Missouri State

2018-19
Completed career with Bears on 1/28/19 after missing 10 games due to personal reasons ... Snagged career-high 4 steals at North Dakota State (12/15/18) ... Became just the sixth player in MVC history to eclipse 200 career blocked shots with a pair of rejections in win over Western Kentucky (12/5/18) ... Snagged 4 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots at Oregon State (12/1/18) ... Blocked 3 shots at Air Force (11/28/18) ... Narrowly missed his career high with 15 points at Murray State (11/24/18) in a 37-minute stint with 9 rebounds ... Snagged 5 rebounds vs. USC (11/20/18) ... Posted his eighth double-digit rebound game of his career with game-high 10 boards vs. No. 24 Nebraska in Kansas City (11/19/18) ... Had first double-figure scoring effort of the year with 11 points in win over Stetson (11/11/18) on 4-of-6 from the field ... Registered 9 points and team-high 4 assists in win over Robert Morris (11/9/18) ... Shared game-high honors with 7 rebounds in season opener against Oral Roberts (11/6/18), going 3-for-4 from the field with a pair of dunks and 3 assists

2017-18    
Earned MVC All-Defensive Team honors for second year in a row ... His 60 blocked shots tied for 4th on MSU single-season list and led MVC for second year in a row ... Ranked 53rd nationally in blocks per game (1.88) and 61st in total blocks ... Also ranked 15th in MVC in rebounds per game (5.6) ... Went 3-for-4 from the field against SIU (3/2/18) in MVC Tourney ... Had 3 blocks, 7 rebounds and 2 dunks in MVC Tourney win over Valparaiso (3/1/18) ... Snagged career-best 13 rebounds in regular-season finale at UNI (2/24/18) ... Collected 7 points and 7 rebounds vs. Bradley (2/21/18) with 3 assists ... Tallied 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. Drake (2/18/18) ... Was 4-for-4 at the line and 2-for-2 from the field in OT loss at Southern Illinois (2/14/18) ... Matched career high with 13 rebounds, 9 points and 3 blocks in win over Evansville (2/10/18) ... Had game-high 9 rebounds in win at Indiana State (2/6/18) and scored 8 points on 4-of-5 shooting with a pair of assists ... Was 3-for-4 from the field at Loyola (2/3/18) and 2-of-2 at the line for 8 points ... Posted 9 points on 3-of-4 shooting with 5 rebounds and 3 blocks against Illinois State (1/30/18) ... Became Missouri State’s all-time leader in blocked shots with 2 rejections against Southern Illinois (1/27/18) to go with 3 assists ... Narrowly missed a double-double at Bradley (1/23/18) with 8 points and team-high 9 rebounds to go along with 4 blocks ... Recorded 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in return to starting lineup vs. Valparaiso (1/17/18) with 3 dunks ... Came off the bench in home win over Indiana State (1/14/18) to make 4-of-5 shots, 1-of-1 at the foul line and block 2 shots with 9 points ... Missed game at Evansville (1/10/18) with nagging knee injury ... Had team-high 3 assists at Illinois State (1/7/18) with 2 blocks ... Pulled down 7 boards in home win over UNI (1/4/18) ... Notched 10 points of 5-of-7 from the field with 3 dunks in road win at Valparaiso (12/31/17) ... Reached 500 career points in MVC opener against Loyola (12/22/17) ... Led Bears with 13 points in win over Wright State (12/19/17) with 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 3 dunks ... Had 5 rebounds and a pair of blocks at Oral Roberts (12/10/17) ... Pulled down 6 boards in road win at NDSU (12/4/17) ... Had 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and went 3-for-3 from the field in win over South Dakota State (12/2/17) ... Posted team-high 8 rebounds with 10 points and 4-for-4 shooting in win over Colorado State (11/28/17) ... Had his second career double-double in win over Evangel (11/24/17) with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks vs. Crusaders ... Blocked 3 shots and posted 6 rebounds in win over FAU (11/22/17) in Gulf Coast Showcase finale ... Posted 12 points -- all in second half -- with 6 rebounds and two dunks in win over Manhattan (11/21/17) at Gulf Coast event ... Produced 7 boards and his first dunk of the season in home win over Southern U (11/15/17) ... Was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field in season opener at Western Kentucky (11/10/17) with a pair of blocks ... Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2017 semester.

