The team played its home games in the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri.

With Missouri returning four starters and eleven scholarship players from a team that surprised many by winning 18 games in head coach Mike Anderson's first year with the team, expectations were running high for the Tigers in 2007.

Among the returners was the 2007 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year Stefhon Hannah.

In addition, the Tigers welcomed newcomer DeMarre Carroll as a transfer from Vanderbilt.

The second of their two preseason games was against Missouri Western State University.