Missouri State Bears basketball

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Nickname Bears Home Away Arena/Stadium JQH Arena Mascot Boomer the Bear		Colors Maroon and White Head coach Paul Lusk Division Division I (NCAA)

University Missouri State University Conference Missouri Valley Conference Location Springfield, Missouri, United States

Missouri state bears basketball

The Missouri State Bears basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. The Bears compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. They are currently coached by Paul Lusk, who was hired April 1, 2011. Missouri State plays its home games at the 11,000 seat JQH Arena. The Bears have been a Division I school since the 1982–83 season. Prior to 2005, the school was known as Southwest Missouri State. Prior to joining Division I, they were members of the NAIA, winning national championships in 1952 and 1953, and NCAA Division II, where they were the national runner-up four times (1959, 1967, 1969, 1974). They were also champions of the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

NIT appearances

1986, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011.

Conference championships

Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1912–1981) 19
1928, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978

Mid-Continent Conference (1982–1990) 4
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Missouri Valley Conference (1990–present) 1
1992 (Tournament), 2011(Regular Season)

Head coaches

W.A. Daggett (2 seasons, 11-9), 1908–1910

Corliss Buchanan (1 season, 13-8), 1910–1911

No team 1911-1913

Arthur Briggs (9 seasons, 105-31), 1913–1918, 1919–1923

Paul Andrews (1 season, 2-4), 1918–1919

Chester Barnard (1 season, 13-1), 1923–1924

Donald Holwerda (1 season, 9-6), 1924–1925

Andrew McDonald (23 seasons, 301-166), 1925–1943, 1945–1950

No team 1943-1945

Bob Vanatta (3 seasons, 73-11), 1950–1953, 2-time NAIA Champions

Edwin Mathews (11 season, 164-91), 1953–1964, NCAA Division II Runners-up

Bill Thomas (16 seasons, 265-158), 1964–1980, 3-time NCAA Division II Runners-up

Bob Cleeland (3 seasons, 39-46), 1980–1983

Charlie Spoonhour (9 seasons, 197-81), 1983–1992, 5 NCAA Tournament Appearances and 3 NIT appearances(1 NIT Quarterfinal)

Mark Bernsen (3 seasons, 48-37), 1992-1995 1 NIT Quarterfinal Appearance

Steve Alford (4 seasons, 78-48), 1995–1999, 1 NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance and 1 NIT Appearance

Barry Hinson (9 seasons, 169-117), 1999-2008 4 NIT Appearances (1 NIT Quarterfinal)

Cuonzo Martin (3 seasons, 61-41), 2008–2011 1 CIT Appearance (Champions), 1 NIT appearance (2nd round)

Paul Lusk, (3 season, 47-50) 2011–Present 1 CIT Appearance (1st round)

Retired numbers

22 - Winston Garland, 1985–1987

32 - Daryel Garrison, 1971–1975; (Bears all-time leading scorer with 1,975 points)

43 - Jerry Anderson, 1951–1955

54 - Curtis Perry, 1966–1970

32 - Danny Moore, 1996-1999

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Bears have appeared in six NCAA Division I Tournaments, all as Southwest Missouri State. Their combined record is 3–6.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bears appeared in ten NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 23–10.

NAIA Tournament results

The Bears appeared in six NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 15–4 and are two time NAIA national champions (1952, 1953).

NIT results

The Bears have appeared in nine National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 10–9.

CIT results

The Bears have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their combined record is 4–1 and were the 2010 Champions.

References

Missouri State Bears basketball Wikipedia

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