2018–19 Missouri State Bears basketball team explained

Sport:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2018–19
Team:Missouri State Bears
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:MVC
Record:16–16
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Corey Gipson
Asst Coach2:Jake Headrick

The 2018–19 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Bradley.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 18–15, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament, they beat Valparaiso in the first round before losing to Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals.

On March 3, 2018, the school announced that head coach Paul Lusk had been fired.[1] [2] He finished at Missouri State with a seven-year record of 106–121. The school announced that former Tennessee State head coach Dana Ford had been named head coach of the Bears on March 21.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Abdul Fofana 0 F 6'7" 207 Sophomore Walk-on; didn't return
Mustafa Lawerence 1 G 6'0" 186 Freshman Transferred to Tallahassee CC
Reggie Scurry 2 F 6'5" 213 Junior Transferred to Middle Tennessee
James Byrd 3 G 6'1" 185 Junior Walk-on; transferred to Central Missouri
Greg Williams 13 G 6'6" 180 RS Freshman Retired from basketball due to injury
Ronnie Roussau III 14 G 5'10" 163 Senior Graduated
Jarrid Rhodes 15 F 6'6" 185 Senior Graduated
J. T. Miller 23 G 6'2" 190 RS Senior Graduated
24 F 6'9" 212 Senior Graduated
Tanveer Bhullar 34 C 7'2" 278 RS Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Josh Webster 0 G 6'4" 175 Senior Transferred from Texas Tech. Will be eligible to play immediately since Webster graduated from Texas Tech.
Keandre Cook 1 G 6'5" 190 Junior Junior college transferred from Odessa College
Kabir Mohammed 5 G 6'5" Junior Junior college transferred from San Jacinto College
Spencer Brown G 6'3" 190 Junior Junior college transferred from Lyon College. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Tulio Da Silva F 6'7" 206 RS Junior Transferred from South Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Chastain will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Tyrik Dixon G 6'1" 184 Junior Transferred from Middle Tennessee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dixon will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Josh Hall G/F6'6" 190 Junior Transferred from Nevada. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hall will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Missouri State fires Paul Lusk. fanragsports.com. Jon. Rothstein. March 3, 2018. March 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180304055007/https://www.fanragsports.com/news/rothstein-missouri-state-fires-paul-lusk/. March 4, 2018. dead.
  2. News: Sources: Missouri State parts ways with Lusk. ESPN.com. 2018-03-12.
  3. News: Missouri State hiring Dana Ford of Tennessee State. Jeff. Goodman. Jeff. Borzello. ESPN.com. March 21, 2018. March 21, 2018.
  4. Web site: Missouri State University Official Athletic Site. www.missouristatebears.com. en.