Missouri Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2021 · CSM Staff
Missouri Tigers
SEC (16-9, 8-8)
Big Wins: 12/12 Illinois (81-78), 1/2 at Arkansas (81-68), 2/6 Alabama (68-65)
Bad Losses: 1/5 at Mississippi State (63-78), 1/26 at Auburn (82-88), 2/16 at Georgia (70-80)
Coach: Cuonzo Martin
Probable Starters:
Dru Smith, Senior, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 3.9 apg, 2.0 spg
Mark Smith, Senior, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 1.0 apg
Xavier Pinson, Junior, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 2.8 apg
Jeremiah Tilmon, Senior, Forward, 12.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Kobe Brown, Sophomore, Forward, 8.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Key Role Players:
Mitchell Smith, Senior, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Javon Pickett, Junior, Guard, 6.2 ppg
Drew Buggs, Senior, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 1.9 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.1 (109th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.1 (224, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (120, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.0 (158, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (202, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.9 (258, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.7 (210, 10)
Rebound Margin: 0.3 (177, 12)
Assists Per Game: 13.3 (159, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (172, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Florida State |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Davidson |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round loss to Southern Mississippi |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Colorado State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Norfolk State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Cincinnati |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Clemson |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to West Virginia |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cornell |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Marquette |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Memphis |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2005 | NIT | First Round loss to DePaul |
| 2004 | NIT | First Round loss to Michigan |
*all team stats through 3/7
