The 2021–22 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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and were led by head coach

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, who was in his fifth year at Missouri. The team played its home games at

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as a tenth-year members of the

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. They finished the season 12–21, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated

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in the first round of the SEC tournament before losing to

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in the second round. On March 11, 2022, the school fired head coach Cuonzo Martin. On March 22, the school named

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head coach

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the team's new head coach.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing

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the

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finish the 2020–21 season 16– 10, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated

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in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the West Region. There they lost in the First Round to

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Departures

Listed below are players who have entered their names in the Transfer pool and can at anytime remove their name and return to Missouri.
Seniors listed below have the option to use their additional year of eligibility.

2021 recruiting class

Incoming Transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Missouri Tigers men's basketball seasons

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