Northwest_Missouri_State_Bearcats_men's_basketball

Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball
University	Northwest Missouri State University
First season	1914
All-time record	1,647–992 (.624)
Head coach	Matt Keeley (1st season)
Conference	The MIAA
Location	Maryville, Missouri
Arena	Bearcat Arena ; (Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Bearcats
Colors	Bearcat green and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament champions
	2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Final Four
	2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	2002, 2004, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
NCAA tournament round of 32
	2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
	1982, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	1989, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
	1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1939, 1945, 1986, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball

College basketball team

The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball team represents Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, in the NCAA Division II men's basketball competition. The team is currently coached by Ben McCollum, who has been at the helm since 2009.^[2] The Bearcats currently compete, and are one of two founding members remaining, of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).^[3] The basketball team plays its home games in the Bearcat Arena on campus.^[4]

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Statistics overview
Northwest Missouri State men's basketball — year-by-year record
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Carl Hanson (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1914–1915)
1914–15	Carl Hanson	6–2
Carl Hanson:		6–2
George Palfreyman (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1918)
1915–16	George Palfreyman	7–5
1916–17	George Palfreyman	6–2
1917–18	George Palfreyman	6–3
George Palfreyman:		19–10
M. H. Sims (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1918–1919)
1918–19	M. H. Sims	6–4
M. H. Sims:		6–4
Robert Rice (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1921)
1919–20	Robert Rice	2–7
1920–21	Robert Rice	3–4
Robert Rice:		5–11
Russell Sprong (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1922)
1921–22	Russell Sprong	0–15
Russell Sprong:		0–15
Eugene Maynor (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1923)
1922–23	Eugene Maynor	7–7
Eugene Maynor:		7–7
H. Frank Lawrence (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923–1929)
1923–24	H. Frank Lawrence	5–5
1924–25	H. Frank Lawrence	9–8
1925–26	H. Frank Lawrence	12–7
1926–27	H. Frank Lawrence	11–7
1927–28	H. Frank Lawrence	12–7
1928–29	H. Frank Lawrence	13–8
H. Frank Lawrence:		62–42
Henry Iba (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1933)
1929–30	Henry Iba	31–0
1930–31	Henry Iba	31–6
1931–32	Henry Iba	20–2
1932–33	Henry Iba	12–7
Henry Iba:		94–15
Wilbur Stalcup (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1933–1943)
1933–34	Wilbur Stalcup	8–6
1934–35	Wilbur Stalcup	10–8
1935–36	Wilbur Stalcup	11–7
1936–37	Wilbur Stalcup	13–4
1937–38	Wilbur Stalcup	15–6
1938–39	Wilbur Stalcup	11–7
1939–40	Wilbur Stalcup	20–1
1940–41	Wilbur Stalcup	18–5
1941–42	Wilbur Stalcup	14–6
1942–43	Wilbur Stalcup	18–7
Wilbur Stalcup:		138–57
Ryland Milner (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1943–1951)
1943–44	Ryland Milner	5–8
1944–45	Ryland Milner	10–6
1945–46	Ryland Milner	12–3
1946–47	Ryland Milner	8–8
1947–48	Ryland Milner	4–14
1948–49	Ryland Milner	13–12
1949–50	Ryland Milner	15–9
1950–51	Ryland Milner	11–11
Ryland Milner:		78–71
H. D. Peterson (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1951–1953)
1951–52	H. D. Peterson	9–10
1952–53	H. D. Peterson	7–13
H. D. Peterson:		16–23
