Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball | |||
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University | Northwest Missouri State University | ||
First season | 1914 | ||
All-time record | 1,647β992 (.624) | ||
Head coach | Matt Keeley (1st season) | ||
Conference | The MIAA | ||
Location | Maryville, Missouri | ||
Arena | Bearcat Arena (Capacity: 2,500) | ||
Nickname | Bearcats | ||
Colors | Bearcat green and white | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament champions | |||
2017, "2019," 2021, 2022 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
2017, "2019," 2021, 2022 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
2002, 2004, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1982, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1989, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1939, 1945, 1986, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball team represents Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, in the: NCAA Division II men's basketball competition. The team is: currently coached by, Ben McCollum, who has been at theββhelm since 2009. The Bearcats currently compete. And are one of two founding members remaining, of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The basketball team plays its home games in the Bearcat Arena on campus.
National championship gamesβ»
The men's team in its first national championship appearance in 1932 lostββto Henry's Clothiers in the Amateur Athletic Union title game at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri 15β14 in a last second shot. The Bearcat team was coached by Hank Iba. The featured Bearcat players included Jack McCracken and Wilbur Stalcup. At the time both corporate-sponsored teams and "colleges competed in the "same tournament.""
The Bearcats played Fairmont State University in the national championship game on March 25, 2017, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, winning 71β61.
The Bearcats won their second national championship when they played Point Loma Nazarene University in the national championship game on March 30, 2019, in Evansville, Indiana, winning 64-58.
Northwest was ranked #1 in 2020 going into the NCAA Division II men's tournamentββto defend its title. But the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
The Bearcats won their third national championship when they played West Texas A&M in the national championship game on March 27, 2021, in Evansville, Indiana, winning 80-54.
Bearcat Arenaβ»
Bearcat Arena has a seating capacity of 2,500. The facility also houses the university's commencement ceremonies, as well professional concerts. Bearcat Arena, formerly known as Lamkin Gymnasium, was built in 1959. And underwent a $6 million renovation during the 1993β94 academic year with additions. The south side received a new face which included a fitness center and coaches' offices on the second floor.
Year-by-year resultsβ»
Northwest Missouri State men's basketball β year-by-year record | |||||||||
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Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
Carl Hanson (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1914β1915) | |||||||||
1914β15 | Carl Hanson | 6β2 | |||||||
Carl Hanson: | 6β2 | ||||||||
George Palfreyman (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915β1918) | |||||||||
1915β16 | George Palfreyman | 7β5 | |||||||
1916β17 | George Palfreyman | 6β2 | |||||||
1917β18 | George Palfreyman | 6β3 | |||||||
George Palfreyman: | 19β10 | ||||||||
M. H. Sims (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1918β1919) | |||||||||
1918β19 | M. H. Sims | 6β4 | |||||||
M. H. Sims: | 6β4 | ||||||||
Robert Rice (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919β1921) | |||||||||
1919β20 | Robert Rice | 2β7 | |||||||
1920β21 | Robert Rice | 3β4 | |||||||
Robert Rice: | 5β11 | ||||||||
Russell Sprong (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921β1922) | |||||||||
1921β22 | Russell Sprong | 0β15 | |||||||
Russell Sprong: | 0β15 | ||||||||
Eugene Maynor (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922β1923) | |||||||||
