# 2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team

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

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: 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. ||||||

## Schedule

| 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.