#45 Missouri Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Missouri Tigers
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #45
 
Conference Rank: #13 SEC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 22-12, 10-8
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Dennis Gates
Coach Record: 55-46 at Missouri, 105-86 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Caleb Grill, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.7 spg
Tamar Bates, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.0 apg
Tony Perkins, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.5 apg
Marques Warrick, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 1.3 apg
Josh Gray, Center, 3.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Mark Mitchell, Senior, Forward, 13.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.9 apg
Anthony Robinson II, Junior, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.0 spg
Trent Pierce, Junior, Forward, 6.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.0 apg
Jacob Crews, Senior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg
T.O. Barrett, Sophomore, Guard, 1.9 ppg
Annor Boateng, Sophomore, Guard, 1.9 ppg
 
Key New Players:
Trent Burns, Freshman, Center
Sebastian Mack, Junior, Guard, Transfer from UCLA
Luke Northweather, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Oklahoma
Shawn Phillips Jr., Senior, Center, Transfer from Arizona State
Jevon Porter, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Loyola Marymount
Nicholas Randall, Freshman, Forward
Aaron Rowe, Freshman, Guard
Jayden Stone, Senior, Guard, Transfer from West Virginia
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 83.6 (9th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.6 (227, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.2 (25, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.6 (219, 13)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (70, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.7 (43, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (138, 8)
Rebound Margin: 1.3 (156, 10)
Assists Per Game: 13.7 (164, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (95, 7)