Missouri State Bears basketball
Missouri State Bears basketball history
Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
Great Southern Bank Arena, aka The Q
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Current head coach: Cuonzo Martin (2008-11, 2024-)
- Asst: Dr. Carson Cunningham (2024-)
- Asst: vacant (-)
- Asst: vacant (-)
- DBO: vacant (-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (1999)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 6 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 3-6
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 10 (1986, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2022)
- NIT Overall Record: 10-10
- CIT Championships: 1 (2010)
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2010)
- CIT Overall Record: 4-1
- NCAA Division II National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1959, 1967, 1969, 1974)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 10 (1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 4 (1959, 1967, 1969, 1974)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 23-10
- NAIA National Championships: 2 (1952, 1953)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 6 (1939, 1943, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954)
- NAIA Tournament Final Four: 3 (1952, 1953, 1954)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 15-4
Conference Titles (Missouri Intercollegiate, Summit League, Missouri Valley):
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 1 (2011)
- Summit League Regular Season Championships: 4 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
- MIAA (NAIA/Div II) Regular Season Championships: 19 (1928, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 1 (1992)
- Summit League Tournament Championships: 2 (1987, 1989)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 1 (Kyle Weems, 2011)
- Summit League Player of the Year: 2 (last = Lee Campbell, 1990)
Missouri State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Cuonzo Martin | 2008-11, 24-Pres | 61-41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Ford | 2018-24 | 106-82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lusk | 2011-18 | 106-121 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Hinson | 1999-2008 | 169-117 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Alford | 1995-99 | 78-48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Bernsen | 1992-95 | 48-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Spoonhour | 1983-92 | 197-81 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Cleeland | 1980-83 | 39-46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Thomas | 1964-80 | 265-158 | 8^ | 8^ | 0 |
| Edwin Matthews | 1953-64 | 164-91 | 3^ | 3^ | 0 |
| Bob Vanatta | 1950-53 | 73-12 | 2^ | 2^ | 2^ |
| Andrew McDonald | 1925-50 | 302-166 | 6^ | 3^ | 0 |
| Donald Holwerda | 1924-25 | 9-6 | – | – | – |
| Chester Barnard | 1923-24 | 13-1 | – | – | – |
| Arthur Briggs | 1913-18, 19-23 | 106-31 | – | – | – |
| Paul Andrews | 1918-19 | 2-4 | – | – | – |
| no team | 1911-13 | – | – | – | – |
| Corliss Buchanan | 1910-11 | 13-8 | – | – | – |
| W. A. Daggett | 1908-10 | 11-9 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles, tournament appearances and national titles came when the Missouri State program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; MSU moved up to Division I prior to the 1982-83 season
OTHER NAMES: Southwest Missouri State University (prior to 2005)
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.