2011–12 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2011–12 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2011–12 record 16–16 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach Paul Lusk (1st year)
Assistant coach Patrick Baldwin
Assistant coach Steve Woodberry
Assistant coach Kyle Smithpeters
Home arena JQH Arena
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#16 Wichita State 16 2   .889     27 5   .844
#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[1]

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

Schedule[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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 #21 Creighton W 77–65  8–5 (1–0)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,665)
Omaha, NE

12/31/2011
2:00 PM
Drake W 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
#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 #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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