2010–11 Missouri State Bears basketball team

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).

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Missouri State153 .833269 .743
Wichita State144 .778298 .784
Indiana State126 .6672014 .588
Northern Iowa108 .5562014 .588
Creighton108 .5562316 .590
Evansville99 .5001616 .500
Drake711 .3891318 .419
Southern Illinois513 .2781319 .406
Illinois State414 .2221219 .387
Bradley414 .2221220 .375
2011 MVC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
1Keith PickensGuard/Forward6–4187SophomoreSt. Louis, Missouri
2Nafis RicksGuard6–2189SeniorPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
3Aaron CooperGuard5–10167FreshmanLittle Rock, Arkansas
10Adam LeonardGuard6–1198SeniorLee's Summit, Missouri
15Jermaine MallettGuard6–3217SeniorJackson, Mississippi
21Caleb PettersonCenter6–11260JuniorAmes, Oklahoma
24Keith DupontGuard5–9166SophomoreWaynesville, Missouri
30Nathan ScheerForward6–4191FreshmanWashington, Missouri
31Nick VallaGuard6–2186FreshmanChicago, Illinois
33Corey CopelandGuard6–4173FreshmanFort Smith, Arkansas
34Kyle WeemsForward6–6232JuniorTopeka, Kansas
44Will CreekmoreForward/Center6–9248SeniorTulsa, Oklahoma
50Isaiah RhineCenter6–10241JuniorVersailles, Missouri

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/10*
1:00 pm
Upper IowaW 73–46 
JQH Arena (4,466)
Springfield, MO
11/6/10*
4:00 pm
Arkansas–Fort SmithW 86–61 
JQH Arena (4,535)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/12/10*
8:35 pm
Oral RobertsW 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 TulsaL 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 RockW 80–46 5–2
JQH Arena (6,932)
Springfield, MO
12/4/10*
7:00 pm
Central ArkansasW 101–61 6–2
JQH Arena (7,008)
Springfield, MO
12/11/10*
7:00 pm, KY3
at Oklahoma StateL 70–84 6–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,401)
Stillwater, OK
12/18/10*
7:00 pm
Saint LouisW 81–65 7–3
JQH Arena (7,896)
Springfield, MO
12/22/2010*
7:00 pm
Arkansas StateW 77–70 8–3
JQH Arena (6,015)
Springfield, MO
12/29/10
7:00 pm, FS Midwest
at Northern IowaW 58–57 9–3 (1–0)
McLeod Center (4,890)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/1/11
7:00 pm
Illinois StateW 82–71 10–3 (2–0)
JQH Arena (7,612)
Springfield, MO
1/4/11
7:00 pm, FS Midwest
at CreightonW 67–55 11–3 (3–0)
Qwest Center Omaha (14,920)
Omaha, NE
1/7/11
7:00 pm
EvansvilleW 65–50 12–3 (4–0)
JQH Arena (9,134)
Springfield, MO
1/9/11
7:35 pm, ESPNU
at Wichita StateW 59–56 13–3 (5–0)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
1/12/11
7:00 pm
Southern IllinoisW 64–51 14–3 (6–0)
JQH Arena (8,112)
Springfield, MO
1/16/11
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at BradleyW 78–67 15–3 (7–0)
Carver Arena (8,551)
Peoria, IL
1/19/11
6:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Indiana StateL 69–70 15–4 (7–1)
Hulman Center (7,230)
Terre Haute, IN
1/22/11
4:00 pm, ESPN2
CreightonW 67–66 16–4 (8–1)
JQH Arena (10,655)
Springfield, MO
1/25/11
7:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at DrakeW 73–70 17–4 (9–1)
Knapp Center (4,197)
Des Moines, IA
1/30/11
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Northern IowaL 59–60 17–5 (9–2)
JQH Arena (9,901)
Springfield, MO
2/2/11
7:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at EvansvilleL 65–77 17–6 (9–3)
Roberts Municipal Stadium (3,463)
Evansville, IN
2/5/11
2:00 pm
Indiana StateW 73–66 18–6 (10–3)
JQH Arena (8,201)
Springfield, MO
2/9/11
7:00 pm, FS Midwest
BradleyW 77–69 19–6 (11–3)
JQH Arena (6,649)
Springfield, MO
2/12/11
7:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Illinois StateW 68–59 20–6 (12–3)
Redbird Arena (5,204)
Normal, IL
2/15/11
7:00 pm
DrakeW 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 IllinoisW 76–58 22–7 (14–3)
SIU Arena (3,687)
Carbondale, IL
2/26/11
12:00 pm, ESPN2
Wichita StateW 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.

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