The men’s basketball team finished the regular season strong to make the MIAA tournament on a tie-breaker as the No. 12 seed. Unfortunately, there was no underdog run for the Griffons who saw their season end in the first round of the tournament with a loss at No. 5-seed Central Missouri. The Griffons ended with an overall record of 6-21 and a 4-15 record in the MIAA. After five years as head coach, Brett Weiberg resigned following the season.

Cole Clearman

Cole Clearman became the program’s all-time leader in three-point field goals with 233, breaking the 27-year old record of Heath Dudley ’93 (217) on Feb. 7 at Washburn. In the same game, the senior guard became Missouri Western’s 15th member of the 1,000-point club. Guard Lavon Hightower was named honorable mention All-MIAA.