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.

2016–17 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2016–17 record	8–24 (2–16 SEC)
Head coach	Kim Anderson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Fulford Steve Shields Brad Loos
Home arena	Mizzou Arena

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Kentucky †	16	–	2		.889			32	–	6		.842
No. 20 Florida	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
Arkansas	12	–	6		.667			26	–	10		.722
South Carolina	12	–	6		.667			26	–	11		.703
Ole Miss	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
Alabama	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Vanderbilt	10	–	8		.556			19	–	16		.543
Georgia	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Texas A&M	8	–	10		.444			16	–	15		.516
Tennessee	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
Auburn	7	–	11		.389			18	–	14		.563
Mississippi State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
LSU	2	–	16		.111			10	–	21		.323
Missouri	2	–	16		.111			8	–	24		.250
† 2017 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] On March 15, the school hired Cuonzo Martin as head coach.[2]

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.[3]

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[4]
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 due to 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:

Roster

2016–17 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Terrence Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Orange County, CA F 2 Willie Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Garfield Heights H.S. Cleveland, OH G 3 Frankie Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Garfield Heights H.S. Cleveland, OH F 4 Jakoby Kemp 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Layton H.S. Layton, UT F 5 Mitchell Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Van Buren H.S. Van Buren, AR G 10 Brett Rau (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Burlington H.S. Elgin CC Burlington, IL G 11 K. J. Walton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Brownsburg H.S. Brownsburg, IN G 13 Trevor Glassman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr New Hampton School Mahattan Bedford, NH G 14 Reed Nikko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Maple Grove H.S. Maple Grove, MN G 15 Jordan Geist 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Homestead H.S. Ranger College Fort Wayne, IN F 21 Jordan Barnett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Christian Brothers College H.S. Texas Saint Louis, MO F 24 Kevin Puryear 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Blue Springs South H.S. Blue Springs, MO F 25 Russell Woods 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Simeon Career Academy John A. Logan C.C. Chicago, IL F 32 Adam Wolf 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Beaver Dam H.S. Beaver Dam, WI G 33 Cullen VanLeer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Pacific H.S. Pacific, MO	Head coach Kim Anderson (Missouri) Assistant coach(es) Emanuel Dildy (Eastern Illinois) Rob Fulford (Marshall) Steve Shields (Baylor) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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.

References

1. "Missouri asks Anderson to step down as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
2. "Mizzou lures Martin from Cal with 7-year deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
3. "Missouri self-imposes postseason ban, vacates wins, due to NCAA violations under Frank Haith". syracuse.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
4. "Missouri dismisses Wes Clark from basketball team for academic failures. Transferred to Buffalo". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 16, 2016.