# 2015–16 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Kim Anderson, who was in his second year as the head coach at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and played its fourth season in the Southeastern Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season 9–23, 3–15 in SEC play to finish in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina.

## Season

Missouri was coming off a disappointing 2014-15 season that saw the Tigers end the year 9–23, 3–15 in SEC play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina.
On January 13, 2016, Missouri announced that it was self-imposing a ban from postseason play in 2016 due to violations committed under the previous head coach, Frank Haith. Missouri vacated all wins from the 2013-14 season and will lose one of its men's basketball scholarships in 2015-16 and another no later than the 2017-18 season.
On February 16, 2016, Missouri announced that junior guard Wes Clark was "no longer a member of the men's basketball program," just minutes before their game against South Carolina.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Deuce Bello | 2 | Guard | 6'4" | 177 | RS Jr. | Greensboro, North Carolina | Transferred to East Tennessee State |
| Johnathan Williams | 3 | Forward | 6'9" | 208 | So. | Memphis, Tennessee | Transferred to Gonzaga |
| Keith Shamburger | 14 | Guard | 5'11" | 170 | RS Sr. | Gardena, California | Graduated |
| Montaque Gill-Caesar | 13 | Guard | 6'6" | 215 | Fr | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada | Transferred to San Diego State University |
| Keanau Post | 45 | Forward | 6'11" | 268 | Sr. | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Graduated |

