2010–11 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2010–11 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record26–9 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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

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).

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

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