Missouri State Bears

Missouri State Bears
University	Missouri State University
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA	Division I (FCS)
Athletics director	Bill Rowe
Location	Springfield, MO
Varsity teams	15
Football stadium	Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex
Basketball arena	Hammons Student Center
Mascot	Boomer the Bear
Nickname	Bears and Lady Bears
Fight song
Colors	Maroon and White
Homepage	www.missouristatebears.com

The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. Missouri State (formerly Southwest Missouri State University) athletics date back to 1908. Missouri State is in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and most teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The exceptions are the football team (Gateway Football Conference), the field hockey team (Mid-American Conference) and the men's swimming and diving team (Sun Belt Conference.)

Men's sports Baseball Basketball Football Golf Soccer Ice Hockey Swimming and Diving

Women's sports Basketball Cross country Field Hockey Golf Soccer Softball Swimming and diving Track and field Volleyball

Contents 1 Men's Basketball 1.1 NCAA Tournament Results 1.2 NIT Appearances 1.3 Conference Championships 1.4 Head Coaches 1.5 Retired Numbers 2 Women's Basketball 2.1 NCAA Tournament Results 2.2 WNIT Appearances 2.3 Conference Championships 2.4 Head Coaches 2.5 Retired Numbers 3 External links

Men's Basketball

NCAA Tournament Results

Season	Seed	Eliminated Round	Teams Defeated	Lost to
1987	(13)	2nd Round	(4) Clemson (65-60)	(5) Kansas (63-67)
1988	(13)	1st Round		(4) UNLV (50-54)
1989	(14)	1st Round		(3) Seton Hall (51-60)
1990	(9)	1st Round		(8) North Carolina (70-83)
1992	(12)	1st Round		(5) Michigan State (54-61)
1999	(12)	Sweet 16	(5) Wisconsin (43-32) (4) Tennessee (81-51)	(1) Duke (61-78)

NIT Appearances

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

Conference Championships

MIAA (1924-1981) 19
1927-1928, 1930-1931, 1933-1934, 1934-1935, 1948-1949, 1949-1950, 1951-1952, 1952-1953, 1953-1954, 1957-1958, 1958-1959, 1965-1966, 1966-1967, 1967-1968, 1968-1969, 1969-1970, 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1977-1978 Mid-Continent Conference (1982-1990) 4
1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1989-1990 Missouri Valley Conference (1990-2007) 1
1991-1992 (Tournament)

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
• Mark Bernsen (3 seasons, 48-37), 1992-1995
• Steve Alford (4 seasons, 78-48), 1995-1999, 1 NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance
• Barry Hinson (8 seasons, 152-100), 1999-Present

Retired Numbers

• 22 - Winston Garland, 1985-1987
• 43 - Jerry Anderson, 1951-1955
• 54 - Curtis Perry, 1966-1970

Women's Basketball

NCAA Tournament Results

Season	Eliminated Round	Teams Defeated	Lost to
1991	2nd round	Tennessee Tech (94-64)	Tennessee (47-55)
1992	Final Four	Kansas (75-59) Iowa (61-60) UCLA (83-57) Mississippi (94-71)	Western Kentucky (72-84)
1993	Sweet 16	Oklahoma State (86-71) Maryland (86-82)	Louisiana Tech (43-59)
1994	2nd round	Northern Illinois (75-56)	Virginia (63-67)
1995	2nd round	Utah (49-47)	Colorado (34-78)
1996	1st round		Texas (55-73)
1998	1st round		Notre Dame (64-78)
1999	2nd round	Cal.-Santa Barbara (72-70)	Colorado State (70-86)
2000	1st round		Auburn (74-78)
2001	Final Four	Toledo (89-71) Rutgers (60-53) Duke (81-71) Washington (104-87)	Purdue (64-81)
2003	1st round		Texas Tech (59-67)
2004	1st round		Notre Dame (65-69)
2006	1st round		Purdue (52-73)

WNIT Appearances

2002, 2005 (Champions)

Conference Championships

AIAW Division II (1969-1982) 5
1970-1971, 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1974-1975, 1980-1981 Gateway Conference (1983-1992) 2
1990-1991, 1991-1992 Missouri Valley Conference (1992-2007) 9
1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005

Head Coaches

• Reba Sims (10 seasons, 129-116), 1969-1979
• Marti Gasser (4 seasons, 62-60), 1979-1983
• Valerie Goodwin-Colbert (4 seasons, 48-63), 1983-1987
• Cheryl Burnett (15 seasons, 319-136), 1987-2002, 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 2 Final Four Appearances
• Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (5 seasons, 95-61), 2002-2007, 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
• Nyla Milleson, (0 seasons, 0-0), 2007-present

Retired Numbers

• 10 Jackie Stiles, 1997-2001
• 35 Melody Howard, 1990-1994
• 42 Jeanette Tendai, 1982-1986

External links

• Missouri State Ice Bears Hockey
• Missouri State Athletics
• Men's Basketball Statistics
• Springfield News-Leader: Missouri State Bears

•  • e Sports teams based in Missouri
Baseball	MLB: Kansas City Royals · St. Louis Cardinals • TL: Springfield Cardinals • FL: Mid-Missouri Mavericks · River City Rascals
Basketball	ABA: St. Louis Stunners • UBL: Missouri Thrill · So. Missouri Splash
Football	NFL: Kansas City Chiefs · St. Louis Rams • AFL: Kansas City Brigade • APFL: Missouri Minutemen · Springfield Wolfpack • UIF: River City Rage
Hockey	NHL: St. Louis Blues • NAHL: St. Louis Bandits
Soccer	MLS: Kansas City Wizards • [[U<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lupin/navpop.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css&dontcountme=s">SL Premier Development League|PDL]]: Kansas City Brass · Springfield Demize · St. Louis Lions
Rugby	RSL: Kansas City Blues · St. Louis Bombers
Tennis	WTT: Kansas City Explorers · St. Louis Aces · Springfield Lasers
College athletics (NCAA Div. I)	Missouri • Missouri State • Saint Louis • Southeast Missouri • UMKC

•  • e Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley (Braves)• Creighton (Bluejays) • Drake (Bulldogs) • Evansville (Purple Aces)• Illinois State (Redbirds) • Indiana State (Sycamores)• Missouri State (Bears) • Northern Iowa (Panthers) • Southern Illinois (Salukis)• Wichita State(Shockers)

•  • e Gateway Football Conference
Illinois State (Redbirds) • Indiana State (Sycamores) • Missouri State (Bears) • Northern Iowa (Panthers) • Southern Illinois (Salukis)• Western Illinois (Leathernecks)• Youngstown State (Penguins)

•  • e Mid-American Conference
East division	Akron (Zips) • Bowling Green (Falcons) • Buffalo (Bulls) • Kent State (Golden Flashes) • Miami (RedHawks) • Ohio (Bobcats)
West division	Ball State (Cardinals) • Central Michigan (Chippewas) • Eastern Michigan (Eagles) • Northern Illinois (Huskies) • Toledo (Rockets) • Western Michigan (Broncos)
Affiliates	Hartwick (men's soccer) • Missouri State (field hockey) • Temple (football)

•  • e Sun Belt Conference
Football	Arkansas State Indians • Florida Atlantic Owls • Florida International Golden Panthers • Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns • Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders • North Texas Mean Green • Troy Trojans
Non-football	Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans • Denver Pioneers • New Orleans Privateers & Lady Privateers • South Alabama Jaguars • Western Kentucky† Hilltoppers & Lady Toppers
† - Will join the conference for football in 2009