2011–12 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2011–12 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
2011–12 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	16–16 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach	Paul Lusk (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Patrick Baldwin; Steve Woodberry; Kyle Smithpeters;
Home arena	JQH Arena
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Wichita State	16	–	2	.889	27	–	5	.844
No. 19 Creighton †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Illinois State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northern Iowa	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Drake	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Indiana State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Southern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
Bradley	2	–	16	.111	7	–	25	.219

† 2012 MVC tournament winner As of March 19, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Missouri Valley play. As the six seed, the Bears lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Basketball tournament to Evansville.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Anthony Downing	Guard	6–0	178	Junior	Atchison, Kansas
1	Keith Pickens	Guard/Forward	6–4	191	Sophomore	St. Louis, Missouri
5	Jarmar Gulley	Guard/Forward	6–4	225	Junior	Beaumont, Texas
10	Tomie Aromona	Guard	5–10	161	Freshman	Kansas City, Missouri
15	Drew Wilson	Forward	6–7	212	Freshman	Tulsa, Oklahoma
21	Caleb Petterson	Center	6–11	256	Senior	Ames, Oklahoma
23	Dorrian Williams	Guard	6–1	195	Freshman	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
30	Nathan Scheer	Guard/Forward	6–4	203	Sophomore	Washington, Missouri
33	Corey Copeland	Guard	6–4	182	Sophomore	Fort Smith, Arkansas
34	Kyle Weems	Forward	6–6	226	Senior	Topeka, Kansas
35	Corbin Thomas	Forward	6–6	220	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
42	Christian Kirk	Forward	6–7	204	Freshman	Springfield, Missouri
50	Isaiah Rhine	Center	6–10	242	Senior	Versailles, Missouri

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2011* 8:00 pm	Truman State	W 99–68		JQH Arena (2,241) Springfield, MO
10/29/2011* 7:00 pm	William Jewell	W 90–49		JQH Arena (3,125) Springfield, MO
11/05/2011* 7:00 pm	at Missouri Southern I–44 Challenge	W 84–48		The Leggett and Platt Athletic Center (2,977) Joplin, MO
Regular season
11/11/2011* 9:00 pm, KYTV	at Nevada	W 68–46	1–0	Lawlor Events Center (4,285) Reno, NV
11/15/2011* 7:00 pm, K15CZ	at Arkansas State	W 77–46	2–0	Convocation Center (2,353) Jonesboro, AR
11/19/2011* 7:00 pm	Emporia State	W 71–45	3–0	JQH Arena (7,089) Springfield, MO
11/26/2011* 7:00 pm	Tulsa	W 69–64 ^OT	4–0	JQH Arena (7,163) Springfield, MO
11/30/2011* 7:00 pm, K15CZ	at Oral Roberts	L 63–68	4–1	Mabee Center (3,352) Tulsa, OK
12/03/2011* 9:00 pm, The Mtn.	at New Mexico MWC – MVC Challenge	L 60–76	4–2	The Pit (14,077) Albuquerque, NM
12/07/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Oklahoma State	L 67–72	4–3	JQH Arena (6,461) Springfield, MO
12/10/2011* 4:30 pm, KYTV	at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 68–60	5–3	Jack Stephens Center (2,545) Little Rock, AR
12/17/2011* 2:00 pm	Kennesaw State Las Vegas Classic	W 78–55	6–3	JQH Arena (5,425) Springfield, MO
12/19/2011* 7:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Las Vegas Classic	W 66–53	7–3	JQH Arena (5,002) Springfield, MO
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. West Virginia Las Vegas Classic	L 68–70 ^OT	7–4	Orleans Arena (NA) Paradise, NV
12/23/2011* 10:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Saint Mary's Las Vegas Classic	L 61–77	7–5	Orleans Arena (NA) Las Vegas, NV
12/28/2011 7:00 pm, FSMW	at No. 21 Creighton	W 77–65	8–5 (1–0)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,665) Omaha, NE
12/31/2011 2:00 pm	Drake	L 65–76	9–5 (2–0)	JQH Arena (6,801) Springfield, MO
01/04/2012 7:00 pm	Illinois State	L 60–68	9–6 (2–1)	JQH Arena (6,124) Springfield, MO
01/07/2012 12:00 pm, K15CZ	at Indiana State	W 69–63	10–6 (3–1)	Hulman Center (5,327) Terre Haute, IN
01/10/2012 7:00 pm	Southern Illinois	W 77–65	11–6 (4–1)	JQH Arena (6,009) Springfield, MO
01/13/2012 7:00 pm, FSMW	at Northern Iowa	L 60–61	11–7 (4–2)	McLeod Center (5,038) Cedar Falls, IA
01/15/2012 2:00 pm	Evansville	L 82–87 ^OT	11–8 (4–3)	JQH Arena (7,654) Springfield, MO
01/18/2012 7:00 pm	No. 23 Creighton	L 65–66	11–9 (4–4)	JQH Arena (9,124) Springfield, MO
01/21/2012 7:00 pm, KYTV	at Bradley	W 51–48	12–9 (5–4)	Carver Arena (8,605) Peoria, IL
01/25/2012 6:00 pm, K15CZ	at Illinois State	L 69–76 ^OT	12–10 (5–5)	Redbird Arena (4,311) Normal, IL
01/28/2012 4:00 pm, ESPNU	Northern Iowa	W 63–51	13–10 (6–5)	JQH Arena (9,376) Springfield, MO
02/01/2012 7:00 pm	Wichita State	L 67–74	13–11 (6–6)	JQH Arena (7,666) Springfield, MO
02/04/2012 7:00 pm, K15CZ	at Drake	W 57–39	14–11 (7–6)	Knapp Center (4,276) Des Moines, IA
02/08/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	W 56–54	15–11 (8–6)	SIU Arena (3,137) Carbondale, IL
02/12/2012 2:00 pm, FSMW	Bradley	W 64–53	16–11 (9–6)	JQH Arena (6,461) Springfield, MO
02/15/2012 7:00 pm, KYTV	at No. 24 Wichita State	L 58–73	16–12 (9–7)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/18/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPNU	Old Dominion ESPN BracketBusters	L 67–73	16–13	JQH Arena (6,344) Springfield, MO
02/22/2012 7:00 pm	Indiana State	L 46–59	16–14 (9–8)	JQH Arena (6,911) Springfield, MO
02/25/2012 1:00 pm	at Evansville	L 70–75 ^OT	16–15 (9–9)	Ford Center (6,421) Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
03/02/2012 8:35 pm, MVC-TV	vs. Evansville Quarterfinals	L 64–72	16–16	Scottrade Center (14,412) St.Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

[1] "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

[2] "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

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