Central Arkansas Bears basketball

This is about the men's basketball team at the University of Central Arkansas. The women's team is known as the Sugar Bears.

Central Arkansas Bears

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

University

University of Central Arkansas

Conference

Southland

Location

Conway, AR

Head coach

Russ Pennell (1st year)

Arena

Farris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)

Nickname

Bears

Colors

Purple and Gray

NCAA Tournament appearances

2005*
*at the Division II level

The Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represents the University of Central Arkansas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference and plays its home games at the Farris Center located on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas. The current head coach is Russ Pennell, who was named as head coach on March 5, 2014, taking over for interim Clarence Finley. Finley had coached for the entire 2013–14 season.^[1]

The school was formerly known as Arkansas State Teachers School and the State College of Arkansas. Prior to competition at the NCAA Division I level, the Bears also competed in the NAIA and NCAA Division II.

Postseason appearances

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2005	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals	West Georgia Lynn	W 74–71 L 69–73

NAIA Tournament

The Bears have appeared in 15 NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 13–16.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1937	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Saint Benedict's Morningside Southwestern	W 34–33 L 33–40 L 38–46
1938	First Round	Central State	L 34–43
1940	First Round	Kansas Wesleyan	L 33–45
1942	First Round	Pittsburg State	L 34–37
1946	First Round	Pepperdine	L 37–63
1948	First Round	Manhattan	L 60–65
1959	First Round Second Round	Pikeville Fort Hays State	W 70–67 L 48–59
1961	First Round	Westminster	L 60–68
1974	First Round	Hanover	L 83–87
1975	First Round	Alcorn State	L 77–88
1980	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Augsburg Rockhurst Alabama State	W 67–61 W 54–53 L 53–67
1990	First Round Second Round	Paul Quinn David Lipscomb	W 62–53 L 66–70
1991	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Olivet Nazarene Rio Grande Athens State Taylor Oklahoma City	W 75–66 W 99–67 W 95–64 W 66–60 L 74–77
1992	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Charleston Spring Hill Erskine BYU Hawaiʻi Oklahoma City	W 77–70 W 87–83 W 74–62 W 72–65 L 73–82
1993	First Round	Central Washington	L 66–78

References

↑ "Former Arizona Wildcats coach Russ Pennell hired by Central Arkansas". ArizonaSports.com. March 5, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.

Central Arkansas Bears basketball

Venues	Farris Center (1972–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

Southland Conference men's basketball

Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats Central Arkansas Bears Houston Baptist Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Cardinals McNeese State Cowboys New Orleans Privateers Nicholls State Colonels Northwestern State Demons Sam Houston State Bearkats Southeastern Louisiana Lions Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders

Championships & awards	Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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