Dale Kessinger (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1953–1955)
1953–54	Dale Kessinger	8–12
1954–55	Dale Kessinger	10–10
Dale Kessinger:		18–22
Robert Gregory (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1955–1959)
1955–56	Robert Gregory	5–15
1956–57	Robert Gregory	8–13
1957–58	Robert Gregory	4–16
1958–59	Robert Gregory	10–10
Robert Gregory:		27–54
Marion Moss (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959–1964)
1959–60	Marion Moss	15–8
1960–61	Marion Moss	14–6
1961–62	Marion Moss	7–14
1962–63	Marion Moss	12–11
1963–64	Marion Moss	5–18
Marion Moss:		53–57
Dick Buckridge (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1964–1972)
1964–65	Dick Buckridge	2–20
1965–66	Dick Buckridge	10–13
1966–67	Dick Buckridge	7–16
1967–68	Dick Buckridge	8–13
1968–69	Dick Buckridge	11–11
1969–70	Dick Buckridge	17–8
1970–71	Dick Buckridge	14–10
1971–72	Dick Buckridge	8–18
Dick Buckridge:		77–109
Bob Iglehart (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1972–1977)
1972–73	Bob Iglehart	12–13
1973–74	Bob Iglehart	12–13
1974–75	Bob Iglehart	6–18
1975–76	Bob Iglehart	7–17
1976–77	Bob Iglehart	11–16
Larry Holley:		48–77
Larry Holley (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1977–1980)
1977–78	Larry Holley	11–15
1978–79	Larry Holley	15–11
1979–80	Larry Holley	16–11
Larry Holley:		42–37
Lionel Sinn (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1980–1989)
1980–81	Lionel Sinn	13–14
1981–82	Lionel Sinn	20–10			NCAA Division II 1st Round
1982–83	Lionel Sinn	17–11
1983–84	Lionel Sinn	24–7			NCAA Division II 1st Round
1984–85	Lionel Sinn	17–10
1985–86	Lionel Sinn	18–10
1986–87	Lionel Sinn	19–10
1987–88	Lionel Sinn	20–8
1988–89	Lionel Sinn	21–9			NCAA Division II 1st Round
Lionel Sinn:		169–89
Steve Tappmeyer (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1989–2009)
1989–90	Steve Tappmeyer	14–13
1990–91	Steve Tappmeyer	12–15
1991–92	Steve Tappmeyer	16–12
1992–93	Steve Tappmeyer	14–13
1993–94	Steve Tappmeyer	18–10
1994–95	Steve Tappmeyer	13–14
1995–96	Steve Tappmeyer	19–7
1996–97	Steve Tappmeyer	11–16
1997–98	Steve Tappmeyer	23–7			NCAA Division II 1st Round
1998–99	Steve Tappmeyer	19–10
1999–2000	Steve Tappmeyer	22–8			NCAA Division II 1st Round
2000–01	Steve Tappmeyer	25–6			NCAA Division II 1st Round
2001–02	Steve Tappmeyer	29–3			NCAA Division II Elite 8
2002–03	Steve Tappmeyer	22–9			NCAA Division II 1st Round
2003–04	Steve Tappmeyer	29–5			NCAA Division II Elite 8
2004–05	Steve Tappmeyer	19–11	9–9
2005–06	Steve Tappmeyer	22–10	10–6		NCAA Division II 1st Round
2006–07	Steve Tappmeyer	24–7	15–3		NCAA Division II 1st Round
2007–08	Steve Tappmeyer	24–8	12–6		NCAA Division II 1st Round
2008–09	Steve Tappmeyer	12–15	7–13
Steve Tappmeyer:		387–199
Ben McCollum (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2009–2024)
2009–10	Ben McCollum	12–15	7–13
2010–11	Ben McCollum	10–16	8–14
2011–12	Ben McCollum	22–7	15–5		NCAA Division II 1st Round
2012–13	Ben McCollum	21–10	11–7
2013–14	Ben McCollum	24–9	16–3		NCAA Division II Sweet 16
2014–15	Ben McCollum	25–7	15–4		NCAA Division II Sweet 16
2015–16	Ben McCollum	27–6	19–3		NCAA Division II Sweet 16
2016–17	Ben McCollum	35–1	18–1		NCAA Division II National Champion
2017–18	Ben McCollum	27–4	16–3		NCAA Division II 1st Round
2018–19	Ben McCollum	38–0	19–0		NCAA Division II National Champion
2019–20	Ben McCollum	31–1	18–1
2020–21	Ben McCollum	28–2	21–1		NCAA Division II National Champion
2021–22	Ben McCollum	34–5	18–4		NCAA Division II National Champion
2022–23	Ben McCollum	31–3	20–2		NCAA Division II 2nd Round
2023–24	Ben McCollum	29–5	20–2		NCAA Division II Sweet 16
Ben McCollum:		394–91	241–63
Matt Keeley (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2024–present)
2024–25	Matt Keeley	0–0	0–0
Matt Keeley:		0–0	0–0
Total:		1,647–992
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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