Missouri State Bears basketball

Missouri State Bears
Missouri State Bears
	2020–21 Missouri State Bears basketball team
University	Missouri State University
First season	1908
Athletic director	Kyle Moats
Head coach	Dana Ford (3rd season)
Conference	Missouri Valley
Location	Springfield, Missouri
Arena	JQH Arena ; (Capacity: 11,000)
Nickname	Bears
Student section	The Cave
Colors	Maroon and White[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
	Division II; 1959, 1967, 1969, 1974
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	Division II; 1959, 1967, 1969, 1974
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division I; 1999
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	Division I; 1987, 1999
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	Division II; 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978 Division I; 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999
Conference Tournament Champions
	Mid-Continent Conference; 1987, 1989 Missouri Valley Conference; 1992
Conference Regular Season Champions
	Mid-Continent Conference; 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Missouri Valley Conference; 2011

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 Dana Ford, who was hired on March 21, 2018.[2] 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.

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

Coach	Years	Overall record
W.A. Daggett	1908–1910	11–9
Corliss Buchanan	1910–1911	13–8
No team	1911–1913	–
Arthur Briggs	1913–1918, 1919–1923	105–31
Paul Andrews	1918–1919	2–4
Chester Barnard	1923–1924	13–1
Donald Holwerda	1924–1925	9–6
Andrew McDonald	1925–1943, 1945–1950	301–166
No team	1943–1945	–
Bob Vanatta	1950–1953	73–11
Edwin Matthews	1953–1964	164–91
Bill Thomas	1964–1980	265–158
Bob Cleeland	1980–1983	39–46
Charlie Spoonhour	1983–1992	197–81
Mark Bernsen	1992–1995	48–37
Steve Alford	1995–1999	78–48
Barry Hinson	1999–2008	169–117
Cuonzo Martin	2008–2011	61–41
Paul Lusk	2011–2018	106–121
Dana Ford	2018–present	16–16
Head coaches		18

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

Postseason

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.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1987	No. 13	Round of 64 Round of 32	No. 4 Clemson #5 Kansas	W 65–60 L 63–67
1988	No. 13	Round of 64	No. 4 UNLV	L 50–54
1989	No. 14	Round of 64	No. 3 Seton Hall	L 51–60
1990	No. 9	Round of 64	No. 8 North Carolina	L 70–83
1992	No. 12	Round of 64	No. 5 Michigan State	L 54–61
1999	No. 12	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	No. 5 Wisconsin #4 Tennessee #1 Duke	W 43–32 W 81–51 L 61–78

NCAA Division II Tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1958	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Centenary Regis South Dakota	W 74–69 W 73–65 L 58–63
1959	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Abilene Christian Centenary Hope Cal State Los Angeles Evansville	W 87–67 W 65–62 W 76–74 W 72–59 L 67–83
1966	Regional Semi-finals Regional Finals	Arkansas State Abilene Christian	W 72–71 L 58–63
1967	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lincoln (MO) Valparaiso Illinois State Winston-Salem State	W 83–80 W 87–77 W 86–72 W 93–76 L 74–77
1968	Regional Semi-finals Regional Finals	Colorado State-Pueblo Evansville	W 69–68 L 73–79
1969	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Saint Olaf South Dakota State Montclair State Ashland Kentucky Wesleyan	W 75–47 W 87–74 W 92–76 W 58–48 L 71–75
1970	Regional Semi-finals Regional 3rd Place Game	South Dakota State Cornell (IA)	L 71–82 W 76–65
1973	Regional Semi-finals Regional 3rd Place Game	South Dakota State Colorado State-Pueblo	L 74–85 W 76–62
1974	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	North Dakota Kentucky Wesleyan Saint Joseph's (IN) New Orleans Morgan State	W 71–63 W 89–86 W 80–78 W 68–63 L 52–67
1978	Regional Semi-finals Regional Finals	Columbus State Lincoln (MO)	W 69–67 L 83–84

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).

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1939	First round	East Texas State	L 45–68
1943	First round	Murray State	L 44–72
1949	First round Second Round	Portland Beloit	W 59–56 L 47–66
1952	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semi-finals National Championship Game	Chadron State Indiana State Morningside Texas State Murray State	W 87–66 W 82–64 W 87–74 W 70–67 W 73–64
1953	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semi-finals National Championship Game	Gonzaga Stetson Nebraska Wesleyan Indiana State Hamline	W 95–74 W 98–71 W 78–74 W 84–78 W 79–71
1954	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semi-finals National 3rd Place Game	East Tennessee State Gustavus Adolphus Texas State Western Illinois Arkansas Tech	W 77–72 W 66–57 W 65–59 OT L 75–78 W 75–61

NIT results

The Bears have appeared in nine National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 10–9.[3]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	First round Second Round Quarterfinals	Pittsburgh Marquette Florida	W 59–52 W 83–69 L 53–54
1991	First round Second Round	Coppin State Southern Illinois	W 57–47 L 69–72
1993	First round Second Round Quarterfinals	St. Joseph's Jackson State UAB	W 56–34 W 70–52 L 52–61
1997	First round	North Carolina State	L 66–77
2000	First round Second Round	SMU Mississippi	W 77–64 L 48–70
2005	First round Second Round	Rice Davidson	W 105–82 L 76–86
2006	First round Second Round Quarterfinals	Stanford Houston Louisville	W 76–67 W 60–59 L 56–74
2007	First round	San Diego State	L 70–74
2011	First round Second Round	Murray State Miami (FL)	W 89–76 L 72–81

CIT results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	First round Quarterfinals Semi-finals Finals	Middle Tennessee State Louisiana Tech Creighton Pacific	W 87–79 W 69–40 W 67–61 W 78–65
2014	First round	Murray State	L 63–66

References

"Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2018). "Missouri State hiring Dana Ford of Tennessee State". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
NAIA Championship History Archived May 15, 2008^{[Date mismatch]}, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.

[2] Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2018). "Missouri State hiring Dana Ford of Tennessee State". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

[3] NAIA Championship History Archived May 15, 2008^{[Date mismatch]}, at the Wayback Machine

Missouri State Bears basketball
Venues	Hammons Student Center (1976–2008) JQH Arena (2008–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NAIA national championships in bold

Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball
Teams	Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Loyola Ramblers Missouri State Bears Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Crusaders
Tournament & awards	MVC Basketball Tournament MVC Coach of the Year Larry Bird Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Missouri State University
Located in: Springfield, Missouri
Academics	Missouri State University–West Plains
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Soccer Robert W. Plaster Stadium JQH Arena Hammons Field
Campus	KSMU KOZK Duane G. Meyer Library Greenwood Laboratory School
Founded: 1905