2008–09 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

Pre-Season

Following a .500 season in 2007–08 season, the Tigers revamped their offense with five freshmen and two transfers. The Tigers basketball team was not heralded with much in the way of high hopes coming into the 2008–09 season. Most preseason polls had Missouri finishing in the bottom-half of the Big 12 Conference, including Athlon Sports and the Big 12 coaches.

As a way to get in some much needed extra practice, coach Mike Anderson accepted an invitation to play three exhibition games in Canada in late August. In the first game of the tour, Missouri defeated the Niagara All-Stars by a score of 120–80 on August 30, 2008. The game was played at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. On August 31, 2008, in the same venue, the Tigers defeated Brock University 117–68. This game gave the Missouri coaching staff and fans a nice look at the fresh faces, as Mizzou's seven newcomers combined for 66 of the Tigers' 117 points on the afternoon. The next morning, the Tigers closed out the Canadian trip by beating the Southern Ontario All-Stars by a final score of 109–92.

The Tigers played two pre-season games in 2008. The first was against Lincoln (MO), winning the game 97–54. The second of their two pre-season games was against Missouri Southern, resulting in an 87–58 Tigers victory.

Schedule

|- !colspan=12 style=|Summer Canadian Exhibition

|- !colspan=12 style=|Exhibition

|- !colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season

|- !colspan=12 style=|Big 12 Regular Season

|- !colspan=12 style=|Big 12 Tournament

|- !colspan=12 style=|NCAA Tournament

Roster

Rankings

References

References

1. [http://www.athlonsports.com/college-basketball/15241/2008-big-12-preview Athlon Sports 2008 Big 12 Preview]
2. [http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1598264 Oklahoma Selected First In Big 12 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll]
3. [http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106110&SPID=13134&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1579222 Kansas, Missouri Men's Basketball Experience Canada]
4. [http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/083008aaa.html Mizzou Basketball Rolls 120–80 In Canadian Opener]
5. [http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/083108aaa.html Freshmen Denmon, Paul lead Missouri to 117–68 Win Against Brock]
6. [http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/090108aaa.html Mizzou Basketball Builds Huge Advantage, Cruises To 109–92 Victory]
7. "Tigers Take the Title!: Mizzou wins first conference tournament in 16 years".
8. "Box score".