# 2016–17 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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. He was allowed to coach the team in the SEC tournament. On March 15, the school hired Cuonzo Martin as head coach.

## Previous season

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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Martavian Payne | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | St. Louis, MO | Graduate transferred to Lindenwood–Belleville |
| Tramaine Isabell | 4 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Seattle, WA | Transferred to Drexel |
| D'Angelo Allen | 5 | F | 6'6" | 185 | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Transferred to William Penn |
| Jimmy Barton | 11 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Junior | St. Louis, MO | Transferred to Maryville University |
| Namon Wright | 12 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Colorado |
| Wes Clark | 15 | G | 6'0" | 171 | Junior | Detroit, MI | Dismissed from the team due to academic failures |
| JaKeenan Gant | 23 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Sophomore | Springfield, GA | Transferred to Louisiana–Lafayette |
| Hayden Barnard | 42 | F | 6'10" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Aurora, IL | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Ryan Rosburg | 44 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Senior | Chesterfield, MO | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jordan Geist | 15 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Fort Wayne, IN | Junior college transferred from Ranger College |

## 2016 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mitchell Smith #24 C | Van Buren, AR | Van Buren High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Reed Nikko #33 C | Maple Grove, MN | Maple Grove High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 5, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Willie Jackson #38 SF | Garfield Heights, OH | Garfield Heights High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 23, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Frankie Hughes #56 SG | Garfield Heights, OH | Garfield Heights High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 10, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Jakoby Kemp PF | Layton, UT | Layton High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 27, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Future recruits
### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Michael Porter Jr. #1 SF | Columbia, MO | Nathan Hale High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Jeremiah Tilmon #7 C | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | May 15, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Blake Harris #29 CG | Chapel Hill, NC | Word of God Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 9, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| C. J. Roberts #35 PG | North Richlands Hills, TX | Richland High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Jontay Porter #9 PF | Columbia, MO | Nathan Hale High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | May 22, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #7 Rivals: #7 247Sports: #8 ESPN: #7 ||||||
| 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 | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Central Missouri | W 66–59 | | 15 – Hughes | 8 – Jackson, Puryear | 4 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (3,973) Columbia, MO |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/13/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | | Alabama A&M | W 99–44 | 1–0 | 23 – Hughes | 9 – Jackson, Puryear | 5 – Phillips, Vanleer | Mizzou Arena (3,977) Columbia, MO |
| 11/17/2016* 10:00 am, ESPNU | | vs. No. 11 Xavier Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinals | L 82–83 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | 24 – Hughes | 10 – Puryear | 5 – Phillips | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| 11/18/2016* 10:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Davidson Tire Pros Invitational 2nd round consolation | L 55–70 | 1–2 | 12 – Puryear | 6 – Puryear, Walton | 6 – Phillips | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| 11/20/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | vs. Tulane Tire Pros Invitational 7th place game | W 67–62 | 2–2 | 20 – Walton | 10 – Woods | 3 – Geist, Vanleer | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 84–60 | 3–2 | 19 – Walton | 7 – Jackson | 8 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (4,669) Columbia, MO |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 52–62 | 3–3 | 17 – Phillips | 6 – Geist, Woods | 1 – 8 tied | Mizzou Arena (4,123) Columbia, MO |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | Western Kentucky | W 59–56 | 4–3 | 18 – Hughes | 8 – Phillips, Woods | 5 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (4,547) Columbia, MO |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | Miami (OH) | W 81–55 | 5–3 | 19 – Puryear | 10 – Woods | 6 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (3,515) Columbia, MO |
