2010–11 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2010–11 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
2010–11 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	26–9 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coach	Cuonzo Martin;
Assistant coaches	Jon Harris; Steve Woodberry; Kent Williams;
Home arena	JQH Arena
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third year head coach Cuonzo Martin, played their home games at JQH Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Missouri Valley play to win the regular season conference championship. They lost in the championship game of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament.^[1] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Murray State in the first round before falling in the second round to Miami (FL).

2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Missouri State	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Wichita State	14	–	4	.778	29	–	8	.784
Indiana State †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	14	.588
Northern Iowa	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Creighton	10	–	8	.556	23	–	16	.590
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Drake	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Southern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Illinois State	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Bradley	4	–	14	.222	12	–	20	.375

† 2011 MVC tournament winner As of April 1, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Keith Pickens	Guard/Forward	6–4	187	Sophomore	St. Louis, Missouri
2	Nafis Ricks	Guard	6–2	189	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3	Aaron Cooper	Guard	5–10	167	Freshman	Little Rock, Arkansas
10	Adam Leonard	Guard	6–1	198	Senior	Lee's Summit, Missouri
15	Jermaine Mallett	Guard	6–3	217	Senior	Jackson, Mississippi
21	Caleb Petterson	Center	6–11	260	Junior	Ames, Oklahoma
24	Keith Dupont	Guard	5–9	166	Sophomore	Waynesville, Missouri
30	Nathan Scheer	Forward	6–4	191	Freshman	Washington, Missouri
31	Nick Valla	Guard	6–2	186	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
33	Corey Copeland	Guard	6–4	173	Freshman	Fort Smith, Arkansas
34	Kyle Weems	Forward	6–6	232	Junior	Topeka, Kansas
44	Will Creekmore	Forward/Center	6–9	248	Senior	Tulsa, Oklahoma
50	Isaiah Rhine	Center	6–10	241	Junior	Versailles, Missouri

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/10* 1:00 pm		Upper Iowa	W 73–46	—	JQH Arena (4,466) Springfield, MO
11/6/10* 4:00 pm		Arkansas–Fort Smith	W 86–61		JQH Arena (4,535) Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/12/10* 8:35 pm		Oral Roberts	W 78–61	1–0	JQH Arena (7,010) Springfield, MO
11/16/10* 6:00 pm		vs. Arkansas State NIT Season Tip-Off	W 80–71	2–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
11/17/10* 6:00 pm, Ozarks CW		at No. 23 Tennessee NIT Season Tip-Off	L 56–60	2–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,001) Knoxville, TN
11/19/10* 7:00 pm, KY3		at Tulsa	L 50–62	2–2	Reynolds Center (5,268) Tulsa, OK
11/22/10* 7:00 pm		Pepperdine NIT Season Tip-Off	W 80–60	3–2	JQH Arena (5,524) Springfield, MO
11/23/10* 7:00 pm		Pacific NIT Season Tip-Off	W 60–49	4–2	JQH Arena (5,092) Springfield, MO
12/1/10* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 80–46	5–2	JQH Arena (6,932) Springfield, MO
12/4/10* 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas	W 101–61	6–2	JQH Arena (7,008) Springfield, MO
12/11/10* 7:00 pm, KY3		at Oklahoma State	L 70–84	6–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,401) Stillwater, OK
12/18/10* 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 81–65	7–3	JQH Arena (7,896) Springfield, MO
12/22/2010* 7:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 77–70	8–3	JQH Arena (6,015) Springfield, MO
12/29/10 7:00 pm, FS Midwest		at Northern Iowa	W 58–57	9–3 (1–0)	McLeod Center (4,890) Cedar Falls, IA
1/1/11 7:00 pm		Illinois State	W 82–71	10–3 (2–0)	JQH Arena (7,612) Springfield, MO
1/4/11 7:00 pm, FS Midwest		at Creighton	W 67–55	11–3 (3–0)	Qwest Center Omaha (14,920) Omaha, NE
1/7/11 7:00 pm		Evansville	W 65–50	12–3 (4–0)	JQH Arena (9,134) Springfield, MO
1/9/11 7:35 pm, ESPNU		at Wichita State	W 59–56	13–3 (5–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
1/12/11 7:00 pm		Southern Illinois	W 64–51	14–3 (6–0)	JQH Arena (8,112) Springfield, MO
1/16/11 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Bradley	W 78–67	15–3 (7–0)	Carver Arena (8,551) Peoria, IL
1/19/11 6:00 pm, Ozarks CW		at Indiana State	L 69–70	15–4 (7–1)	Hulman Center (7,230) Terre Haute, IN
1/22/11 4:00 pm, ESPN2		Creighton	W 67–66	16–4 (8–1)	JQH Arena (10,655) Springfield, MO
1/25/11 7:00 pm, Ozarks CW		at Drake	W 73–70	17–4 (9–1)	Knapp Center (4,197) Des Moines, IA
1/30/11 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Northern Iowa	L 59–60	17–5 (9–2)	JQH Arena (9,901) Springfield, MO
2/2/11 7:00 pm, Ozarks CW		at Evansville	L 65–77	17–6 (9–3)	Roberts Municipal Stadium (3,463) Evansville, IN
2/5/11 2:00 pm		Indiana State	W 73–66	18–6 (10–3)	JQH Arena (8,201) Springfield, MO
2/9/11 7:00 pm, FS Midwest		Bradley	W 77–69	19–6 (11–3)	JQH Arena (6,649) Springfield, MO
2/12/11 7:00 pm, Ozarks CW		at Illinois State	W 68–59	20–6 (12–3)	Redbird Arena (5,204) Normal, IL
2/15/11 7:00 pm		Drake	W 60–51	21–6 (13–3)	JQH Arena (7,211) Springfield, MO
2/19/11* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		at Valparaiso ESPN BracketBusters	L 67–80	21–7	Athletics–Recreation Center (5,328) Valparaiso, IN
2/23/11 7:00 pm, KY3		at Southern Illinois	W 76–58	22–7 (14–3)	SIU Arena (3,687) Carbondale, IL
2/26/11 12:00 pm, ESPN2		Wichita State	W 69–64	23–7 (15–3)	JQH Arena (11,077) Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley tournament
3/4/11 12:05 pm, MVC TV	(1)	vs. (8) Southern Illinois MVC Quarterfinals	W 58–56	24–7	Scottrade Center (10,608) St. Louis, MO
3/5/11 1:35 pm, MVC TV	(1)	vs. (5) Creighton MVC Semifinals	W 60–50	25–7	Scottrade Center (13,533) St. Louis, MO
3/6/11 1:05 pm, CBS	(1)	vs. (3) Indiana State MVC Championship Game	L 56–60	25–8	Scottrade Center (10,171) St. Louis, MO
2011 NIT
3/15/11* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(3 A)	(6 A) Murray State NIT First Round	W 89–76	26–8	JQH Arena (5,089) Springfield, MO
3/21/11* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(3 A)	at (2 A) Miami (FL) NIT Second Round	L 72–81	26–9	BankUnited Center (1,623) Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=NIT Alabama bracket. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ Fallstrom, R.B. (March 5, 2011). "Indiana State beats Missouri State for MVC title". Journal Star. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[1] Fallstrom, R.B. (March 5, 2011). "Indiana State beats Missouri State for MVC title". Journal Star. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

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