Missouri Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Missouri Tigers
 
SEC (20-12, 10-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/3 Florida (76-74), 1/7 at Kentucky (73-68)
Bad Losses: 12/2 at Notre Dame (71-76), 1/10 at Mississippi (69-76)
Coach: Dennis Gates
 
Probable Starters:
Shawn Phillips Jr., Senior, Center, 7.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.5 bpg
T.O. Barrett, Sophomore, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 3.1 apg, 2.7 rpg
Trent Pierce, Junior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 1.1apg, 3.8 rpg
Mark Mitchell, Senior, Guard, 18.3 ppg, 3.6 apg, 5.3 rpg
Jayden Stone, Senior, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 1.9 apg, 5.0 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Trent Burns, Freshman, Center, 2.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg
Anthony Robinson II, Junior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 2.9 apg, 3.1 rpg, 1.6 spg
Jacob Crews, Senior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.9 (90th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 75.3 (219, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.1 (25, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.4 (125, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.3 (236, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.9 (136, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.7 (299, 15)
Rebound Margin: 3.4 (90, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (152, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.3 (261, 16)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAARound of 64 loss to Drake
2023NCAARound of 64 win over Utah State
2023NCAARound of 32 loss to Princeton
2021NCAARound of 64 loss to Oklahoma
2018NCAARound of 64 loss to Florida State
2014NITFirst Round win over Davidson
2014NITSecond Round loss to Southern Mississippi
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to Colorado State
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Norfolk State
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to Cincinnati
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Clemson
2010NCAARound of 32 loss to West Virginia
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Cornell
2009NCAARound of 32 win over Marquette
2009NCAARegional Semifinal win over Memphis
2009NCAARegional Final loss to Connecticut
2005NITFirst Round loss to DePaul
2004NITFirst Round loss to Michigan
 
*all team stats through 3/8