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 . On March 5 , 2017 , head coach Kim Anderson was asked to step down as head coach of the Tigers following the season . He was allowed to coach the team in the SEC Tournament . On March 15 , the school hired Cuonzo Martin as head coach
SEC Tournament
2017 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team