# 2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth-year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the regular season 17–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals before losing to Wichita State in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2015–16 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Loomis Gerring | 3 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Grandview, MO | Graduated |
| Dorrian Williams | 23 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Oklahoma City, OK | Graduated |
| Shawn Roundtree | 24 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Sophomore | Edwardsville, IL | Transferred to Mineral Area College |
| Camryn Boone | 30 | F | 6'6" | 240 | Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jarrid Rhodes | 10 | F | 6'7" | 180 | Junior | Palmetto, FL | Junior college transferred from Northern Oklahoma College |
| Ronnie Rousseau III | 14 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Junior college transferred from State Fair CC |
| Alize Johnson | 24 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Junior | Williamsport, PA | Junior college transferred from Frank Phillips College |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Greg Williams #49 PG | Houston, TX | Genesis Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 2, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 7:05 pm | | Missouri Baptist | W 93–72 | | JQH Arena (2,737) Springfield, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:05 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 96–62 | 1–0 | JQH Arena (3,502) Springfield, MO |
| 11/13/2016* 1:05 pm | | Jacksonville State | W 91–65 | 2–0 | JQH Arena (3,330) Springfield, MO |
| 11/17/2016* 7:05 pm | | Fontbonne | W 100–27 | 3–0 | JQH Arena (3,121) Springfield, MO |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, FSN | | at DePaul | L 66–68 | 3–1 | Allstate Arena (4,387) Rosemont, IL |
| 11/27/2016* 3:05 pm, ESPN3 | | North Dakota State | W 64–50 | 4–1 | JQH Arena (3,765) Springfield, MO |
| 12/03/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Air Force MW–MWC Challenge | L 70–83 | 4–2 | Clune Arena (1,986) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 79–71 | 5–2 | Show Me Center (1,556) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/10/2016* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | L 81–84 | 5–3 | JQH Arena (6,147) Springfield, MO |
| 12/14/2016* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 86–76 | 6–3 | JQH Arena (3,723) Springfield, MO |
| 12/17/2016* 5:05 pm | | Southeast Missouri State Las Vegas Classic | W 71–66 | 7–3 | JQH Arena (2,384) Springfield, MO |
| 12/19/2016* 8:35 pm, ESPN3 | | Chicago State Las Vegas Classic | W 66–46 | 8–3 | JQH Arena (3,146) Springfield, MO |
| 12/22/2016* 9:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 23 USC Las Vegas Classic semifinals | L 75–83 | 8–4 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2016* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. DePaul Las Vegas Classic | W 69–58 | 9–4 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 8:00 pm, FSMW | | at Northern Iowa | W 68–64 | 10–4 (1–0) | McLeod Center (5,448) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/31/2016 11:00 am, FSMW | | Indiana State | W 81–75 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (2–0) | JQH Arena (4,400) Springfield, MO |
| 01/04/2017 8:00 pm, FSMW | | at Illinois State | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (2–1) | Redbird Arena (4,107) Normal, IL |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | Southern Illinois | L 67–75 | 11–6 (2–2) | JQH Arena (5,892) Springfield, MO |
| 01/11/2017 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 55–51 | 12–6 (3–2) | JQH Arena (3,235) Springfield, MO |
| 01/15/2017 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 71–77 | 12–7 (3–3) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,376) Chicago, IL |
| 01/18/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | W 73–68 | 13–7 (4–3) | Hulman Center (3,875) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/21/2017 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Bradley | W 76–62 | 14–7 (5–3) | JQH Arena (4,854) Springfield, MO |
| 01/24/2017 7:05 pm | | Drake | L 71–72 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (5–4) | JQH Arena (4,729) Springfield, MO |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm, FSMW | | at Southern Illinois | L 84–85 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (5–5) | SIU Arena (4,518) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/31/2017 7:05 pm | | Loyola–Chicago | W 82–81 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (6–5) | JQH Arena (4,070) Springfield, MO |
| 02/04/2017 3:00 pm | | at Evansville | L 66–74 | 15–10 (6–6) | Ford Center (4,467) Evansville, IN |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Wichita State | L 62–80 | 15–11 (6–7) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 02/12/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | L 52–55 | 15–12 (6–8) | JQH Arena (4,165) Springfield, MO |
| 02/15/2017 8:00 pm, FSMW/CSNC/ESPN3 | | Illinois State | L 66–67 | 15–13 (6–9) | JQH Arena (3,875) Springfield, MO |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, FSMW | | at Drake | W 76–73 | 16–13 (7–9) | Knapp Center (2,818) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/22/2017 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 68–77 | 16–14 (7–10) | Carver Arena (5,474) Peoria, IL |
| 02/25/2017 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | No. 25 Wichita State | L 67–86 | 16–15 (7–11) | JQH Arena (6,823) Springfield, MO |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 8:35 pm, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC | (6) | vs. (3) Northern Iowa Quarterfinals | W 70–64 | 17–15 | Scottrade Center (9,124) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/04/2017 5:00 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (2) No. 21 Wichita State Semifinals | L 63–78 | 17–16 | Scottrade Center (12,124) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. ||||||