The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represents the
University of Missouri
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in the
SEC. Prior to the 2012–2013 season, the basketball team represented the school in the
Big 12 Conference
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. They are located in
Columbia, Missouri
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, playing home games at
Mizzou Arena
Mizzou Arena is an indoor arena located on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. Home to the school's men's and women's basketball teams, the facility opened in November 2004 and replaced the Hearnes Center as the school' ...
(15,061). The team last played in the
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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in
2021
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. The Tigers' season in 2022–23 is their first under new head coach
Dennis Gates
Dennis Gates (born January 14, 1980) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Missouri Tigers men's basketball team.
Playing career
Gates played college basketball at California, where he was a two-ti ...
, who was hired away from
Cleveland State
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to replace the fired
Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo LaMar Martin (born September 23, 1971) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the former head coach of the Missouri Tigers men's basketball team.
High school
Playing alongside LaPhonso Ellis as a sophomore and junior, Ma ...
. The Missouri men's basketball program was a charter member of the
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its ...
, formed from the
Big Eight Conference
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in 1996. Entering the 2022-23 season the Tigers had an all-time record of 1,683–1,213 and a winning percentage of .
History
Coaching history
Current coaching staff
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Dennis Gates
Dennis Gates (born January 14, 1980) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Missouri Tigers men's basketball team.
Playing career
Gates played college basketball at California, where he was a two-ti ...
– Head Coach
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Charlton Young
Charlton Young (born August 15, 1971) is an American college basketball assistant coach at the University of Missouri and the former head coach of the Georgia Southern University Eagles men's basketball team, located in Statesboro, Georgia. He ...
– Assistant Coach
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Dickey Nutt
Dickey Albert Nutt (born June 13, 1959) is an assistant coach for the University of Missouri men's basketball team. His most recent head coaching position was at Southeast Missouri State University before being let go after the 2014-15 season. Bo ...
– Assistant Coach
*Kyle Smithpeters – Assistant Coach
*Matt Cline – Chief of Staff
*Ryan Sharbaugh – Special Assistant to Head Coach
*Michael Fly – Director of Scouting & Analytics
*Chase Goldstein – Director of Basketball Operations
*Sean Conaty – Director of Basketball Athletic Performance
*Dalton King – Scouting Coordinator
*Perin Foote – Player Development Coordinator
*Chris Perrin – Assistant Director of Sports Medicine
*Shelby Johnson – Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition
*Latisha Mayes – Executive Staff Assistant
Record vs. Big 12 opponents
Record vs. other opponents (at least 15 games played)
Record vs. SEC opponents
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Tigers have appeared in the
NCAA tournament 28 times. Their combined record is 22–28. However, their appearance in 1994 has been vacated by the NCAA making their official record 19–27.
* Vacated by the NCAA
NCAA Tournament seeding history
''The
NCAA
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began seeding the tournament with the
1979 edition.''
NIT results
The Tigers have appeared in the
National Invitation Tournament
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(NIT) eight times. Their combined record is 2–8.
NCIT results
The Tigers appeared in one of the only two ever
National Commissioners Invitational Tournament
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s. Their record is 0–1.
Retired numbers
Missouri has retired eight jersey numbers, with the most recent ones being the numbers of Derrick Chievous and John Brown in 2019.
Tigers in the NBA
Current
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Jordan Clarkson
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Utah Jazz
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Michael Porter Jr.
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Denver Nuggets
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Kareem Rush
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Charlotte Bobcats
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Indiana Pacers
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Philadelphia 76ers
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Los Angeles Clippers
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Miami Heat
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Orlando Magic
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Sacramento Kings
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Washington Bullets
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Sacramento Kings
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Atlanta Hawks
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Memphis Grizzlies
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San Antonio Spurs
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Houston Rockets
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Cleveland Cavaliers
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Jabari Brown
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Memphis Grizzlies
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Houston Rockets
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Utah Jazz
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Atlanta Hawks
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Toronto Raptors
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Brooklyn Nets
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Jontay Porter
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Memphis Grizzlies
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Washington Wizards
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Tigers in the NBA D-League
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Jeremiah Tilmon
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Lakeland Magic
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Dru Smith
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Sioux Falls Skyforce
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J. T. Tiller
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Idaho Stampede
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Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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Dakota Wizards
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Kareem Rush
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Erie BayHawks
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Jordan Clarkson
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Reno Bighorns
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Fort Wayne Mad Ants
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and are affiliated with the Indiana Pacers. The team plays their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The M ...
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Jonathan Williams,
South Bay Lakers
The South Bay Lakers are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Los Angeles. Founded in 2006 as the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the team is owned by the Los Angeles Lakers, who were the first National Basketball Associa ...
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Capital City Go-Go
The Capital City Go-Go is an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Washington, D.C., and are affiliated with the Washington Wizards. The Go-Go play their home games at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports ...
Tigers in European leagues
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Jason Conley
Jason Conley (born July 21, 1981) is an American retired professional basketball player who last played for the Helsinki Seagulls in Finland in 2017. A shooting guard and small forward, Conley is best known for being the first freshman to ever l ...
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Kouvot
Kouvot is a Finnish professional basketball team based in Kouvola. Founded in 1964, the team plays in the Korisliiga and has won the national championship four times: in 1995, 1999, 2004, and 2016. The team plays at the Mansikka-ahon urheiluhalli.
