1916–17 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1916–17 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference Big Eight Conference
1916–17 record 12–4 (10–4 MVIAA)
Head coach John F. Miller
Home arena Rothwell Gymnasium

The 1916–17 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 1916–17 college basketball season. The team was led by first year head coach John Miller. The captain of the team was Fred Williams.

Missouri finished with a 12–4 record overall and a 10–4 record in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association. This was good enough for a 2nd place finish in the regular season conference standings.

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
January 6* Central Methodist W 47–21  1–0
January 12 Iowa State W 28–25  2–0 (1–0)
January 13 Iowa State L 21–24  2–1 (1–1)
January 19 Washington University W 36–22  3–1 (2–1)
January 20 Washington University W 30–20  4–1 (3–1)
February 2* Kansas City Poly W 52–20  5–1 (3–1)
February 6 at Kansas L 23–24  5–2 (3–2)
February 7 at Kansas W 26–17  6–2 (4–2)
February 9 at Nebraska W 18–16  7–2 (5–2)
February 10 at Nebraska W 18–7  8–2 (6–2)
February 21 Kansas W 24–20  9–2 (7–2)
February 22 Kansas W 38–15  10–2 (8–2)
March 5 Kansas State L 22–26  10–3 (8–3)
March 6 Kansas State L 27–32  10–4 (8–4)
March 8 at Washington University W 23–19  11–4 (9–4)
March 9 at Washington University W 31–22  12–4 (10–4)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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