The Missouri State Bears men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Missouri State University

Missouri State University

Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...

 in Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...

, Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

. The Bears compete in the Missouri Valley Conference

Missouri Valley Conference

The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...

. They are currently coached

Coach (basketball)

Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behaviour of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offensive and defensive skills, as well as overall physical conditioning.Coaching is...

 by Cuonzo Martin

Cuonzo Martin

Cuonzo LaMar Martin is a retired American professional basketball player and is the current head coach of the University of Tennessee men's basketball team.-1986-1990:...

 who has been head coach since the 2008–09 season. They play their home games at the 11,000 seat JQH Arena

JQH Arena

JQH Arena is a basketball and special events arena in Springfield, Missouri. Constructed at a cost of $67 million, the arena opened in 2008. Located on the campus of Missouri State University it is the home of the Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears basketball teams and is referred to by MSU...

. They have been a Division I school since the 1982–83 season.

NCAA Tournament Results

The Bears have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

, all as Southwest Missouri State. Their combined record is 3–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1987 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana...	First Round Second Round	Clemson Kansas	W 65–60 L 67–63
1988 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1988, and ended with the championship game on April 4 returning to Kansas City, Missouri...	First Round	UNLV	L 54–50
1989 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle, Washington...	First Round	Seton Hall	L 60–51
1990 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado...	First Round	North Carolina	L 83–70
1992 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...	First Round	Michigan State	L 61–54
1999 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St....	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	Wisconsin Tennessee Duke	W 43–32 W 81–51 L 78–61

NIT Results

The Bears have appeared in nine National Invitation Tournaments

National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

. Their combined record is 10–9.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1986 1986 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Louisiana Tech 67, Florida 62...	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Pittsburgh Marquette Florida	W 59–52 W 83–69 L 54–53
1991 1991 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Colorado 98, Massachusetts 91...	First Round Second Round	Coppin State Southern Illinois	W 57–47 L 72–69
1993 1993 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - UAB 55, Providence 52...	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	St. Joseph's Jackson State UAB	W 56–34 W 70–52 L 61–52
1997 1997 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Connecticut 74, Arkansas 64Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996-97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster....	First Round	North Carolina State	L 77–66
2000 2000 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Penn State 74, N.C. State 72...	First Round Second Round	SMU Mississippi	W 77–64 L 70–48
2005 2005 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:...	First Round Second Round	Rice Davidson	W 105–82 L 86–76
2006 2006 National Invitation Tournament -Michigan Bracket:-Louisville Bracket:-Cincinnati Bracket:-Semifinals & Finals:...	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Stanford Houston Louisville	W 76–67 W 60–59 L 74–56
2007 2007 National Invitation Tournament The 2007 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams which did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...	First Round	San Diego State	L 74–70
2011 2011 National Invitation Tournament -Colorado bracket:-Boston College bracket:-Virginia Tech bracket:-NIT Final Four - NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City-See also:* 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...	First Round Second Round	Murray State Miami (FL)	W 89–76 L 81–72

CIT Results

The Bears have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their combined record is 4–0 and were the 2010 Champions.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2010 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament The 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams....	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Middle Tennessee State Louisiana Tech Creighton Pacific	W 87–79 W 69–40 W 67–61 W 78–65