| 2010–11 Missouri State Bears men's basketball | |||
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| Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Champions | |||
| NIT, Second Round | |||
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference | ||
| 2010–11 record | 26–9 (15–3 The Valley) | ||
| Head coach | Cuonzo Martin | ||
| Assistant coach | Jon Harris | ||
| Assistant coach | Steve Woodberry | ||
| Assistant coach | Kent Williams | ||
| Home arena | JQH Arena | ||
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| 2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 15 | 3 | .833 | 26 | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 14 | 4 | .778 | 29 | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Indiana State | 12 | 6 | .667 | 20 | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 10 | 8 | .556 | 20 | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 10 | 8 | .556 | 23 | 16 | .590 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 9 | 9 | .500 | 16 | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 7 | 11 | .389 | 13 | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | 13 | .278 | 13 | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | 14 | .222 | 12 | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 4 | 14 | .222 | 12 | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2011 MVC Tournament winner As of April 1, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2010–11 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third year head coach Cuonzo Martin, played their home games at JQH Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Missouri Valley play to win the regular season conference championship. They lost in the championship game of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they deafeated Murray State in the first round before falling in the second round to Miami (FL).
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Keith Pickens | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 187 | Sophomore | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2 | Nafis Ricks | Guard | 6–2 | 189 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 3 | Aaron Cooper | Guard | 5–10 | 167 | Freshman | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 10 | Adam Leonard | Guard | 6–1 | 198 | Senior | Lee's Summit, Missouri |
| 15 | Jermaine Mallett | Guard | 6–3 | 217 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 21 | Caleb Petterson | Center | 6–11 | 260 | Junior | Ames, Oklahoma |
| 24 | Keith Dupont | Guard | 5–9 | 166 | Sophomore | Waynesville, Missouri |
| 30 | Nathan Scheer | Forward | 6–4 | 191 | Freshman | Washington, Missouri |
| 31 | Nick Valla | Guard | 6–2 | 186 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 33 | Corey Copeland | Guard | 6–4 | 173 | Freshman | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| 34 | Kyle Weems | Forward | 6–6 | 232 | Junior | Topeka, Kansas |
| 44 | Will Creekmore | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 248 | Senior | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 50 | Isaiah Rhine | Center | 6–10 | 241 | Junior | Versailles, Missouri |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 10/31/10* | 1:00 PM | Upper Iowa | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 73–46 | 4,466 | ||||||
| 11/6/10* | 4:00 PM | Arkansas–Fort Smith | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 86–61 | 4,535 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/12/10* | 8:35 PM | Oral Roberts | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 78–61 | 7,010 | 1–0 | |||||
| 11/16/10* | 6:00 PM | vs. Arkansas State | Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN (NIT Season Tip-Off) |
W 80–71 | NA | 2–0 | |||||
| 11/17/10* | 6:00 PM | at #23 Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN (NIT Season Tip-Off) |
Ozarks CW | L 56–60 | 16,001 | 2–1 | ||||
| 11/19/10* | 7:00 PM | at Tulsa | Reynolds Center • Tulsa, OK | KY3 | L 50–62 | 5,268 | 2–2 | ||||
| 11/22/10* | 7:00 PM | Pepperdine | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO (NIT Season Tip-Off) |
