2013–14 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2013–14 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State.

2013–14 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–13 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Henderson
  • Derrick Tilmon
  • Brad Korn
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Wichita State 18 0   1.000 35 1   .972
Indiana State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Missouri State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Illinois State 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Bradley 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Drake 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Evansville 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
2014 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Keith Pickens Guard/Forward 6–4 203 Senior St. Louis, Missouri
2 Austin Ruder Guard 6–3 196 Freshman Nixa, Missouri
3 Michael Simpson Guard/Forward 6–6 190 Sophomore Spring, Texas
5 Jarmar Gulley Forward 6–5 218 Senior Beaumont, Texas
10 Ron Mvouika Guard/Forward 6–6 201 Junior Paris, France
11 Marcus Marshall Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore St. Paul, Minnesota
12 Devon Thomas Guard 6–0 162 Freshman Silver Spring, Maryland
20 Gavin Thurman Forward 6–7 226 Sophomore Wichita, Kansas
23 Dorrian Williams Guard 6–3 199 Sophomore Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
24 Emmanuel Addo Forward 6–8 230 Senior Toronto, Canada
30 Nathan Scheer Guard/Forward 6–5 201 Senior Washington, Missouri
35 Bruce Marshall Center 6–10 236 Sophomore Fayette, Missouri
42 Christian Kirk Forward 6–8 218 Junior Springfield, Missouri
50 Tyler McCullough Center 6–11 246 Freshman Fayetteville, Arkansas

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2013*
3:05 pm
McKendree W 104–71 
JQH Arena (1,905)
Springfield, MO
10/29/2013*
7:35 pm
Missouri Southern W 93–80 
JQH Arena (2,761)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/08/2013*
6:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Old Dominion W 79–67 OT 1–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,780)
Norfolk, VA
11/16/2013*
7:05 pm, Ozarks CW
Tulsa W 96–93  2–0
JQH Arena (6,236)
Springfield, MO
11/20/2013*
7:05 pm
Grambling State W 97–67  3–0
JQH Arena (4,216)
Springfield, MO
11/24/2013*
2:05 pm
Hampton
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 81–67  4–0
JQH Arena (3,988)
Springfield, MO
11/26/2013*
7:05 pm
Liberty
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 54–52  5–0
JQH Arena (3,898)
Springfield, MO
11/29/2013*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Texas A&M
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 73–67  6–0
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/30/2013*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Virginia
Corpus Christi Challenge
L 63–83  6–1
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/04/2013*
7:05 pm
Cameron W 81–57  7–1
JQH Arena (3,874)
Springfield, MO
12/13/2013*
7:00 pm, KY3
at Oral Roberts W 70–67  8–1
Mabee Center (4,262)
Tulsa, OK
12/17/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 6 Louisville L 60–90  8–2
KFC Yum! Center (21,335)
Louisville, KY
12/21/2013*
7:05 pm
Alabama A&M W 68–47  9–2
JQH Arena (4,176)
Springfield, MO
12/29/2013*
2:05 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 81–78  10–2
JQH Arena (3,889)
Springfield, MO
01/02/2014
7:05 pm
Illinois State W 78–70 OT 11–2 (1–0)
JQH Arena (4,945)
Springfield, MO
01/05/2014
3:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Loyola–Chicago L 57–89  11–3 (1–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,024)
Chicago, IL
01/08/2014
7:00 pm, KY3
at Bradley W 68–65  12–3 (2–1)
Carver Arena (5,745)
Peoria, IL
01/11/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6 Wichita State L 69–72 OT 12–4 (2–2)
JQH Arena (10,776)
Springfield, MO
01/15/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 55–70  12–5 (2–3)
Hulman Center (5,895)
Terre Haute, IN
01/18/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Northern Iowa L 89–94  12–6 (2–4)
McLeod Center (5,232)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/21/2014
7:00 pm
Evansville W 64–61  13–6 (3–4)
JQH Arena (4,752)
Springfield, MO
01/25/2014
7:00 pm, MVCTV
Southern Illinois W 69–63  14–6 (4–4)
JQH Arena (6,206)
Springfield, MO
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, KY3
at Drake L 74–84  14–7 (4–5)
Knapp Center (3,290)
Des Moines, IA
02/01/2014
2:00 pm
Bradley W 74–61  15–7 (5–5)
JQH Arena (6,174)
Springfield, MO
02/05/2014
7:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Evansville W 66–54  16–7 (6–5)
Ford Center (3,463)
Evansville, IN
02/08/2014
6:00 pm, MVCTV
at Southern Illinois L 54–72  16–8 (6–6)
SIU Arena (6,249)
Carbondale, IL
02/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake W 69–63  17–8 (7–6)
JQH Arena (5,674)
Springfield, MO
02/15/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Northern Iowa L 58–60  17–9 (7–7)
JQH Arena (6,314)
Springfield, MO
02/18/2014
7:00 pm, Ozarks CW
at Illinois State L 63–67  17–10 (7–8)
Redbird Arena (4,682)
Normal, IL
02/22/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Indiana State W 77–66  18–10 (8–8)
JQH Arena (5,207)
Springfield, MO
02/25/2014
7:00 pm
Loyola–Chicago W 72–56  19–10 (9–8)
JQH Arena (5,455)
Springfield, MO
03/01/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 2 Wichita State L 45–68  19–11 (9–9)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley tournament
03/07/2014
2:35 pm, MVCTV
vs. Illinois State
Quarterfinals
W 53–48  20–11
Scottrade Center (10,260)
St. Louis, MO
03/08/2014
1:35 pm, MVCTV
vs. No. 2 Wichita State
Semifinals
L 42–67  20–12
Scottrade Center (13,966)
St. Louis, MO
CIT
3/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Murray State
First round
L 63–66  20–13
JQH Arena (2,910)
Springfield, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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