2016-17    
  Earned a spot on the MVC All-Defensive Team as a sophomore ... His 74 blocks led the MVC and marked the second-most on MSU season list ... Ranked 21st nationally in blocks per game (2.39) and 23rd nationally in total blocks … Also jumped to No. 5 on MSU career blocks list (124) after just two seasons ... Averaged 5.8 rebounds with a team-best 35 dunks … Converted a team-best 64.3 percent of his field goal attempts … Posted 8 points and 11 rebounds in MVC Tournament quarterfinal win over UNI (3/3/17) ... Posted 7 points, 9 rebounds and 6 blocks in win at Drake (2/18/17) ... Retrieved 13 rebounds in one-point loss to Illinois State (2/15/17) with 4 blocks ... Notched 12 rebounds at home against Northern Iowa (2/12/17) ... Blocked 5 shots at Wichita State (2/9/17) ... Registered 13 points at Evansville (2/4/17) with 3 assists ... Scored 12 points and snagged 8 rebounds in home OT win over Loyola (1/31/17) ... Finished with 9 rebounds and 4 assists at Southern Illinois (1/28/17) ... Had a streak of 24 straight games with a blocked shot halted in home win over Evansville (1/11/17) ... Had 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 blocks at home against Southern Illinois (1/7/17) on 4-of-5 from the field ... Blocked 5 shots and pulled down 8 boards in OT home win over Indiana State (12/31/16) ... Went 24-for-30 (.800) from the field during a seven-game stretch from 12/10/16 to 12/28/16 ... Posted career-high 16 points in win over DePaul (12/23/16) in Vegas Classic on 6-of-7 shooting with 4 dunks ... Posted 12 points and 9 rebounds in home win over Chicago State (12/19/16) with a pair of blocks ... Returned from two-game hiatus to post 8 points and 2 blocks vs. Valparaiso (12/10/17) in first non-start of his career ... Did not play at Air Force (12/3/16) or at SEMO (12/7/16) while recovering from a minor knee injury ... Blocked 4 shots in home win over NDSU (11/27/16) ...Had 6  blocks in win over Fontbonne (11/17/16) ... Went 6-for-6 at the line with 6 rebounds and 10 points vs. Jacksonville State (11/13/16) ... Posted 12 points, 4 blocks and 8 rebounds in season opener vs. Alabama A&M (11/11/16) ... Named to MVC Honor Roll and Spring 2017 MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2015-16    
  MVC All-Freshman Team selection led all Valley rookies in rebounding (195) and blocks (50) ... Ranked 2nd overall in the Valley in blocks (1.6), 7th in rebounds (6.1) and 4th in offensive rebounds (1.9) ... In Valley games, he was the league’s 7th-best rebounder (6.3) and ranked No. 2 in blocks (1.2) … Ranked 21st nationally in blocked shots (1.56) by freshmen and No. 5 in blocks among players 6-foot-7 or smaller … Started all 32 games … Was second on the team in rebounds while shooting a team-best 59.7 percent from the field … Accounted for 37 dunks … His 50 blocks were an MSU freshman record and No. 6 on Bears season list … Tallied 8 rebounds against Evansville (3/416) in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals ... Had 3 dunks in MVC Tourney win over Drake (3/3/16) ... Blocked 4 shots in home win over Drake (2/24/16) ... Had team-high 9 boards against Loyola (2/21/16) ... Had best scoring output in a month with team-highs 14 points and 8 rebounds at Wichita State (2/18/16) on 7-of-8 shooting ... Had a dunk in 10 straight games from 1/9/16 to 2/10/16 ...  Had team high 9 rebounds at Indiana State (1/27/16) ... Had game-high 7 rebounds and 5 assists vs. SIU (1/24/16) ... Scored 13 points and 13 rebounds at Bradley (1/16/16) in first career double-double ... Notched 10 points for the second straight game in win at Loyola (1/9/16) ... Dropped 10 points and game-high 8 rebounds in home win over UNI (1/6/16) ... Had 9 points and 7 boards in win over ORU (12/16/15) with 4 blocks ... Shared game-high honors with 8 rebounds against Tulsa (12/13/15) ... Had a key second-half dunk in win at Oklahoma State (12/5/15) ... Went 7-of-8 shooting (.875) against Utah State (12/1/15) to finish with 14 points and 3 dunks ... Posted 15 points vs. Minnesota (11/20/15) with 9 rebounds and 9-of-14 at the line on ESPNU ... Tallied 5 blocks and 10 rebounds in debut at ORU (11/13/15).

High School    
Averaged 18.1 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game for coach Matt Reed as a senior at Springfield (Ill.) High ... Earned first-team all-state honors for the Senators his senior season along with all-conference laurels ... Averaged 13.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocks his junior year while earning honorable mention all-state ... Shot 55 percent from the field as a junior ... Earned all-conference distinction three seasons ... Played AAU circuit with the Illinois Irish.

Personal    
Obediah Thyssen-Phillip Church was born 3/17/97 in Chicago ... Son of Drey Church of Springfield, Ill. ... Son of David Pierce of Chicago ... His mother played college basketball and volleyball at Western Michigan ... Majoring in Criminology.