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Missouri Tigers
Missouri Tigers
	2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
University	University of Missouri
First season	1907
All-time record	1,691–1,247 (.576)
Athletic director	Laird Veatch
Head coach	Dennis Gates (3rd season)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Location	Columbia, Missouri
Arena	Mizzou Arena ; (capacity: 15,061)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Old gold and black;
Uniforms
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
	1921, 1922
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1944, 1976, 1994*, 2002, 2009
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1976, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1994*, 2002, 2009
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1994*, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
	1944, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994*, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2023
Conference tournament champions
	1978, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2009, 2012
Conference regular season champions
	1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1994
	* - vacated by NCAA

The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the SEC. Prior to the 2012–2013 season, the basketball team represented the school in the Big 12 Conference. They are located in Columbia, Missouri, playing home games at Mizzou Arena (15,061). The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2023. The Tigers' season in 2022–23 was their first under head coach Dennis Gates, who was hired away from Cleveland State to replace the fired Cuonzo Martin.^[2] The Missouri men's basketball program was a charter member of the Big 12 Conference, formed from the Big Eight Conference in 1996.^[3] Entering the 2023–24 season the Tigers had an all-time record of 1,691–1,245 and a winning percentage of .576.

History

Coaching history

Current coaching staff

Dennis Gates – Men's Basketball Head Coach
Charlton Young – Associate Head Coach
Dickey Nutt – Assistant Coach
Kyle Smithpeters – Assistant Coach
Matt Cline – Offensive Coordinator
Ryan Sharbaugh – Defensive Coordinator
Chase Goldstein – Chief of Staff/Director of Basketball Operations
Matt Lottich – Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Sean Conaty – Director of Basketball Athletic Performance
Dalon King – Coordinator of Scouting and Analytics
Jordan Bailey – Assistant Director of Basketball Operations
Perin Foote – Player Development Coordinator
Chris Perrin – Assistant Director of Sports Medicine
Latisha Mayes – Executive Staff Assistant

Record vs. Big 12 opponents (1996-2012)

Missouri vs.	Overall Record	at Columbia	at Opponent's Venue	at Neutral Site	Last 5 Meetings	Last 10 Meetings	Current Streak	During Time in Big 12
Baylor	MU, 16–10	MU, 10–2	BU, 6–4	Tied, 2–2	MU, 4–1	MU, 7–3	W 4	MU, 13–6
Iowa State	MU, 151–86	MU, 87-21	ISU, 60–48	MU, 16–5	MU, 3-2	MU, 8–2	W 1	MU, 20–14
Kansas	KU, 175–95	KU, 66–57	KU, 90–31	KU, 19–7	KU, 4–1	KU, 8–2	L 3	KU, 25–10
Kansas State	KSU, 121–116	MU, 64–42	KSU, 62–44	KSU, 17–8	KSU, 5–0	KSU, 7–3	L 5	MU, 18–15
Oklahoma	OU, 115–97	MU, 62–31	OU, 66–21	OU, 18–14	OU, 3–2	tied, 5–5	L 3	OU, 13–11
Oklahoma State	MU, 77–42	MU, 45–7	OSU, 29–21	MU, 10–6	MU, 3–2	MU, 6-4	L 1	MU, 11–9
Texas	MU, 14–12	MU, 7–4	UT, 6–4	MU, 3–2	MU, 4–1	MU, 6–4	W 3	UT, 11–9
Texas A&M	TAMU, 24-20	TAMU, 10-8	TAMU, 13-7	MU, 5–1	TAMU, 3–2	TAMU, 6-4	L 1	Tied, 10–10
Texas Tech	MU, 15–8	MU, 8–2	TTU, 6–3	MU, 4–0	MU, 5–0	MU, 8–2	W 7	MU, 13–7
*As of March 12, 2023

Record vs. other opponents (at least 15 games played)

