2019-20 NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2017, 2019 NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 19 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 20 MIAA REGULAR SEASON TITLES 8 MIAA TOURNAMENT CROWNS NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCAT STORYLINES ON THE AIR • Stream - www.TheMIAANetwork.com NO. 1 BEARCATS IN KC FOR 2020 MIAA TOURNAMENT • Radio - KXCV (90.5 FM) The No. 1-ranked Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team (30-1 • Stats - www.BearcatSports.com overall) will compete in the championship game of the 2020 MIAA Tour- nament held at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City on Sunday at 3:15 p.m. Northwest has won 22 straight games overall entering Sunday. SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Results FIFTH 30-WIN SEASON 10/26 at Duke (Exhibition) L, 69-63 Northwest has reached the 30-win mark for the fifth time in program his- SCB Hall of Fame Classic (St. Joseph, Mo.) tory with its 80-54 trouncing of Missouri Western. 11/1 #22 Daemen College W, 85-65 11/2 #9 Southern Nazarene W, 100-88 Hillyard Tipoff Classic (St. Joseph, Mo.) 15TH TITLE GAME APPEARANCE 11/8 Minnesota-Crookston W, 60-52 Northwest will be making its 15th MIAA Tournament title game appear- 11/9 MSU Moorhead W, 92-71 ance on Sunday against No. 3-seeded and No. 22-ranked Missouri South- 11/14 Saint Mary (Kan.) W, 92-40 ern. The Bearcats have won eight MIAA Tournament titles, including four 11/21 William Jewell W, 102-59 consecutive entering Sunday. Northwest is 4-2 all-time in the MIAA Tour- 11/27 Illinois-Springfield W, 91-56 nament vs. Missouri Southern. The Bearcats and Lions met in the MIAA 12/5 at Lincoln* W, 87-53 final in 2000 when the Lions prevailed 90-79. 12/7 at Central Missouri* L, 62-50 12/16 Central Methodist W, 110-66 12/20 Truman State W, 81-66 DRIVE FOR FIVE STRAIGHT MIAA CROWNS 1/1 Simpson W, 101-66 Under the direction of 11th-year head coach Ben McCollum, the Bearcats 1/4 Northeastern State* W, 76-65 have won four straight MIAA tournament championships. Northwest be- 1/6 Rogers State* W, 74-55 came the first MIAA school to win four straight tournament titles in 2019. 1/9 at Emporia State* W, 71-56 1/11 at Washburn* W, 73-68 WELTY OWNS MIAA TOURNEY TRIPLES MARK 1/18 Missouri Western* W, 65-56 Northwest senior Ryan Welty has sank 29 three-pointers in 11 MIAA tour- 1/23 Nebraska-Kearney* W, 65-60 1/25 Fort Hays State* W, 83-57 nament games to become the league’s all-time career leader. Pittsburg 1/30 at Newman* W, 98-69 State’s Oscar Gonzalez held the previous career mark in MIAA tourneys 2/1 at Central Oklahoma* W, 84-79 with 28 made three-pointers from 1996-1999. 2/6 Central Missouri* W, 81-47 2/8 Lincoln* W, 96-49 38 WINS IN A ROW ON NEUTRAL COURTS 2/13 at #14 Missouri Southern* W, 96-75 Northwest has won 38 straight games on neutral floors. It is the longest 2/15 at Pittsburg State* W, 95-60 active win streak among all NCAA Div. I, II and III schools. Northwest has 2/20 #17 Missouri Southern* W, 77-76 2/22 Pittsburg State* W, 73-64 won 16 consecutive games at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. 2/25 Missouri Western* W, 92-69 2/27 Washburn* W, 69-61 BEARCAT STARTING FIVE 3/5 vs. Lincoln W, 75-54 3/7 vs. Missouri Western W, 80-54 3/8 vs. #22 Missouri Southern 3:15 pm 3/14-17 NCAA Central Region TBD * - indicates MIAA game BOLD - home games in Bearcat Arena #1 Diego Bernard #12 Trevor Hudgins #33 Ryan Hawkins #42 Luke Waters #44 Ryan Welty NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCAT MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES TV/RADIO ROSTER #1 Diego Bernard #3 Jaran Richman #5 Kirk Finley #10 Wes Dreamer #12 Trevor Hudgins #22 Mitch Mascari So., Guard Jr., Guard Sr., Guard Fr., Forward So., Guard Fr., Guard St. Joseph, Mo. Hamilton, Mo. Blue Springs, Mo. Alva, Neb. Manhattan, Kan. Geneva, Ill. #24 Daric Laing #32 Tyler Dougherty #33 Ryan Hawkins #35 Christian Stanislav #42 Luke Waters #44 Ryan Welty Jr., Guard Sr., Forward Jr., Forward Fr., Guard R-Fr., Guard Sr., Forward Chariton, Iowa Omaha, Neb. Atlantic, Iowa Glenwood, Iowa Olathe, Kan. Parkville, Mo. 2019-20 Bearcat Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Diego Bernard G 6-0 170 So. St. Joseph, Mo. / Lafayette HS 3 Jaran Richman G 6-0 170 Jr. Hamilton, Mo. / North Central Missouri Coll. 5 Kirk Finley G 6-4 170 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HS 10 Wes Dreamer F 6-7 200 Fr. Alvo, Neb. / Lincoln