Missouri State Bears

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Missouri State Bears
University Missouri State University
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA Division I (FCS)
Athletics director Bill Rowe
Location Springfield, MO
Varsity teams 15
Football stadium Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex
Basketball arena Hammons Student Center
Mascot Boomer the Bear
Nickname Bears and Lady Bears
Fight song
Colors Maroon and White

             
Homepage www.missouristatebears.com

The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. Missouri State (formerly Southwest Missouri State University) athletics date back to 1908. Missouri State is in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The exceptions are the football team (Missouri Valley Football Conference), the field hockey team (Mid-American Conference) and the men's swimming and diving team (Sun Belt Conference.)

  • Women's sports
    • Basketball
    • Cross country
    • Field Hockey
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming and diving
    • Track and field
    • Volleyball

Contents

[edit] Men's Basketball

[edit] NCAA Tournament Results

Season Seed Eliminated
Round		 Teams Defeated Lost to
1987 (13) 2nd Round (4) Clemson (65-60) (5) Kansas (63-67)
1988 (13) 1st Round (4) UNLV (50-54)
1989 (14) 1st Round (3) Seton Hall (51-60)
1990 (9) 1st Round (8) North Carolina (70-83)
1992 (12) 1st Round (5) Michigan State (54-61)
1999 (12) Sweet 16 (5) Wisconsin (43-32)
(4) Tennessee (81-51)		 (1) Duke (61-78)

[edit] NIT Appearances

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

[edit] Conference Championships

MIAA (1924-1981) 19
1927-1928, 1930-1931, 1933-1934, 1934-1935, 1948-1949, 1949-1950, 1951-1952, 1952-1953, 1953-1954, 1957-1958, 1958-1959, 1965-1966, 1966-1967, 1967-1968, 1968-1969, 1969-1970, 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1977-1978

Mid-Continent Conference (1982-1990) 4
1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1989-1990

Missouri Valley Conference (1990-2007) 1
1991-1992 (Tournament)

[edit] 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
  • Mark Bernsen (3 seasons, 48-37), 1992-1995
  • Steve Alford (4 seasons, 78-48), 1995-1999, 1 NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance
  • Barry Hinson (9 seasons, 169-117), 1999-2008 4 NIT Appearances
  • Cuonzo Martin (0 seasons, 0-0), 2008-Present

[edit] 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

[edit] Women's Basketball

[edit] NCAA Tournament Results

Season Eliminated
Round		 Teams Defeated Lost to
1991 2nd round Tennessee Tech (94-64) Tennessee (47-55)
1992 Final Four Kansas (75-59)
Iowa (61-60)
UCLA (83-57)
Mississippi (94-71)		 Western Kentucky (72-84)
1993 Sweet 16 Oklahoma State (86-71)
Maryland (86-82)		 Louisiana Tech (43-59)
1994 2nd round Northern Illinois (75-56) Virginia (63-67)
1995 2nd round Utah (49-47) Colorado (34-78)
1996 1st round Texas (55-73)
1998 1st round Notre Dame (64-78)
1999 2nd round Cal.-Santa Barbara (72-70) Colorado State (70-86)
2000 1st round Auburn (74-78)
2001 Final Four Toledo (89-71)
Rutgers (60-53)
Duke (81-71)
Washington (104-87)		 Purdue (64-81)
2003 1st round Texas Tech (59-67)
2004 1st round Notre Dame (65-69)
2006 1st round Purdue (52-73)

[edit] WNIT Appearances

2002, 2005 (Champions)

[edit] Conference Championships

AIAW Division II (1969-1982) 5
1970-1971, 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1974-1975, 1980-1981

Gateway Conference (1983-1992) 2
1990-1991, 1991-1992

Missouri Valley Conference (1992-2007) 9
1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005

[edit] Head Coaches

  • Reba Sims (10 seasons, 129-116), 1969-1979
  • Marti Gasser (4 seasons, 62-60), 1979-1983
  • Valerie Goodwin-Colbert (4 seasons, 48-63), 1983-1987
  • Cheryl Burnett (15 seasons, 319-136), 1987-2002, 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 2 Final Four Appearances
  • Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (5 seasons, 95-61), 2002-2007, 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
  • Nyla Milleson, (1 season, 9-19), 2007-present

[edit] Retired Numbers

  • 10 Jackie Stiles, 1997-2001 (NCAA Division I Women's Basketball's all-time leading scorer with 3,393 points)
  • 35 Melody Howard, 1990-1994
  • 42 Jeanette Tendai, 1982-1986

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