2012-13 MenÊs Basketball Guide SEASON OUTLOOK
2012-13 Bears Season Outlook .................................2-5 MVC Preseason Poll ........................................................4 Missouri State Quick Facts .............................................5 Missouri State Numerical Roster ...................................5 2012-13 Schedule ..........................................................6 Bears on TV .....................................................................6 Travel Itinerary 6
THE PLAYERS
Anthony Downing..........................................................8-9 Jarmar Gulley........................................................... 10-11 Keith Pickens........................................................... 12-14 Nathan Scheer ........................................................ 15-17 Christian Kirk ........................................................... 18-19 Tomie Aromona ....................................................... 20-21 Dorrian Williams ............................................................22 Drew Wilson .................................................................. 23 Bruce Marshall ..............................................................24 Michael Simpson...........................................................26 Gavin Thurman ..............................................................27 Ryan Carmichael ...........................................................28 Alphabetical & Numerical Rosters ...............................29 Squad Breakdown .........................................................29 Radio/TV Chart 30
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Paul Lusk ............................................32-35 Lusk-Era Superlatives ...................................................35 Asst. Coach Pat Baldwin ...............................................36 Asst. Coach Jermaine Henderson ................................37 Asst. Coach Derrick Tilmon...........................................38 Basketball Ops Sam McMahon ....................................39 Video Coordinator Cody Seidel .....................................40 MSU Coaches Career Playing Stats .............................41 Support Personnel ........................................................42
ADMINISTRATION
President Clif Smart ......................................................44 Vice Presidents and Administrative Council ................44 Director of Athletics Kyle Moats ...................................45 Atheltics Staff ..........................................................46-49 MSU Athletics Staff Photo Directory ...................... 50-51 MSU Athletics Directory ................................................52
MISSOURI STATE EXPERIENCE
2012-13 MSU Basketball Guide
The 2012-13 Missouri State Men’s Basketball Guide was written and designed by Assistant Athletics Director for Communications, Rick Kindhart with assistance from Eric Doennig and Kevin Kane. Cover design by Rick Kindhart. Additional content and proofing assistance was provided by Tim Bohn, Adam Samson, Kevin Agee, Faith Lorhan and Britney Brown. Photos are courtesy of MSU Photographics Services, John Wall director and Kevin White, assistant director. Additional images from MSU archives and personal collections. For additional information on Missouri State University men’s basketball, please contact us at (417) 836-5402 or visit www.MissouriStateBears.com. (Version 1, Nov. 7, 2012)
Tradition ................................................................... 54-57 JQH Arena ................................................................58-59 Facilities ...................................................................60-63 Sports Medicine ............................................................64 Strength & Conditioning ...............................................65 Bears in the Pros .....................................................66-67 In the Spotlight ........................................................68-69 The University .......................................................... 70-71 Student Life .............................................................72-73 Academics ............................................................... 74-75 Spirit ...............................................................................76 In the Community ..........................................................77 Springfield................................................................78-79 Camps ............................................................................80 Chronology of MSU Athletics ........................................80
2011-12 IN REVIEW
Honors and Awards .......................................................86 Bears in Final NCAA and MVC Stats.............................86 MVC Tournament Final Bracket....................................86 Senior Statistics and Career Summaries ....................87 Final Statistics and Results ..........................................88 Final MVC Statistics and Results .................................89 MVC Tournament Statistics ..........................................89 Season Superlatives .....................................................90 Team and Individual Game-by-Game Stats .................91 Breaking Down the Bears .......................................92-93 2011-12 Game-by-Game Summaries..................94-109 Final MVC Team & Individual Statistics .............110-111 2012 Foreign Tour Summary .................................... 112
RECORDS & HISTORY
Year-by-Year Summary ................................................114 All-Time Coaching Summary .......................................115 Yearly Results ......................................................116-133 Retired Numbers ........................................................ 133 Charlie Spoonhour in Memoriam .............................. 133 NCAA Tournament History ................................. 134-136 NCAA Tournament Records ................................137-138 Postseason Tournament History ............................... 139 NIT Records .........................................................140-141 MVC Tournament Records ..................................142-144 MVC All-Time Champions ............................................145 All-Time MVC Standings (1990-91 to present)..........146 MSU Records Summary ..............................................147 Single-Game Records..................................................148 Bears vs. Top 25 Teams..............................................148 Single-Season Records ...............................................149 Career Records........................................................... 150 1,000-Point Club .........................................................151 Yearly Team Statistics ........................................ 152-153 Division I Era W-L Breadown ..................................... 153 Yearly Statistical Leaders .................................. 154-155 Honors and Awards .............................................156-157 Individual Career Totals ......................................158-161 Misc. Streaks and Records.........................................161 All-Time Lettermen ..............................................162-163 Facilities Through the Years .......................................162 All-Time Assistant Coaches.........................................163 McDonald Arena Records ...........................................164 Hammons Student Center Records ...........................164 JQH Arena Records ....................................................165 All-Time Attendance Summary/Records ....................166
OPPONENTS & MEDIA INFO.
2012-13 Opponents ...........................................168-178 2013 MVC Tournament ............................................. 180 2012 Postseason Tournament Information ............. 182 NCAA, NIT and CBI Brackets ...................................... 183 MVC Television Schedule ........................................... 184 MVC Composite Schedule ..................................186-187 Missouri Valley Conference Information ........... 188-189 Series Game-by-Game Results.......................... 190-199 2012-13 Opponent Series Summaries .................... 199 MSU Series Summary vs. All Opponents ...........200-201 2013 MVC Tournament Bracket.................................201 Covering the Bears ............................................. 202-203 JQH Arena Information............................................... 204
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