Missouri State Bears basketball
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| University | Missouri State University | ||
| Conference | Missouri Valley | ||
| Location | Springfield, MO | ||
| Head coach | Paul Lusk (6th year) | ||
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JQH Arena (Capacity: 11,000) |
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| Nickname | Bears | ||
| Colors | Maroon and White |
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| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| Division II 1959, 1967, 1969, 1974 |
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||
| Division II 1959, 1967, 1969, 1974 |
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| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| Division I 1999 |
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| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
| Division I 1987, 1999 |
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Division II Division I 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999 |
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| Conference tournament champions | |||
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Mid-Continent Conference Missouri Valley Conference 1992 |
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| Conference regular season champions | |||
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Mid-Continent Conference Missouri Valley Conference 2011 |
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Division II
1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978
Mid-Continent Conference
1987, 1989
Mid-Continent Conference
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
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.
1986, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011.
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