# 2010–11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his 5th year at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri and they are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 8–8 in Big 12 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament to Texas A&M. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Cincinnati.
In March, rumors began to swirl that Anderson would pursue a job after the season at the University of Arkansas, where he spent 17 years as an assistant coach to Nolan Richardson. Anderson quickly dismissed the talk, telling Columbia Tribune beat writer Steve Walentik he planned to coach at Missouri "for a long time, retire here." However, later in the month, Anderson accepted a job at Arkansas. Missouri subsequently hired Frank Haith, who finished 43-69 in ACC play as the head coach at Miami from 2004 to 2011.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Phil Pressey | 1 | Guard | 5-10 | 168 | FR | Dallas, Texas |
| Ricky Kreklow | 2 | Guard | 6-6 | 195 | FR | Columbia, Missouri |
| Matt Pressey | 3 | Guard | 6-2 | 185 | JR | Dallas, Texas |
| Ricardo Ratliffe | 10 | Forward | 6-8 | 240 | JR | Hampton, Virginia |
| Michael Dixon Jr. | 11 | Guard | 6-1 | 180 | SO | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Marcus Denmon | 12 | Guard | 6-3 | 185 | JR | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Kadeem Green | 15 | Forward | 6-8 | 200 | FR | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Laurence Bowers | 21 | Forward | 6-8 | 210 | JR | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Justin Stafford | 23 | Forward | 6-9 | 230 | SR | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Kim English | 24 | Guard | 6-6 | 200 | JR | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jarrett Sutton | 25 | Guard | 6-4 | 190 | SR | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Steve Moore | 32 | Center | 6-9 | 270 | JR | Kansas City, Missouri |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Preseason ||||||
| 11/05/2010* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 15 | Harris–Stowe State | W 114–60 | — | Mizzou Arena (7,926) Columbia, MO |
| 11/12/2010* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 15 | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 115–74 | — | Mizzou Arena (8,425) Columbia, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/18/2010* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 15 | Western Illinois Cancun Challenge | W 66–61 | 1–0 | Mizzou Arena (8,558) Columbia, MO |
| 11/20/2010* 3:00 pm, MSN | No. 15 | North Florida Cancun Challenge | W 96–58 | 2–0 | Mizzou Arena (7,134) Columbia, MO |
| 11/23/2010* 6:00 pm, CBSCS | No. 11 | vs. Wyoming Cancun Challenge semifinals | W 72–62 | 3–0 | Aventura Spa Palace (330) Playa Del Carmen, Mexico |
| 11/24/2010* 8:30 pm, CBSCS | No. 11 | vs. La Salle Cancun Challenge Championship | W 83–71 | 4–0 | Aventura Spa Palace Playa Del Carmen, Mexico |
| 11/28/2010* 3:00 pm, MSN | No. 11 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 91–63 | 5–0 | Mizzou Arena (6,361) Columbia, MO |
| 11/30/2010* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 9 | vs. No. 16 Georgetown | L 102–111 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Sprint Center (14,647) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/2/2010* 10:00 pm, FSN | No. 9 | at Oregon Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 83–80 | 6–1 | McArthur Court (6,843) Eugene, OR |
| 12/08/2010* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 15 | Vanderbilt | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 7–1 | Mizzou Arena (11,168) Columbia, MO |
| 12/11/2010* 4:00 pm, MSN | No. 15 | Presbyterian | W 70–55 | 8–1 | Mizzou Arena (8,618) Columbia, MO |
| 12/16/2010* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 13 | Oral Roberts | W 81–62 | 9–1 | Mizzou Arena (8,130) Columbia, MO |
| 12/18/2010* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 13 | Central Arkansas | W 116–63 | 10–1 | Mizzou Arena (7,924) Columbia, MO |
| 12/22/2010* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. No. 21 Illinois Braggin' Rights | W 75–64 | 11–1 | Scottrade Center (21,906) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/27/2010* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 10 | Northern Illinois | W 97–61 | 12–1 | Mizzou Arena (10,776) Columbia, MO |
| 12/30/2010* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 10 | Old Dominion | W 81–58 | 13–1 | Mizzou Arena (13,107) Columbia, MO |
| 01/05/2011* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 9 | North Alabama | W 98–58 | 14–1 | Mizzou Arena (8,367) Columbia, MO |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| 01/08/2011 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 9 | at Colorado | L 76–89 | 14–2 (0–1) | Coors Events Center (8,694) Boulder, CO |
| 01/12/2011 8:00 pm, MSN | No. 15 | Nebraska | W 77–69 | 15–2 (1–1) | Mizzou Arena (11,358) Columbia, MO |
| 01/15/2011 12:00 pm, ESPN 2 | No. 15 | at No. 14 Texas A&M | L 89–91 $^{OT}$ | 15–3 (1–2) | Reed Arena (11,005) College Station, TX |
| 01/17/2011 4:30 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | Kansas State Gold Rush | W 75–59 | 16–3 (2–2) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| 01/22/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | Iowa State | W 87–54 | 17–3 (3–2) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| 01/29/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 11 | at No. 7 Texas | L 58–71 | 17–4 (3–3) | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 02/02/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at Oklahoma State | L 70–76 | 17–5 (3–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,515) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/05/2011 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. 14 | Colorado | W 89–73 | 18–5 (4–4) | Mizzou Arena (14,288) Columbia, MO |
| 02/07/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | at No. 2 Kansas Border War | L 86–103 | 18–6 (4–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/12/2011 12:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. 19 | Oklahoma | W 84–61 | 19–6 (5–5) | Mizzou Arena (14,265) Columbia, MO |
| 02/15/2011 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | Texas Tech | W 92–84 | 20–6 (6–5) | Mizzou Arena (10,488) Columbia, MO |
| 02/19/2011 12:45 pm, ESPN3 | No. 20 | at Iowa State | W 76–70 | 21–6 (7–5) | Hilton Coliseum (12,691) Ames, IA |
| 02/23/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | Baylor | W 77–59 | 22–6 (8–5) | Mizzou Arena (14,297) Columbia, MO |
| 02/26/2011 11:00 am, ESPN | No. 20 | at Kansas State | L 70–80 | 22–7 (8–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 03/01/2011 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 22 | at Nebraska | L 58–69 | 22–8 (8–7) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,467) Lincoln, NE |
| 03/05/2011 11:00 am, CBS | No. 22 | No. 2 Kansas | L 66–70 | 22–9 (8–8) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2011 8:30 pm, Big 12 Network | (6) | vs. (11) Texas Tech Big 12 First Round | W 88–84 | 23–9 | Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/10/2011 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (3) Texas A&M Big 12 Quarterfinals | L 71–86 | 23–10 | Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2011* 8:50 pm, TNT | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) Cincinnati NCAA Second Round | L 63–78 | 23–11 | Verizon Center (17,706) Washington, DC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||