Gorilla Basketball
All-Time Scores -- 1980-1989
1979-80
Head Coach: Bob Johnson
Record: 5-22, 3-11 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/24 at Marymount Salina, Kan. 70- 97
11/26 at Bethany Lindsborg, Kan. 71- 72
11/28 Benedictine Pittsburg 88- 73
12/1 Newman Pittsburg 67- 72
12/8 Central Missouri Pittsburg 90- 94
12/10 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 82- 87
12/14 vs. Southwestern Wichita, Kan. 67- 66
12/15 at Friends Wichita, Kan. 77- 79
1/3 vs. Marymount Wichita, Kan. 75- 97
1/4 vs. Ozarks, Mo. Wichita, Kan. 84-104
1/7 Marymount Pittsburg 78- 84
1/12 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 70- 68
1/14 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 59- 75
1/18 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 78-100
1/19 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 65- 63
1/22 at Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 73- 87
1/25 Washburn * Pittsburg 55- 88
1/26 Emporia State * Pittsburg 74- 73
2/1 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 60- 84
2/2 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 79- 84
2/8 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 84- 93
2/9 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 75- 79
2/15 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 68- 75
2/16 Wayne State, Neb. * + Pittsburg 78- 80
2/22 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 87- 99
2/23 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 69- 92
2/26 at Newman Wichita, Kan. 67- 84
+ overtime
* Central States Intercollegiate
1980-81
Head Coach: John Hickman
Record: 4-24, 1-13 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/15 at John Brown Siloam Sprngs, Ark. 68- 90
11/22 Marymount Pittsburg 69- 88
11/25 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 59- 67
11/27 Newman Pittsburg 68- 63
12/2 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 69- 83
12/6 at Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Mo. 58- 89
12/10 John Brown Pittsburg 79- 75
12/13 at Newman Wichita, Kan. 69- 73
12/19 at Friends Wichita, Kan. 71- 85
12/20 vs. Bethel Wichita, Kan. 70- 71
1/2 vs. Missouri-Rolla Joplin, Mo. 59- 80
1/3 vs. Baker Joplin, Mo. 66- 68
1/5 at Marymount Salina, Kan. 84-128
1/10 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 62- 78
1/12 Benedictine Pittsburg 82- 71
1/16 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 68- 72
1/17 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 47- 62
1/23 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 58- 74
1/24 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 88- 89
1/30 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 61- 71
1/31 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 70- 77
2/6 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 69- 74
2/7 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 61- 63
2/11 at Avila, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. 85- 89
2/13 Washburn * Pittsburg 48- 68
2/14 Emporia State * Pittsburg 70- 68
2/20 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 81- 95
2/21 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 64- 88
* Central States Intercollegiate
1981-82
Head Coach: John Hickman
Record: 15-15, 7-7 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/20 vs. Missouri-Kansas City Liberty, Mo. 61- 63
11/21 at William Jewell Liberty, Mo. 63- 49
11/24 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 69- 65
11/27 at Southwest Missouri Springfield, Mo. 63- 75
11/30 Ozarks, Mo. Pittsburg 72- 63
12/2 at Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. 50- 66
12/5 at Evangel Springfield, Mo. 62- 58
12/8 Avila, Mo. Pittsburg 65- 59
12/10 Benedictine Pittsburg 91- 71
12/12 Northeastern State + Pittsburg 69- 71
1/5 Baker Pittsburg 78- 59
1/7 Evangel Pittsburg 70- 50
1/9 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 67- 74
1/13 at Northeastern State Tahlequah, Okla. 50- 55
1/15 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 62- 61
1/16 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 68- 83
1/19 Baptist Bible Pittsburg 65- 61
1/22 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 92- 78
1/23 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 48- 50
1/29 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 63- 61
1/30 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 53- 58
2/1 at Baker Baldwin City, Kan. 76- 90
2/5 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 74- 92
2/6 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 69- 63
2/12 Emporia State * Pittsburg 67- 57
2/13 Washburn * Pittsburg 74- 63
2/15 at Benedictine ++ Atchison, Kan. 69- 72
2/19 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 64- 66
2/20 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 58- 96
2/25 at Emporia State-n Emporia, Kan. 51- 55
+ overtime
++ double overtime
* Central States Intercollegiate
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs
1982-83
Head Coach: John Hickman
Record: 7-23, 2-12 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/22 at Northeastern State Tahlequah, Okla. 47- 48
11/23 at Oklahoma Baptist Shawnee, Okla. 72- 85
11/30 Southwest Baptist Pittsburg 57- 67
12/2 at Evangel Springfield, Mo. 74- 49
12/4 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 70- 60
12/6 Northeastern State Pittsburg 39- 37
12/8 Drury + Pittsburg 60- 61
12/10 at Baker Baldwin City, Kan. 62- 67
12/11 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 54- 60
