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
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
10/27/2013*
3:05 pm
McKendree W 104–71 
JQH Arena (1,905)
Springfield, MO
10/29/2013*
7:35 pm
Missouri Southern W 93–80 
JQH Arena (2,761)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/08/2013*
6:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Old Dominion W 79–67 OT 1–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,780)
Norfolk, VA
11/16/2013*
7:05 pm, Ozarks CW
Tulsa W 96–93  2–0
JQH Arena (6,236)
Springfield, MO
11/20/2013*
7:05 pm
Grambling State W 97–67  3–0
JQH Arena (4,216)
Springfield, MO
11/24/2013*
2:05 pm
Hampton
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 81–67  4–0
JQH Arena (3,988)
Springfield, MO
11/26/2013*
7:05 pm
Liberty
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 54–52  5–0
JQH Arena (3,898)
Springfield, MO
11/29/2013*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Texas A&M
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 73–67  6–0
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/30/2013*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Virginia
Corpus Christi Challenge
L 63–83  6–1
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/04/2013*
7:05 pm
Cameron W 81–57  7–1
JQH Arena (3,874)
Springfield, MO
12/13/2013*
7:00 pm, KY3
at Oral Roberts W 70–67  8–1
Mabee Center (4,262)
Tulsa, OK
12/17/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at #6 Louisville L 60–90  8–2
KFC Yum! Center (21,335)
Louisville, KY
12/21/2013*
7:05 pm
Alabama A&M W 68–47  9–2
JQH Arena (4,176)
Springfield, MO
12/29/2013*
2:05 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 81–78  10–2
JQH Arena (3,889)
Springfield, MO
01/02/2014
7:05 pm
Illinois State W 78–70 OT 11–2 (1–0)
JQH Arena (4,945)
Springfield, MO
01/05/2014
3:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Loyola–Chicago L 57–89  11–3 (1–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,024)
Chicago, IL
01/08/2014
7:00 pm, KY3
at Bradley W 68–65  12–3 (2–1)
Carver Arena (5,745)
Peoria, IL
01/11/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
#6 Wichita State L 69–72 OT 12–4 (2–2)
JQH Arena (10,776)
Springfield, MO
01/15/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 55–70  12–5 (2–3)
Hulman Center (5,895)
Terre Haute, IN
01/18/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Northern Iowa L 89–94  12–6 (2–4)
McLeod Center (5,232)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/21/2014
7:00 pm
Evansville W 64–61  13–6 (3–4)
JQH Arena (4,752)
Springfield, MO
01/25/2014
7:00 pm, MVCTV
Southern Illinois W 69–63  14–6 (4–4)
JQH Arena (6,206)
Springfield, MO
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, KY3
at Drake L 74–84  14–7 (4–5)
Knapp Center (3,290)
Des Moines, IA
02/01/2014
2:00 pm
Bradley W 74–61  15–7 (5–5)
JQH Arena (6,174)
Springfield, MO
02/05/2014
7:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Evansville W 66–54  16–7 (6–5)
Ford Center (3,463)
Evansville, IN
02/08/2014
6:00 pm, MVCTV
at Southern Illinois L 54–72  16–8 (6–6)
SIU Arena (6,249)
Carbondale, IL
02/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake W 69–63  17–8 (7–6)
JQH Arena (5,674)
Springfield, MO
02/15/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Northern Iowa L 58–60  17–9 (7–7)
JQH Arena (6,314)
Springfield, MO
02/18/2014
7:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Illinois State L 63–67  17–10 (7–8)
Redbird Arena (4,682)
Normal, IL
02/22/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Indiana State W 77–66  18–10 (8–8)
JQH Arena (5,207)
Springfield, MO
02/25/2014
7:00 pm
Loyola–Chicago W 72–56  19–10 (9–8)
JQH Arena (5,455)
Springfield, MO
03/01/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN
at #2 Wichita State L 45–68  19–11 (9–9)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/07/2014
2:35 pm, MVCTV
vs. Illinois State
Quarterfinals
W 53–48  20–11
Scottrade Center (10,260)
St. Louis, MO
03/08/2014
1:35 pm, MVCTV
vs. #2 Wichita State
Semifinals
L 42–67  20–12
Scottrade Center (13,966)
St. Louis, MO
CIT
3/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Murray State
First round
L 63–66  20–13
JQH Arena (2,910)
Springfield, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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