The 2011–12 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Missouri Valley play. As the six seed, the Bears lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Basketball tournament to Evansville.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 16–16 (9–9 The Valley) |
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Home arena | JQH Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Wichita State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Creighton † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 MVC tournament winner As of March 19, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
editNumber | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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0 | Anthony Downing | Guard | 6–0 | 178 | Junior | Atchison, Kansas |
1 | Keith Pickens | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 191 | Sophomore | St. Louis, Missouri |
5 | Jarmar Gulley | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 225 | Junior | Beaumont, Texas |
10 | Tomie Aromona | Guard | 5–10 | 161 | Freshman | Kansas City, Missouri |
15 | Drew Wilson | Forward | 6–7 | 212 | Freshman | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
21 | Caleb Petterson | Center | 6–11 | 256 | Senior | Ames, Oklahoma |
23 | Dorrian Williams | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Freshman | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
30 | Nathan Scheer | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 203 | Sophomore | Washington, Missouri |
33 | Corey Copeland | Guard | 6–4 | 182 | Sophomore | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
34 | Kyle Weems | Forward | 6–6 | 226 | Senior | Topeka, Kansas |
35 | Corbin Thomas | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
42 | Christian Kirk | Forward | 6–7 | 204 | Freshman | Springfield, Missouri |
50 | Isaiah Rhine | Center | 6–10 | 242 | Senior | Versailles, Missouri |
Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/27/2011* 8:00 pm |
Truman State | W 99–68 | |
JQH Arena (2,241) Springfield, MO | |||||||
10/29/2011* 7:00 pm |
William Jewell | W 90–49 | |
JQH Arena (3,125) Springfield, MO | |||||||
11/05/2011* 7:00 pm |
at Missouri Southern I–44 Challenge |
W 84–48 | |
The Leggett and Platt Athletic Center (2,977) Joplin, MO | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2011* 9:00 pm, KYTV |
at Nevada | W 68–46 | 1–0 |
Lawlor Events Center (4,285) Reno, NV | |||||||
11/15/2011* 7:00 pm, K15CZ |
at Arkansas State | W 77–46 | 2–0 |
Convocation Center (2,353) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
11/19/2011* 7:00 pm |
Emporia State | W 71–45 | 3–0 |
JQH Arena (7,089) Springfield, MO | |||||||
11/26/2011* 7:00 pm |
Tulsa | W 69–64 OT | 4–0 |
JQH Arena (7,163) Springfield, MO | |||||||
11/30/2011* 7:00 pm, K15CZ |
at Oral Roberts | L 63–68 | 4–1 |
Mabee Center (3,352) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/03/2011* 9:00 pm, The Mtn. |
at New Mexico MWC – MVC Challenge |
L 60–76 | 4–2 |
The Pit (14,077) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
12/07/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
Oklahoma State | L 67–72 | 4–3 |
JQH Arena (6,461) Springfield, MO | |||||||
12/10/2011* 4:30 pm, KYTV |
at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 68–60 | 5–3 |
Jack Stephens Center (2,545) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
12/17/2011* 2:00 pm |
Kennesaw State Las Vegas Classic |
W 78–55 | 6–3 |
JQH Arena (5,425) Springfield, MO | |||||||
12/19/2011* 7:00 pm |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Las Vegas Classic |
W 66–53 | 7–3 |
JQH Arena (5,002) Springfield, MO | |||||||
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. West Virginia Las Vegas Classic |
L 68–70 OT | 7–4 |
Orleans Arena (NA) Paradise, NV | |||||||
12/23/2011* 10:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Saint Mary's Las Vegas Classic |
L 61–77 | 7–5 |
Orleans Arena (NA) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
12/28/2011 7:00 pm, FSMW |
at No. 21 Creighton | W 77–65 | 8–5 (1–0) |
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,665) Omaha, NE | |||||||
12/31/2011 2:00 pm |
Drake | L 65–76 | 9–5 (2–0) |
JQH Arena (6,801) Springfield, MO | |||||||
01/04/2012 7:00 pm |
Illinois State | L 60–68 | 9–6 (2–1) |
JQH Arena (6,124) Springfield, MO | |||||||
01/07/2012 12:00 pm, K15CZ |
at Indiana State | W 69–63 | 10–6 (3–1) |
Hulman Center (5,327) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
01/10/2012 7:00 pm |
Southern Illinois | W 77–65 | 11–6 (4–1) |
JQH Arena (6,009) Springfield, MO | |||||||
01/13/2012 7:00 pm, FSMW |
at Northern Iowa | L 60–61 | 11–7 (4–2) |
McLeod Center (5,038) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
01/15/2012 2:00 pm |
Evansville | L 82–87 OT | 11–8 (4–3) |
JQH Arena (7,654) Springfield, MO | |||||||
01/18/2012 7:00 pm |
No. 23 Creighton | L 65–66 | 11–9 (4–4) |
JQH Arena (9,124) Springfield, MO | |||||||
01/21/2012 7:00 pm, KYTV |
at Bradley | W 51–48 | 12–9 (5–4) |
Carver Arena (8,605) Peoria, IL | |||||||
01/25/2012 6:00 pm, K15CZ |
at Illinois State | L 69–76 OT | 12–10 (5–5) |
Redbird Arena (4,311) Normal, IL | |||||||
01/28/2012 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
Northern Iowa | W 63–51 | 13–10 (6–5) |
JQH Arena (9,376) Springfield, MO | |||||||
02/01/2012 7:00 pm |
Wichita State | L 67–74 | 13–11 (6–6) |
JQH Arena (7,666) Springfield, MO | |||||||
02/04/2012 7:00 pm, K15CZ |
at Drake | W 57–39 | 14–11 (7–6) |
Knapp Center (4,276) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
02/08/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Southern Illinois | W 56–54 | 15–11 (8–6) |
SIU Arena (3,137) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
02/12/2012 2:00 pm, FSMW |
Bradley | W 64–53 | 16–11 (9–6) |
JQH Arena (6,461) Springfield, MO | |||||||
02/15/2012 7:00 pm, KYTV |
at No. 24 Wichita State | L 58–73 | 16–12 (9–7) |
Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS | |||||||
02/18/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
Old Dominion ESPN BracketBusters |
L 67–73 | 16–13 |
JQH Arena (6,344) Springfield, MO | |||||||
02/22/2012 7:00 pm |
Indiana State | L 46–59 | 16–14 (9–8) |
JQH Arena (6,911) Springfield, MO | |||||||
02/25/2012 1:00 pm |
at Evansville | L 70–75 OT | 16–15 (9–9) |
Ford Center (6,421) Evansville, IN | |||||||
Missouri Valley Conference tournament | |||||||||||
03/02/2012 8:35 pm, MVC-TV |
vs. Evansville Quarterfinals |
L 64–72 | 16–16 |
Scottrade Center (14,412) St.Louis, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
edit- ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.