# 2010–11 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2010–11 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third year head coach Cuonzo Martin, played their home games at JQH Arena and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Missouri Valley play to win the regular season conference championship. They lost in the championship game of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Murray State in the first round before falling in the second round to Miami (FL).

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Keith Pickens | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 187 | Sophomore | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2 | Nafis Ricks | Guard | 6–2 | 189 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 3 | Aaron Cooper | Guard | 5–10 | 167 | Freshman | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 10 | Adam Leonard | Guard | 6–1 | 198 | Senior | Lee's Summit, Missouri |
| 15 | Jermaine Mallett | Guard | 6–3 | 217 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 21 | Caleb Petterson | Center | 6–11 | 260 | Junior | Ames, Oklahoma |
| 24 | Keith Dupont | Guard | 5–9 | 166 | Sophomore | Waynesville, Missouri |
| 30 | Nathan Scheer | Forward | 6–4 | 191 | Freshman | Washington, Missouri |
| 31 | Nick Valla | Guard | 6–2 | 186 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 33 | Corey Copeland | Guard | 6–4 | 173 | Freshman | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| 34 | Kyle Weems | Forward | 6–6 | 232 | Junior | Topeka, Kansas |
| 44 | Will Creekmore | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 248 | Senior | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 50 | Isaiah Rhine | Center | 6–10 | 241 | Junior | Versailles, Missouri |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Season ||||||
| 10/31/10* 1:00 pm | | Upper Iowa | W 73–46 | — | JQH Arena (4,466) Springfield, MO |
| 11/6/10* 4:00 pm | | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 86–61 | | JQH Arena (4,535) Springfield, MO |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/12/10* 8:35 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 78–61 | 1–0 | JQH Arena (7,010) Springfield, MO |
| 11/16/10* 6:00 pm | | vs. Arkansas State NIT Season Tip-Off | W 80–71 | 2–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,783) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/17/10* 6:00 pm, Ozarks CW | | at No. 23 Tennessee NIT Season Tip-Off | L 56–60 | 2–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,001) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/19/10* 7:00 pm, KY3 | | at Tulsa | L 50–62 | 2–2 | Reynolds Center (5,268) Tulsa, OK |
| 11/22/10* 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine NIT Season Tip-Off | W 80–60 | 3–2 | JQH Arena (5,524) Springfield, MO |
| 11/23/10* 7:00 pm | | Pacific NIT Season Tip-Off | W 60–49 | 4–2 | JQH Arena (5,092) Springfield, MO |
| 12/1/10* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 80–46 | 5–2 | JQH Arena (6,932) Springfield, MO |
| 12/4/10* 7:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 101–61 | 6–2 | JQH Arena (7,008) Springfield, MO |
| 12/11/10* 7:00 pm, KY3 | | at Oklahoma State | L 70–84 | 6–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,401) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/18/10* 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 81–65 | 7–3 | JQH Arena (7,896) Springfield, MO |
| 12/22/2010* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 77–70 | 8–3 | JQH Arena (6,015) Springfield, MO |
| 12/29/10 7:00 pm, FS Midwest | | at Northern Iowa | W 58–57 | 9–3 (1–0) | McLeod Center (4,890) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 1/1/11 7:00 pm | | Illinois State | W 82–71 | 10–3 (2–0) | JQH Arena (7,612) Springfield, MO |
| 1/4/11 7:00 pm, FS Midwest | | at Creighton | W 67–55 | 11–3 (3–0) | Qwest Center Omaha (14,920) Omaha, NE |
| 1/7/11 7:00 pm | | Evansville | W 65–50 | 12–3 (4–0) | JQH Arena (9,134) Springfield, MO |
| 1/9/11 7:35 pm, ESPNU | | at Wichita State | W 59–56 | 13–3 (5–0) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 1/12/11 7:00 pm | | Southern Illinois | W 64–51 | 14–3 (6–0) | JQH Arena (8,112) Springfield, MO |
| 1/16/11 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Bradley | W 78–67 | 15–3 (7–0) | Carver Arena (8,551) Peoria, IL |
| 1/19/11 6:00 pm, Ozarks CW | | at Indiana State | L 69–70 | 15–4 (7–1) | Hulman Center (7,230) Terre Haute, IN |
| 1/22/11 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Creighton | W 67–66 | 16–4 (8–1) | JQH Arena (10,655) Springfield, MO |
| 1/25/11 7:00 pm, Ozarks CW | | at Drake | W 73–70 | 17–4 (9–1) | The Knapp Center (4,197) Des Moines, IA |
| 1/30/11 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Northern Iowa | L 59–60 | 17–5 (9–2) | JQH Arena (9,901) Springfield, MO |
| 2/2/11 7:00 pm, Ozarks CW | | at Evansville | L 65–77 | 17–6 (9–3) | Roberts Municipal Stadium (3,463) Evansville, IN |
| 2/5/11 2:00 pm | | Indiana State | W 73–66 | 18–6 (10–3) | JQH Arena (8,201) Springfield, MO |
| 2/9/11 7:00 pm, FS Midwest | | Bradley | W 77–69 | 19–6 (11–3) | JQH Arena (6,649) Springfield, MO |
| 2/12/11 7:00 pm, Ozarks CW | | at Illinois State | W 68–59 | 20–6 (12–3) | Redbird Arena (5,204) Normal, IL |
| 2/15/11 7:00 pm | | Drake | W 60–51 | 21–6 (13–3) | JQH Arena (7,211) Springfield, MO |
| 2/19/11* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Valparaiso ESPN BracketBusters | L 67–80 | 21–7 | Athletics–Recreation Center (5,328) Valparaiso, IN |
| 2/23/11 7:00 pm, KY3 | | at Southern Illinois | W 76–58 | 22–7 (14–3) | SIU Arena (3,687) Carbondale, IL |
| 2/26/11 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Wichita State | W 69–64 | 23–7 (15–3) | JQH Arena (11,077) Springfield, MO |
| Conference Tournament ||||||
| 3/4/11 12:05 pm, MVC TV | (1) | vs. (8) Southern Illinois Quarterfinal | W 58–56 | 24–7 | Scottrade Center (10,608) St. Louis, MO |
| 3/5/11 1:35 pm, MVC TV | (1) | vs. (5) Creighton Semifinal | W 60–50 | 25–7 | Scottrade Center (13,533) St. Louis, MO |
| 3/6/11 1:05 pm, CBS | (1) | vs. (3) Indiana State Final | L 56–60 | 25–8 | Scottrade Center (10,171) St. Louis, MO |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 3/15/11* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3 A) | (6 A) Murray State First Round | W 89–76 | 26–8 | JQH Arena (5,089) Springfield, MO |
| 3/21/11* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (3 A) | at (2 A) Miami (Florida) Second Round | L 72–81 | 26–9 | BankUnited Center (1,623) Coral Gables, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=NIT Alabama bracket. All times are in Central Time. ||||||