| 12/10/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | No. 20 Arizona | L 60–79 | 5–4 | 11 – Puryear | 7 – Puryear | 4 – Vanleer | Mizzou Arena (10,151) Columbia, MO |
| 12/17/2016* 2:30 pm, SECN | | Eastern Illinois | L 64–67 | 5–5 | 9 – Jackson, Walton | 6 – Puryear | 7 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (9,618) Columbia, MO |
| 12/21/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights | L 66–75 | 5–6 | 17 – Puryear | 9 – Puryear | 3 – Vanleer | Scottrade Center (12,409) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb | L 76–81 | 5–7 | 18 – Geist | 13 – Barnett | 4 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (10,121) Columbia, MO |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| 01/04/2017 8:00 pm, SECN | | LSU | L 77–88 | 5–8 (0–1) | 18 – Barnett | 7 – Phillips, Puryear | 8 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (9,404) Columbia, MO |
| 01/07/2017 12:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 66–71 | 5–9 (0–2) | 20 – Phillips | 9 – Barnett | 3 – Barnett | Stegeman Coliseum (8,635) Athens, GA |
| 01/10/2017 6:00 pm, SECN | | Auburn | L 72–77 | 5–10 (0–3) | 20 – Barnett | 13 – Walton | 6 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (9,688) Columbia, MO |
| 01/14/2017 5:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | L 73–92 | 5–11 (0–4) | 14 – Barnett | 6 – Barnett, Nikko | 4 – Phillips | Bud Walton Arena (15,424) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/18/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Alabama | L 56–68 | 5–12 (0–5) | 16 – Phillips | 6 – Puryear | 7 – Phillips | Coleman Coliseum (10,347) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/21/2017 6:00 pm, SECN | | Ole Miss | L 71–75 | 5–13 (0–6) | 26 – Puryear | 11 – Woods | 10 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (10,378) Columbia, MO |
| 01/25/2017 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 74–89 | 5–14 (0–7) | 18 – Barnett, Geist | 8 – Barnett | 4 – Phillips | Humphrey Coliseum (7,101) Starkville, MS |
| 01/28/2017 7:30 pm, SECN | | No. 23 South Carolina | L 53–63 | 5–15 (0–8) | 18 – Woods | 8 – Puryear, Woods | 3 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (10,190) Columbia, MO |
| 02/02/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 24 Florida | L 54–93 | 5–16 (0–9) | 14 – Phillips | 4 – 4 tied | 3 – Phillips | O'Connell Center (10,153) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/04/2017 5:00 pm, SECN | | Arkansas | W 83–78 | 6–16 (1–9) | 17 – Barnett | 8 – Puryear | 6 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (8,211) Columbia, MO |
| 02/08/2017 7:30 pm, SECN | | at Texas A&M | L 73–76 | 6–17 (1–10) | 23 – Barnett | 8 – Walton | 7 – Phillips | Reed Arena (8,632) College Station, TX |
| 02/11/2017 2:30 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | W 72–52 | 7–17 (2–10) | 23 – Barnett | 9 – Barnett | 4 – VanLeer | Mizzou Arena (10,279) Columbia, MO |
| 02/15/2017 7:30 pm, SECN | | Alabama | L 54–57 | 7–18 (2–11) | 12 – Walton | 12 – Barnett | 3 – Walton | Mizzou Arena (5,991) Columbia, MO |
| 02/18/2017 12:00 pm, SECN | | at Tennessee | L 70–90 | 7–19 (2–12) | 18 – Phillips | 6 – Nikko | 3 – Phillips | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,680) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/21/2017 8:00 pm, SECN | | No. 11 Kentucky | L 62–72 | 7–20 (2–13) | 22 – Phillips | 8 – Puryear | 3 – Phillips | Mizzou Arena (11,574) Columbia, MO |
| 02/25/2017 2:30 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 77–80 | 7–21 (2–14) | 22 – Hughes | 9 – Nikko | 8 – Phillips | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,693) Oxford, MS |
| 02/28/2017 6:00 pm, SECN | | Texas A&M | L 43–60 | 7–22 (2–15) | 15 – Phillips | 6 – Hughes | 4 – Geist | Mizzou Arena (6,157) Columbia, MO |
| 03/04/2017 2:30 pm, SECN | | at Auburn | L 78–89 | 7–23 (2–16) | 19 – Puryear | 8 – Puryear | 5 – Phillips, Geist | Auburn Arena (7,659) Auburn, AL |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| 03/08/2017 8:30 pm, SECN | (14) | vs. (11) Auburn First round | W 86–83 $^{OT}$ | 8–23 | 30 – Puryear | 7 – Puryear | 7 – Geist | Bridgestone Arena (8,567) Nashville, TN |
| 03/09/2017 8:30 pm, SECN | (14) | vs. (6) Ole Miss Second round | L 74–86 | 8–24 | 15 – Barnett, Puryear, Phillips | 6 – Barnett | 8 – Phillips | Bridgestone Arena (13,112) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||