### 2015 Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kevin Puryear PF | Blue Springs, MO | Blue Springs South | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 21, 2014 |
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| Cullen VanLeer SG | Pacific, MO | Pacific | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 5, 2014 |
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| Terrance Phillips PG | Mouth of Wilson, VA | Oak Hill Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 3, 2015 |
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| Martavian Payne SG | Saint Louis, MO | John A. Logan C.C. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 18, 2015 |
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| Russell Woods PF | Chicago, IL | John A. Logan C.C. | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 18, 2015 |
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| K.J. Walton SG | Brownsburg, Indiana | Brownsburg | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 8, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:00 pm | Missouri Western | W 92–53 | – | 17 – Walton | 8 – Gant | 6 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | Wofford CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 83–74 | 1–0 | 20 – Puryear | 7 – Wright | 3 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (5,037) Columbia, MO |
| 11/15/2015* 5:00 pm, SECN | Maryland Eastern Shore CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 73–55 | 2–0 | 15 – Clark | 5 – Puryear, Wright | 3 – Clark, Walton | Mizzou Arena (5,082) Columbia, MO |
| 11/17/2015* 5:30 pm, FS1 | at Xavier | L 66–78 | 2–1 | 13 – Vanleer | 5 – Puryear | 3 – Clark | Cintas Center (9,751) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/23/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Kansas State CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinal | L 42–66 | 2–2 | 9 – Puryear | 6 – Phillips | 6 – Clark | Sprint Center (13,598) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/24/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Northwestern CBE Hall of Fame Classic consolation | L 62–67 | 2–3 | 16 – Phillips | 9 – Rosburg | 4 – Clark, Phillips | Sprint Center (13,198) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/01/2015* 8:00 pm, SECN | Arkansas State | W 88–78 | 3–3 | 14 – Wright | 7 – Puryear | 7 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (5,104) Columbia, MO |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | Northern Illinois | W 78–71 | 4–3 | 17 – Puryear | 7 – Clark, Rosburg | 6 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (6,214) Columbia, MO |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN | Nebraska–Omaha | W 85–78 | 5–3 | 18 – Puryear | 8 – Puryear | 4 – Clark, Wright | Mizzou Arena (5,022) Columbia, MO |
| 12/13/2015* 7:00 pm, P12N | at No. 13 Arizona | L 52–88 | 5–4 | 9 – Wright | 5 – Puryear, Wright | 3 – Phillips | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/19/2015* 5:00 pm, SECN | NC State | L 59–73 | 5–5 | 12 – VanLeer | 6 – Rosburg | 3 – Clark, Walton | Mizzou Arena (8,087) Columbia, MO |
| 12/23/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights | L 63–68 | 5–6 | 21 – Clark | 10 – Woods | 4 – Clark | Scottrade Center (14,456) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/29/2015* 8:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 78–25 | 6–6 | 13 – Puryear | 11 – Gant | 5 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (6,154) Columbia, MO |
| 01/02/2016* 2:00 pm | Savannah State | W 81–50 | 7–6 | 22 – Clark | 8 – Wright | 6 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (6,037) Columbia, MO |
| SEC regular season ||||||||
| 01/06/2016 6:00 pm, SECN | at Georgia | L 59–77 | 7–7 (0–1) | 19 – Puryear | 6 – Gant | 5 – Phillips | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| 01/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Auburn | W 76–61 | 8–7 (1–1) | 12 – Isabell | 11 – Puryear | 4 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (6,533) Columbia, MO |
| 01/12/2016 8:00 pm, SECN | Arkansas | L 61–94 | 8–8 (1–2) | 16 – Phillips | 5 – Phillips | 2 – Isabell | Mizzou Arena (6,627) Columbia, MO |
| 01/16/2016 12:00 pm, SECN | at South Carolina | L 72–81 | 8–9 (1–3) | 26 – Clark | 6 – Clark, Allen | 8 – Clark | Colonial Life Arena (15,389) Columbia, SC |
| 01/20/2016 6:00 pm, SECN | Georgia | L 57–60 | 8–10 (1–4) | 12 – Phillips, Wright | 7 – Puryear | 2 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (5,453) Columbia, MO |
| 01/23/2016 3:00 pm, SECN | at No. 10 Texas A&M | L 53–66 | 8–11 (1–5) | 12 – Clark | 9 – Clark | 2 – Phillips, Clark, Wright, Walton | Reed Arena (12,198) College Station, TX |
| 01/27/2016 8:00 pm, SECN | at No. 20 Kentucky | L 54–88 | 8–12 (1–6) | 11 – Clark | 6 – Phillips, Walton | 3 – Allen, Phillips | Rupp Arena (23,933) Lexington, KY |
| 01/30/2016 7:30 pm, SECN | Mississippi State | L 62–76 | 8–13 (1–7) | 16 – Wright | 9 – Wright | 4 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (7,175) Columbia, MO |
| 02/03/2016 8:00 pm, SECN | Ole Miss | L 73–76 | 8–14 (1–8) | 20 – Clark | 8 – Wright | 5 – Clark | Mizzou Arena (4,734) Columbia, MO |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm, SECN | at Alabama | L 71–80 | 8–15 (1–9) | 22 – Puryear | 7 – Rosburg | 3 – Clark, Phillips | Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/10/2016 8:00 pm, SECN | at Vanderbilt | L 71–86 | 8–16 (1–10) | 24 – Rosburg | 11 – Rosburg | 6 – Clark | Memorial Gymnasium (10,006) Nashville, TN |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, SECN | Tennessee | W 75–64 | 9–16 (2–10) | 21 – Rosburg | 7 – Phillips | 5 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (10,536) Columbia, MO |
| 02/16/2016 6:00 pm, SECN | South Carolina | W 72–67 | 10–16 (3–10) | 18 – Rosburg | 7 – Phillips, Wright | 4 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (5,017) Columbia, MO |
| 02/20/2016 6:30 pm, SECN | at Arkansas | L 72–84 | 10–17 (3–11) | 23 – Puryear | 12 – Wright | 7 – Phillips | Bud Walton Arena (13,040) Fayetteville, AR |
| 02/23/2016 8:00 pm, SECN | at Ole Miss | L 76–85 | 10–18 (3–12) | 20 – Wright | 6 – Gant | 4 – Walton | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,274) Oxford, MS |
| 02/27/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 Texas A&M | L 69–84 | 10–19 (3–13) | 17 – Isabell | 10 – Phillips | 5 – Isabell | Mizzou Arena (7,189) Columbia, MO |
| 03/01/2016 8:00 pm, SECN | at LSU | L 71–80 | 10–20 (3–14) | 13 – 3 tied | 8 – Wright | 4 – Phillips | Maravich Center (9,652) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 03/05/2016 6:30 pm, SECN | Florida | L 72–82 | 10–21 (3–15) | 19 – Wright | 10 – Phillips | 7 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (7,013) Columbia, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||