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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)

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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.

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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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