2023–24 Missouri State Bears basketball | |
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Paradise Jam Tournament champions | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 17–16 (8–12 MVC) |
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Home arena | Great Southern Bank Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MVC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Missouri State Bears basketball team represents Missouri State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth-year head coach Dana Ford, play their home games at the Great Southern Bank Arena located in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Previous Season
[edit]The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 12–8 in MVC play to finish in sixth place.[1] They defeated UIC in the opening round of the MVC tournament,[2] before losing in the quarterfinals to Southern Illinois.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2023* 7:00 pm |
Westminster (MO) | W 100–51 | – |
Great Southern Bank Arena (1,292) Springfield, MO | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at West Virginia | L 59–67 | 0–1 |
WVU Coliseum (9,691) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Oral Roberts | W 84–69 | 1–1 |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,248) Springfield, MO | |||||||
November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Florida Gulf Coast Paradise Jam first round |
W 70–61 | 2–1 |
Sports and Fitness Center (724) Saint Thomas, USVI | |||||||
November 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Kent State Paradise Jam semifinals |
W 56–52 | 3–1 |
Sports and Fitness Center (924) Saint Thomas, USVI | |||||||
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Abilene Christian Paradise Jam championship |
W 87–69 | 4–1 |
Sports and Fitness Center (1,825) Saint Thomas, USVI | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | W 92–74 | 5–1 |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,197) Springfield, MO | |||||||
November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Evansville | W 90–78 | 6–1 (1–0) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,692) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 2, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Drake | L 57–74 | 6–2 (1–1) |
Knapp Center (3,562) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
December 5, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Middle Tennessee | L 73–77 OT | 6–3 |
Murphy Center (2,605) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sam Houston | W 69–60 | 7–3 |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,821) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | L 72–73 | 7–4 |
Reynolds Center (3,558) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lindenwood | W 79–57 | 8–4 |
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,031) Springfield, MO | |||||||
December 23, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Mary's | W 69–64 | 9–4 |
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,412) Moraga, CA | |||||||
January 3, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Iowa | L 62–64 | 9–5 (1–2) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,276) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bradley | L 60–86 | 9–6 (1–3) |
Carver Arena (5,174) Peoria, IL | |||||||
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Murray State | L 53–77 | 9–7 (1–4) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,109) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 13, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Evansville | W 74–64 | 10–7 (2–4) |
Ford Center (3,978) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 16, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Indiana State | L 66–88 | 10–8 (2–5) |
Hulman Center (4,803) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Illinois State | L 60–69 | 10–9 (2–6) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,103) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Drake | W 83–80 2OT | 11–9 (3–6) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,461) Springfield, MO | |||||||
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Valparaiso | W 81–70 | 12–9 (4–6) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,591) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Illinois | W 76–75 OT | 13–9 (5–6) |
Banterra Center (5,002) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Belmont | W 87–80 | 14–9 (6–6) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,412) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Iowa | L 65–72 | 14–10 (6–7) |
McLeod Center (3,833) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Indiana State | L 71–73 | 14–11 (6–8) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,517) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Murray State | L 72–82 | 14–12 (6–9) |
CFSB Center (5,021) Murray, KY | |||||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | W 82–74 | 15–12 (7–9) |
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,852) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bradley | L 62–86 | 15–13 (7–10) |
Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Belmont | L 78–93 | 15–14 (7–11) |
Curb Event Center (3,261) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Illinois State | L 74–75 | 15–15 (7–12) |
CEFCU Arena (4,287) Normal, IL | |||||||
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UIC | W 69–59 | 16–15 (8–12) |
Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO | |||||||
MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2024 12:00 pm, MVC TV |
(9) | vs. (8) Murray State Opening round |
W 60–35 | 17–15 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
March 8, 2024 12:00 pm, MVC TV |
(9) | vs. (1) Indiana State Quarterfinals |
L 59–75 | 17–16 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Second-Half Surge Helps Bears Advance at Arch Madness". Missouri State. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Missouri State basketball season ends in Arch Madness quarterfinals vs. Southern Illinois". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Missouri State Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2023.