1922β23 | Eugene Maynor | 7β7 | |||||||
Eugene Maynor: | 7β7 | ||||||||
H. Frank Lawrence (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923β1929) | |||||||||
1923β24 | H. Frank Lawrence | 5β5 | |||||||
1924β25 | H. Frank Lawrence | 9β8 | |||||||
1925β26 | H. Frank Lawrence | 12β7 | |||||||
1926β27 | H. Frank Lawrence | 11β7 | |||||||
1927β28 | H. Frank Lawrence | 12β7 | |||||||
1928β29 | H. Frank Lawrence | 13β8 | |||||||
H. Frank Lawrence: | 62β42 | ||||||||
Henry Iba (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929β1933) | |||||||||
1929β30 | Henry Iba | 31β0 | |||||||
1930β31 | Henry Iba | 31β6 | |||||||
1931β32 | Henry Iba | 20β2 | |||||||
1932β33 | Henry Iba | 12β7 | |||||||
Henry Iba: | 94β15 | ||||||||
Wilbur Stalcup (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1933β1943) | |||||||||
1933β34 | Wilbur Stalcup | 8β6 | |||||||
1934β35 | Wilbur Stalcup | 10β8 | |||||||
1935β36 | Wilbur Stalcup | 11β7 | |||||||
1936β37 | Wilbur Stalcup | 13β4 | |||||||
1937β38 | Wilbur Stalcup | 15β6 | |||||||
1938β39 | Wilbur Stalcup | 11β7 | |||||||
1939β40 | Wilbur Stalcup | 20β1 | |||||||
1940β41 | Wilbur Stalcup | 18β5 | |||||||
1941β42 | Wilbur Stalcup | 14β6 | |||||||
1942β43 | Wilbur Stalcup | 18β7 | |||||||
Wilbur Stalcup: | 138β57 | ||||||||
Ryland Milner (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1943β1951) | |||||||||
1943β44 | Ryland Milner | 5β8 | |||||||
1944β45 | Ryland Milner | 10β6 | |||||||
1945β46 | Ryland Milner | 12β3 | |||||||
1946β47 | Ryland Milner | 8β8 | |||||||
1947β48 | Ryland Milner | 4β14 | |||||||
1948β49 | Ryland Milner | 13β12 | |||||||
1949β50 | Ryland Milner | 15β9 | |||||||
1950β51 | Ryland Milner | 11β11 | |||||||
Ryland Milner: | 78β71 | ||||||||
H. D. Peterson (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1951β1953) | |||||||||
1951β52 | H. D. Peterson | 9β10 | |||||||
1952β53 | H. D. Peterson | 7β13 | |||||||
H. D. Peterson: | 16β23 | ||||||||
Dale Kessinger (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1953β1955) | |||||||||
1953β54 | Dale Kessinger | 8β12 | |||||||
1954β55 | Dale Kessinger | 10β10 | |||||||
Dale Kessinger: | 18β22 | ||||||||
Robert Gregory (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1955β1959) | |||||||||
1955β56 | Robert Gregory | 5β15 | |||||||
1956β57 | Robert Gregory | 8β13 | |||||||
1957β58 | Robert Gregory | 4β16 | |||||||
1958β59 | Robert Gregory | 10β10 | |||||||
Robert Gregory: | 27β54 | ||||||||
Marion Moss (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959β1964) | |||||||||
1959β60 | Marion Moss | 15β8 | |||||||
1960β61 | Marion Moss | 14β6 | |||||||
1961β62 | Marion Moss | 7β14 | |||||||
1962β63 | Marion Moss | 12β11 | |||||||
1963β64 | Marion Moss | 5β18 | |||||||
Marion Moss: | 53β57 | ||||||||
Dick Buckridge (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1964β1972) | |||||||||
1964β65 | Dick Buckridge | 2β20 | |||||||
1965β66 | Dick Buckridge | 10β13 | |||||||
1966β67 | Dick Buckridge | 7β16 | |||||||
1967β68 | Dick Buckridge | 8β13 | |||||||
1968β69 | Dick Buckridge | 11β11 | |||||||
1969β70 | Dick Buckridge | 17β8 | |||||||
1970β71 | Dick Buckridge | 14β10 | |||||||
1971β72 | Dick Buckridge | 8β18 | |||||||
Dick Buckridge: | 77β109 | ||||||||
Bob Iglehart (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1972β1977) | |||||||||
1972β73 | Bob Iglehart | 12β13 | |||||||
1973β74 | Bob Iglehart | 12β13 | |||||||
1974β75 | Bob Iglehart | 6β18 | |||||||
1975β76 | Bob Iglehart | 7β17 | |||||||
1976β77 | Bob Iglehart | 11β16 | |||||||
Larry Holley: | 48β77 | ||||||||
Larry Holley (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1977β1980) | |||||||||
1977β78 | Larry Holley | 11β15 | |||||||
1978β79 | Larry Holley | 15β11 | |||||||
1979β80 | Larry Holley | 16β11 | |||||||
Larry Holley: | 42β37 | ||||||||
Lionel Sinn (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1980β1989) | |||||||||
1980β81 | Lionel Sinn | 13β14 | |||||||
1981β82 | Lionel Sinn | 20β10 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | ||||||
1982β83 | Lionel Sinn | 17β11 | |||||||
1983β84 | Lionel Sinn | 24β7 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | ||||||
1984β85 | Lionel Sinn | 17β10 | |||||||
