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 KANSAS CITY FOR MIAA TOURNAMENT • Radio - KXCV (90.5 FM) The No. 1-ranked Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team (29-1 • Stats - www.BearcatSports.com overall, 18-1 MIAA) will compete at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City for the 2020 MIAA Tournament. SCHEDULE/RESULTS WHAT AWAITS Date Opponent Time/Results Northwest will take on the winner of the No. 4 Missouri Western vs. No. 10/26 at Duke (Exhibition) L, 69-63 5 Washburn game on Saturday at 6 p.m. in the first semifinal. Northwest SCB Hall of Fame Classic (St. Joseph, Mo.) defeated Lincoln in the quarterfinal on Thursday, 75-54. The title game 11/1 #22 Daemen College W, 85-65 will be played Sunday at 3:15 p.m. 11/2 #9 Southern Nazarene W, 100-88 Hillyard Tipoff Classic (St. Joseph, Mo.) 11/8 Minnesota-Crookston W, 60-52 MCCOLLUM IN MIAA TOURNAMENT 11/9 MSU Moorhead W, 92-71 Overall, Bearcat head coach Ben McCollum is 19-4 in the MIAA Tourna- 11/14 Saint Mary (Kan.) W, 92-40 ment. He has guided the Bearcats to five appearances in the finals with 11/21 William Jewell W, 102-59 four tournament championships. With a win over Lincoln on Thursday, 11/27 Illinois-Springfield W, 91-56 Bearcat McCollum has guided Northwest to a perfect 9-0 mark in MIAA 12/5 at Lincoln* W, 87-53 quarterfinal games. McCollum has posted a mark of 5-3 in the MIAA 12/7 at Central Missouri* L, 62-50 semifinals. McCollum and Northwest has won four consecutive MIAA 12/16 Central Methodist W, 110-66 semifinal matchups. 12/20 Truman State W, 81-66 1/1 Simpson W, 101-66 1/4 Northeastern State* W, 76-65 21-GAME WIN STREAK FOR NW 1/6 Rogers State* W, 74-55 The Bearcats are in the midst of a 21-game win streak, which is tied for 1/9 at Emporia State* W, 71-56 the second-longest active win streak among NCAA Division II teams. 1/11 at Washburn* W, 73-68 Lincoln Memorial owns the nation’s longest win streak at 30. Earlier this 1/18 Missouri Western* W, 65-56 season, Northwest had a 46-game win streak snapped. The Bearcats are 1/23 Nebraska-Kearney* W, 65-60 1/25 Fort Hays State* W, 83-57 67-1 over the last two seasons. 1/30 at Newman* W, 98-69 2/1 at Central Oklahoma* W, 84-79 37 IN A ROW ON NEUTRAL COURTS 2/6 Central Missouri* W, 81-47 Northwest has won 37 straight games on neutral floors. It is the longest 2/8 Lincoln* W, 96-49 active win streak among all NCAA Div. I, II and III schools. Northwest’s 2/13 at #14 Missouri Southern* W, 96-75 last loss on a neutral floor came Nov. 13, 2015, vs. Upper Iowa (L, 76-72). 2/15 at Pittsburg State* W, 95-60 Northwest has also won 15 consecutive games played in Municipal Audi- 2/20 #17 Missouri Southern* W, 77-76 2/22 Pittsburg State* W, 73-64 torium. 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 MIAA Semifinal 6 pm 3/8 MIAA Championship 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 vs. No. 5 Washburn 8:15 p.m. Game 6 - No. 3 Missouri Southern vs. No. 6 Northeastern State Sat., March 7 6 p.m. Game 7 - No. 1 Northwest Mo. St vs. Game 5 winner 8:15 p.m. Game 8 - No. 2 Rogers State vs. Game 6 winner Sun., March 8 3:15 p.m. Game 9 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner NO. 1 BEARCATS IN KC FOR 18, Northwest Mo. St. (2019-20) MIAA Tournament Titles 2020 MIAA TOURNAMENT 17, Southwest Baptist (2008-09) Northwest Missouri State - 8 The No. 1-ranked Northwest Central Missouri - 6 Missouri State men’s basketball WHAT AWAITS Washburn - 5 team (29-1 overall, 18-1 MIAA) will Northwest will take on the winner Missouri Western - 4 compete at Municipal Auditorium of the No. 4 Missouri Western vs. Southeast Missouri State - 4 in Kansas City for the 2020 MIAA No. 5 Washburn game on Satur- Missouri Southern - 3 Tournament. day at 6 p.m. in the first semifinal. Southwest Baptist - 2 Northwest defeated Lincoln in the Truman State - 2 18 MIAA TRIUMPHS IN 2019-20 quarterfinal on Thursday, 75-54. Fort Hays State - 1 Northwest completed its MIAA Northwest is 5-4 all-time Pittsburg State - 1 slate with a mark of 18-1 - one vic- vs. Missouri Western in the MIAA Missouri S&T - 1 tory shy of tying the league mark Tournament. Northwest is 7-3 Missouri St. Louis - 1 for wins in a season. all-time vs. Washburn in the MIAA Nebraska-Omaha - 1 It’s the fourth time in program Tournament. history that Northwest has won 18 The Bearcats are 2-0 against BEARCATS IN MIAA TOURNEY or more MIAA games. Missouri Western (W, 65-56; W, All-Time - MIAA Tournament Missouri Southern (2010-11) 92-69) and Washburn (W, 73-68; W, Overall - 44-25 and Northwest (2015-16 and 2018- 69-61) this season. First Round - 1-0 19) each won 19 MIAA games to The title game will be played Quarterfinals - 21-7 set the league standard. Sunday at 3:15 p.m. Semifinals - 14-12 Missouri Southern went 19-3 Championships - 8-6 under head coach Robert Korn in DRIVE FOR FIVE STRAIGHT Overtime Games - 0-4 2010-11. MIAA CROWNS Northwest went 19-3 under Under the direction of 11th-year Northwest Record When Seeded: head coach Ben McCollum in head coach Ben McCollum, the No. 1 - 14-4 2015-16. The Bearcats were a per- Bearcats have won four straight No. 2 - 14-4 fect 19-0 in 2018-19. MIAA tournament championships. No. 3 - 9-8 Northwest became the first No. 4 - 1-1 MIAA Record for Wins MIAA school to win four straight No. 5 - 2-3 19, Missouri Southern (2010-11) league tournament titles in 2019. No. 6 - 0-1 19, Northwest Mo. St. (2015-16) Overall, Northwest holds the No. 7 - 0-0 19, Northwest Mo. St. (2018-19) league mark with eight MIAA tour- No. 8 - 0-3 18, Central Missouri (2009-10) nament titles. 18, Northwest Mo. St. (2016-17) @NWBearcatMBB nwbearcat_mbb WWW.BEARCATSPORTS.COM #OABAAB NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCAT MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Northwest Record Against: 2019-20 MIAA Men’s Basketball Postseason Awards Central Missouri - 4-5 Player of the Year - Trevor Hudgins - Northwest, So. Central Oklahoma - 1-0 Def. Player of the Year - Ryan Hawkins - Northwest, Jr. Emporia State - 3-0 Freshman of the Year - Will Eames - Missouri Western, Fr.