1928–29 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1928–29 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1928–29 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	11–7 (7–3 Big Six)
Head coach	George R. Edwards (3rd season);
Home arena	Rothwell Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1927–28 1929–30 →

1928–29 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oklahoma	10	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
Missouri	7	–	3	.700	11	–	7	.611
Nebraska	5	–	5	.500	11	–	5	.688
Iowa State	4	–	6	.400	8	–	7	.533
Kansas State	2	–	8	.200	6	–	10	.375
Kansas	2	–	8	.200	3	–	15	.167

The 1928–29 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Missouri during the 1928–29 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.

They finished the season 11–7, 7–3 in Big Six play to finish in second place.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 22, 1928*	vs. Kansas Border War	W 38–31	1–0	Convention Hall Kansas City, MO
January 3, 1929*	at Butler	L 25–38	1–1	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
January 4, 1929*	at Indiana	L 29–42	1–2	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
January 12, 1929	at Nebraska	W 30–25	2–2 (1–0)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
January 15, 1929	Kansas Border War	W 34–30	3–2 (2–0)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
January 20, 1929	Kansas State	W 51–36	4–2 (3–0)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
January 26, 1929*	at Washington (MO)	W 30–28	5–2	Francis Gymnasium St. Louis, MO
January 28, 1929*	at Drake	W 36–35	6–2	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
January 29, 1929	at Iowa State	W 29–19	7–2 (4–0)	State Gymnasium Ames, Iowa
February 2, 1929	Oklahoma	L 34–40	7–3 (4–1)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
February 6, 1929*	Washington (MO)	L 25–29	7–4	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
February 7, 1929*	at Creighton	W 33–29	8–4	University Gym Omaha, Nebraska
February 8, 1929	at Kansas State	W 35–25	9–4 (5–1)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
February 11, 1929*	Drake	L 26–32	9–5	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
February 15, 1929	Iowa State	W 49–29	10–5 (6–1)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
February 20, 1929	at Kansas Border War	W 33–20	11–5 (7–1)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
February 25, 1929	Nebraska	L 33–39	11–6 (7–2)	Rothwell Gymnasium Columbia, Missouri
March 2, 1929	at Oklahoma	L 35–36	11–7 (7–3)	OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "1928-29 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Missouri Tigers. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[1] "1928-29 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Missouri Tigers. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

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