United States Palmetto High School
35 Jared Ridder RS-Fr SF 6-8 216 Aug 31, 1998 Springfield (MO) United States Kickapoo High School
14 Ronnie Rousseau III RS-Sr PG 5-10 160 Oct 14, 1995 Cincinnati (OH) United States Winton Woods High School
25 Darian Scott RS-Fr C 6-11 208 Jan 15, 1999 Las Vegas (NV) United States Centennial High School
2 Reggie Scurry RS-Jr F 6-6 240 Dec 27, 1997 Atlanta (GA) United States North Clayton High School
13 Greg Williams Fr G 6-6 180 Apr 1, 1997 Houston (TX) United States Genesis Academy

Recent Missouri State Bears History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 17-16 (8-12) 9th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 17-15 (12-8) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 23-11 (13-5) 2nd (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 17-7 (12-6) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 16-17 (9-9) 6th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 16-16 (10-8) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 18-15 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 17-16 (7-11) 6th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 13-19 (8-10) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 11-20 (5-13) 8th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 20-13 (9-9) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 11-22 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 16-16 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 26-9 (15-3) 1st (MVC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 24-12 (8-10) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2008-2009 11-20 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 17-16 (8-10) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 22-11 (12-6) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2005-2006 22-9 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) 2nd Rnd NIT 4th Rnd
2004-2005 19-13 (10-8) 5th (MVC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2003-2004 19-14 (9-9) 5th (MVC) Runner Up N/A
2002-2003 17-12 (12-6) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A

2017-2018 Missouri State Bears Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Alize Johnson NABC All-District (16) First Team
Alize Johnson MVC All-Conference First Team
Obediah Church MVC All-Defensive Team
Reggie Scurry MVC All-Bench Team
Alize Johnson MVC Player of the Week (Dec 26, 2017)
Alize Johnson MVC Player of the Week (Jan 15, 2018)
Alize Johnson MVC Player of the Week (Feb 12, 2018)
J.T. Miller MVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 8, 2018)

2017-2018 Missouri State Bears Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Dixon J. Miller J. Rhodes O. Church A. Johnson
Rotation R. Rousseau III R. Kreklow R. Scurry    
Rotation M. Lawrence        
Lim PT   R. Owens A. Fofana   T. Bhullar

2017-2018 Missouri State Bears Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Alize Johnson 33 31.2 15.0 11.6 2.8 0.5 0.4 2.2
Jarrid Rhodes 33 30.6 10.8 4.1 1.4 0.6 0.2 1.0
Jarred Dixon 33 28.8 9.1 2.8 2.2 0.7 0.3 1.3
Reggie Scurry 21 17.1 8.9 4.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.0
J.T. Miller 32 20.6 8.0 3.4 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.6
Obediah Church 32 23.8 6.7 5.6 1.2 0.5 1.9 1.4
Ryan Kreklow 33 19.9 5.2 2.0 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.9
Ronnie Rousseau III 27 21.6 5.1 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.2
Mustafa Lawrence 22 12.4 4.7 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.6
Tanveer Bhullar 24 8.4 2.8 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.8
Ross Owens 13 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5
Abdul-Hakim Fofana 13 5.2 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.5

2017-2018 Missouri State Bears Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Paul Lusk Head Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Corey Gipson Associate Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Missouri State, 2015 to 2016)
Matt Sligh Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Keith Pickens Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Graduate Manager (Missouri State, 2014 to 2016)
Kyle Moats Athletic Director 2009-2010 N/A
Jeremiah Frey Director of Strength and Conditioning 2010-2011 N/A
Cody Seidel Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 Video Coordinator (Missouri State, 2012 to 2015)
Jim Penkalski Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A
Brice Cox Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Coastal Carolina, 2012 to 2016)