2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dennis Gates (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Charlton Young (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kyle Smithpeters (3rd season) Rob Summers (1st season) Ryan Sharbaugh (2nd season) Matt Cline (2nd season)
Home arena	Mizzou Arena

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alabama	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Arkansas	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Auburn	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Florida	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Georgia	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Kentucky	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
LSU	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Mississippi State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Missouri	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Oklahoma	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Ole Miss	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
South Carolina	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Tennessee	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Texas	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Texas A&M	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and is led by third year head coach Dennis Gates. The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri as a thirteenth-year member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 8–24, 0–18 in SEC play and finishing last place. The Tigers started the season going 8–5 with big wins over Minnesota and Pittsburgh in non-conference play. After non-conference play ended, the Tigers lost 18 conference games in a row with close games coming against South Carolina in overtime and Ole Miss. The Tigers finished the season in 14th place in the 2024 SEC men's basketball tournament with a first round matchup against 11 seed Georgia. The Tigers lost to the Bulldogs 59–64.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jordan Butler	0	C	6'11'	215	Freshman	Greenville, SC	Transferred to South Carolina[1]
Kaleb Brown	1	G	6'7"	250	Junior	Huntsville, AL	Transferred to Cal State Fullerton[2]
Curt Lewis	4	G	6'5"	220	Junior	Louisville, KY	Transferred to East Tennessee State[3]
John Tonje	5	F	6'5"	210	Senior	Omaha, NE	Transferred to Wisconsin[4]
Nick Honor	10	G	5'10"	200	Graduate Student	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Jackson Francois	12	G	6'4"	155	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Arizona
Jesús Carralero	13	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Málaga, Spain	Entered Transfer Portal
Noah Carter	35	F	6'6"	235	Senior	Dubuque, IA	Graduated
Mabor Majak	45	C	7'2"	245	Senior	Biemnom, South Sudan	Transferred to Coastal Carolina[5]
Sean East II	55	G	6'3"	180	Senior	Louisville, KY	Graduated
Connor Vanover	75	C	7'5"	227	Senior	Little Rock, AR	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Josh Gray	#	C	7'0"	265	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Transfer from South Carolina[6]
Mark Mitchell	#	F	6'8"	232	Junior	Kansas City, KS	Transfer from Duke[7]
Marques Warrick	#	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Lexington, KY	Transfer from Northern Kentucky[8]
Tony Perkins	#	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Transfer from Iowa[9]
Jacob Crews	#	G/F	6'7"	220	Junior	Hilliard, FL	Transfer from UT Martin[10]

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
T.O. Barrett G	Edmond, OK	Link Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 29, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Peyton Marshall C	Marietta, GA	Carlton J. Kell High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 11, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Marcus Allen F	Miami, FL	Miami Norland Senior High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 7, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Annor Boateng F	Little Rock, AR	Little Rock Central High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 22, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 88
Trent Burns C	Houston, TX	Pro-Vision Academy	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 1, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12   Rivals: 6
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Rowe G	Columbia, MO	Tolton High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Dec 12, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10   Rivals: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Anthony Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Florida State University School Tallahassee, FL G 2 Tamar Bates 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr IMG Academy Indiana Kansas City, KS F 11 Trent Pierce 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Compass Prep Tulsa, OK F 15 Danny Stephens (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Southeastern High School Augusta, IL G 17 JV Brown (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Rolling Hills Prep San Pedro, CA F 23 Aidan Shaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Blue Valley High School Stillwell, KS G 31 Caleb Grill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) GS Maize High School Iowa State Maize, KS G T.O. Barrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Link Academy Edmond, OK C Peyton Marshall 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Carlton J. Kell High School Marietta, GA F Marcus Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Miami Norland Senior High School Miami, FL G Annor Boateng 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Little Rock Central High School Little Rock, AR C Trent Burns 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pro-Vision Academy Houston, TX C Josh Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) GS Putnam Science Academy LSU South Carolina Brooklyn, NY F Mark Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Duke Kansas City, KS G Marques Warrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Henry Clay High School Northern Kentucky Lexington, KY G Tony Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Lawrence North High School Iowa Indianapolis, IN F Jacob Crews 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Superior Collegiate Academy UT Martin Hilliard, FL	Head coach Dennis Gates (California) Assistant coach(es) Charlton Young (Georgia Southern) Rob Summers (West Virginia) Kyle Smithpeters (Southern Illinois) Matt Cline (South Alabama) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBD		at Memphis						FedEx Forum  Memphis, TN
November 8, 2024* TBD		Howard						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
November 11, 2024* TBD		Eastern Washington						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
November 14, 2024* TBD		Mississippi Valley State						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
November 22, 2024* TBD		Pacific						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
November 24, 2024* TBD		Arkansas-Pine Bluff						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
November 27, 2024* TBD		Lindenwood						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
December 3, 2024* TBD		California ACC–SEC Challenge						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
December 8, 2024* TBD		Kansas Border War						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
December 14, 2024* TBD		LIU						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
December 17, 2024* TBD		Jacksonville State						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
December 22, 2024* TBD		vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights						Enterprise Center  St. Louis, MO
December 30, 2024* TBD		Alabama State						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025		at Auburn						Neville Arena  Auburn, AL
January 7/8, 2025		LSU						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
January 11, 2025		Vanderbilt						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
January 14/15, 2025		at Florida						O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
January 18, 2025		Arkansas						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
January 21/22, 2025		at Texas						Moody Center  Austin, TX
January 25, 2025		Ole Miss						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
February 1, 2025		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
February 4/5, 2025		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
February 8, 2025		Texas A&M						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
February 11/12, 2025		Oklahoma						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
February 15, 2025		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 18/19, 2025		Alabama						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
February 22, 2025		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
February 25, 2025		South Carolina						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
March 1, 2025		at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
March 4/5, 2025		at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
March 8, 2025		Kentucky						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
SEC Tournament
March 12-16, 2025 TBD, SECN		vs.						Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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