Missouri vs.	Overall Record	at Columbia	at Opponent's Venue	at Neutral Site	Last 5 Meetings	Last 10 Meetings	Current Streak
Colorado	MU, 99–53	MU, 57–11	CU, 34–30	MU, 12–8	MU, 4–1	MU, 9–1	W 1
Creighton	MU, 9–7	MU, 3–2	Tied, 4–4	MU, 2–1	MU, 3–2	CU, 6–4	L 1
Drake	MU, 27–7	MU, 17–3	MU, 10–4	Tied, 0–0	MU, 4–1	MU, 8–2	W 4
Illinois	UI, 33–20	Tied, 3–3	UI, 4–1	UI, 26–16	MU, 3-2	UI, 6–4	W 1
Indiana	Tied, 9–9	MU, 5–3	IU, 6–3	MU, 1–0	MU, 4–1	Tied, 5–5	W 3
Iowa	UI, 10–7	MU, 4–2	UI, 7–2	Tied, 1–1	MU, 3–2	Tied, 5–5	W 2
Nebraska	MU, 126–93	MU, 70–25	NU, 56–42	MU, 14–12	MU, 3–2	Tied, 5–5	L 1
Saint Louis	MU, 21–19	SLU, 12–10	MU, 11–6	SLU, 1–0^[4]	MU, 3–2	Tied, 5–5	W 2
Washington U. of StL	MU, 71–29	MU, 42–8	MU, 29–21	Tied, 0–0	MU, 5–0	MU, 8–2	W 7
*As of March 18, 2023

Record vs. SEC opponents

Missouri vs.	Overall Record	at Columbia	at Opponent's Venue	at Neutral Site	Last 5 Meetings	Last 10 Meetings	Current Streak	Since Joining SEC
Alabama	UA, 14–7	MU, 5-4	UA, 7–1	UA, 3–1	UA, 3-2	UA, 6–4	L 3	UA, 10–6
Arkansas	UA, 33-27	MU, 17–12	UA, 19–10	UA, 2–0	UA, 4-1	UA, 6-4	W 1	UA, 14–9
Auburn	AU, 9-6	MU, 4-3	AU, 5–1	Tie, 1–1	AU, 4–1	AU, 8-2	L 3	AU, 9–6
Florida	UF, 9-4	Tied, 3-3	UF, 5–1	UF, 1–0	UF, 3-2	UF, 7-3	L 2	UF, 9–4
Georgia	MU, 11-8	MU, 5–2	UGA, 5–3	MU, 3–1	MU, 4-1	MU, 7-3	W 3	Tied, 8–8
Kentucky	UK, 13–3	UK, 4–3	UK, 7–0	UK, 2–0	UK, 3-2	UK, 7-3	W 1	UK, 10–3
LSU	LSU, 11–4	Tied, 3–3	LSU, 6–1	LSU, 2–0	LSU, 3-2	LSU, 8-2	W 2	LSU, 10–4
Mississippi State	MSU, 13-6	MU, 5–4	MSU, 9–1	Tied, 0–0	MSU, 4-1	MSU, 8-2	W 1	MSU, 12–4
Ole Miss	UM, 15–8	UM, 6–4	UM, 7-3	UM, 2–1	MU, 5-0	MU, 6-4	W 5	UM, 15–8
South Carolina	MU, 9-7	MU, 6–1	SC, 5-3	SC, 1–0	MU, 3–2	MU, 6-4	W 1	MU, 9–7
Tennessee	UT, 11–10	Tied, 5–5	UT, 5–4	Tied, 1–1	MU, 3-2	UT, 6-4	W 2	UT, 9–6
Texas A&M	TAMU, 24–20	TAMU, 10-8	TAMU, 13–7	MU, 5–1	TAMU, 3–2	TAMU, 6-4	L 2	TAMU, 14–7
Vanderbilt	MU, 9-7	MU, 7–0	VU, 6-2	VU, 1–0	MU, 4-1	MU, 6–4	W 1	MU, 7–4
*As of March 12, 2023

