The Missouri State Bears completed the 2007–08 season with a record of 17–16, including an 8-–regular-season record in the Missouri Valley Conference, highlighted by an 86–83 win over then-20th-ranked Drake at the final men's basketball game at Hammons Student Center. However, the team's mediocre record heightened speculation about Hinson's future, resulted in the creation of a website advocating his dismissal, "Fire Barry!" and led to his firing. In nine seasons with MSU, Hinson's teams did not make an NCAA Tournament appearance. His tenure has been described as "good, but not good enough."