Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Central Arkansas Bears basketball history
University of Central Arkansas (Conway, AR)
Farris Center
ASUN Conference
Current head coach: John Shulman (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: Brock Widders (2019-)
- Asst: Ezra Pinzur (2024-)
- Asst: Max Shulman (2024-)
- Asst: Ryan Montgomery (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2018)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 1 (2005)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 1-1
- NAIA National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1991, 1992)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 15 (1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1961, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 13-16
Conference Titles (Arkansas Intercollegiate, Gulf South, Southland, ASUN):
- ASUN Regular Season Championships: 0
- Gulf South (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 1 (2005)
- Arkansas Intercollegiate (NAIA) Regular Season Championships: 16 (1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1986, 1987, 1992)
- ASUN Tournament Championships: 0
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- ASUN Player of the Year: 0
- Southland Player of the Year: 1 (Jordan Howard, 2018)
Central Arkansas head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| John Shulman | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Boone | 2019-24 | 43-96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Pennell | 2014-19 | 50-117 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Finley (int.) | 2013-14 | 8-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corliss Williamson | 2010-13 | 26-62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rand Chappell | 2003-10 | 104-104 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| David James (int.) | 2003 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Hervey | 1999-2003 | 30-69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arch Jones | 1993-99 | 77-74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dyer | 1979-93 | 285-145 | 3^ | 5^ | 0 |
| Don Nixon | 1973-79 | 95-76 | 0 | 2^ | 0 |
| Cliff Horton | 1958-69, 70-73 | 229-142 | 2^ | 2^ | 0 |
| Marvin Bishop (int.) | 1969-70 | 13-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Garrison | 1949-58 | 154-81 | 1^ | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Montgomery | 1948-49 | 14-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Smith | 1947-48 | 21-2 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Sam Hindsman | 1944-45, 46-47 | 29-13 | 1^ | 0 | 0 |
| Charles McGibbony | 1945-46 | 16-10 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Harold Eldson (int.) | 1944 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| no team | 1942-44 | – | – | – | – |
| Lloyd Roberts | 1941-42 | 25-3 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| Warren Woodson | 1935-41 | 114-40 | 4^ | 3^ | 0 |
| Jerry Dalrymple | 1934-35 | 25-6-1 | 0 | – | – |
| Orion Wray | 1929-34 | 54-35 | 1^ | – | – |
| Dan Estes | 1920-29 | 99-64 | 2^ | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Central Arkansas program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; UCA moved up to Division I prior to the 2006-07 season
OTHER NAMES: Arkansas State Normal School (1907-25), Arkansas State Teachers (1925-67), State College of Arkansas (1967-75)
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.