2021–22 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and were led by head coach Cuonzo Martin, who was in his fifth year at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri as a tenth-year members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC tournament before losing to LSU in the second round.

2021–22 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record12–21 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hollender
  • Cornell Mann
  • Marco Harris
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Auburn 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
No. 16 Kentucky 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
No. 15 Tennessee 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 8 Arkansas 13 5   .722 28 9   .757
LSU 9 9   .500 22 12   .647
Alabama 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
South Carolina 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Texas A&M 9 9   .500 27 13   .675
Florida 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Mississippi State 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 19 17   .528
Missouri 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Ole Miss 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Georgia 1 17   .056 6 26   .188
2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On March 11, 2022, the school fired head coach Cuonzo Martin.[1] On March 22, the school named Cleveland State head coach Dennis Gates the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the Tigers finish the 2020–21 season 16– 10, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Georgia in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the West Region. There they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma.

Departures

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Listed below are players who have entered their names in the Transfer pool and can at anytime remove their name and return to Missouri.
Seniors listed below have the option to use their additional year of eligibility.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Torrence Watson 0 G 6'5" 205 Junior St. Louis, MO Transferred to Elon[3]
Xavier Pinson 1 G 6'2" 170 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to LSU[4]
Drew Buggs 2 G 6'3" 195 Graduate Student Long Beach, CA Transferred to Winthrop[5]
Mitchell Smith 5 F 6'10" 221 RS-Senior Van Buren, AR Graduated, signed with Norrköping Dolphins[6]
Ed Chang 11 F 6'8" 215 Junior Papillion, NE Entered Transfer Pool[7]
Dru Smith 12 G 6'3" 203 RS-Senior Evansville, IL Graduated
Mark Smith 13 G 6'5" 220 Senior Decatur, IL Graduate Transfer to Kansas State[8]
Jeremiah Tilmon 23 C 6'10" 260 Senior East St. Louis, IL Graduated, signed with Lakeland Magic
Parker Braun 42 F 6'8" 217 RS-Sophomore Overland Park, KS Transferred to Santa Clara[9]

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anton Brookshire
G
Springfield, Missouri Kickapoo High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 7, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Yaya Keita
C
St. Louis, Missouri De Smet Jesuit High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 10, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Trevon Brazile
F
Springfield, Missouri Parkview High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 8, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Sean Durugordon
F
Putnam, Connecticut Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 26, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Kaleb Brown
G
Huntsville, Alabama Lee High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Aug 24, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Amari Davis 1 G 6'2" 175 Junior Trotwood, OH Transfer from Green Bay. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[10]
Jarron Coleman 5 G 6'5" 210 Redshirt Junior Indianapolis, IN Transfer from Ball State. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[11]
DaJuan Gordon 12 G 6'3" 190 Junior Chicago, IL Transfer from Kansas State. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[12]
Ronnie DeGray III 21 F 6'6" 225 Sophomore Parker, CO Transfer from UMass.[13]

