2020–21Missouri Tigers men's basketball

NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	16–10 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach	Cuonzo Martin (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Hollender Cornell Mann Marco Harris
Home arena	Mizzou Arena
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Alabama†	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
No. 10 Arkansas	13	–	4	.765	25	–	7	.781
LSU	11	–	6	.647	19	–	10	.655
Tennessee	10	–	7	.588	18	–	9	.667
Florida	9	–	7	.563	15	–	10	.600
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	16	–	10	.615
Kentucky	8	–	9	.471	9	–	16	.360
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Georgia	7	–	11	.389	14	–	12	.538
Auburn^*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
South Carolina	4	–	12	.250	6	–	15	.286
Texas A&M	2	–	8	.200	8	–	10	.444
Vanderbilt	3	–	13	.188	9	–	16	.360

†2021 SEC tournament winner ^* Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Reed Nikko	14	F	6'10"	240	Senior	Maple Grove, MN	Graduated
Mario McKinney Jr.	11	G	6'2"	185	Freshman	St. Louis, MO	Transferring toJohn A. Logan College^[1]
LaTrayvion Jackson	2	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Ypsilanti, MI	Transferring toSeton Hall^[2]
Axel Okongo	15	C	7'0"	250	Senior	Saâcy-sur-Marne, France	Transferring toEastern Michigan^[3]

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Wilmore C	Fredericksburg, Virginia	The Skill Factory Prep School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Nov 13, 2019
Jordan Wilmore C	Recruit ratings:247Sports: ESPN: (79)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ed Chang	11	F	6'8"	215	Junior	Papillion, NE	Transfer fromSalt Lake City Community College^[5]
Drew Buggs	2	G	6'3"	195	RS Senior	Long Beach, CA	Graduate Transfer fromHawaii^[6]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		Oral Roberts	W 91–64	1–0	18 – Ma. Smith	12 – Tilmon	6 – D. Smith	Mizzou Arena (0) Columbia, MO
December 2, 2020* 8:00 pm, FS1		vs. No. 21 Oregon	W 83–75	2–0	22 – Pinson	9 – Tilmon	4 – D. Smith	CHI Health Center (89) Omaha, NE
December 6, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at Wichita State	W 72–62	3–0	19 – Ma. Smith	7 – Brown	6 – Pinson	Charles Koch Arena (100) Wichita, KS
December 9, 2020* 7:15 pm, SECN		Liberty	W 69–60	4–0	17 – Ma. Smith	9 – Tilmon	5 – Buggs	Mizzou Arena (0) Columbia, MO
December 12, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 6 Illinois Braggin' Rights	W 81–78	5–0	17 – Tied	8 – Brown	5 – Pinson	Mizzou Arena (578) Columbia, MO
December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN+	No. 16	Prairie View A&M	Cancelled due toCOVID-19 issues within Prairie View A&M.					Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 14	Bradley	W 54–53	6–0	15 – Pinson	10 – Tilmon	3 – Pickett	Mizzou Arena (2,956) Columbia, MO
December 30, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 12	No. 7 Tennessee	L 53–73	6–1 (0–1)	11 – Pinson	6 – Mi. Smith	2 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (3,164) Columbia, MO
January 2, 2021 11:00 am, CBS	No. 12	at Arkansas	W 81–68	7–1 (1–1)	25 – Tilmon	11 – Tilmon	4 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR
January 5, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 13	at Mississippi State	L 63–78	7–2 (1–2)	16 – Tilmon	6 – Tilmon	8 – Pinson	Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS
January 12, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 17	Vanderbilt	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues within Vanderbilt.					Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 16, 2021 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 17	at Texas A&M	W 68–52	8–2 (2–2)	15 – D. Smith	10 – Tilmon	6 – D. Smith	Reed Arena (1,548) College Station, TX
January 19, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 19	South Carolina	W 81–70	9–2 (3–2)	19 – Tilmon	10 – Tilmon	4 – Buggs	Mizzou Arena (0) Columbia, MO
January 23, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN	No. 19	at No. 6 Tennessee	W 73–64	10–2 (4–2)	27 – Pinson	7 – Brown	3 – Buggs	Thompson-Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN
January 26, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 12	at Auburn	L 82–88	10–3 (4–3)	21 – Tied	10 – Tilmon	4 – Pinson	Auburn Arena (1,824) Auburn, AL
January 30, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 12	TCU Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 102–98 ^OT	11–3	36 – Pinson	13 – Brown	5 – D. Smith	Mizzou Arena (3,063) Columbia, MO
February 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 18	Kentucky	W 75–70	12–3 (5–3)	26 – D. Smith	12 – Mi. Smith	5 – D. Smith	Mizzou Arena (3,033) Columbia, MO
February 6, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN	No. 18	No. 10 Alabama	W 68–65	13–3 (6–3)	16 – D. Smith	9 – Brown	4 – D. Smith	Mizzou Arena (3,113) Columbia, MO
February 10, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 10	at Ole Miss	L 59–80	13–4 (6–4)	17 – D. Smith	6 – Tilmon	3 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS
February 13, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 10	Arkansas	L 81–86 ^OT	13–5 (6–5)	23 – Pinson	9 – Brown	7 – D. Smith	Mizzou Arena (3,111) Columbia, MO
February 16, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN	No. 20	at Georgia	L 70–80	13–6 (6–6)	21 – Brown	7 – Ma. Smith	4 – Pinson	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 20	at South Carolina	W 93–78	14–6 (7–6)	17 – Tied	6 – Brown	7 – D. Smith	Colonial Life Arena (3,176) Columbia, SC
February 23, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 24	Ole Miss	L 53–60	14–7 (7–7)	12 – Brown	10 – Tilmon	6 – D. Smith	Mizzou Arena (2,995) Columbia, MO
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN	No. 24	Texas A&M	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues within Texas A&M.					Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
March 3, 2021 5:30 pm, SECN		at Florida	W 72–70	15–7 (8–7)	17 – D. Smith	6 – Mi. Smith	9 – D. Smith	O'Connell Center (2,306) Gainesville, FL
March 6, 2021 2:00 pm, SECN		LSU	L 80–86	15–8 (8–8)	17 – D. Smith	10 – Brown	4 – D. Smith	Mizzou Arena (3,112) Columbia, MO
SEC Tournament
March 11, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN	(7)	vs. (10) Georgia Second round	W 73–70	16–8	17 – Pinson	8 – D. Smith	4 – Brown	Bridgestone Arena (1,809) Nashville, TN
March 12, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN	(7)	vs. (2) No. 8 Arkansas Quarterfinals	L 64–70	16–9	14 – Pinson	11 – Brown	5 – D. Smith	Bridgestone Arena (2,155) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021 6:25 pm, TNT	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) Oklahoma First Round	L 68–72	16–10	22 – D. Smith	12 – Tilmon	5 – Pinson	Lucas Oil Stadium (5764) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	RV	16	14	12	13	17	19	12	18	10	20	24	RV	—	RV	Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—	18	14	12	13	16	19	12	17	10	19	RV	RV	—	RV	—

v t e Missouri Tigers men's basketball
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