The coach for the Northwest Missouri Bearcats men's basketball team starting in 2009-2010 is Ben McCollum

Ben McCollum

Ben McCollum is the current men's basketball head coach at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri.McCollum was born in Storm Lake, Iowa and played basektball for two years at North Iowa Area Community College before transferring to Northwest in 2001 where he played for Steve...

 who played on the school's 2002-03 Elite 8 team under long time coach Steve Tappmeyer.

National championship game

The men's team in its sole national championship appearance in 1932 lost to Henry's Clothiers

Henry's (clothiers)

Henry's was a family-owned clothing retailer in Wichita, Kansas from 1911 until 1993.The store sponsored the Henry Clothiers basketball team which won three consecutive national Amateur Athletic Union championships in 1930-1932 at a time when colleges, corporate-sponsored teams, and private...

 in the Amateur Athletic Union

Amateur Athletic Union

The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...

 title game at Convention Hall

Convention Hall

Convention Hall was a convention center in Kansas City, Missouri that hosted the 1900 Democratic National Convention and 1928 Republican National Convention.It was designed by Frederick E...

 in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

 15-14 in a last second shot. The Bearcat team was coached by Hank Iba. The featured Bearcat players included Jack McCracken

Jack McCracken

Jack "Jumping Jack" McCracken was a basketball player in 1930s and 1940s. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Amateur Athletic Union players of all time and was officially named as the greatest player of all time by the AAU organization.A native of Chickasha, Oklahoma, McCracken went to...

 and Wilbur Stalcup

Wilbur Stalcup

Wibur "Sparky" Stalcup was basketball coach for the Northwest Missouri Bearcats men's basketball and Missouri Tigers men's basketball teams...

. At the time both corporate-sponsored teams and colleges competed in the same tournament.

Bearcat Arena

Main article Bearcat Arena

Bearcat Arena

Bearcat Arena is a 2,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Maryville, Missouri. It was built in 1959 and renovated in 1993. It is the home of the Northwest Missouri State University basketball and volleyball teams....

The home of the Bearcat basketball program, Bearcat Arena has a seating capacity of 2,500 spectators. The facility also houses annual University
commencement ceremonies and professional
concerts.
The facility underwent a $6 million renovation in the 1993-94 academic year with additions to the south and north sides of the original building.
The south side received a new facade that included a fitness center in the basement, an expanded lobby and concourse on the first floor, and coaches’ offices on the second floor.
The Student Recreation Center was built onto the north side, featuring three basketball courts, five racquetball courts, a suspended jogging track and weight-lifting equipment.

Records

Following is a list of Northwest Missouri State University men's basketball seasons.

