Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2016–17 |
Team: | Missouri Tigers |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Record: | 8–24 |
Conf Record: | 2–16 |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Rob Fulford |
Asst Coach3: | Brad Loos |
The 2016–17 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Kim Anderson, who was in his third year as the head coach at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and was in its fifth season in the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. As the No. 14 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Auburn in the first round before losing in the second round to Ole Miss.
On March 5, 2017, head coach Kim Anderson was asked to step down as head coach of the Tigers following the season.[1] He was allowed to coach the team in the SEC tournament. On March 15, the school hired Cuonzo Martin as head coach.[2]
The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 10–21, 3–15 in SEC play to finish in last place. Due to a self-imposed postseason ban, Missouri did not participate in the SEC tournament.[3]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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Martavian Payne | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Lindenwood–Belleville | ||
4 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred to Drexel | |||
D'Angelo Allen | 5 | F | 6'6" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred to William Penn | ||
Jimmy Barton | 11 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Junior | Transferred to Maryville University | ||
Namon Wright | 12 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Transferred to Colorado | ||
15 | G | 6'0" | 171 | Junior | Dismissed from the team due to academic failures[4] | |||
23 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to Louisiana–Lafayette | |||
Hayden Barnard | 42 | F | 6'10" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
Ryan Rosburg | 44 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Senior | Graduated |
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