12/17 at Ozarks, Ark. Clarksville, Ark. 54- 74
1/8 Missouri Southern * + Pittsburg 60- 64
1/14 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 58- 70
1/15 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 64- 72
1/18 Baker Pittsburg 86- 53
1/21 Missouri Western * + Pittsburg 68- 71
1/22 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 65- 51
1/24 Benedictine Pittsburg 51- 52
1/28 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 57- 63
1/29 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 67- 83
2/4 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 57- 64
2/5 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 61- 65
2/8 at Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. 54- 56
2/11 Washburn * Pittsburg 46- 51
2/12 Emporia State * Pittsburg 56- 66
2/14 at Drury Springfield, Mo. 61- 80
2/18 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 51- 56
2/19 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 69- 81
2/22 Evangel Pittsburg 69- 56
2/26 Oklahoma Baptist Pittsburg 51- 50
3/5 at Emporia State-n Emporia, Kan. 60- 64
+ overtime
* Central States Intercollegiate
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs
1983-84
Head Coach: John Hickman
Record: 9-17, 4-10 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/24 vs. Central Arkansas Springfield, Mo. 68- 85
11/25 vs. Lincoln Springfield, Mo. 39- 56
11/26 at Evangel Springfield, Mo. 55- 59
11/29 Newman Pittsburg 76- 62
12/3 at Southwest Missouri Springfield, Mo. 47- 72
12/5 Ottawa Pittsburg 90- 72
12/7 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 75- 69
12/17 at Louisiana College Pineville, La. 70- 65
12/19 at Phillips, Miss. Gulfport, Miss. 93- 84
12/21 at Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. 45- 74
12/22 at Xavier, La. New Orleans, La. 57- 70
1/6 Doane, Neb. Pittsburg 71- 69
1/7 Nebraska Wesleyan Pittsburg 70- 77
1/13 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 73- 64
1/14 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 80- 87
1/20 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 67- 94
1/21 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 78-100
1/27 Emporia State * Pittsburg 84- 77
1/28 Washburn * Pittsburg 46- 59
2/3 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 74- 86
2/4 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 61- 86
2/10 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 63- 64
2/11 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 71- 54
2/17 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 63- 82
2/18 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 68- 74
2/22 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 59- 85
* Central States Intercollegiate
1984-85
Head Coach: Jerry Reynolds
Record: 16-15, 4-10 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/13 Benedictine Pittsburg, Kan. 64- 52
11/16 vs. Central Oklahoma Tahlequah, Okla. 63- 64
11/17 at Northeastern State Tahlequah, Okla. 61- 67
11/20 at Newman Wichita, Kan. 74- 73
11/22 vs. Oklahoma Christian Springfield, Mo. 49- 60
11/23 vs. Southwest Baptist Springfield, Mo. 88- 48
11/24 vs. Ozarks, Ark. Springfield, Mo. 76- 67
11/27 at John Brown Siloam Springs, Ark. 47- 43
12/1 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 55- 61
12/4 John Brown Pittsburg, Kan. 75- 63
12/7 Belhaven, Miss. Pittsburg, Kan. 79- 67
12/7 vs. Midwestern State Warrensburg, Mo. 70- 63
12/8 at Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 47- 62
1/12 Evangel Pittsburg 86- 67
1/14 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 64- 57
1/18 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 73- 90
1/19 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 44- 59
1/25 Washburn * Pittsburg 67- 77
1/26 Emporia State * Pittsburg 83- 70
2/1 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 67- 51
2/2 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 67- 68
2/8 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 67- 80
2/9 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 55- 79
2/12 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 68- 65
2/15 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 56- 57
2/16 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 68- 71
2/18 Park, Mo. Pittsburg 86- 60
2/22 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 74- 91
2/23 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 63- 61
2/26 at Ottawa Ottawa, Kan. 85- 73
3/2 at Marymount-n Salina, Kan. 90- 98
* Central States Inntercollegiate
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs
1985-86
Head Coach: Ken Ash
Record: 17-12, 5-9 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/22 St. Mary of the Plains Pittsburg 71- 52
11/23 Graceland, Iowa Pittsburg 96- 65
11/28 Ottawa Pittsburg 90- 50
12/5 MidAmerica Nazarene Pittsburg 81- 73
12/7 John Brown Pittsburg 71- 61
12/9 at MidAmerica Nazarene Olathe, Kan. 75- 69
12/14 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 62- 52
1/9 at Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Mo. 67- 62
1/10 vs. Emporia State Kansas City, Mo. 63- 75
1/11 vs. William Jewell Kansas City, Mo. 80- 95
1/14 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 80-101
1/17 Emporia State * Pittsburg 67- 69
1/18 Washburn * Pittsburg 57- 59
1/21 at John Brown Siloam Springs, Ark. 67- 65
1/24 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 58- 75
1/25 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 63- 61