Year	Coach	W	L	MIAA Reg Season	MIAA Tournament	Post Season
1915	Hanson	6	2
1916	George Palfreyman George Palfreyman George Palfreyman was the second head football coach for the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats located in Maryville, Missouri and he held that position for two seasons, from 1916 until 1917. His career coaching record at Northwest Missouri State was 2 wins, 11 losses, and 0 ties...	7	5
1917	George Palfreyman	6	2
1918	George Palfreyman	6	3
1919	M.H. Simms	6	4
1920	Robert Rice Robert Rice (football coach) Robert Rice was the fourth head football coach for the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats located in Maryville, Missouri and he held that position for two seasons, from 1919 until 1920. His career coaching record at Northwest Missouri State was 0 wins, 7 losses, and 0 ties...	2	7
1921	Robert Rice	3	4
1922	Russell Sprong Russell Sprong Russell Sprong was the fifth head football coach for the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats located in Maryville, Missouri and he held that position for the 1921 season. His career coaching record at Northwest Missouri State was 2 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties...	0	15
1923	Eugene Maynor Eugene Maynor Eugene Maynor was the sixth head football coach for the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats located in Maryville, Missouri and he held that position for two seasons, from 1922 until 1923. His career coaching record at Northwest Missouri State was 7 wins, 7 losses, and 2 ties...	7	7
1924	Frank Lawrence	5	5
1925	Frank Lawrence	10	8
1926	Frank Lawrence	12	7	*
1927	Frank Lawrence	11	7	*
1928	Frank Lawrence	12	7
1929	Frank Lawrence	13	8	*
1930	Hank Iba	31	0	*
1931	Hank Iba	30	6
1932	Hank Iba	20	2	*		AAU Title Game - Runner up
1933	Hank Iba	12	7	*
1934	Sparky Stalcup	8	6
1935	Sparky Stalcup	10	8
1936	Sparky Stalcup	11	7
1937	Sparky Stalcup	13	4
1938	Sparky Stalcup	15	6
1939	Sparky Stalcup	11	7
1940	Sparky Stalcup	20	1	*
1941	Sparky Stalcup	18	5
1942	Sparky Stalcup	14	6
1943	Sparky Stalcup	18	7
1944	Ryland Milner Ryland Milner Ryland "Taffy" Milner was the ninth head football coach for the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats located in Maryville, Missouri and he held that position for twenty-one seasons, from 1937 until 1957. His career coaching record at Northwest Missouri State was 92 wins, 61 losses, and 13...	5	8
1945	Ryland Milner	10	6
1946	Ryland Milner	12	3
1947	Ryland Milner	8	8
1948	Ryland Milner	4	14
1949	Ryland Milner	13	12
1950	Ryland Milner	15	9
1951	H.D. Peterson	11	11
1952	H.D. Peterson	9	10
1953	Dale Kessinger	7	13
1954	Dale Kessinger	8	12
1955	Robert Gregory	10	10
1956	Robert Gregory	5	15
1957	Robert Gregory	8	13
1958	Robert Gregory	4	16
1959	Marion Moss	10	10
1960	Marion Moss	15	8
1961	Marion Moss	14	6
1962	Marion Moss	7	15
1963	Marion Moss	12	11
1964	Dick Buckridge	5	18
1965	Dick Buckridge	2	20
1966	Dick Buckridge	10	13
1967	Dick Buckridge	7	16
1968	Dick Buckridge	8	13
1969	Dick Buckridge	11	11
1970	Dick Buckridge	17	8
1971	Dick Buckridge	14	10
1972	Bob Iglehart	8	18
1973	Bob Iglehart	12	13
1974	Bob Iglehart	12	13
1975	Bob Iglehart	6	18
1976	Bob Iglehart	7	17
1977	Bob Iglehart	11	16
1978	Larry Holley Larry Holley Larry Holley is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at his alma mater, William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. With more than 750 wins he is among only 28 four-year college coaches to reach 700 wins. He ranks 1st all-time in career wins among four-year, college...	11	15
1979	Larry Holley	15	11
1980	Lionel Sinn	16	11
1981	Lionel Sinn	13	14
1982	Lionel Sinn	20	10			Playoffs
1983	Lionel Sinn	17	11
1984	Lionel Sinn	24	7
1985	Lionel Sinn	17	10
1986	Lionel Sinn	18	10
1987	Lionel Sinn	19	10	*
1988	Lionel Sinn	20	8
1989	Steve Tappmeyer Steve Tappmeyer Steve Tappmeyer served 21 seasons as basketball coach of the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats men's basketball team. Tappmeyer was the longest serving coach for the school and had the most wins . He is currently the head coach for the University of Missouri-St...	21	9		#
1990	Steve Tappmeyer	14	13
1991	Steve Tappmeyer	12	15
1992	Steve Tappmeyer	16	12
1993	Steve Tappmeyer	14	13
1994	Steve Tappmeyer	18	10
1995	Steve Tappmeyer	13	14
1996	Steve Tappmeyer	19	7
1997	Steve Tappmeyer	11	16
1998	Steve Tappmeyer	23	7	*		Playoffs
1999	Steve Tappmeyer	19	10
2000	Steve Tappmeyer	22	8			Playoffs
2001	Steve Tappmeyer	25	6			Playoffs
2002	Steve Tappmeyer	29	3	*	#	Semfinals (Elite 8)
2003	Steve Tappmeyer	22	9			Playoffs
2004	Steve Tappmeyer	29	5		#	Semfinals (Elite 8)
2005	Steve Tappmeyer	19	11
2006	Steve Tappmeyer	22	10			Quarterfinals
2007	Steve Tappmeyer	24	7	*		Playoffs
2008	Steve Tappmeyer	24	8	*	#	Playoffs
2009	Steve Tappmeyer	12	15