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Tigers have appeared in the NCAA tournament 29 times. Their combined record is 23–29. However, their appearance in 1994 has been vacated by the NCAA, making their official record 20–28.^[5]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1944		Elite Eight Regional 3rd Place Game	Utah Pepperdine	L 35–45 W 61–46
1976		Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Washington Texas Tech Michigan	W 69–67 W 86–75 L 88–95
1978		Round of 32	Utah	L 79–86 ^2OT
1980	#5	Round of 48 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	#12 San Jose State #4 Notre Dame #1 LSU	W 61–51 W 87–84 ^OT L 63–68
1981	#9	Round of 48	#8 Lamar	L 67–71
1982	#2	Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	#7 Marquette #6 Houston	W 73–69 L 78–79
1983	#2	Round of 32	#7 Iowa	L 63–77
1986	#11	Round of 64	#6 UAB	L 64–66
1987	#4	Round of 64	#13 Xavier	L 69–70
1988	#6	Round of 64	#11 Rhode Island	L 80–87
1989	#3	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	#14 Creighton #11 Texas #2 Syracuse	W 85–69 W 108–89 L 80–83
1990	#3	Round of 64	#14 Northern Iowa	L 71–74
1992	#5	Round of 64 Round of 32	#12 West Virginia #4 Seton Hall	W 89–78 L 71–88
1993	#10	Round of 64	#7 Temple	L 61–75
1994*	#1	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 Navy #9 Wisconsin #4 Syracuse #2 Arizona	W 76–53 W 109–96 W 98–88 ^OT L 72–92
1995	#8	Round of 64 Round of 32	#9 Indiana #1 UCLA	W 65–60 L 74–75
1999	#8	Round of 64	#9 New Mexico	L 59–61
2000	#9	First Round	#9 North Carolina	L 84–70
2001	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Georgia #1 Duke	W 70–68 L 81–94
2002	#12	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#5 Miami (FL) #4 Ohio State #8 UCLA #2 Oklahoma	W 93–80 W 83–67 W 82–73 L 75–81
2003	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Southern Illinois #3 Marquette	W 72–71 L 92–101 ^OT
2009	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 Cornell #6 Marquette #2 Memphis #1 Connecticut	W 78–59 W 83–79 W 102–91 L 75–82
2010	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Clemson #2 West Virginia	W 86–78 L 59–68
2011	#11	First Round	#6 Cincinnati	L 63–78
2012	#2	First Round	#15 Norfolk State	L 84–86
2013	#9	First Round	#8 Colorado State	L 72–84
2018	#8	First Round	#9 Florida State	L 54–67
2021	#9	First Round	#8 Oklahoma	L 68–72
2023	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Utah State #15 Princeton	W 76–65 L 63–78

* Vacated by the NCAA

NCAA Tournament seeding history

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years →	'80	'81	'82	'83	'86	'87	'88	'89	'90	'92	'93	'94	'95	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'09	'10	'11	'12	'13	'18	'21	'23
Seeds→	5	9	2	2	11	4	6	3	3	5	10	1	8	8	9	9	12	6	3	10	11	2	9	8	9	7

NIT results

The Tigers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) eight times. Their combined record is 2–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1972	First Round	St. John's	L 81–82
1973	First Round	Massachusetts	L 71–78
1985	First Round	Saint Joseph's	L 67–68
1996	First Round Second Round	Murray State Alabama	W 89–85 L 49–72
1998	First Round	UAB	L 86–93
2004	First Round	Michigan	L 64–65
2005	First Round	DePaul	L 70–75
2014	First Round Second Round	Davidson Southern Miss	W 85–77 L 63–71

NCIT results

The Tigers appeared in one of the only two ever National Commissioners Invitational Tournaments. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1975	Quarterfinals	Purdue	L 74–87

Retired numbers

Missouri has retired eight jersey numbers, with the most recent ones being the numbers of Derrick Chievous and John Brown in 2019.^[6]^[7]

Bill Stauffer (left) and John Brown, whose numbers were retired by Missouri

No.	Player	Tenure	No. ret.	Ref.
Missouri Tigers retired numbers
3	Derrick Chievous	1984–1988	2019	^[6]
20	Jon Sundvold	1979–1983		^[8]
22	Norm Stewart	1953–1956		^[9]
30	Willie Smith	1974–1976		^[10]
34	Doug Smith	1987–1991		^[11]
40	Steve Stipanovich	1979–1983		^[12]^[13]
43	Bill Stauffer	1949–1952		^[13]
50	John Brown	1970–1973	2019	^[6]