East HS 12 Trevor Hudgins G 6-0 180 So. Manhattan, Kan. / Manhattan HS 22 Mitch Mascari G 6-5 185 Fr. Geneva, Ill. / Geneva HS 24 Daric Laing G 6-2 175 Jr. Chariton, Iowa / Chariton HS 32 Tyler Dougherty F 6-7 215 Sr. Omaha, Neb. / Papillion-LaVista HS 33 Ryan Hawkins F 6-7 220 Jr. Atlantic, Iowa / Atlantic HS 35 Christian Stanislav G 6-4 170 Fr. Glenwood, Iowa / Glenwood HS 42 Luke Waters G 6-6 200 R-Fr. Olathe, Kan. / Olathe Northwest HS 44 Ryan Welty F 6-8 190 Sr. Parkville, Mo. / Park Hill South HS Head Coach: Ben McCollum (11th year) Assistant Coach: Zach Schneider Graduate Assistants: Xavier Kurth, Dray Starzl Athletic Trainer: Nick Peters @NWBearcatMBB nwbearcat_MBB WWW.BEARCATSPORTS.COM #OABAAB NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCAT MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES 2020 MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship Wed., March 4 6 p.m. Game 1 - No. 9 Lincoln 78, No. 8 Central Oklahoma 68 8:15 p.m. Game 2 - No. 10 Pittsburg State 79, No. 7 Nebraska-Kearney, 73 OT Thurs., March 5 6 p.m. Game 3 - No. 1 Northwest Mo. St. 75, No. 9 Lincoln 54 8:15 p.m. Game 4 - No. 2 Rogers State 71, Pittsburg State 69 Fri., March 6 6 p.m. Game 5 - No. 4 Missouri Western 72, No. 5 Washburn 70 8:15 p.m. Game 6 - No. 3 Missouri Southern 96, No. 6 Northeastern State 60 Sat., March 7 6 p.m. Game 7 - No. 1 Northwest Mo. St 80, No. 4 Missouri Western 54 8:15 p.m. Game 8 - No. 3 Missouri Southern 76, No. 2 Rogers State 70 Sun., March 8 3:15 p.m. Game 9 - No. 1 Northwest Mo. St. vs. No. 3 Missouri Southern NO. 1 BEARCATS IN KC FOR Missouri Southern. Northwest became the first 2020 MIAA TOURNAMENT The Bearcats have won eight MIAA school to win four straight The No. 1-ranked Northwest Mis- MIAA Tournament titles, including league tournament titles in 2019. souri State men’s basketball team four consecutive entering Sunday. Overall, Northwest holds the (30-1 overall, 18-1 MIAA) will com- The Bearcats are 2-0 against league mark with eight MIAA tour- pete in the championship game of Missouri Southern (W, 96, 75; W, nament titles. the 2020 MIAA Tournament held 77-76) this season. at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas Northwest is 4-2 all-time in MIAA Tournament Titles City. The title game will be played the MIAA Tournament vs. Missouri Northwest Missouri State - 8 Sunday at 3:15 p.m. Southern. The Bearcats and Lions Central Missouri - 6 met in the MIAA final in 2000 when Washburn - 5 FIFTH 30-WIN SEASON the Lions prevailed 90-79. Missouri Western - 4 Northwest has reached the 30-win Southeast Missouri State - 4 mark for the fifth time in program Northwest in MIAA Title Games Missouri Southern - 3 history with its 80-54 trouncing of 1984 - UCM 70, Northwest 65 Southwest Baptist - 2 Missouri Western. 1989 - Northwest 82, UCM 77 Truman State - 2 Northwest set its single-sea- 1998 - MWSU 65, Northwest 52 Fort Hays State - 1 son win mark in 2018-19 when the 1999 - Truman St. 70, Northwest 68 Pittsburg State - 1 Bearcats won 38 games en route to 2000 - MSSU 90, Northwest 79 Missouri S&T - 1 the national championship. 2001 - WU 81, Northwest 74 Missouri St. Louis - 1 The Bearcats have tallied 30 2002 - Northwest 71, MWSU 58 Nebraska-Omaha - 1 or more wins in three of the last 2004 - Northwest 78, WU 71 four seasons. 2008 - Northwest 57, ESU 51 BEARCATS IN MIAA TOURNEY 2013 - UCM 79, Northwest 76 (OT) All-Time - MIAA Tournament 30-Win Seasons 2016 - Northwest 61, UNK 53 Overall - 45-25 35-1 - 2016-17 2017 - Northwest 69, UCM 61 First Round - 1-0 36-0 - 2018-19 31-0 - 1929-30 2018 - Northwest 80, WU 74 Quarterfinals - 21-7 31-6 - 1930-31 2019 - Northwest 82, WU 53 Semifinals - 15-12 30-1 - 2019-20 Championships - 8-6 DRIVE FOR FIVE STRAIGHT Overtime Games - 0-4 15TH TITLE GAME APPEARANCE MIAA CROWNS Northwest will be making its 15th Under the direction of 11th-year Northwest Record When Seeded: MIAA Tournament title game head coach Ben McCollum, the No. 1 - 15-4 appearance on Sunday against Bearcats have won four straight No. 2 - 14-4 No. 3-seeded and No. 22-ranked MIAA tournament championships. No. 3 - 9-8 @NWBearcatMBB nwbearcat_mbb WWW.BEARCATSPORTS.COM #OABAAB NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCAT MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES No. 4 - 1-1 2019-20 MIAA Men’s Basketball Postseason Awards No. 5 - 2-3 Player of the Year - Trevor Hudgins - Northwest, So. No. 6 - 0-1 Def. Player of the Year - Ryan Hawkins - Northwest, Jr.