1976–77 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1976–77 NCAA men's basketball season.

1976–77 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	21–8 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Gene Jones (3rd season) George Scholz (1st season)
Captain	Bill Flamank
Home arena	Hearnes Center
Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Kansas State †	11	–	3		.786			23	–	8		.742
Missouri	9	–	5		.643			21	–	8		.724
Oklahoma	9	–	5		.643			18	–	10		.643
Kansas	8	–	6		.571			18	–	10		.643
Nebraska	7	–	7		.500			15	–	14		.517
Colorado	5	–	9		.357			11	–	16		.407
Oklahoma State	4	–	10		.286			10	–	17		.370
Iowa State	3	–	11		.214			7	–	20		.259
† 1977 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

Name	#	Position	Year
Scott Sims	20	Guard	Senior
Chuck Simms	23	Forward
Jeff Curie	24	Guard	Junior
Jim Kennedy	35	Forward	Senior
Kim Anderson	42	Forward	Senior
Danny Van Rheen	44	Forward
James Clabon	45	Center
Brad Droy	54	Forward	Freshman
Stan Ray	55	Center
Larry Drew		Guard	Freshman

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
November 26, 1976*	No. 20	vs. SIU–Carbondale	L 55–68	0–1	–	–	–
November 30, 1976*		South Dakota	W 85–76	1–1	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
December 3, 1976*		Illinois Show–Me Classic	W 76–75	2–1	–	–	–
December 4, 1976*		North Texas State Show–Me Classic	W 97–84	3–1	–	–	–
December 7, 1976*		at Toledo	L 59–63	3–2	–	–	–
December 11, 1976*		Florida State	W 65–63	4–2	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
December 17, 1976*		vs. USC Sun Carnival	W 87–77	5–2	–	–	–
December 18, 1976*		vs. UTEP Sun Carnival	W 83–60	6–2	–	–	–
December 27, 1976		vs. Iowa State Big Eight tournament	W 81–67	7–2	–	–	–	Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1976		vs. Colorado Big Eight tournament	W 86–77	8–2	–	–	–	Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1976*		vs. Kansas Big Eight tournament	W 69–65	9–2	–	–	–	Kansas City, MO
January 8, 1977		at Kansas	L 72–77	9–3 (0–1)	–	–	–	Lawrence, KS
January 10, 1977*		San Diego State	W 84–69	10–3	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
January 12		Oklahoma	W 69–60	11–3 (1–1)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
January 15, 1977		at Oklahoma State	W 73–68	12–3 (2–1)	–	–	–	Stillwater, OK
January 19, 1977		at Colorado	W 90–83	13–3 (3–1)	–	–	–	Boulder, CO
January 22, 1977		Nebraska	W 76–63	14–3 (4–1)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
January 26, 1977		at Kansas State	W 66–60	15–3 (5–1)	–	–	–	Manhattan, KS
January 29, 1977		Iowa State	W 79–69	16–3 (6–1)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
February 2, 1977		at Oklahoma	L 63–66	16–4 (6–2)	–	–	–	Norman, OK
February 5, 1977		Oklahoma State	W 97–75	17–4 (7–2)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
February 9, 1977		Kansas	W 87–79	18–4 (8–2)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
February 12, 1977		at Nebraska	L 58–60	18–5 (8–3)	–	–	–	Lincoln, NE
February 16, 1977		Colorado	W 101–74	19–5 (9–3)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
February 19, 1977		Kansas State	L 77–88	19–6 (9–4)	–	–	–	Hearnes Center  Columbia, MO
February 23, 1977		at Iowa State	L 86–95	19–7 (9–5)	–	–	–	Ames, IA
February 26, 1977*		vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Postseason tournament	W 92–74	20–7	–	–	–
March 3, 1977*		vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Postseason Tournament	W 90–75	21–7	–	–	–
March 4, 1977*		vs. Kansas State Big Eight Postseason Tournament	L 67–72 OT	21–8	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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