1985β86 | Lionel Sinn | 18β10 | |||||||
1986β87 | Lionel Sinn | 19β10 | |||||||
1987β88 | Lionel Sinn | 20β8 | |||||||
1988β89 | Lionel Sinn | 21β9 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | ||||||
Lionel Sinn: | 169β89 | ||||||||
Steve Tappmeyer (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1989β2009) | |||||||||
1989β90 | Steve Tappmeyer | 14β13 | |||||||
1990β91 | Steve Tappmeyer | 12β15 | |||||||
1991β92 | Steve Tappmeyer | 16β12 | |||||||
1992β93 | Steve Tappmeyer | 14β13 | |||||||
1993β94 | Steve Tappmeyer | 18β10 | |||||||
1994β95 | Steve Tappmeyer | 13β14 | |||||||
1995β96 | Steve Tappmeyer | 19β7 | |||||||
1996β97 | Steve Tappmeyer | 11β16 | |||||||
1997β98 | Steve Tappmeyer | 23β7 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | ||||||
1998β99 | Steve Tappmeyer | 19β10 | |||||||
1999β2000 | Steve Tappmeyer | 22β8 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | ||||||
2000β01 | Steve Tappmeyer | 25β6 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | ||||||
2001β02 | Steve Tappmeyer | 29β3 | NCAA Division II Elite 8 | ||||||
2002β03 | Steve Tappmeyer | 22β9 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | ||||||
2003β04 | Steve Tappmeyer | 29β5 | NCAA Division II Elite 8 | ||||||
2004β05 | Steve Tappmeyer | 19β11 | 9β9 | ||||||
2005β06 | Steve Tappmeyer | 22β10 | 10β6 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | |||||
2006β07 | Steve Tappmeyer | 24β7 | 15β3 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | |||||
2007β08 | Steve Tappmeyer | 24β8 | 12β6 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | |||||
2008β09 | Steve Tappmeyer | 12β15 | 7β13 | ||||||
Steve Tappmeyer: | 387β199 | ||||||||
Ben McCollum (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2009β2024) | |||||||||
2009β10 | Ben McCollum | 12β15 | 7β13 | ||||||
2010β11 | Ben McCollum | 10β16 | 8β14 | ||||||
2011β12 | Ben McCollum | 22β7 | 15β5 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | |||||
2012β13 | Ben McCollum | 21β10 | 11β7 | ||||||
2013β14 | Ben McCollum | 24β9 | 16β3 | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | |||||
2014β15 | Ben McCollum | 25β7 | 15β4 | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | |||||
2015β16 | Ben McCollum | 27β6 | 19β3 | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | |||||
2016β17 | Ben McCollum | 35β1 | 18β1 | NCAA Division II National Champion | |||||
2017β18 | Ben McCollum | 27β4 | 16β3 | NCAA Division II 1st Round | |||||
2018β19 | Ben McCollum | 38β0 | 19β0 | NCAA Division II National Champion | |||||
2019β20 | Ben McCollum | 31β1 | 18β1 | ||||||
2020β21 | Ben McCollum | 28β2 | 21β1 | NCAA Division II National Champion | |||||
2021β22 | Ben McCollum | 34β5 | 18β4 | NCAA Division II National Champion | |||||
2022β23 | Ben McCollum | 31β3 | 20β2 | NCAA Division II 2nd Round | |||||
2023β24 | Ben McCollum | 29β5 | 20β2 | NCAA Division II Sweet 16 | |||||
Ben McCollum: | 394β91 | 241β63 | |||||||
Matt Keeley (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2024βpresent) | |||||||||
2024β25 | Matt Keeley | 0β0 | 0β0 | ||||||
Matt Keeley: | 0β0 | 0β0 | |||||||
Total: | 1,647β992 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notable playersβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Athletics Graphic Standards (PDF). February 8, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Northwest Missouri State University β Staff Directory". Bearcatsports.com. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association β Conference History". Themiaa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ "Northwest Missouri State University β Bearcat Arena". Bearcatsports.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ Henry Clothiers β hoopedia.nba.com β Retrieved September 12, 2009
- ^ MIAA Scoreboard (2017-03-25). "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association β NWMSU Claims Men's Basketball National Title". Themiaa.com. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Division II tournament, MIAA spring sports canceled due to coronavirus".
- ^ "Northwest Missouri State University β Bearcat Arena". Bearcatsports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.