Missouri State

Official Name: 
Missouri State University
Nickname: 
Bears
Mailing Address: 

901 South National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804

Website: 
missouristatebears.com
Telephone: 
(417) 836-5402
Fax: 
(417) 836-4868
Enrollment: 
23,090
Arena: 

JQH Arena
Capacity: 11,000
Year Opened: 2009

School Colors: 
Maroon and White
Conference: 

Missouri Valley (since 1991)
Former Member of Mid-Continent (1983-90)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(3) 1967, 1974, and 1978

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, and 1999
3-6 record (.333)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(10) 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, and 1978
23-10 record (.697)
Finished 2nd in 1959, 1967, 1969 and 1974

NIT Appearances: 

(8) 1986, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, and 2007
9-8 record (.529)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1939, 1943, 1949, 1952, 1953, and 1954
15-4 record (.789)
Finished 1st in 1952 and 1953, and 3rd in 1954

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Andrew McDonald (23 years from 1926-43 and 1946-50 when school was classified as a small college, 301-166 record, .644)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Daryel Garrison (1,975 points from 1972-75 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Curtis Perry (1,424 from 1967-70 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Ben Kandlbinder (36 points as sophomore vs. Stephen F. Austin on 12/2/95) and Danny Moore (36 as sophomore at Creighton on 2/15/97)

All-American Selections: 

(1) F Forrest Hamilton (1952)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Ben Kandlbinder* (36 vs. Stephen F. Austin State)
December 2, 1995 (sophomore/14.8 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Southwest Missouri State mark set by Jimmie Dull (53 at Kentucky Wesleyan on 2-7-77).

1

2

Total

Southwest Missouri State

48

57

105

Stephen F. Austin State

38

43

81

Southwest Missouri State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Wilkerson

0-3

0-0

4-6

4

Davis

5-5

0-0

0-0

10

Epps

10-13

0-0

0-3

21

Buie

5-16

0-0

0-0

12

Kandlbinder

12-19

5-9

7-8

36

Dabbs

0-1

0-0

1-2

1

Bettenhausen

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Kunc

3-4

0-0

5-8

11

Shorter

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Hotz

2-2

0-0

0-0

4

Marsh

2-2

0-0

0-0

4

Totals

40-67

8-14

17-27

105

Percentages

.597

.571

.630

Stephen F. Austin State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Leftwich

2-4

0-1

2-3

6

Tonch

8-14

3-6

6-8

25

Rouzan

2-6

1-1

1-2

6

Bridgeforth

4-10

0-1

8-11

16

Floyd

5-11

4-9

3-3

17

Lyons

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

S. Gray

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Drummond

3-5

0-0

0-1

6

Stallings

0-5

0-4

0-0

0

E. Gray

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Tate

2-2

0-0

1-4

5

Jackson

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

26-59

8-23

21-32

81

Percentages

.441

.348

.656
Box Score Notes: 

Danny Moore* (36 at Creighton)
February 15, 1997 (sophomore/19.5 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Southwest Missouri State mark set by Jimmie Dull (53 at Kentucky Wesleyan on 2-7-77).

1

2

Total

Southwest Missouri State

37

51

88

Creighton

45

37

82

Southwest Missouri State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Buie

6-10

0-0

1-1

14

Nelson

0-1

0-0

4-4

4

Moore

12-15

0-0

12-12

36

Bettenhausen

3-8

0-0

5-6

12

Hotz

2-3

0-0

0-0

5

Murans

0-0

0-0

1-2

1

Fontleroy

0-4

0-0

1-3

1

Kandlbinder

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Ault

4-6

2-3

3-4

13

Totals

28-49

5-10

27-32

88

Percentages

.571

.500

.844

Creighton

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Johnson

1-2

0-0

2-2

4

Buford

10-23

3-5

7-9

30

Crutcher

9-12

0-0

0-3

18

Chestnut

5-8

3-4

1-2

14

St. Fleur

4-9

4-8

0-0

12

West

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Templeman

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Wharton

0-4

0-2

0-0

0

Mungin

2-2

0-0

0-0

4

Reid

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

31-63

10-20

10-16

82

Percentages

.492

.500

.625
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

W.A. Daggett

2

1909-10

11-9

.550

1909

7-4

Corliss Buchanan

1

1911

13-8

.619

1911

13-8

Arthur Briggs

9

1914-18, 20-23

106-31

.774

1914

10-1

Paul Andrews

1

1919

2-4

.333

1919

2-4

Chester Barnard

1

1924

13-1

.929

1924

13-1

Donald Holwerda

1

1925

9-6

.600

1925

9-6

Andrew McDonald

23

1926-43, 46-50

301-166

.644

1949

25-2

Bob Vanatta

3

1951-53

73-11

.869

1951

22-3

Eddie Matthews

11

1954-64

162-90

.643

1958

22-2

Bill Thomas

16

1965-80

265-158

.626

1969

24-5

Bob Cleeland

3

1981-83

39-46

.459

1982

17-10

Charlie Spoonhour

9

1984-92

197-81

.709

1987

28-6

Mark Bernsen

3

1993-95

48-37

.565

1993

20-11

Steve Alford

4

1996-99

78-48

.619

1997

24-9

Barry Hinson

9

2000-08

169-117

.591

2006

22-9

Cuonzo Martin

3

2009-11

61-41

.598

2011

26-9
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,548-854 (.644) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Missouri State moved up to major-college status in 1983 when the school was known as Southwest Missouri State
  • The Bears did not field a team in 1943-44 and 1944-45 during World War II.