:Missouri Tigers women's basketball

{{Infobox college basketball team|women=yes

| name = Missouri Tigers

| current = 2024–25 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

| logo = Mizzou Athletics wordmark.svg

| logo_size = 250

| university = University of Missouri

| conference = SEC

| location = Columbia, Missouri

| coach = Kellie Harper

| tenure = 1st

| arena = Mizzou Arena

| capacity = 15,061

| nickname = Tigers

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| AIAWtourneys = 1977, 1978

| NCAAchampion =

| NCAAfinalfour =

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| NCAAsweetsixteen = 1982, 2001

| NCAAsecondround = 1986, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2019

| NCAAtourneys = 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

| conference_tournament = 1985, 1986, 1994

| conference_season = 1978, 1987, 1990

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The Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri and competes in the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and plays in the Southeastern Conference.

Roster

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|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Jennifer Sullivan ({{college|Memphis}})
  • Kenzie Kostas ({{college|Missouri State}})
  • Liza Fruendt ({{college|Missouri State}})
  • Todd Schaefer ({{college|Thomas More}})

|roster_url=https://mutigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster

}}

History

Missouri first fielded a women's team during the 1974–1975 season. The team's best post-season result was appearing in the Sweet Sixteen (1982 and 2001).

=Head coaches=

  • Alexis Jarrett, 1974–1975
  • Joann Rutherford, 1975–1998
  • Cindy Stein, 1998–2010{{cite web|last=Lakin|first=Kate|title=Missouri Tigers Women's Basketball Media Guide|url=http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/09-media-guide.html|access-date=December 30, 2009}}
  • Robin Pingeton, 2010–2025
  • Kellie Harper, 2025–present

Conferences

Missouri has played in the Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences. The Tigers joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 8 merged with several former members of the defunct Southwest Conference. Since 2012, the team has played in the Southeastern Conference after leaving the Big 12 Conference.

Year-by-year results

Conference tournament winners noted with ‡{{cite web|title=Media Guide|url=http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/09-media-guide.html

|work=University of Missouri|access-date=11 Aug 2013}}

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{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Cindy Stein|conference=Big 12|startyear=1998|endyear=2010}}

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| colspan="8" align="center" | Southeastern Conference

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NCAA tournament results

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Missouri Tigers|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}}
rowspan=1 | 1982#3First Round
Sweet Sixteen
#6 Oregon
#2 Maryland
W 59-53
L 68-80
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| rowspan=1 | 1983

#4First Round#5 AuburnL 76-94
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| rowspan=1 | 1984

#4First Round#5 LSUL 82-92
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| rowspan=1 | 1985

#7First Round#2 NE LouisianaL 84-85 (OT)
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| rowspan=1 | 1986

#9First Round
Second Round
#8 Arkansas
#1 Texas
W 66-65
L 67-108
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| rowspan=1 | 1994

#15First Round#2 Texas TechL 61-75
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| rowspan=1 | 2001

#10First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#7 Wisconsin
#2 Georgia
#3 Louisiana Tech
W 71-68
W 78-65
L 67-78
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| rowspan=1 | 2004

#11First Round#6 StanfordL 44-68
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| rowspan=1 | 2006

#10First Round#7 Virginia TechL 51-82
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| rowspan=1 | 2016

#10First Round
Second Round
#7 BYU
#2 Texas
W 78-69
L 55-73
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| rowspan=1 | 2017

#6First Round
Second Round
#11 South Florida
#3 Florida State
W 66-64
L 55-77
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| rowspan=1 | 2018

#5First Round#12 Florida Gulf CoastL 70-80
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| rowspan=1 | 2019

#7First Round
Second Round
#10 Drake
#2 Iowa
W 77-76 (OT)
L 52-68
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See also

References

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