2017–18 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The Bears finished the 2016–17 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.

{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2017}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jared Ridder

| position = SF

| hometown = Springfield, MO

| highschool = Kickapoo High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 180

| 40 =

| commitdate = 2016-06-8

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| espn grade = 81

| 247 stars = 3

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Darian Scott

| position = #67 C

| hometown = Las Vegas, NV

| highschool = Centennial High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 9

| weight = 220

| 40 =

| commitdate = 10/04/2016

| scout stars = NA

| rivals stars = 2

| espn grade = 68

| 247 stars = 2

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Mustafa Lawrence

| position = PG

| hometown = Las Vegas, NV

| highschool = Forest Hills High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight = 165

| 40 =

| commitdate = 10/22/2016

| scout stars = NA

| rivals stars = NA

| espn grade = NA

| 247 stars = NA

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

| 40 =

| year = 2017

| rivals ref title = 2017 Missouri State Signees

| scout ref title = 2017 Missouri State Signees

| espn ref title = 2017 Missouri State Signees

| rivals school =

| scout s =

| espn schoolid =

| scout overall =

| rivals overall =

| espn overall =

| accessdate = 2017-11-03

| bball = yes

}}

In the conference's preseason poll, the Bears were picked to win the MVC, receiving 30 of 40 first place votes.{{Cite news|url=http://mvc-sports.com/news/2017/10/20/arch-madness-missouri-state-picked-to-win-mvc-mens-basketball.aspx|title=Missouri State Picked to Win MVC Men's Basketball|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en}} Senior forward Alize Johnson was named the preseason MVC Player of the Year.

{{CBB roster/Header|year=2017|team=Missouri State Bears|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Abdul|last=Fofana|link=|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=207|class=JR|rs=|home=Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso|high_school=Saint Exupery French Secondary School
Dakota College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mustafa|last=Lawrence|link=|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=186|class=FR|rs=|home=Newark, NJ|high_school=Essex County Vocational}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Reggie|last=Scurry|link=|num=2|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=213|class=JR|rs=|home=Atlanta, GA|high_school=North Clayton
Northern Oklahoma College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=James|last=Byrd|link=|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=185|class=JR|rs=|home=Kansas City, MO|high_school=Park Hill South
Penn Valley CC|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Onediah|last=Church|link=|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=225|class=JR|rs=|home=Springfield, IL|high_school=Springfield}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jarred|last=Dixon|link=|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=171|class=JR|rs=|home=Kansas City, MO|high_school=Lee's Summit West}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Greg|last=Williams|link=|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=y|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Home School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ronnie|last=Rousseau III|link=|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=163|class=SR|rs=|home=Cincinnati, OH|high_school=Winton Woods
State Fair CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jarrid|last=Rhodes|link=|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=185|class=SR|rs=|home=Palmetto, FL|high_school=Palmetto
Northern Oklahoma College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Kreklow|link=|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=186|class=JR|rs=|home=Columbia, MO|high_school=Rock Bridge}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ross|last=Owens|link=|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=191|class=SO|rs=|home=Woodlawn, IL|high_school=Woodlawn|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=J. T.|last=Miller|link=|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=190|class=SR|rs=yes|home=Clinton, NC|high_school=Mt. Zion
Howard}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alize|last=Johnson|link=y|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=212|class=SR|rs=|home=Williamsport, PA|high_school=St. John Neumann
Frank Phillips College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darian|last=Scott|link=|num=25|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=200|class=FR|rs=|home=Las Vegas, NV|high_school=Centennial}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tanveer|last=Bhullar|link=|num=34|pos=C|ft=7|in=2|lbs=278|class=SR|rs=y|home=Etobicoke, ON|high_school=Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary
New Mexico State}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jared|last=Ridder|link=|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=|home=Springfield, MO|high_school=Kickapoo
Xavier|cur_rs=yes|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

• Paul Lusk ({{college|Southern Illinois}})

|asst_coach=

• Corey Gipson ({{college|Austin Peay}})
• Matt Sligh (Covenant College)
• Keith Pickens ({{college|Missouri State}})

| roster_url=http://www.missouristatebears.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball

|accessdate=

}}

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2017|tv=|record=yes|end=yes}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Oct 21, 2017

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Bramlage Coliseum

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| tv =

| score = 62–78

| attend =

| record =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 1, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Southwest Baptist

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv =

| score = 83–56

| attend = 3,926

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 10, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Western Kentucky

| site_stadium = E. A. Diddle Arena

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

| tv =

| score = 85–80

| attend = 5,241

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 15, 2017

| time = 5:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Southern

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 86–58

| attend = 4,876

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 17, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = North Dakota State

