MSU Athletics Hall of Fame
Jay Kinser
Basketball 1956-69
Basketball - Tennis - Golf Coach 1964-85
Springfield Central High School product Jay Kinser came to the Bears in the fall of 1956 and played for the Bruins of Coach Eddie Matthews in basketball for the next four years, lettering his last three seasons and playing in one of the great eras in MSU cage annals. The 1958 ballclub won 22 of 24 games and posted a 9-1 MIAA record to claim the league title. The Bears won the Division II regional and reached the NCAA quarterfinals before losing to the University of South Dakota.
