Missouri Tigers men's basketball

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 2025. 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.

Missouri Tigers
2025–26 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	Black and gold[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1944, 1976, 1994*, 2002, 2009
Other NCAA tournament results Sweet Sixteen 1976, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1994*, 2002, 2009 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, 2025
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
1921, 1922
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

History

See also: List of Missouri Tigers men's basketball seasons

Coaching history

Main article: List of Missouri Tigers men's basketball head coaches

Current coaching staff

• Dennis Gates – Men's Basketball Head Coach
• Kyle Smithpeters – Associate Head Coach
• Dickey Nutt – Assistant Coach
• Steve Wright – Assistant Coach
• Matt Cline – Offensive Coordinator
• Ryan Sharbaugh – Defensive Coordinator
• Griffin McHone – Director of Basketball Operations
• Tim Fuller – General Manager
• David Carter – Assistant to the Head Coach / Analytics
• Sean Conaty – Director of Basketball Athletic Performance
• Chris Perrin – Senior Athletic Trainer
• 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 30 times. Their combined record is 23–30. However, their appearance in 1994 has been vacated by the NCAA, making their official record 20–29.^[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
2025	#6	First Round	#11 Drake	L 57–67

* 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	'25
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	6

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

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball 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

Missouri Tigers retired numbers
No.	Player	Tenure	No. ret.	Ref.
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

• Jordan Clarkson (Utah Jazz)
• Michael Porter Jr. (Denver Nuggets)
• Dru Smith (Miami Heat)
• Kobe Brown (Los Angeles Clippers)
• D'Moi Hodge (Los Angeles Lakers)

Former

• Kareem Rush (Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Bobcats, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers)
• Keyon Dooling (Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies)
• Larry Drew (Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers)
• Jon Sundvold (Seattle SuperSonics, San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat)
• Steve Stipanovich (Indiana Pacers)
• Doug Smith (Dallas Mavericks)
• Byron Irvin (Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Washington Bullets)
• Anthony Peeler (Los Angeles Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards)
• Thomas Gardner (Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs)
• Derrick Chievous (Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Melvin Booker (Houston Rockets)
• John Brown (Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz)
• Rickey Paulding (Detroit Pistons)
• Linas Kleiza (Denver Nuggets)
• Kim English (Detroit Pistons)
• Jabari Brown (Los Angeles Lakers)
• Al Eberhard (Detroit Pistons)
• Phil Pressey (Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers)
• DeMarre Carroll (Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets)
• Jontay Porter (Memphis Grizzlies)
• Jonathan Williams (Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards)

Tigers in the NBA G-League

Former

• J. T. Tiller, Idaho Stampede
• Thomas Gardner, Austin Toros & Reno Bighorns
• Marshall Brown, Rio Grande Valley Vipers
• DeMarre Carroll, Dakota Wizards
• Leo Lyons, Dakota Wizards
• Kareem Rush, Los Angeles D-Fenders
• Alex Oriakhi, Erie BayHawks
• Jordan Clarkson, Los Angeles D-Fenders
• Jabari Brown, Los Angeles D-Fenders
• Stefhon Hannah, Reno Bighorns
• Jordan Barnett, Wisconsin Herd & Fort Wayne Mad Ants
• JaKeenan Gant, Fort Wayne Mad Ants
• Jonathan Williams, South Bay Lakers & Capital City Go-Go
• Jontay Porter, Wisconsin Herd & Motor City Cruise

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