Roster

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2021–22 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Anton Brookshire 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Kickapoo High School Springfield, MO
G 1 Amari Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Trotwood-Madison High School
Green Bay
Trotwood, OH
F 2 Sean Durugordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Putnam Science Academy Queens, NY
G 4 Javon Pickett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Belleville East High School Belleville, IL
G 5 Jarron Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Cathedral High School
Ball State
Indianapolis, IN
F 11 Yaya Keita 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr De Smet Jesuit High School St. Louis, MO
G 12 DaJuan Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Curie High School
Kansas State
Chicago, IL
G 13 Kaleb Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Lee High School Huntsville, AL
F 21 Ronnie DeGray III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Woodstock Academy
UMass
Parker, CO
F 23 Trevon Brazile 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Parkview High School Springfield, MO
F 24 Kobe Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Lee High School Huntsville, AL
C 32 Jordan Wilmore 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 300 lb (136 kg) So The Skill Factory Prep School Laurel, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular Season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Central Michigan W 78–68  1–0
 18  Pickett   12  DeGray III   5  Coleman  Mizzou Arena (7,272)
Columbia, MO
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Kansas City L 66–80  1–1
 20  Ko. Brown   7  Davis   4  Gordon  Mizzou Arena (6,887)
Columbia, MO
November 18, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Northern Illinois
Jacksonville Classic campus game[14]
W 54–37  2–1
 13  Ko. Brown   13  Ko. Brown   6  Ko. Brown  Mizzou Arena (6,302)
Columbia, MO
November 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. SMU
Jacksonville Classic Duval semifinal game
W 80–75 OT 3–1
 24  Ko. Brown   8  Gordon   7  Coleman  UNF Arena (1,632)
Jacksonville, FL
November 22, 2021*
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Florida State
Jacksonville Classic Duval championship
L 58–81  3–2
 14  Davis   5  Gordon   3  Tied  UNF Arena (1,641)
Jacksonville, FL
November 26, 2021*
8:00 p.m., SECN
Wichita State L 55–61  3–3
 17  Davis   8  Ko. Brown   4  Coleman  Mizzou Arena (NR)
Columbia, MO
November 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Paul Quinn College W 91–59  4–3
 20  Ko. Brown   23  Ko. Brown   6  Ko. Brown  Mizzou Arena (6,106)
Columbia, MO
December 2, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty L 45–66  4–4
 14  Ko. Brown   10  Ko. Brown   2  Ko. Brown  Liberty Arena (4,005)
Lynchburg, VA
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Eastern Illinois W 72–44  5–4
 15  Davis   11  Ko. Brown   5  Pickett  Mizzou Arena (6,335)
Columbia, MO
December 11, 2021*
2:15 p.m., ESPN
at No. 8 Kansas
Border War
L 65–102  5–5
 19  Pickett   6  Brown   3  Gordon  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 18, 2021*
3:30 p.m., SECN
Utah W 83–75  6–5
 27  Brown   7  DeGray III   3  Pickett  Mizzou Arena (6,782)
Columbia, MO
December 22, 2021*
8:00 p.m., BTN
vs. Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 63–88  6–6
 16  Coleman   7  Brown   1  Brookshire  Enterprise Center (14,953)
St. Louis, MO
SEC regular Season
December 29, 2021
6:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 18 Kentucky L 56–83  6–7
(0–1)
 10  Tied   6  Pickett   3  Coleman  Rupp Arena (19,361)
Lexington, KY
January 8, 2022
2:30 p.m., SECN
No. 15 Alabama W 92–86  7–7
(1–1)
 30  Ko. Brown   13  Ko. Brown   6  Coleman  Mizzou Arena (10,903)
Columbia, MO
January 12, 2022
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Arkansas L 43–87  7–8
(1–2)
 12  Pickett   8  Brazile   3  Coleman  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
January 15, 2022
2:30 p.m., SECN
Texas A&M L 64–67  7–9
(1–3)
 14  Coleman   9  Ko. Brown   5  Davis  Mizzou Arena (7,989)
Columbia, MO
January 18, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Ole Miss W 78–53  8–9
(2–3)
 23  Davis   13  Coleman   7  Coleman  SJB Pavilion (6,514)
Oxford, MS
January 22, 2022
5:00 p.m., SECN
at Alabama L 76–86  8–10
(2–4)
 17  Coleman   10  Ko. Brown   4  Ko. Brown  Coleman Coliseum (10,799)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 25, 2022
7:30 p.m., SECN
No. 1 Auburn L 54–55  8–11
(2–5)
 17  Pickett   11  Ko. Brown   3  Ko. Brown  Mizzou Arena (10,004)
Columbia, MO
January 29, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 23 Iowa State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 50–67  8–12
 15  Gordon   7  Gordon   3  Tied  Hilton Coliseum (13,612)
Ames, IA
February 2, 2022
7:30 p.m., SECN
Florida L 65–66  8–13
(2–6)
 13  DeGray III   9  Gordon   4  Coleman  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Texas A&M W 70–66  9–13
(3–6)
 21  Brown   6  Brown   6  Brown  Reed Arena (8,013)
College Station, TX
February 8, 2022
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Vanderbilt L 62–70  9–14
(3–7)
 15  Pickett   9  Brown   3  Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (6,406)
Nashville, TN
February 12, 2022
8:00 p.m., SECN
Ole Miss W 74–68  10–14
(4–7)
 15  Murrell   10  Rodriguez   4  Joiner  Mizzou Arena (8,397)
Columbia, MO
February 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 23 Arkansas L 57–76  10–15
(4–8)
 13  Pickett   8  Brazile   3  Coleman  Mizzou Arena (7,448)
Columbia, MO
February 18, 2022
8:30 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State L 49–68  10–16
(4–9)
 13  DeGray III   8  Brazile   2  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,813)
Starkville, MS
February 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN
Mississippi State
Rescheduled from Jan. 5
L 56–58  10–17
(4–10)
 16  Pickett   7  Brown   4  Pickett  Mizzou Arena (7,009)
Columbia, MO
February 22, 2022
6:00 p.m., SECN
No. 17 Tennessee L 61–80  10–18
(4–11)
 16  Pickett   9  Brown   2  Tied  Mizzou Arena (7,253)
Columbia, MO
February 26, 2022
7:30 p.m., SECN
at LSU L 55–75  10–19
(4–12)
 14  Pickett   8  Brown   7  Pickett  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,304)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 1, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at South Carolina L 69–73  10–20
(4–13)
 23  Pickett   9  Brazile   3  DeGray III  Colonial Life Arena (9,479)
Columbia, SC
March 5, 2022
2:30 p.m., SECN
Georgia W 79–69  11–20
(5–13)
 21  Brown   10  Brazile   3  Pickett  Mizzou Arena (8,397)
Columbia, MO
SEC Tournament
March 9, 2022
5:00 p.m., SECN
(12) vs. (13) Ole Miss
First round
W 72–60  12–20
 16  Brown   8  Brazile   4  Brown  Amalie Arena 
Tampa, FL
March 10, 2022
1:00 p.m., SECN
(12) vs. (5) LSU
Second round
L 68–76  12–21
 19  Gordon   8  Brazile   5  Ka. Brown  Amalie Arena 
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Missouri fires Martin; rival coaches critical of move". ESPN.com. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mizzou hires Cleveland State's Dennis Gates as men's basketball coach". KSHB. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mizzou basketball transfer Torrence Watson makes commitment to new program". Saturday Down South. April 14, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "BREAKING: Xavier Pinson has entered the transfer portal". Rock M Nation. March 23, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Drew Buggs is the latest to enter the transfer portal". Rock M Nation. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Former Mizzou basketball player Mitchell Smith signs with Swedish professional team". Colubian Daily Tribune. July 16, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Missouri forward Ed Chang enters transfer portal". Rock M Nation. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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  9. ^ "Mizzou's Parker Braun transferring to Santa Clara". KSHB 41. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Mizzou Men's Hoops Signs Green Bay Transfer Amari Davis". Missouri Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "Mizzou Men's Hoops Inks Ball State Transfer Jarron "Boogie" Coleman". Missouri Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Mizzou Men's Hoops Adds Kansas State Transfer DaJuan Gordon". Missouri Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "Mizzou Hoops Signs UMass Transfer Ronnie DeGray III". Missouri Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "Mizzou Hoops to Take Part in Jacksonville Classic".
  15. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.