Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represents Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Redhawks play their home games at the Show Me Center. Prior to January 2005, the team's nickname was the Indians.^[2] Prior to joining NCAA Division I in 1991, they participated in the NAIA and NCAA Division II. They were NAIA national champions in 1943. They last appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2023 after clinching an automatic bid to the tournament.

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
2022–23 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team
University	Southeast Missouri State University
Head coach	Brad Korn (3rd season)
Conference	Ohio Valley
Location	Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Arena	Show Me Center (Capacity: 7,373)
Nickname	Redhawks
Colors	Red and black^[1]
NCAA tournament runner-up
1961*, 1986*, 1989*
NCAA tournament Final Four
1961*, 1986*, 1989*
NCAA tournament appearances
1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1979*, 1982*, 1983*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987* 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 2000, 2023 *at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
2000, 2023
Conference regular season champions
2000

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament

The Redhawks have appeared in two NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	#13	First round	#4 LSU	L 61–64
2023	#16	First Four	#16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 71–75

NCAA Division II Tournament

The Redhawks have appeared in 13 NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 28–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1961	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Colorado College Southern Illinois Chicago South Dakota State Wittenburg	W 99–68 W 87–84 W 67–41 W 81–69 L 38–42
1962	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Abilene Christian Arkansas State Nebraska Wesleyan	W 57–55 W 76–64 L 61–71 ^OT
1963	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Southern Illinois Arkansas State	L 79–87 L 75–77
1964	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Regions 3rd-place game	Northern Colorado Ablilene Christian State College of Iowa	W 83–79 W 90–87 L 85–93
1979	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Nicholls State Northeast Missouri State	L 74–89 W 86–82
1982	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Central Florida Tennessee–Martin Florida Southern	W 60–55 W 56–53 L 73–87
1983	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Tennessee–Martin Central Missouri State Cal State Bakersfield	W 83–71 W 74–69 L 70–75
1985	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Alabama A&M Delta State Jacksonville State	W 85–74 W 67–59 L 79–80
1986	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Abilene Christian Delta State Cal State Hayward Cheyney Sacred Heart	W 94–72 W 75–74 W 84–69 W 90–81 L 87–93
1987	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	West Texas State Delta State	W 72–71 L 84–90 ^OT
1988	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Angelo State Missouri-Saint Louis Florida Southern	W 111–75 W 73–69 L 75–78
1989	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Angelo State Central Missouri State Milwaukee UC Riverside North Carolina Central	W 65–60 W 88–73 W 93–84 W 84–83 ^OT L 46–73
1990	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Southern Indiana Missouri Western Kentucky Wesleyan	W 91–73 W 88–73 L 90–91 ^OT

NAIA Tournament

The Redhawks have appeared in one NAIA Tournament. Their record is 5–0 and were national champions in 1943, their only appearance in the tournament.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1943	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Dakota Wesleyan Westminster (MO) Eastern Washington Murray State Northwest Missouri State	W 50–30 W 56–33 W 57–51 W 38–36 W 34–32

Notable players

NBA

Southeast Missouri State has had two former players go on to play in the NBA.

Name	Years in NBA
Antonius Cleveland	2018-20
Rich Eichhorst	1962

References

1. "Ohio Valley Conference Style Guide" (PDF). June 20, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
2. Bliss, Mark (August 26, 2004). "SEMO to retire Indian, Otahkian nicknames Oct. 22". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

External links

• Official website