# 2009–10 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his 4th year at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri and was a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Tigers finished the season 23–11, 10–6 in Big 12 play and they lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 10 seed in the East Region. They upset 7 seed Clemson in the first round before falling to 2 seed and AP #6 West Virginia in the second round.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Miguel Paul | 3 | Guard | 6-1 | 172 | SO | Lakeland, Florida |
| J. T. Tiller | 4 | Guard | 6-3 | 200 | SR | Marietta, Georgia |
| Michael Dixon, Jr. | 10 | Guard | 6-1 | 175 | FR | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Zaire Taylor | 11 | Guard | 6-4 | 189 | RS SR | Staten Island, New York |
| Marcus Denmon | 12 | Guard | 6-3 | 185 | SO | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Keith Ramsey | 15 | Forward | 6-9 | 210 | SR | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Laurence Bowers | 21 | Forward | 6-8 | 205 | SO | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Justin Safford | 23 | Forward | 6-8 | 230 | JR | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Kim English | 24 | Guard | 6-6 | 200 | SO | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jarrett Sutton | 25 | Guard | 6-3 | 190 | JR | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Steve Moore | 32 | Center | 6-9 | 264 | SO | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Tyler Stone | 33 | Forward | 6-7 | 225 | FR | Memphis, Tennessee |
| John Underwood | 35 | Forward | 6-9 | 208 | FR | Phoenix, Arizona |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2009* 7:00 pm, MSN | | Truman State | W 96–33 | | Mizzou Arena (8,120) Columbia, MO |
| 11/13/2009* 7:00 pm, MSN | | NW Missouri State | W 83–60 | | Mizzou Arena (7,839) Columbia, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/17/2009* 7:00 pm, MSN | | Tennessee-Martin | W 83–68 | 1–0 | Mizzou Arena (6,986) Columbia, MO |
| 11/22/2009* 1:00 pm, MSN | | Texas-Pan American South Padre Island Invitational Opening Rounds | W 100–44 | 2–0 | Mizzou Arena (5,796) Columbia, MO |
| 11/24/2009* 7:00 pm, MSN | | Chattanooga South Padre Island Invitational Opening Rounds | W 99–56 | 3–0 | Mizzou Arena (6,173) Columbia, MO |
| 11/27/2009* 7:30 pm, Fox College Sports | | vs. Old Dominion South Padre Island Invitational | W 66–61 | 4–0 | South Padre Island Convention Centre ( NA) South Padre Island, TX |
| 11/28/2009* 7:00 pm, Fox College Sports | | vs. Richmond South Padre Island Invitational | L 52–59 | 4–1 | South Padre Island Convention Centre ( NA) South Padre Island, TX |
| 12/02/2009* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Vanderbilt | L 83–89 | 4–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (14,256) Nashville, TN |
| 12/5/2009* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | Oregon Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 106–69 | 5–2 | Mizzou Arena ( 9,940) Columbia, MO |
| 12/09/2009* 7:00 pm, MSN | | at Oral Roberts | L 59–60 | 5–3 | Mabee Center ( 6,487) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/12/2009* 7:00 pm, MSN | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 87–36 | 6–3 | Mizzou Arena ( 7,583) Columbia, MO |
| 12/19/2009* 7:00 pm, MSN | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 88–70 | 7–3 | Mizzou Arena (7,425) Columbia, MO |
| 12/23/09* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights | W 81–68 | 8–3 | Scottrade Center (20,497) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/27/09* 2:00 pm, MSN | | Austin Peay | W 94–79 | 9–3 | Mizzou Arena (7,129) Columbia, MO |
| 12/30/09* 7:00 pm, MSN | | UMKC | W 91–57 | 10–3 | Mizzou Arena (7,638) Columbia, MO |
| 01/02/10* 3:00 pm, MSN | | Georgia | W 89–61 | 11–3 | Mizzou Arena (13,336) Columbia, MO |
| 01/06/10* 7:00 pm, MSN | | Savannah State | W 74–45 | 12–3 | Mizzou Arena ( 3,394) Columbia, MO |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/09/10 1:00 pm, ESPN 2 | | Kansas State | W 74–68 | 13–3 (1–0) | Mizzou Arena ( 13,824) Columbia, MO |
| 01/13/10 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Tech | W 94–89 $^{OT}$ | 14–3 (2–0) | United Spirit Arena (9,788) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/16/10 12:00 pm, ESPN 2 | | at Oklahoma | L 61–66 | 14–4 (2–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,384) Norman, OK |
| 01/23/10 5:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Nebraska | W 70–53 | 15–4 (3–1) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| 01/25/10 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 2 Kansas Border Showdown | L 65–84 | 15–5 (3–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/30/10 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oklahoma State | W 95–80 | 16–5 (4–2) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| 02/03/10 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Texas A&M | L 74–77 | 16–6 (4–3) | Mizzou Arena (11,431) Columbia, MO |
| 02/06/10 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Colorado | W 84–66 | 17–6 (5–3) | Coors Events Center (8,248) Boulder, CO |
| 02/10/10 6:30 pm, MSN | | Iowa State | W 65–56 | 18–6 (6–3) | Mizzou Arena (11,760) Columbia, MO |
| 02/13/10 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | | at No. 24 Baylor | L 62–64 | 18–7 (6–4) | Ferrell Center (9,347) Waco, TX |
| 02/17/10 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 15 Texas | W 82–77 | 19–7 (7–4) | Mizzou Arena (14,389) Columbia, MO |
| 02/20/10 5:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Nebraska | W 74–59 | 20–7 (8–4) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,979) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/24/10 6:30 pm | | Colorado | W 92–63 | 21–7 (9–4) | Mizzou Arena (14,303) Columbia, MO |
| 02/27/10 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 6 Kansas State | L 53–63 | 21–8 (9–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 03/02/10 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Iowa State | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 22–8 (10–5) | Hilton Coliseum (11,282) Ames, IA |
| 03/06/10 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 2 Kansas Border Showdown | L 56–77 | 22–9 (10–6) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/10 2:00 pm, Big 12 Network | (5) | vs. (12) Nebraska First Round | L 60–75 | 22–10 | Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/10* 1:50 pm, CBS | (10) | vs. (7) Clemson First Round | W 86–78 | 23–10 | HSBC Arena (18,653) Buffalo, NY |
| 03/21/10* 1:40 pm, CBS | (10) | vs. (2) No. 6 West Virginia Second Round | L 59–68 | 23–11 | HSBC Arena (18,934) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||