2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

2014–15 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record11–20 (5–13 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Paul Lusk (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Henderson
  • Derrick Tilmon
  • Brad Korn
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Wichita State 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
No. 11 Northern Iowa † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 4   .886
Indiana State 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484
Illinois State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 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) 221 lb (100 kg) Fr MICDS St. Louis, MO
G 2 Austin Ruder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Nixa Nixa, MO
F 3 Loomis Gerring 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Grandview
Vincennes 		Grandview, MO
G/F 10 Ron Mvouika 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Huntington Prep School
Sheridan College 		Paris, France
G 11 Marcus Marshall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Johnson Sr. HS Saint Paul, MN
G 12 Cameron Maes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Glendale HS Springfield, MO
F 20 Gavin Thurman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Wichita Heights HS Wichita, KS
G 23 Dorrian Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Douglass HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 24 Shawn Roundtree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Edwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
F 30 Camyn Boone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Mountain View HS
Mesa CC 		Seattle, WA
G/F 33 Chris Kendrix 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Willard HS Willard, MO
F 42 Christian Kirk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Kickapoo HS Springfield, MO
C 50 Tyler McCullough 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
7:35 pm 		Missouri Southern State W 68–66 
JQH Arena (3,327)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:05 pm, MC-22 		Eastern Illinois W 64–53  1–0
 JQH Arena (6,004)
Springfield, MO
11/19/2014*
7:05 pm 		Avila W 87–39  2–0
 JQH Arena (5,089)
Springfield, MO
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm, KOLR 		at Texas Tech L 68–80  2–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (5,107)
Lubbock, TX
11/26/2014*
1:00 am, CBSSN 		vs. Colorado State
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals 		L 61–76  2–2
 Alaska Airlines Center (3,233)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/2014*
3:00 pm 		at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout consolation round 		W 55–51  3–2
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,414)
Anchorage, AK
11/29/2014*
5:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Washington State
Great Alaska Shootout 5th place game 		L 84–89 OT 3–3
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,543)
Anchorage, AK
12/04/2014*
7:05 pm 		Arkansas–Little Rock W 73–68  4–3
 JQH Arena (5,207)
Springfield, MO
12/07/2014*
3:00 pm, KOZL 		at Oral Roberts Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
12/13/2014*
6:00 pm, KOZL 		at Southeast Missouri State W 73–61  5–3
 Show Me Center (3,043)
Cape Girardeau, MO
12/15/2014*
8:00 pm, KOZL 		at Oral Roberts L 61–80  5–4
 Mabee Center (2,567)
Tulsa, OK
12/17/2014*
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		at Tulsa L 70–74  5–5
 Reynolds Center (4,245)
Tulsa, OK
12/20/2014*
2:05 pm 		Eastern Michigan L 65–77  5–6
 JQH Arena (5,013)
Springfield, MO
12/22/2014*
7:05 pm, MC-22 		Oral Roberts W 52–45  6–6
 JQH Arena (5,327)
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2014
5:05 pm, KOLR 		at Southern Illinois W 53–50  7–6 (1–0)
 SIU Arena (4,760)
Carbondale, IL
01/03/2015
3:00 pm, FSMW 		Drake W 62–37  8–6 (2–0)
 JQH Arena (5,821)
Springfield, MO
01/07/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Indiana State L 56–71  8–7 (2–1)
 Hulman Center (3,677)
Terre Haute, IN
01/11/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Illinois State L 55–69  8–8 (2–2)
 JQH Arena (5,224)
Springfield, MO
01/14/2015
7:05 pm, MC-22 		Evansville L 54–56  8–9 (2–3)
 JQH Arena (5,097)
Springfield, MO
01/18/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 23 Northern Iowa L 46–60  8–10 (2–4)
 McLeod Center (4,941)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/21/2015
7:05 pm, KOZL 		No. 14 Wichita State L 53–76  8–11 (2–5)
 JQH Arena (8,674)
Springfield, MO
01/24/2015
7:00 pm, KOLR 		at Bradley L 59–61  8–12 (2–6)
 Carver Arena (6,059)
Peoria, IL
01/28/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Illinois State L 57–67  8–13 (2–7)
 Redbird Arena (4,177)
Normal, IL
01/31/2015
7:05 pm, KOLR 		Southern Illinois W 52–46  9–13 (3–7)
 JQH Arena (6,324)
Springfield, MO
02/04/2015
8:00 pm, FSMW/CSN Chicago 		Loyola–Chicago L 50–53  9–14 (3–8)
 JQH Arena (3,218)
Springfield, MO
02/07/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 16 Wichita State L 35–78  9–15 (3–9)
 Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
02/10/2015
7:05 pm, KOZL 		at Evansville L 66–73  9–16 (3–10)
 Ford Center (3,502)
Evansville, IN
02/15/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 13 Northern Iowa L 57–68  9–17 (3–11)
 JQH Arena (5,452)
Springfield, MO
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Indiana State W 60–56  10–17 (4–11)
 JQH Arena (3,297)
Springfield, MO
02/22/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Drake L 43–78  10–18 (4–12)
 Knapp Center (3,656)
Des Moines, IA
02/25/2015
7:05 pm, MC-22 		Bradley W 80–77 3OT 11–18 (5–12)
 JQH Arena (4,454)
Springfield, MO
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Loyola–Chicago L 51–65  11–19 (5–13)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,989)
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/05/2015
6:05 pm, MVC TV 		vs. Southern Illinois
First round 		L 48–55  11–20
 Scottrade Center (5,608)
St. Louis, MO
*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. ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Bears Game at ORU Postponed Due to Power Outage - Missouri State University Official Athletic Site". www.missouristatebears.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014.
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