Missouri's basketball program was founded in 1907, and the 'Tigers' nickname dates to the Civil War when a local militia called 'The Missouri Tigers' defended Columbia from guerrilla raiders — who never attacked, as the Tigers' fierce reputation preceded them. Norm Stewart, a Missouri native who played both basketball and baseball for the school, coached the Tigers for 32 seasons and won more games (634) than were won in the 60 years of the program before him. Stewart also founded the Coaches vs. Cancer initiative, which has raised over $150 million.
Named after a Civil War-era militia that defended Columbia, Missouri from guerrilla raiders; mascot Truman is named after President Harry Truman, the only Missouri-born president
The 1994 team going a perfect 14-0 in Big Eight conference play under Norm Stewart, who was named AP Coach of the Year
Norm Stewart refused to let his team stop for gas, food, or lodging in the state of Kansas during road trips, not wanting any Missouri tax dollars going to the rival Jayhawks' state
The Missouri Tigers compete in the SEC and hold an all-time record of 1735–1272 (.577 winning percentage) across 116 recorded seasons dating back to 1906-07.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 20-12 | 10-8 (SEC) | Dennis Gates | |
| 2024-25 | 22-12 | 10-8 (SEC) | Dennis Gates | AP #14 |
| 2023-24 | 8-24 | 0-18 (SEC) | Dennis Gates | |
| 2022-23 | 25-10 | 11-7 (SEC) | Dennis Gates | AP #20 |
| 2021-22 | 12-21 | 5-13 (SEC) | Cuonzo Martin | |
| 2020-21 | 16-10 | 8-8 (SEC) | Cuonzo Martin | AP #10 |
| 2019-20 | 15-16 | 7-11 (SEC) | Cuonzo Martin | |
| 2018-19 | 15-17 | 5-13 (SEC) | Cuonzo Martin | |
| 2017-18 | 20-13 | 10-8 (SEC) | Cuonzo Martin | |
| 2016-17 | 8-24 | 2-16 (SEC) | Kim Anderson | |
| 2015-16 | 10-21 | 3-15 (SEC) | Kim Anderson | |
| 2014-15 | 9-23 | 3-15 (SEC) | Kim Anderson | |
| 2012-13 | 23-11 | 11-7 (SEC) | Frank Haith | AP #7 |
| 2011-12 | 30-5 | 14-4 (Big 12) | Frank Haith | AP #2 |
| 2010-11 | 23-11 | 8-8 (Big 12) | Mike Anderson | AP #9 |
| 2009-10 | 23-11 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Mike Anderson | |
| 2008-09 | 31-7 | 12-4 (Big 12) | Mike Anderson | AP #9 |
| 2007-08 | 16-16 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Mike Anderson | |
| 2006-07 | 18-12 | 7-9 (Big 12) | Mike Anderson | |
| 2005-06 | 12-16 | 5-11 (Big 12) | Melvin Watkins,Quin Snyder | |
| 2004-05 | 16-17 | 7-9 (Big 12) | Quin Snyder | |
| 2003-04 | 16-14 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Quin Snyder | AP #3 |
| 2002-03 | 22-11 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Quin Snyder | AP #11 |
| 2001-02 | 24-12 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Quin Snyder | AP #2 |
| 2000-01 | 20-13 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Quin Snyder | AP #20 |
| 1999-00 | 18-13 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Quin Snyder | |
| 1998-99 | 20-9 | 11-5 (Big 12) | Norm Stewart | AP #22 |
| 1997-98 | 17-15 | 8-8 (Big 12) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1995-96 | 18-15 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #11 |
| 1994-95 | 20-9 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #9 |
| 1992-93 | 19-14 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1991-92 | 21-9 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #6 |
| 1990-91 | 20-10 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #20 |
| 1989-90 | 26-6 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #1 |
| 1988-89 | 29-8 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #3 |
| 1987-88 | 19-11 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #8 |
| 1986-87 | 24-10 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #14 |
| 1985-86 | 21-14 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1984-85 | 18-14 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1983-84 | 16-14 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1982-83 | 26-8 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #6 |
| 1981-82 | 27-4 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #1 |
| 1980-81 | 22-10 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #11 |
| 1979-80 | 25-6 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #10 |
| 1978-79 | 13-15 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1977-78 | 14-16 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1976-77 | 21-8 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #20 |
| 1975-76 | 26-5 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #10 |
