2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team


The 2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Bears 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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ron Mvouika10G/F6'6"201SeniorParis, FranceGraduated
Marcus Marshall11G6'3"190JuniorSaint Paul, MNTransferred to Nevada
Cameron Maes12G6'4"200FreshmanSpringfield, MOLeft the team
Gavin Thurman20F6'7"226JuniorWichita, KSTransferred to Newman
Christian Kirk42F6'8"218SeniorSpringfield, MOGraduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style="background:#800000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#800000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-Conference Regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#800000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Missouri Valley Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#800000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Missouri Valley Tournament