2021β22 Missouri State Bears basketball | |
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NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 23β11 (13β5 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Corey Gipson |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | JQH Arena |
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Northern Iowa | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago β | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 MVC tournament winner |
The 2021β22 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2021β22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23β11, 13β5 in MVC Play to finish a three-way tie for 2nd place. They defeated Valparaiso in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Drake. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bears finished the 2020β21 season 17β7, 12β6 in MVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Valparaiso in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake in the semifinals. [1]
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | L 94β99 | 0β1 |
JQH Arena (4,190) Springfield, MO | |||||||
November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Alabama State | W 78β60 | 1β1 |
JQH Arena (3,922) Springfield, MO | |||||||
November 17, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston State | W 77β55 | 2β1 |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (741) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs.
Long Beach State Naples Invitational first round |
W 92β66 | 3β1 |
CSN Fieldhouse (378) Naples, FL | |||||||
November 23, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs.
East Tennessee State Naples Invitational semifinals |
L 76β77 | 3β2 |
CSN Fieldhouse (317) Naples, FL | |||||||
November 24, 2021* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs.
George Washington Naples Invitational third place game |
W 72β54 | 4β2 |
CSN Fieldhouse (137) Naples, FL | |||||||
December 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Illinois State | L 74β79 OT | 4β3 (0β1) |
Redbird Arena (2,902) Normal, IL | |||||||
December 4, 2021* 3:00 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 12 BYU | L 68β74 | 4β4 |
JQH Arena (7,006) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 8, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | W 81β55 | 5β4 |
Jack Stephens Center (1,057) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Oral Roberts | W 69β60 | 6β4 |
JQH Arena (4,002) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Dakota State | W 75β63 | 7β4 |
JQH Arena (3,027) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., KOZL/ESPN3 |
Central Arkansas | W 106β70 | 8β4 |
JQH Arena (2,561) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 22, 2021* 9:00 p.m. |
at Saint Mary's | L 58β75 | 8β5 |
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,716) Moraga, CA | |||||||
December 30, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Evangel | W 103β56 | 9β5 |
JQH Arena (1,721) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., MVC Network |
Drake | W 61β56 | 10β5 (1β1) |
JQH Arena (3,242) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 5, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Bradley | W 71β69 | 11β5 (2β1) |
Carver Arena (3,756) Peoria, IL | |||||||
January 8, 2022 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Northern Iowa | L 84β85 | 11β6 (2β2) |
JQH Arena (3,352) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Illinois | W 81β76 | 12β6 (3β2) |
JQH Arena (3,886) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Valparaiso | W 74β57 | 13β6 (4β2) |
AthleticsβRecreation Center (1,621) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., KOZL/ESPN+ |
Illinois State | W 88β63 | 14β6 (5β2) |
JQH Arena (3,362) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 22, 2022 2:30 p.m., CBSSN |
at No. 22 LoyolaβChicago | W 79β69 | 15β6 (6β2) |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,105) Chicago, IL | |||||||
January 25, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Indiana State | L 72β76 | 15β7 (6β3) |
Hulman Center (3,011) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Evansville | W 72β58 | 16β7 (7β3) |
JQH Arena (3,894) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 2, 2022 8:00 p.m., BSMW |
at Southern Illinois | W 69β54 | 17β7 (8β3) |
Banterra Center (3,630) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
LoyolaβChicago | L 62β71 | 17β8 (8β4) |
JQH Arena (6,117) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., BSMW |
at Drake | W 66β62 | 18β8 (9β4) |
Knapp Center (3,305) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., BSMW |
Valparaiso | W 84β66 | 19β8 (10β4) |
JQH Arena (4,314) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Indiana State | W 79β70 | 20β8 (11β4) |
JQH Arena (3,522) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 20, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Northern Iowa | L 75β95 | 20β9 (11β5) |
McLeod Center (3,353) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bradley | W 83β67 | 21β9 (12β5) |
JQH Arena (1,831) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Evansville | W 88β79 | 22β9 (13β5) |
Ford Center (3,696) Evansville, IN | |||||||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
March 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., MVC TV |
(2) | vs. (7) Valparaiso Quarterfinals |
W 67β58 | 23β9 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
March 5, 2022 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
(2) | vs. (3) Drake Semifinals |
L 78β79 OT | 23β10 |
Enterprise Center (6,371) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
NIT tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN |
at (1)
Oklahoma First Round β Oklahoma Bracket |
L 72β89 | 23β11 |
Lloyd Noble Center (3,439) Norman, OK | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Source [2]