Tigers in the NBA

Current

Former

Tigers in the NBA G-League

Current

Jontay Porter, Wisconsin Herd & Motor City Cruise

Former

Tigers in European leagues

Current

Jason Conley, Kouvot (Finland)
JaKeenan Gant, Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Israel)
Marcus Denmon, Peristeri B.C. (Greece)
Tyler Stone, Israeli Basketball Premier League

Former

Rickey Paulding, EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany)
J.T. Tiller, Landstede Basketbal (Netherlands)
Linas Kleiza, Olimpia Milano (Italy)

Tigers in other leagues

Current

Leo Lyons, Altiri Chiba, (Japan)
Ricardo Ratliffe, Jeonju KCC Egis (South Korea)
Jeremiah Tilmon, Brampton Honey Badgers (Canada)
Johnathan Williams, Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya (Japan)

Missouri Tigers All-Americans

Fred Williams, 1916
Craig Ruby, F, 1918–1919
George Williams, C, 1920–1921
Herb Bunker, G, 1921–1923
Arthur Browning, F, 1922–1923
Marshall Craig, F, 1930
Max Collings, 1931
John Lobsiger, G, 1939–1940
Bill Stauffer, C, 1952
Norm Stewart, G, 1956, former head coach at Northern Iowa (1961–1967) and Mizzou (1967–1999)
Charles Henke, C, 1961
John Brown, F, 1972–1973
Willie Smith, G, 1976
Ricky Frazier, F, 1982
Steve Stipanovich, C, 1983
Jon Sundvold, G, 1983
Derrick Chievous, F, 1987
Doug Smith, F, 1990
Anthony Peeler, G, 1992
Melvin Booker, G, 1994
Marcus Denmon, G, 2012
Phil Pressey, G, 2013

Participations in FIBA competitions

1976 FIBA Intercontinental Cup: 5th place

References

^ Mizzou Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). July 9, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ "Dennis Gates hired as Missouri basketball coach". mutigers.com. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Big 12 Conference". big12sports.com.
^ "Dec. 12, 1999: Mizzou vs. SLU basketball". stltoday.com.
^ "Missouri Punished by NCAA for Player's Violations". AP NEWS. 1996-11-19. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jones, Daniel (February 19, 2019). "Chievous gets moment in spotlight as Missouri retires No. 3". Linn County Leader. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ Schiffer, Alex (March 9, 2019). "'Now I can die': Mizzou retires John Brown's No. 50 basketball jersey". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ Sundvold bio at mosportshalloffame.com
^ Stewart bio at Mizou
^ Willie Smith bio at Mizou
^ Dough Smith at mosportshalloffame.com
^ STEVE STIPANOVICH Basketball at stlshof.com
^ ^a ^b MU basketball legend Stauffer dies at Columbia Tribune, 28 Nov 2015

External links

Official website

[1] Mizzou Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). July 9, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[2] "Dennis Gates hired as Missouri basketball coach". mutigers.com. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[3] "Big 12 Conference". big12sports.com.

[4] "Dec. 12, 1999: Mizzou vs. SLU basketball". stltoday.com.

[5] "Missouri Punished by NCAA for Player's Violations". AP NEWS. 1996-11-19. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

[misstigret-6] Jones, Daniel (February 19, 2019). "Chievous gets moment in spotlight as Missouri retires No. 3". Linn County Leader. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[7] Schiffer, Alex (March 9, 2019). "'Now I can die': Mizzou retires John Brown's No. 50 basketball jersey". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

[8] Sundvold bio at mosportshalloffame.com

[9] Stewart bio at Mizou

[10] Willie Smith bio at Mizou

[11] Dough Smith at mosportshalloffame.com

[12] STEVE STIPANOVICH Basketball at stlshof.com

[ctribune-13] MU basketball legend Stauffer dies at Columbia Tribune, 28 Nov 2015

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