Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball

Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball
University	Northwest Missouri State University
First season	1914
All-time record	1,647–992 (.624)
Head coach	Matt Keeley (1st season)
Conference	The MIAA
Location	Maryville, Missouri
Arena	Bearcat Arena (capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Bearcats
Colors	Bearcat green and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament champions
2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Final Four
2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2002, 2004, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
NCAA tournament round of 32
2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1989, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1939, 1945, 1986, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats men's basketball team represents Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, in the NCAA Division II men's basketball competition. The team is currently coached by Ben McCollum, who has been at the helm since 2009.^[2] The Bearcats currently compete, and are one of two founding members remaining, of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).^[3] The basketball team plays its home games in the Bearcat Arena on campus.^[4]