Central Arkansas Bears basketball

Central Arkansas Bears
men's basketball
Central Arkansas Bears; men's basketball
	2024–25 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team
University	University of Central Arkansas
Head coach	John Shulman (1st season)
Conference	ASUN
Location	Conway, Arkansas
Arena	Farris Center ; (capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Bears
Colors	Purple and gray;
NCAA tournament round of 32
	2005*
NCAA tournament appearances
	2005; at the Division II level

For information on all University of Central Arkansas sports, see Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears

For information about the Central Arkansas women's team, see Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball.

The Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. UCA currently plays in the ASUN Conference, which it joined in 2021 after 15 seasons as a member of the Southland Conference.^[2] The Bears play home games at the Farris Center located on the UCA campus in Conway, Arkansas and are currently led by head coach John Shulman.

The school was formerly known as "Arkansas State Teachers School" and the "State College of Arkansas". Prior to competition at the NCAA Division I level, the Bears also competed in the NAIA and NCAA Division II.

Postseason

NCAA Division II Tournament

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2005	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	West Georgia Lynn	W 74–71 L 69–73

NAIA Tournament

The Bears have appeared in 15 NAIA tournaments. Their combined record is 13–16.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1937	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place game	Saint Benedict's Morningside Southwestern (KS)	W 34–33 L 33–40 L 38–46
1938	First round	Central State (OK)	L 34–43
1940	First round	Kansas Wesleyan	L 33–45
1942	First round	Pittsburg State	L 34–37
1946	First round	Pepperdine	L 37–63
1948	First round	Manhattan	L 60–65
1959	First round Second Round	Pikeville Fort Hays State	W 70–67 L 48–59
1961	First round	Westminster (PA)	L 60–68
1974	First round	Hanover	L 83–87
1975	First round	Alcorn State	L 77–88
1980	First round Second Round Quarterfinals	Augsburg Rockhurst Alabama State	W 67–61 W 54–53 L 53–67
1990	First round Second Round	Paul Quinn David Lipscomb	W 62–53 L 66–70
1991	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Olivet Nazarene Rio Grande Athens State Taylor Oklahoma City	W 75–66 W 99–67 W 95–64 W 66–60 L 74–77
1992	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Charleston (WV) Spring Hill Erskine BYU Hawaiʻi Oklahoma City	W 77–70 W 87–83 W 74–62 W 72–65 L 73–82
1993	First round	Central Washington	L 66–78

CBI results

The Bears have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First round Quarterfinals	Seattle Jacksonville State	W 92–90^OT L 59–80

Retired numbers

No.	Player	Pos.	Tenure	No. ret.	Ref.
33	Scottie Pippen ^{[n 1]}	SF	1983–1987	Jan 2010	^[3]^[4]

Notes

^ Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

References

^ UCA Standards Guide (PDF). September 28, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ Retirement of Jersey Honor for Pippen at UCA.edu
^ Central Arkansas retires Scottie Pippen's jersey at NBA.com, 20 Jan 2010

External links

Official website

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[naism-3] Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

[1] UCA Standards Guide (PDF). September 28, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[2] "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[4] Retirement of Jersey Honor for Pippen at UCA.edu

[5] Central Arkansas retires Scottie Pippen's jersey at NBA.com, 20 Jan 2010

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v t e Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Venues	Farris Center (1972–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e ASUN Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Austin Peay Governors Bellarmine Knights Central Arkansas Bears Eastern Kentucky Colonels Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Lipscomb Bisons North Alabama Lions North Florida Ospreys Queens Royals Stetson Hatters West Georgia Wolves
Championships & awards	ASUN men's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25