- Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball
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The coach for the Northwest Missouri Bearcats men's basketball team starting in 2009-2010 is Ben McCollum who played on the school's 2002-03 Elite 8 team under long time coach Steve Tappmeyer.
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National championship game
The men's team in its sole national championship appearance in 1932 lost to Henry's Clothiers in the Amateur Athletic Union title game at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri 15-14 in a last second shot. The Bearcat team was coached by Hank Iba. The featured Bearcat players included Jack McCracken and Wilbur Stalcup.[1] At the time both corporate-sponsored teams and colleges competed in the same tournament.
Bearcat Arena
Main article Bearcat Arena
The home of the Bearcat basketball program, Bearcat Arena has a seating capacity of 2,500 spectators. The facility also houses annual University commencement ceremonies and professional concerts. The facility underwent a $6 million renovation in the 1993-94 academic year with additions to the south and north sides of the original building. The south side received a new facade that included a fitness center in the basement, an expanded lobby and concourse on the first floor, and coaches’ offices on the second floor. The Student Recreation Center was built onto the north side, featuring three basketball courts, five racquetball courts, a suspended jogging track and weight-lifting equipment.
Records
Following is a list of Northwest Missouri State University men's basketball seasons.[2]
Year Coach W L MIAA Reg Season MIAA Tournament Post Season 1915 Hanson 6 2 1916 George Palfreyman 7 5 1917 George Palfreyman 6 2 1918 George Palfreyman 6 3 1919 M.H. Simms 6 4 1920 Robert Rice 2 7 1921 Robert Rice 3 4 1922 Russell Sprong 0 15 1923 Eugene Maynor 7 7 1924 Frank Lawrence 5 5 1925 Frank Lawrence 10 8 1926 Frank Lawrence 12 7 * 1927 Frank Lawrence 11 7 * 1928 Frank Lawrence 12 7 1929 Frank Lawrence 13 8 * 1930 Hank Iba 31 0 * 1931 Hank Iba 30 6 1932 Hank Iba 20 2 * AAU Title Game - Runner up 1933 Hank Iba 12 7 * 1934 Sparky Stalcup 8 6 1935 Sparky Stalcup 10 8 1936 Sparky Stalcup 11 7 1937 Sparky Stalcup 13 4 1938 Sparky Stalcup 15 6 1939 Sparky Stalcup 11 7 1940 Sparky Stalcup 20 1 * 1941 Sparky Stalcup 18 5 1942 Sparky Stalcup 14 6 1943 Sparky Stalcup 18 7 1944 Ryland Milner 5 8 1945 Ryland Milner 10 6 1946 Ryland Milner 12 3 1947 Ryland Milner 8 8 1948 Ryland Milner 4 14 1949 Ryland Milner 13 12 1950 Ryland Milner 15 9 1951 H.D. Peterson 11 11 1952 H.D. Peterson 9 10 1953 Dale Kessinger 7 13 1954 Dale Kessinger 8 12 1955 Robert Gregory 10 10 1956 Robert Gregory 5 15 1957 Robert Gregory 8 13 1958 Robert Gregory 4 16 1959 Marion Moss 10 10 1960 Marion Moss 15 8 1961 Marion Moss 14 6 1962 Marion Moss 7 15 1963 Marion Moss 12 11 1964 Dick Buckridge 5 18 1965 Dick Buckridge 2 20 1966 Dick Buckridge 10 13 1967 Dick Buckridge 7 16 1968 Dick Buckridge 8 13 1969 Dick Buckridge 11 11 1970 Dick Buckridge 17 8 1971 Dick Buckridge 14 10 1972 Bob Iglehart 8 18 1973 Bob Iglehart 12 13 1974 Bob Iglehart 12 13 1975 Bob Iglehart 6 18 1976 Bob Iglehart 7 17 1977 Bob Iglehart 11 16 1978 Larry Holley 11 15 1979 Larry Holley 15 11 1980 Lionel Sinn 16 11 1981 Lionel Sinn 13 14 1982 Lionel Sinn 20 10 Playoffs 1983 Lionel Sinn 17 11 1984 Lionel Sinn 24 7 1985 Lionel Sinn 17 10 1986 Lionel Sinn 18 10 1987 Lionel Sinn 19 10 * 1988 Lionel Sinn 20 8 1989 Steve Tappmeyer 21 9 # 1990 Steve Tappmeyer 14 13 1991 Steve Tappmeyer 12 15 1992 Steve Tappmeyer 16 12 1993 Steve Tappmeyer 14 13 1994 Steve Tappmeyer 18 10 1995 Steve Tappmeyer 13 14 1996 Steve Tappmeyer 19 7 1997 Steve Tappmeyer 11 16 1998 Steve Tappmeyer 23 7 * Playoffs 1999 Steve Tappmeyer 19 10 2000 Steve Tappmeyer 22 8 Playoffs 2001 Steve Tappmeyer 25 6 Playoffs 2002 Steve Tappmeyer 29 3 * # Semfinals (Elite 8) 2003 Steve Tappmeyer 22 9 Playoffs 2004 Steve Tappmeyer 29 5 # Semfinals (Elite 8) 2005 Steve Tappmeyer 19 11 2006 Steve Tappmeyer 22 10 Quarterfinals 2007 Steve Tappmeyer 24 7 * Playoffs 2008 Steve Tappmeyer 24 8 * # Playoffs 2009 Steve Tappmeyer 12 15 References
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball head coaches Hanson (1914–1915) · George Palfreyman (1915–1918) · M. H. Sims (1918–1919) · Robert Rice (1919–1921) · Russell Sprong (1921–1922) · Eugene Maynor (1922–1923) · H. Frank Lawrence (1923–1929) · Henry Iba (1929–1933) · Wilbur Stalcup (1933–1943) · Ryland Milner (1943–1950) · H. D. Peterson (1950–1952) · Dale Kessinger (1952–1954) · Robert Gregory (1954–1958) · Marion Moss (1958–1963) · Dick Buckridge (1963–1971) · Bob Iglehart (1971–1977) · Larry Holley (1977–1979) · Lionel Sinn (1979–1988) · Steve Tappmeyer (1988–2009) · Ben McCollum (2009– )
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