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.

Central Arkansas Bears

2023–24 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

University

University of Central Arkansas

Head coach

Vacant

Conference

ASUN

Location

Conway, Arkansas

Arena

Farris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)

Nickname

Bears

Colors

Purple and gray^[1]

NCAA tournament round of 32

2005*

NCAA tournament appearances

2005*
*at the Division II level

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 were recently led by head coach Anthony Boone.

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

Notable players

Scottie Pippen - Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Jordan Howard
Clifton Bush

References

External links

Central Arkansas Bears basketball

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

ASUN Conference men's basketball

ASUN Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Austin Peay Governors Bellarmine Knights Central Arkansas Bears Eastern Kentucky Colonels Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Kennesaw State Owls (leaving in 2024) Lipscomb Bisons North Alabama Lions North Florida Ospreys Queens Royals Stetson Hatters
Future teams	West Georgia Wolves (joining in 2024)
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