| 1974-75 | 18-9 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1973-74 | 12-14 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #18 |
| 1972-73 | 21-6 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #5 |
| 1971-72 | 21-6 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | AP #14 |
| 1970-71 | 17-9 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1969-70 | 15-11 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1968-69 | 14-11 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1967-68 | 10-16 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Norm Stewart | |
| 1966-67 | 3-22 | 1-13 (Big 8) | Bob Vanatta | |
| 1965-66 | 3-21 | 1-13 (Big 8) | Bob Vanatta | |
| 1964-65 | 13-11 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Bob Vanatta | |
| 1963-64 | 13-11 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Bob Vanatta | |
| 1962-63 | 10-15 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Bob Vanatta | |
| 1961-62 | 9-16 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1959-60 | 12-13 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1958-59 | 6-19 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1957-58 | 9-13 | 3-9 (Big 8) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1956-57 | 10-13 | 4-8 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1955-56 | 15-7 | 8-4 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1954-55 | 16-5 | 9-3 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | AP #6 |
| 1953-54 | 11-10 | 6-6 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1952-53 | 11-9 | 6-6 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1951-52 | 14-10 | 6-6 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1950-51 | 16-8 | 8-4 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | AP #8 |
| 1949-50 | 14-10 | 4-8 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | AP #12 |
| 1948-49 | 11-13 | 6-6 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1947-48 | 14-10 | 7-5 (Big 7) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1946-47 | 15-10 | 6-4 (Big 6) | Sparky Stalcup | |
| 1945-46 | 6-11 | 3-7 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1944-45 | 8-10 | 5-5 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1943-44 | 10-9 | 5-5 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1942-43 | 7-10 | 5-5 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1941-42 | 6-12 | 2-8 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1940-41 | 6-10 | 2-8 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1939-40 | 13-6 | 8-2 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1938-39 | 12-6 | 7-3 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1937-38 | 9-9 | 4-6 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1936-37 | 7-9 | 2-8 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1935-36 | 5-12 | 2-8 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1934-35 | 7-11 | 7-9 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1933-34 | 10-8 | 6-4 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1932-33 | 10-8 | 6-4 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1931-32 | 9-9 | 6-4 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1930-31 | 8-9 | 5-5 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1929-30 | 15-3 | 8-2 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1928-29 | 11-7 | 7-3 (Big 6) | George Edwards | |
| 1927-28 | 13-5 | 13-5 (MVC) | George Edwards | |
| 1926-27 | 9-8 | 6-4 (MVC) | George Edwards | |
| 1925-26 | 8-10 | 8-8 (MVC) | George Bond | |
| 1924-25 | 7-11 | 6-10 (MVC) | George Bond | |
| 1923-24 | 4-14 | 4-12 (MVC) | George Bond | |
| 1922-23 | 15-3 | 14-2 (MVC) | George Bond | |
| 1921-22 | 16-1 | 15-1 (MVC) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1920-21 | 17-1 | 17-1 (MVC) | Craig Ruby | |
| 1919-20 | 17-1 | 17-1 (MVC) | Doc Meanwell | |
| 1918-19 | 14-3 | 11-3 (MVC) | John Miller | |
| 1917-18 | 17-1 | 15-1 (MVC) | Doc Meanwell | |
| 1916-17 | 12-4 | 10-4 (MVC) | John Miller | |
| 1915-16 | 13-3 | 10-2 (MVC) | Eugene Van Gent | |
| 1914-15 | 8-6 | 6-6 (MVC) | Eugene Van Gent | |
| 1913-14 | 4-12 | 4-12 (MVC) | O.F. Field | |
| 1912-13 | 13-5 | 8-4 (MVC) | O.F. Field | |
| 1911-12 | 5-10 | 1-7 (MVC) | O.F. Field | |
| 1910-11 | 5-7 | 5-7 (MVC) | Chester Brewer | |
| 1909-10 | 8-10 | 2-6 (MVC) | Guy Lowman | |
| 1908-09 | 11-5 | 3-5 (MVC) | Guy Lowman | |
| 1907-08 | 8-10 | 0-5 (MVC) | A.M. Ebright | |
| 1906-07 | 10-6 | Ind | Isadore Anderson |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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