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Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball School History

Location: Springfield, Missouri

Coverage: 43 seasons (1952-53 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1952-53): 802-546 .595 W-L%

Conferences: MVC, Mid-Cont and Ind

Conference Champion: 5 Times (Reg. Seas.), 3 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 6 Years (3-6), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 1 Time (Final), 1 Week (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

43 Seasons

SRS back to 1949-50

43 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	MVC	17	16	.515	8	12	.400	0.98	1.01	71.2	71.3						Dana Ford (17-16)
2	2022-23	MVC	17	15	.531	12	8	.600	0.35	-1.00	65.6	63.2						Dana Ford (17-15)
3	2021-22	MVC	23	11	.676	13	5	.722	8.29	1.05	77.3	68.9						Dana Ford (23-11)
4	2020-21	MVC	17	7	.708	12	6	.667	5.16	-0.02	73.4	66.4						Dana Ford (17-7)
5	2019-20	MVC	16	17	.485	9	9	.500	3.50	0.71	70.6	67.8						Dana Ford (16-17)
6	2018-19	MVC	16	16	.500	10	8	.556	-1.20	-1.03	68.9	67.4						Dana Ford (16-16)
7	2017-18	MVC	18	15	.545	7	11	.389	3.06	0.43	70.1	66.6						Paul Lusk (18-15)
8	2016-17	MVC	17	16	.515	7	11	.389	2.84	1.18	72.8	69.0						Paul Lusk (17-16)
9	2015-16	MVC	13	19	.406	8	10	.444	-3.52	2.58	67.3	72.5						Paul Lusk (13-19)
10	2014-15	MVC	11	20	.355	5	13	.278	-4.92	1.67	59.7	64.2						Paul Lusk (11-20)
11	2013-14	MVC	20	13	.606	9	9	.500	0.81	1.22	68.5	68.2						Paul Lusk (20-13)
12	2012-13	MVC	11	22	.333	7	11	.389	-2.80	4.65	59.6	64.7						Paul Lusk (11-22)
13	2011-12	MVC	16	16	.500	9	9	.500	6.15	3.92	65.9	63.0						Paul Lusk (16-16)
14	2010-11	MVC	26	9	.743	15	3	.833	8.07	1.35	69.8	63.1						Cuonzo Martin (26-9)
15	2009-10	MVC	24	12	.667	8	10	.444	7.57	1.40	71.4	65.3						Cuonzo Martin (24-12)
16	2008-09	MVC	11	20	.355	3	15	.167	-1.90	1.90	60.9	64.0						Cuonzo Martin (11-20)
17	2007-08	MVC	17	16	.515	8	10	.444	5.65	3.43	67.8	65.0						Barry Hinson (17-16)
18	2006-07	MVC	22	11	.667	12	6	.667	13.96	5.93	73.9	65.2						Barry Hinson (22-11)
19	2005-06	MVC	22	9	.710	12	6	.667	12.99	5.19	74.2	66.4						Barry Hinson (22-9)
20	2004-05	MVC	19	13	.594	10	8	.556	9.89	4.52	73.1	67.7						Barry Hinson (19-13)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	MVC	19	14	.576	9	9	.500	5.07	2.01	66.9	63.9						Barry Hinson (19-14)
22	2002-03	MVC	17	12	.586	12	6	.667	6.06	0.92	66.6	61.4						Barry Hinson (17-12)
23	2001-02	MVC	17	15	.531	11	7	.611	2.65	0.02	70.8	68.2						Barry Hinson (17-15)
24	2000-01	MVC	13	16	.448	8	10	.444	0.61	2.20	63.8	65.4						Barry Hinson (13-16)
25	1999-00	MVC	23	11	.676	13	5	.722	7.52	4.08	66.4	62.9						Barry Hinson (23-11)
26	1998-99	MVC	22	11	.667	11	7	.611	13.82	6.51	73.2	65.8				Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal	12	Steve Alford (22-11)
27	1997-98	MVC	16	16	.500	11	7	.611	7.46	3.64	74.0	70.2						Steve Alford (16-16)
28	1996-97	MVC	24	9	.727	12	6	.667	6.55	2.49	75.9	71.8						Steve Alford (24-9)
29	1995-96	MVC	16	12	.571	11	7	.611	4.35	1.60	74.9	72.1						Steve Alford (16-12)
30	1994-95	MVC	16	11	.593	9	9	.500	4.58	0.14	67.7	63.2						Mark Bernsen (16-11)
31	1993-94	MVC	12	15	.444	7	11	.389	0.15	0.15	62.6	62.6						Mark Bernsen (12-15)
32	1992-93	MVC	20	11	.645	11	7	.611	7.05	2.41	63.1	58.5						Mark Bernsen (20-11)
33	1991-92	MVC	23	8	.742	13	5	.722	6.05	-1.15	64.6	56.8				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	12	Charles Spoonhour (23-8)
34	1990-91	MVC	22	12	.647	11	5	.688	5.48	-0.08	72.4	66.8						Charles Spoonhour (22-12)
35	1989-90	Mid-Cont	22	7	.759	11	1	.917	11.00	-0.24	76.9	65.6				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	9	Charles Spoonhour (22-7)
36	1988-89	Mid-Cont	21	10	.677	10	2	.833	5.96	0.69	70.1	63.3				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	14	Charles Spoonhour (21-10)
37	1987-88	Mid-Cont	22	7	.759	12	2	.857	7.38	0.16	71.9	63.8				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Charles Spoonhour (22-7)
38	1986-87	Mid-Cont	28	6	.824	13	1	.929	9.70	-1.64						Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	13	Charles Spoonhour (28-6)
39	1985-86	Mid-Cont	24	8	.750	10	4	.714	3.49	-2.65	70.1	60.0						Charles Spoonhour (24-8)
40	1984-85	Mid-Cont	17	13	.567	8	6	.571	-1.98	-3.64	71.5	65.8						Charles Spoonhour (17-13)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1983-84	Mid-Cont	18	10	.643	9	5	.643	-2.80	-4.38	64.1	59.6						Charles Spoonhour (18-10)
42	1982-83	Mid-Cont	13	15	.464	6	3	.667	-8.73	-5.66	66.8	68.8						Bob Cleeland (13-15)
43	1952-53-nm	Ind	24	4	.857									20	20			Bob Vanatta (24-4)

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