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Marcus Denmon
Marcus Edward Denmon II (born March 20, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. He played for the University of Missouri. He was taken 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2012 NBA dr ...
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New Basket Brindisi
New Basket Brindisi, for sponsorship reasons named Happy Casa Brindisi or shortly Brindisi, is a professional Italian basketball based in Brindisi, Apulia. It plays in the first division LBA in the 2022–23 season.
Founded in 2004, the well-s ...
(Italy)
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Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza (; born January 3, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward positions. In 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy w ...
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Olimpia Milano
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...
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Rickey Paulding
Rickey Paulding (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Missouri.
Early career
Paulding attended Renaissance High School in Detroit. In his senior season, h ...
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EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Baskets Oldenburg, for sponsorship reasons EWE Baskets Oldenburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, ...
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Germany
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J.T. Tiller
J. T. Tiller (born May 11, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately with the Missouri Tigers men's basketball, University of Missouri Tigers.
College career
Tiller won the 2009 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Ye ...
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Landstede Basketbal
Landstede Hammers is a Dutch basketball club based in Zwolle. The club plays in the BNXT League, the Dutch top tier division. The club was founded as Cees Lubbers The Hammers in 1995. In 1999, the club’s name was changed into Landstede Hammers. ...
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Tigers in other leagues
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Leo Lyons
Leo David William Lyons (born 30 November 1943) is an English musician, who was most notably the bassist of the blues rock band Ten Years After.
Biography
Leo Lyons was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in November 1943 and became a professi ...
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Akita Northern Happinets
The Akita Northern Happinets are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Akita that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the B.League. The team was formed as an expansion team of the bj league in 2010 and found succ ...
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Japan
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Ricardo Ratliffe
Ra Gun-ah (Korean: 라건아; born Ricardo Preston Ratliffe; February 20, 1989) is an American-born South Korean basketball player for Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) and the South Korea national basketball team. Ra played ...
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Seoul Samsung Thunders
Seoul Samsung Thunders ( ko, 서울 삼성 썬더스) is a professional basketball team, competing in the Korean Basketball League. Ever since the club was founded in 1978, they have been associated with Samsung Electronics. Initially based in Su ...
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South Korea
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Missouri Tigers All-Americans
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Fred Williams, 1916
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Craig Ruby
James Craig Ruby (May 30, 1896 – September 9, 1980) was an American college basketball player and coach. A two-time All-American and All-Missouri Valley Conference forward at the University of Missouri, he took over the head coaching position ...
, F, 1918–1919
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George Williams, C, 1920–1921
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Herb Bunker
Herbert Bunker (August 24, 1896 – December 6, 1980) was an American college athlete, coach and administrator. He played four varsity sports at the University of Missouri, earning All-America honors in basketball for all three of his varsity sea ...
, G, 1921–1923
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Arthur Browning, F, 1922–1923
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Marshall Craig, F, 1930
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Max Collings
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) (1 ...
, 1931
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John Lobsiger, G, 1939–1940
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Bill Stauffer, C, 1952
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Norm Stewart
Norman Eugene Stewart (born January 20, 1935) is a retired American college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Northern Iowa (then known as State College of Iowa) from 1961 to 1967, but is best known for his career with the Univers ...
, G, 1956, former head coach at
Northern Iowa
Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
(1961–1967) and Mizzou (1967–1999)
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Charles Henke, C, 1961
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John Brown John Brown most often refers to:
*John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859
John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to:
Academia
* John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...
, F, 1972–1973
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Willie Smith, G, 1976
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Ricky Frazier
Rick Revene Frazier (born February 9, 1958) is a former professional basketball player. After transferring from Saint Louis University in 1980, he played on three Big Eight Conference championship and NCAA Tournament teams at Missouri. Frazier ...
, F, 1982
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Steve Stipanovich
Stephen Samuel Stipanovich (born November 17, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player. A center who played for the University of Missouri between 1979 and 1983. He and Jon Sundvold helped coach Norm Stewart to four consecutiv ...
, C, 1983
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Jon Sundvold
Jon Thomas "Sunny" Sundvold (born July 2, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1983 NBA draft. A 6'2" shooting guard from the Univer ...
, G, 1983
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Derrick Chievous
Joseph Chievous (born July 3, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he played at the small forward position. Chievous played three seasons in the National Basketball Association, after being sele ...
, F, 1987
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Doug Smith, F, 1990
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Anthony Peeler
Anthony Eugene Peeler (born November 25, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player, having played for a number of NBA teams from 1992 to 2005. He was most commonly known for his defense and athleticism. He later became an assista ...
, G, 1992
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Melvin Booker
Melvin Jermaine Booker (born August 20, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. A , point guard, he played for the University of Missouri.
Amateur career
Booker was a standout high school player in Moss Point, Mississippi. ...
, G, 1994
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Marcus Denmon
Marcus Edward Denmon II (born March 20, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. He played for the University of Missouri. He was taken 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2012 NBA dr ...
, G, 2012
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Phil Pressey
Phillip Michael Pressey (born February 17, 1991) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is assistant coach for Missouri Tigers men's basketball. His prior professional teams wer ...
, G, 2013
References
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