| 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.
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]
| 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 |
| 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/F | 6'6" | 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. |
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