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not much being reported...but one of their key newcomers has left or just quit the team according to reports..
Juco Point guard Ronnie Rousseau III - who was highly touted and who played extremely well early on this season, and who was on target to be in the discussion for All Newcomer Team, has possibly fallen into disfavor per Head Coach Paul Lusk...although no full answer has been given.
This does have a familiar ring to it...as just recently - their former HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE point guard Marcus Marshall also had recurring issues with the head coach and was also told to take a hike, and Marshall is now a star at Nevada (as we saw earlier this season).
He was starting & playing 30 minutes per game up til December 31, when he had a really bad game, going 0-6 and scoreless.
He was benched the next couple games (for reasons that are unclear but rumble has it there might have been some words..or it may some "personal issue") - they first cited an ankle injury then they sent out a press statement saying Rousseau's absence was not due to the injury - but something has clearly happened between Rousseau & the coach and now he is reportedly gone....although just recently we saw that TJ Bell was gone from Indiana State - then a couple weeks later he made a return.
Since his absence from the lineup - Missouri State, who were previously 11-4 and 2-0 in the MVC - have now gone 2-3 and are 13-7 overall, and 4-3 in the MVC
Juco Point guard Ronnie Rousseau III - who was highly touted and who played extremely well early on this season, and who was on target to be in the discussion for All Newcomer Team, has possibly fallen into disfavor per Head Coach Paul Lusk...although no full answer has been given.
This does have a familiar ring to it...as just recently - their former HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE point guard Marcus Marshall also had recurring issues with the head coach and was also told to take a hike, and Marshall is now a star at Nevada (as we saw earlier this season).
He was starting & playing 30 minutes per game up til December 31, when he had a really bad game, going 0-6 and scoreless.
He was benched the next couple games (for reasons that are unclear but rumble has it there might have been some words..or it may some "personal issue") - they first cited an ankle injury then they sent out a press statement saying Rousseau's absence was not due to the injury - but something has clearly happened between Rousseau & the coach and now he is reportedly gone....although just recently we saw that TJ Bell was gone from Indiana State - then a couple weeks later he made a return.
Since his absence from the lineup - Missouri State, who were previously 11-4 and 2-0 in the MVC - have now gone 2-3 and are 13-7 overall, and 4-3 in the MVC
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