2011–12 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2011–12 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
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

[1]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

[2]

References

  1. ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.