1999 Men’s Basketball Team

This spring marked the 25th anniversary of the men’s basketball team’s historic run to the NCAA Division II national semifinals, and the players of that team came back to Pershing Arena for a celebration, Feb. 3.

After suffering their worst loss of the season of 24 points and trailing by 20 two nights later to Washburn (Kan.) at halftime, the Bulldogs found lightning in a bottle following a three-pointer by Mike Peterson to win 67-65. That victory sparked a 15-game winning streak running all the way to the Final Four in Louisville, Kentucky. Along the way, the Bulldogs produced memorable games that were featured in a highlight video showed online and on the Pershing Arena video board. 

The team was inducted into the Truman Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.