Missouri Tigers men’s basketball

The Missouri Tigers men’s basketball program is the intercollegiate men’s basketball team of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri. The program competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena as members of the SEC Eastern division.

Missouri has appeared nine times in the NCAA Tournament including two Final Four appearances: first during their 1954–55 season where they lost to eventual champions La Salle Explorers 78-76; and again during their 2002–03 season when they were defeated by Kansas Jayhawks 81-75 on March 29th 2003 after leading most of game. They also won eight regular season conference championships and have made 24 total postseason tournament appearances since joining the Big Eight Conference for 1972–73. With an all time record standing at 1,367 wins and 956 losses entering 2021, it ranks third among all SEC programs behind Kentucky Wildcats with 2187 victories & 1171 defeats over 126 seasons (1915 – 2021) .

Noted former players include Bob Boozer who went on to win NBA championship with Milwaukee Bucks 1969/70; Anthony Peeler who was drafted 17th overall by Los Angeles Lakers 1991/92 before going onto become All Star Game MVP 1997/98; Doug Smith 6’10” center taken 6th overall Dallas Mavericks 1991 draft spent 10 years league wide winning gold medal Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Australia plus Jon Sundvold 1978 college player year whose career included 446 three pointers 825 assists 591 rebounds while playing 79 games 1982 FIBA World Championships Puerto Rico plus stints Minnesota Timberwolves / Miami Heat Denver Nuggets Washington Bullets Indiana Pacers San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors Charlotte Hornets Atlanta Hawks Phoenix Suns Toronto Raptors New Orleans Pelicans Vancouver Grizzlies Portland Trail Blazers Seattle SuperSonics Houston Rockets Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Orlando Magic Detroit Pistons Sacramento Kings Memphis Grizzlies Utah Jazz LA Clippers Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76ers Brooklyn Nets Oklahoma City Thunder & New York Knicks..

Current head coach Cuonzo Martin took charge 2017 replacing Kim Anderson then led teams 2018 Elite Eight Sweet Sixteen 2019 2020 earning him National Coach Year Award from USBWA additionally he been voted Most Outstanding Coach CBS Sports Classic 2014 NABC District 12 Coach Year 2016 2018 respectively…