1/31 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 82- 76
2/1 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 73- 78
2/5 Benedictine Pittsburg 82- 58
2/7 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 89- 69
2/8 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 86- 75
2/14 at Washburn * +++ Topeka, Kan. 89- 92
2/15 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 75- 86
2/18 Newman Pittsburg 79- 65
2/21 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 68- 94
2/22 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 98-105
2/26 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 86- 72
3/1 Newman-n Pittsburg 85- 71
3/3 at Emporia State-n Emporia, Kan. 62- 82
+++ triple overtime
* Central States Intercollegiate
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs
1986-87
Head Coach: Ken Ash
Record: 8-20, 2-12 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/22 Regis, Colo. Pittsburg 60- 50
11/29 at Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. 74- 78
12/6 Avila, Mo. Pittsburg 71- 49
12/8 at Regis, Colo. Denver, Colo. 60- 44
12/9 at Denver, Colo. Denver, Colo. 59- 78
12/12 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 66- 74
12/19 at MidAmerica Nazarene Olathe Kan. 80- 82
1/2 Philander Smith Pittsburg 68- 93
1/3 MidAmerica Nazarene Pittsburg 102- 76
1/8 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene Liberty, Mo. 82- 79
1/9 vs. Rockhurst Liberty, Mo. 59- 60
1/10 at William Jewell Liberty, Mo. 69- 79
1/13 at Newman Wichita, Kan. 83- 91
1/16 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 74- 75
1/17 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 81- 75
1/21 Benedictine Pittsburg 69- 83
1/23 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 74- 81
1/24 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 77- 94
1/30 Emporia State * Pittsburg 71- 81
1/31 Washburn * Pittsburg 70- 87
2/4 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 87- 85
2/6 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 93-112
2/7 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 74-102
2/13 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 80- 73
2/14 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 90- 95
2/20 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 82- 90
2/21 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 68-105
2/25 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 86-110
* Central States Intercollegiate
1987-88
Head Coach: Ken Ash
Record: 14-15, 6-8 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/20 at Central Oklahoma Edmond, Okla. 94- 95
11/21 vs. Southern Nazarene Edmond, Okla. 65- 66
11/24 at Friends Wichita, Kan. 71- 73
11/27 Northwest Missouri Pittsburg 83- 88
11/28 MidAmerica Nazarene Pittsburg 116- 95
12/4 Lincoln Pittsburg 73- 64
12/7 at Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 84-103
12/8 Rockhurst Pittsburg 73- 67
12/10 Bartlesville Wesleyan Pittsburg 68- 62
12/12 Central Oklahoma Pittsburg 114- 70
1/5 Missouri Southern * Pittsburg 72- 64
1/8 Bethel Pittsburg 91- 83
1/13 at Central Oklahoma Edmond, Okla. 92- 88
1/15 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 67- 82
1/16 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 74-100
1/22 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 80- 73
1/23 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 92- 86
1/29 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 55-100
1/30 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 88- 95
2/5 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 66- 82
2/6 at Wayne State, Neb. * + Wayne, Neb. 69- 71
2/12 Emporia State * Pittsburg 74- 73
2/13 Washburn * Pittsburg 60- 78
2/19 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 81- 75
2/20 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 65- 72
2/24 at Northwest Missouri Maryville, Mo. 73- 92
2/27 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 86- 61
3/2 Marymount-n Pittsburg 108- 99
3/4 at Washburn-n Topeka, Kan. 61- 80
+ overtime
* Central States Intercollegiate
n-NAIA District 10 Playoffs
1988-89
Head Coach: Ken Ash
Record: 9-19, 5-9 CSIC
Date Opponent Site Score
11/18 Lincoln Pittsburg 85- 65
11/21 at Oklahoma Christian Tahlequah, Okla. 74- 99
11/22 vs. Northeastern State Tahlequah, Okla. 74- 75
11/30 Northwest Missouri Pittsburg 58- 82
12/1 Southwest Baptist Pittsburg 60- 73
12/6 at Lincoln Jefferson City, Mo. 70- 66
12/8 at Central Missouri Warrensburg, Mo. 57- 91
12/10 at Missouri-Rolla Rolla, Mo. 68- 78
12/17 at Northwest Missouri Maryville, Mo. 57- 70
1/6 Lindenwood Pittsburg 105- 68
1/7 Missouri-Rolla Pittsburg 72- 65
1/11 Benedictine Pittsburg 116-118
1/14 at Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. 66- 85
1/17 at Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 86- 82
1/20 at Nebraska-Kearney * Kearney, Neb. 92-103
1/21 at Fort Hays State * Hays, Kan. 73- 78
1/27 Washburn * Pittsburg 62- 61
1/28 Emporia State * Pittsburg 65- 78
2/3 Missouri Western * Pittsburg 65- 66
2/4 Wayne State, Neb. * Pittsburg 73- 82
2/10 at Emporia State * Emporia, Kan. 59- 68
2/11 at Washburn * Topeka, Kan. 67- 76
1/14 Bartlesville Wesleyan Pittsburg 73- 74
2/17 Fort Hays State * Pittsburg 87- 76
2/18 Nebraska-Kearney * Pittsburg 83- 79
2/21 Missouri Southern Pittsburg 79- 62
2/24 at Wayne State, Neb. * Wayne, Neb. 82- 94
2/25 at Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 67- 82
* Central States Intercollegiate