2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2014–15 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2014–15 record 11–20 (5–13 The Valley)
Head coach Paul Lusk (4th year)
Assistant coach Jermaine Henderson
Assistant coach Derrick Tilmon
Assistant coach Brad Korn
Home arena JQH Arena
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Wichita State 17 – 1   .944     30 – 5   .857
#11 Northern Iowa † 16 – 2   .889     31 – 4   .886
Illinois State 11 – 7   .611     22 – 13   .629
Indiana State 11 – 7   .611     15 – 16   .484
Evansville 9 – 9   .500     24 – 12   .667
Loyola Chicago 8 – 10   .444     24 – 13   .649
Drake 6 – 12   .333     9 – 22   .290
Missouri State 5 – 13   .278     11 – 20   .355
Southern Illinois 4 – 14   .222     12 – 21   .364
Bradley 3 – 15   .167     9 – 24   .273
† 2015 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They 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.

Previous Season

The Bears finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Keith Pickens 1 G/F 6'4" 203 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Michael Simpson 3 G/F 6'6" 190 Sophomore Spring, TX Transferred to Palm Beach Atlantic
Jarmar Gulley 5 F 6'5" 218 Senior Beaumont, TX Graduated
Devon Thomas 12 G 6'0" 162 Freshman Silver Spring, MD Transferred to Cloud County Community College
Emmanuel Addo 24 F 6'8" 230 Senior Toronto, ON Graduated
Nathan Scheer 30 G/F 6'5" 201 Senior Washington, MO Graduated
Bruce Marshall 35 C 6'10" 236 Sophomore Fayette, MO Transferred to Missouri Southern

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Loomis Gerring 3 F 6'5" 200 Junior Grandview, MO Junior college transfer from Vincennes University.
Camyn Boone 30 F 6'6" 230 Junior Seattle, WA Junior college transfer from Mesa Community College.

Incoming recruits

Shawn Roundtree in the 2014 IHSA Class 4A final four
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Kendrix
SG		 Willard, MO Willard High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 26, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Robin Thompson
SF		 Saint Louis, MO Mary Institute Country Day School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) N/A 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Shawn Roundtree
PG		 Edwardsville, IL Edwardsville High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 28, 2014 
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:

Roster

2014–15 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 1 Thompson, RobinRobin Thompson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 221 lb (100 kg) Fr MICDS St. Louis, MO
G 2 Ruder, AustinAustin Ruder style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 196 lb (89 kg) So Nixa Nixa, MO
F 3 Gerring, LoomisLoomis Gerring style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Grandview
Vincennes		 Grandview, MO
G/F 10 Mvouika, RonRon Mvouika style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Huntington Prep School
Sheridan College		 Paris, France
G 11 Marshall, MarcusMarcus Marshall style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Johnson Sr. HS Saint Paul, MN
G 12 Maes, CameronCameron Maes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Glendale HS Springfield, MO
F 20 Thurman, GavinGavin Thurman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Wichita Heights HS Wichita, KS
G 23 Williams, DorrianDorrian Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Douglass HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 24 Roundtree, ShawnShawn Roundtree style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Edwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
F 30 Boone, CamynCamyn Boone style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Mountain View HS
Mesa CC		 Seattle, WA
G/F 33 Kendrix, ChrisChris Kendrix style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Willard HS Willard, MO
F 42 Kirk, ChristianChristian Kirk style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Kickapoo HS Springfield, MO
C 50 McCullough, TylerTyler McCullough style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 246 lb (112 kg) So 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 Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* Missouri Southern State W 68–66  JQH Arena (3,327)
Regular season
11/14/2014* Eastern Illinois W 64–53  1–0 JQH Arena (6,004)
11/19/2014* Avila W 87–39  2–0 JQH Arena (5,089)
11/22/2014* at Texas Tech L 68–80  2–1 United Supermarkets Arena (5,107)
11/26/2014* vs. Colorado State
(Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals)		 L 61–76  2–2 Alaska Airlines Center (3,233)
11/28/2014* at Alaska Anchorage
(Great Alaska Shootout consolation round)		 W 55–51  3–2 Alaska Airlines Center (2,414)
11/29/2014* vs. Washington State
(Great Alaska Shootout 5th place game)		 L 84–89 OT 3–3 Alaska Airlines Center (2,543)
12/04/2014* Arkansas–Little Rock W 73–68  4–3 JQH Arena (5,207)
12/07/2014* at Oral Roberts  Postponed*  Mabee Center
12/13/2014* at Southeast Missouri State W 73–61  5–3 Show Me Center (3,043)
12/15/2014* at Oral Roberts L 61–80  5–4 Mabee Center (2,567)
12/17/2014* at Tulsa L 70–74  5–5 Reynolds Center (4,245)
12/20/2014* Eastern Michigan L 65–77  5–6 JQH Arena (5,013)
12/22/2014* Oral Roberts W 52–45  6–6 JQH Arena (5,327)
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2014 at Southern Illinois W 53–50  7–6 (1–0) SIU Arena (4,760)
01/03/2015 Drake W 62–37  8–6 (2–0) JQH Arena (5,821)
01/07/2015 at Indiana State L 56–71  8–7 (2–1) Hulman Center (3,677)
01/11/2015 Illinois State L 55–69  8–8 (2–2) JQH Arena (5,224)
01/14/2015 Evansville L 54–56  8–9 (2–3) JQH Arena (5,097)
01/18/2015 #23 Northern Iowa L 46–60  8–10 (2–4) McLeod Center (4,941)
01/21/2015 #14 Wichita State L 53–76  8–11 (2–5) JQH Arena (8,674)
01/24/2015 at Bradley L 59–61  8–12 (2–6) Carver Arena (6,059)
01/28/2015 at Illinois State L 57–67  8–13 (2–7) Redbird Arena (4,177)
01/31/2015 Southern Illinois W 52–46  9–13 (3–7) JQH Arena (6,324)
02/04/2015 Loyola–Chicago L 50–53  9–14 (3–8) JQH Arena (3,218)
02/07/2015 at #16 Wichita State L 35–78  9–15 (3–9) Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
02/10/2015 at Evansville L 66–73  9–16 (3–10) Ford Center (3,502)
02/15/2015 #13 Northern Iowa L 57–68  9–17 (3–11) JQH Arena (5,452)
02/18/2015 Indiana State W 60–56  10–17 (4–11) JQH Arena (3,297)
02/22/2015 at Drake L 43–78  10–18 (4–12) Knapp Center (3,656)
02/25/2015 Bradley W 80–77 3OT 11–18 (5–12) JQH Arena (4,454)
02/28/2015 at Loyola–Chicago L 51–65  11–19 (5–13) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,989)
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/05/2015 vs. Southern Illinois
(First round)		 L 48–55  11–20 Scottrade Center (5,608)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

* December 7's game vs Missouri State was postponed due to a power outage.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/mosu-m-baskbl-sched.html
  2. ↑ http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120714aaa.html