1928–29 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1928â29 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Missouri during the 1928â29 NCAA men's basketball season. The Tigers were coached by George R. Edwards, who was in his third season with the Tigers. They played their home games at the Rothwell Gymnasium in Columbia, Missouri, the last apparent season in that venue before the Brewer Fieldhouse was opened to expand upon it.
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ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record11â7 (7â3 Big Six)
Headcoach
- George R. Edwards (3rd season)
HomearenaRothwell Gymnasium
| 1928â29 Missouri Tigers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 11â7 (7â3 Big Six) |
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| Home arena | Rothwell Gymnasium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 10 | â | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | â | 2 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 7 | â | 3 | .700 | 11 | â | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | â | 5 | .500 | 11 | â | 5 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | â | 6 | .400 | 8 | â | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 6 | â | 10 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | â | 8 | .200 | 3 | â | 15 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
They finished the season 11â7, 7â3 in Big Six play to finish in second place.
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| December 22, 1928* |
vs. Kansas Border War |
W 38â31 | 1â0 |
Convention Hall Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| January 3, 1929* |
at Butler | L 25â38 | 1â1 |
Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
| January 4, 1929* |
at Indiana | L 29â42 | 1â2 |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| January 12, 1929 |
at Nebraska | W 30â25 | 2â2 (1â0) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
| January 15, 1929 |
Kansas Border War |
W 34â30 | 3â2 (2â0) |
Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| January 20, 1929 |
Kansas State | W 51â36 | 4â2 (3â0) |
Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| January 26, 1929* |
at Washington (MO) | W 30â28 | 5â2 |
Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO | |||||||
| January 28, 1929* |
at Drake | W 36â35 | 6â2 |
Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
| January 29, 1929 |
at Iowa State | W 29â19 | 7â2 (4â0) |
State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| February 2, 1929 |
Oklahoma | L 34â40 | 7â3 (4â1) |
Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| February 6, 1929* |
Washington (MO) | L 25â29 | 7â4 |
Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| February 7, 1929* |
at Creighton | W 33â29 | 8â4 |
University Gym Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
| February 8, 1929 |
at Kansas State | W 35â25 | 9â4 (5â1) |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
| February 11, 1929* |
Drake | L 26â32 | 9â5 |
Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| February 15, 1929 |
Iowa State | W 49â29 | 10â5 (6â1) |
Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| February 20, 1929 |
at Kansas Border War |
W 33â20 | 11â5 (7â1) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
| February 25, 1929 |
Nebraska | L 33â39 | 11â6 (7â2) |
Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| March 2, 1929 |
at Oklahoma | L 35â36 | 11â7 (7â3) |
OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||