Global InformationMissouri State Bears basketball information
| Missouri State Bears | |||
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| University | Missouri State University | ||
| First season | 1908 | ||
| Athletic director | Kyle Moats | ||
| Head coach | Cuonzo Martin (4th season) | ||
| Conference | Missouri Valley | ||
| Location | Springfield, Missouri | ||
| Arena | Great Southern Bank Arena (Capacity: 11,000) | ||
| Nickname | Bears | ||
| Student section | The Cave | ||
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| 1959*, 1967*, 1969*, 1974* | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 1959*, 1967*, 1969*, 1974* | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1958*, 1959*, 1967*, 1969*, 1974* | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1958*, 1959*, 1966*, 1967*, 1968*, 1969*, 1974*, 1978*, 1999 | |||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1958*, 1959*, 1966*, 1967*, 1968*, 1969*, 1970*, 1973*, 1974*, 1978*, 1987, 1999 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1958*, 1959*, 1966*, 1967*, 1968*, 1969*, 1970*, 1973*, 1974*, 1978*, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999 *at Division II level | |||
| NAIA tournament champions | |||
| 1952, 1953 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Mid-Continent Conference 1987, 1989 Missouri Valley Conference 1992 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1928, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978 Mid-Continent Conference 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 Cuonzo Martin. Missouri State plays its home games at the 11,000-seat Great Southern Bank 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. Missouri State has appeared six times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 1999. The Bears most notable NCAA tournament run came in 1999 when they advanced to the Sweet 16, defeating #5 seed Wisconsin and #4 seed Tennessee.
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.
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