Missouri Tigers men's basketball

Missouri Tigers
2025–26 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Missouri
First season1907
Athletic directorLaird Veatch
Head coachDennis Gates (4th season)
LocationColumbia, Missouri
ArenaMizzou Arena
(capacity: 15,061)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
NicknameTigers
ColorsBlack and gold
   
All-time record1,691–1,247 (.576)
NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight
1944, 1976, 1994*, 2002, 2009
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Sweet Sixteen1976, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1994*, 2002, 2009
Appearances1944, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994*, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025
Pre-tournament Premo–Porretta national champions
1921, 1922
Conference tournament champions
1978, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2009, 2012
Conference regular-season champions
1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1994
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate

* - vacated by NCAA

The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the SEC. Prior to the 2012–2013 season, the basketball team represented the school in the Big 12 Conference. They are located in Columbia, Missouri, playing home games at Mizzou Arena (15,061). The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2025. The Tigers' season in 2022–23 was their first under head coach Dennis Gates, who was hired away from Cleveland State to replace the fired Cuonzo Martin. The Missouri men's basketball program was a charter member of the Big 12 Conference, formed from the Big Eight Conference in 1996. Entering the 2023–24 season the Tigers had an all-time record of 1,691–1,245 and a winning percentage of .576.