Missouri State Bears basketball

Missouri State Bears

2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team

University

Missouri State University

Conference

Missouri Valley

Location

Springfield, MO

Head coach

Paul Lusk (4th year)

Arena

JQH Arena
(Capacity: 11,000)

Nickname

Bears

Colors

Maroon and White

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament runner up

1959*, 1967*, 1969*, 1974*

NCAA Tournament Final Four

1959*, 1967*, 1969*, 1974*

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1999

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1987, 1999

NCAA Tournament appearances

1958*, 1959*, 1966*, 1967*, 1968*, 1969*, 1970*, 1973*, 1974*, 1978*, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999

Conference tournament champions

1987, 1989 (Mid-Con) 1992 (MVC)

Conference regular season champions

1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (Mid-Con) 2011 (MVC)
*at Division II level

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.

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/Score
1987	#13	Round of 64 Round of 32	#4 Clemson #5 Kansas	W 65–60 L 63–67
1988	#13	Round of 64	#4 UNLV	L 50–54
1989	#14	Round of 64	#3 Seton Hall	L 51–60
1990	#9	Round of 64	#8 North Carolina	L 70–83
1992	#12	Round of 64	#5 Michigan State	L 54–61
1999	#12	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	#5 Wisconsin #4 Tennessee #1 Duke	W 43–32 W 81–51 L 61–78

NCAA Division II Tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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 Semifinals 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 Semifinals 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 Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	South Dakota State Cornell (IA)	L 71–82 W 76–65
1973	Regional Semifinals 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 Semifinals Regional Finals	Columbus State Lincoln (MO)	W 69–67 L 83–84

NAIA Tournament results

The Bears have appeared in six NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 15–4 and are two time NAIA national champions (1952, 1953).

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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 Semifinals 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 Semifinals 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 Semifinals 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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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/Score
2010	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 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

Missouri State Bears basketball

Venues	Hammons Student Center (1976–2008) JQH Arena (2008–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 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 1943–44 1944–45 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 1999–00 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

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 Wichita State Shockers

Tournament & awards	MVC Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year