2013–14 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2013–14 Missouri State Bears men's basketball

CIT, First round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2013–14 record	20–13 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach	Paul Lusk (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Jermaine Henderson
Assistant coach	Derrick Tilmon
Assistant coach	Brad Korn
Home arena	JQH Arena

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Wichita State †	18	–	0	1.000	35	–	1	.972
Indiana State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Northern Iowa	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Illinois State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Southern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Drake	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Loyola (IL)	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313


† 2014 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Keith Pickens	Guard/Forward	6–4	203	Senior	St. Louis, Missouri
2	Austin Ruder	Guard	6–3	196	Freshman	Nixa, Missouri
3	Michael Simpson	Guard/Forward	6–6	190	Sophomore	Spring, Texas
5	Jarmar Gulley	Forward	6–5	218	Senior	Beaumont, Texas
10	Ron Mvouika	Guard/Forward	6–6	201	Junior	Paris, France
11	Marcus Marshall	Guard	6–3	190	Sophomore	St. Paul, Minnesota
12	Devon Thomas	Guard	6–0	162	Freshman	Silver Spring, Maryland
20	Gavin Thurman	Forward	6–7	226	Sophomore	Wichita, Kansas
23	Dorrian Williams	Guard	6–3	199	Sophomore	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
24	Emmanuel Addo	Forward	6–8	230	Senior	Toronto, Canada
30	Nathan Scheer	Guard/Forward	6–5	201	Senior	Washington, Missouri
35	Bruce Marshall	Center	6–10	236	Sophomore	Fayette, Missouri
42	Christian Kirk	Forward	6–8	218	Junior	Springfield, Missouri
50	Tyler McCullough	Center	6–11	246	Freshman	Fayetteville, Arkansas

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/27/2013*	McKendree	W 104–71	–	JQH Arena (1,905)
10/29/2013*	Missouri Southern	W 93–80		JQH Arena (2,761)
Regular season
11/08/2013*	at Old Dominion	W 79–67 ^OT	1–0	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,780)
11/16/2013*	Tulsa	W 96–93	2–0	JQH Arena (6,236)
11/20/2013*	Grambling State	W 97–67	3–0	JQH Arena (4,216)
11/24/2013*	Hampton (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 81–67	4–0	JQH Arena (3,988)
11/26/2013*	Liberty (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 54–52	5–0	JQH Arena (3,898)
11/29/2013*	vs. Texas A&M (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 73–67	6–0	American Bank Center (N/A)
11/30/2013*	vs. Virginia (Corpus Christi Challenge)	L 63–83	6–1	American Bank Center (N/A)
12/04/2013*	Cameron	W 81–57	7–1	JQH Arena (3,874)
12/13/2013*	at Oral Roberts	W 70–67	8–1	Mabee Center (4,262)
12/17/2013*	at #6 Louisville	L 60–90	8–2	KFC Yum! Center (21,335)
12/21/2013*	Alabama A&M	W 68–47	9–2	JQH Arena (4,176)
12/29/2013*	Southeast Missouri State	W 81–78	10–2	JQH Arena (3,889)
01/02/2014	Illinois State	W 78–70 ^OT	11–2 (1–0)	JQH Arena (4,945)
01/05/2014	at Loyola–Chicago	L 57–89	11–3 (1–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,024)
01/08/2014	at Bradley	W 68–65	12–3 (2–1)	Carver Arena (5,745)
01/11/2014	#6 Wichita State	L 69–72 ^OT	12–4 (2–2)	JQH Arena (10,776)
01/15/2014	at Indiana State	L 55–70	12–5 (2–3)	Hulman Center (5,895)
01/18/2014	at Northern Iowa	L 89–94	12–6 (2–4)	McLeod Center (5,232)
01/21/2014	Evansville	W 64–61	13–6 (3–4)	JQH Arena (4,752)
01/25/2014	Southern Illinois	W 69–63	14–6 (4–4)	JQH Arena (6,206)
01/29/2014	at Drake	L 74–84	14–7 (4–5)	Knapp Center (3,290)
02/01/2014	Bradley	W 74–61	15–7 (5–5)	JQH Arena (6,174)
02/05/2014	at Evansville	W 66–54	16–7 (6–5)	Ford Center (3,463)
02/08/2014	at Southern Illinois	L 54–72	16–8 (6–6)	SIU Arena (6,249)
02/12/2014	Drake	W 69–63	17–8 (7–6)	JQH Arena (5,674)
02/15/2014	Northern Iowa	L 58–60	17–9 (7–7)	JQH Arena (6,314)
02/18/2014	at Illinois State	L 63–67	17–10 (7–8)	Redbird Arena (4,682)
02/22/2014	Indiana State	W 77–66	18–10 (8–8)	JQH Arena (5,207)
02/25/2014	Loyola–Chicago	W 72–56	19–10 (9–8)	JQH Arena (5,455)
03/01/2014	at #2 Wichita State	L 45–68	19–11 (9–9)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/07/2014	vs. Illinois State (Quarterfinals)	W 53–48	20–11	Scottrade Center (10,260)
03/08/2014	vs. #2 Wichita State (Semifinals)	L 42–67	20–12	Scottrade Center (13,966)
CIT
3/19/2014*	Murray State (First round)	L 63–66	20–13	JQH Arena (2,910)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/mosu-m-baskbl-sched.html

Missouri State Bears basketball

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People	Head coaches

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