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 54–57

| attend = 4,703

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 20, 2017

| time = 12:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Georgia Southern

| site_stadium = Germain Arena

| site_cityst = Estero, FL

| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals

| score = 73–74

| attend = 823

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 21, 2017

| time = 10:00 am

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Manhattan

| site_stadium = Germain Arena

| site_cityst = Estero, FL

| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round

| score = 69–65

| attend = 841

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 22, 2017

| time = 12:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Florida Atlantic

| site_stadium = Germain Arena

| site_cityst = Estero, FL

| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game

| score = 71–60

| attend = 868

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 24, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Evangel

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 80–48

| attend = 3,485

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 28, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| gamename = MV–MVC Challenge

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 77–67

| attend = 4,895

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 2, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = South Dakota State

| site_stadium = Frost Arena

| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 73–53

| attend = 2,001

| record = 7–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 2, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = North Dakota State

| site_stadium = Scheels Arena

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 71–58

| attend = 1,704

| record = 8–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 8, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Hampton

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 88–75

| attend = 4,612

| record = 9–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 10, 2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Oral Roberts

| site_stadium = Mabee Center

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 66–73

| attend = 2,331

| record = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 19, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Wright State

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 66–50

| attend = 3,123

| record = 10–3

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| 2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 2017

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Loyola–Chicago

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = FSMW

| score = 64–59

| attend = 4583

| record = 11–3

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 31, 2017

| time = 3:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Valparaiso

| site_stadium = Athletics–Recreation Center

| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 67–50

| attend = 2,440

| record = 12–3

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 4, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| opponent = Northern Iowa

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 62–55

| attend = 4,934

| record = 13–3

| conference = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 7, 2018

| time = 1:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Illinois State

| site_stadium = Redbird Arena

| site_cityst = Normal, IL

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 68–72

| attend = 4,344

| record = 13–4

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 10, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Evansville

| site_stadium = Ford Center

| site_cityst = Evansville, IN

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 55–64

| attend = 3,237

| record = 13–5

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 14, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Indiana State

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 76–73

| attend = 4,137

| record = 14–5

| conference = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 17, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Valparaiso

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 64–57

| attend = 4,876

| record = 15–5

| conference = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 2018

| time = 3:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = Knapp Center

| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA

| tv = FSMW

| score = 58–61

| attend = 3,647

| record = 15–6

| conference = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 23, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Bradley

| site_stadium = Carver Arena

| site_cityst = Peoria, IL

| score = 52–72

| attend = 5,041

| record = 15–7

| conference = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 27, 2018

| time = 5:00 pm

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 77–79

| attend = 6,724

| record = 15–8

| conference = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 30, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Illinois State

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 60–76

| attend = 4,545

| record = 15–9

| conference = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 2018

| time = 1:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Loyola–Chicago

| site_stadium = Joseph J. Gentile Arena

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 75–97

| attend =

| record = 15–10

| conference = 5–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 6, 2018

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Indiana State

| site_stadium = Hulman Center

| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 81–62

| attend = 4,040

| record = 16–10

| conference = 6–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 10, 2018

| time = 2:00 pm

| opponent = Evansville

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 72–55

| attend = 3,358

| record = 17–10

| conference = 7–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 14, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| site_stadium = SIU Arena

| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL

| tv = FSMW

| score = 80–81

| overtime = OT

| attend = 4,285

| record = 17–11

| conference = 7–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 18, 2018

| time = 3:00 pm

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 63–67

| attend = 4,859

| record = 17–12

| conference = 7–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 21, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Bradley

| site_stadium = JQH Arena

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = FSMW

| score = 78–82

| attend = 4,054

| record = 17–13

| conference = 7–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 24, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Northern Iowa

| site_stadium = McLeod Center

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 56–71

| attend = 4,834

| record = 17–14

| conference = 7–11

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| 2018 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 1, 2018

| time = 8:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 7

| opponent = Valparaiso

| oppseed = 10

| site_stadium = Scottrade Center

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| gamename = First round

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 83–79

| attend = 4,852

| record = 18–14

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 2, 2018

| time = 6:00 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 7

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| oppseed = 2

| site_stadium = Scottrade Center

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 63–67

| attend = 7,077

| record = 18–15

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time

}}

Source{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2623|title=Missouri State Bears Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Bears Home and Away - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-11-01}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.missouristatebears.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball|title=Missouri State University Official Athletic Site|website=www.missouristatebears.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-01}}

{{reflist}}

{{Missouri State Bears basketball navbox}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Missouri State Bears basketball team}}

Category:Missouri State Bears basketball seasons

Missouri State

Missouri State, basketball men

Missouri State, basketball men