W 80–60 | 5,524 | 3–2 | |||||
| 11/23/10* | 7:00 PM | Pacific | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO (NIT Season Tip-Off) |
W 60–49 | 5,092 | 4–2 | |||||
| 12/1/10* | 7:00 PM | Arkansas–Little Rock | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 80–46 | 6,932 | 5–2 | |||||
| 12/4/10* | 7:00 PM | Central Arkansas | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 101–61 | 7,008 | 6–2 | |||||
| 12/11/10* | 7:00 PM | at Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK | KY3 | L 70–84 | 10,401 | 6–3 | ||||
| 12/18/10* | 7:00 PM | Saint Louis | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 81–65 | 7,896 | 7–3 | |||||
| 12/22/2010* | 7:00 PM | Arkansas State | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 77–70 | 6,015 | 8–3 | |||||
| 12/29/10 | 7:00 PM | at Northern Iowa | McLeod Center • Cedar Falls, IA | FS Midwest | W 58–57 | 4,890 | 9–3 (1–0) | ||||
| 1/1/11 | 7:00 PM | Illinois State | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 82–71 | 7,612 | 10–3 (2–0) | |||||
| 1/4/11 | 7:00 PM | at Creighton | Qwest Center Omaha • Omaha, NE | FS Midwest | W 67–55 | 14,920 | 11–3 (3–0) | ||||
| 1/7/11 | 7:00 PM | Evansville | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 65–50 | 9,134 | 12–3 (4–0) | |||||
| 1/9/11 | 7:35 PM | at Wichita State | Charles Koch Arena • Wichita, KS | ESPNU | W 59–56 | 10,506 | 13–3 (5–0) | ||||
| 1/12/11 | 7:00 PM | Southern Illinois | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 64–51 | 8,112 | 14–3 (6–0) | |||||
| 1/16/11 | 7:00 PM | at Bradley | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | ESPNU | W 78–67 | 8,551 | 15–3 (7–0) | ||||
| 1/19/11 | 6:00 PM | at Indiana State | Hulman Center • Terre Haute, IN | Ozarks CW | L 69–70 | 7,230 | 15–4 (7–1) | ||||
| 1/22/11 | 4:00 PM | Creighton | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | ESPN2 | W 67–66 | 10,655 | 16–4 (8–1) | ||||
| 1/25/11 | 7:00 PM | at Drake | Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA | Ozarks CW | W 73–70 | 4,197 | 17–4 (9–1) | ||||
| 1/30/11 | 7:00 PM | Northern Iowa | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | ESPNU | L 59–60 | 9,901 | 17–5 (9–2) | ||||
| 2/2/11 | 7:00 PM | at Evansville | Roberts Municipal Stadium • Evansville, IN | Ozarks CW | L 65–77 | 3,463 | 17–6 (9–3) | ||||
| 2/5/11 | 2:00 PM | Indiana State | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 73–66 | 8,201 | 18–6 (10–3) | |||||
| 2/9/11 | 7:00 PM | Bradley | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | FS Midwest | W 77–69 | 6,649 | 19–6 (11–3) | ||||
| 2/12/11 | 7:00 PM | at Illinois State | Redbird Arena • Normal, IL | Ozarks CW | W 68–59 | 5,204 | 20–6 (12–3) | ||||
| 2/15/11 | 7:00 PM | Drake | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | W 60–51 | 7,211 | 21–6 (13–3) | |||||
| 2/19/11* | 4:00 PM | at Valparaiso | Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN (ESPNU BracketBusters) |
ESPN2 | L 67–80 | 5,328 | 21–7 | ||||
| 2/23/11 | 7:00 PM | at Southern Illinois | SIU Arena • Carbondale, IL | KY3 | W 76–58 | 3,687 | 22–7 (14–3) | ||||
| 2/26/11 | 12:00 PM | Wichita State | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | ESPN2 | W 69–64 | 11,077 | 23–7 (15–3) | ||||
| Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/4/11 | 12:05 PM | vs. Southern Illinois | Scottrade Center • St. Louis, MO (Quarterfinals) |
MVC TV | W 58–56 | 10,608 | 24–7 | ||||
| 3/5/11 | 1:35 PM | vs. Creighton | Scottrade Center • St. Louis, MO (Semifinals) |
MVC TV | W 60–50 | 13,533 | 25–7 | ||||
| 3/6/11 | 1:05 PM | vs. Indiana State | Scottrade Center • St. Louis, MO (Championship Game) |
CBS | L 56–60 | 10,171 | 25–8 | ||||
| 2011 NIT | |||||||||||
| 3/15/11* | 7:00 PM | Murray State | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO (First Round) |
ESPN3 | W 89–76 | 5,089 | 26–8 | ||||
| 3/21/11* | 6:00 PM | at Miami (FL) | BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL (Second Round) |
ESPN | L 72–81 | 1,623 | 26–9 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||