Junior forward Obediah Church throws down a dunk during the 2016 season. The Bears kick off the 2017-18 season on Nov. 10 against Western Kentucky.
Megan Burke/The StandardWill senior forward Alize Johnson play or not? That is the big question looming as we're just one day away from Missouri State’s season opener vs. Western Kentucky, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
"He is doing great, that is all I can tell you," head coach Paul Lusk said Wednesday. "He is progressing and we are very pleased. We said it would be four to six weeks; it is a matter of getting him into shape now.