Missouri State Bears basketball

Missouri State Bears
Missouri State Bears
	2017–18 Missouri State Bears basketball team
University	Missouri State University
Head coach	Dana Ford (1st season)
Conference	Missouri Valley
Location	Springfield, Missouri
Arena	JQH Arena ; (capacity: 11,000)
Nickname	Bears
Colors	Maroon and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament runner-up
	Division II; 1959, 1967, 1969, 1974
NCAA tournament Final Four
	Division II; 1959, 1967, 1969, 1974
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	Division I; 1999
NCAA tournament round of 32
	Division I; 1987, 1999
NCAA tournament appearances
	Division II; 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978 'Division I; 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999
Conference tournament champions
	Mid-Continent Conference; 1987, 1989 'Missouri Valley Conference; 1992
Conference regular season champions
	Mid-Continent Conference; 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Missouri Valley Conference; 2011

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 Dana Ford, who was hired on March 21, 2018.^[2] 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.

NIT appearances

1986, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011.

Conference championships

Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1912–1981) 19
1928, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978

Mid-Continent Conference (1982–1990) 4
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Missouri Valley Conference (1990–present) 1
1992 (Tournament), 2011(Regular Season)

Head coaches

W.A. Daggett (2 seasons, 11-9), 1908–1910
Corliss Buchanan (1 season, 13-8), 1910–1911
No team 1911-1913
Arthur Briggs (9 seasons, 105-31), 1913–1918, 1919–1923
Paul Andrews (1 season, 2-4), 1918–1919
Chester Barnard (1 season, 13-1), 1923–1924
Donald Holwerda (1 season, 9-6), 1924–1925
Andrew McDonald (23 seasons, 301-166), 1925–1943, 1945–1950
No team 1943-1945
Bob Vanatta (3 seasons, 73-11), 1950–1953, 2-time NAIA Champions
Edwin Mathews (11 season, 164-91), 1953–1964, NCAA Division II Runners-up
Bill Thomas (16 seasons, 265-158), 1964–1980, 3-time NCAA Division II Runners-up
Bob Cleeland (3 seasons, 39-46), 1980–1983
Charlie Spoonhour (9 seasons, 197-81), 1983–1992, 5 NCAA Tournament Appearances and 3 NIT appearances(1 NIT Quarterfinal)
Mark Bernsen (3 seasons, 48-37), 1992-1995 1 NIT Quarterfinal Appearance
Steve Alford (4 seasons, 78-48), 1995–1999, 1 NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance and 1 NIT Appearance
Barry Hinson (9 seasons, 169-117), 1999-2008 4 NIT Appearances (1 NIT Quarterfinal)
Cuonzo Martin (3 seasons, 61-41), 2008–2011 1 CIT Appearance (Champions), 1 NIT appearance (2nd round)
Paul Lusk, (7 seasons, 106-121) 2011–2018 1 CIT Appearance (1st round)
Dana Ford, (1 season, 0-0) 2018-present

Retired numbers

22 - Winston Garland, 1985–1987
32 - Daryel Garrison, 1971–1975; (Bears all-time leading scorer with 1,975 points)
43 - Jerry Anderson, 1951–1955
54 - Curtis Perry, 1966–1970
32 - Danny Moore, 1996-1999

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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 appeared in six NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 15–4 and are two time NAIA national champions (1952, 1953).

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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.^[3]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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
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

^ "Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2018). "Missouri State hiring Dana Ford of Tennessee State". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
^ NAIA Championship History Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.

[2] Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2018). "Missouri State hiring Dana Ford of Tennessee State". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

[3] NAIA Championship History Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine

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NAIA national championships in bold

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Tournament & awards	MVC Basketball Tournament MVC Coach of the Year Larry Bird Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

v t e Missouri State University
Located in: Springfield, Missouri
Academics	Missouri State University–West Plains
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Soccer Robert W. Plaster Stadium Great Southern Bank Arena Hammons Field
Campus	KSMU KOZK Duane G. Meyer Library Greenwood Laboratory School
Founded: 1905