2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	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[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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	Entered Transfer Portal^[3]
John Tonje	5	F	6'5"	210	Senior	Omaha, NE	Entered Transfer Portal^[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[edit]

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[edit]

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
T.O. Barrett G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Peyton Marshall C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Marcus Allen F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Annor Boateng F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Trent Burns C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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:

2024 recruiting class[edit]

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
Aaron Rowe G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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[edit]

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[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 3, 2024* TBD	California ACC–SEC Challenge	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
	Alabama	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
	Arkansas	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
	Kentucky	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
	LSU	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
	Ole Miss	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
	Oklahoma	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
	South Carolina	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
	Texas A&M	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
	Vanderbilt	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
	Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
	Auburn	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
	Florida	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
	Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
	Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
	Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
	Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
	Texas	Moody Center Austin, TX
	Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References[edit]

^ "Former Missouri Forward Jordan Butler Transfers to South Carolina". si.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Signs Kaleb Brown for 2024-25 Season". fullertontitans.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Curt Lewis enters name into portal". missouri.rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Missouri Guard John Tonje Enters Transfer Portal". si.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Majak Signs with CCU Basketball". goccusports.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Missouri basketball bags big man in Gamecocks' Josh Gray. Here's what that means for MU". Ccolumbiatribune.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Duke's Mark Mitchell transferring to Missouri: Landing Blue Devils big man is latest in Tigers roster overhaul". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Former Northern Kentucky Guard Marques Warrick Commits to Missouri". si.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Former Iowa guard Tony Perkins announces SEC transfer destination". hawkeyeswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Signs Top-25 Shooter Jacob Crews". mutigers.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "SEC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Opponents". mutigers.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[1] "Former Missouri Forward Jordan Butler Transfers to South Carolina". si.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[2] "Men's Basketball Signs Kaleb Brown for 2024-25 Season". fullertontitans.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[3] "Curt Lewis enters name into portal". missouri.rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[4] "Missouri Guard John Tonje Enters Transfer Portal". si.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[5] "Majak Signs with CCU Basketball". goccusports.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[6] "Missouri basketball bags big man in Gamecocks' Josh Gray. Here's what that means for MU". Ccolumbiatribune.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[7] "Duke's Mark Mitchell transferring to Missouri: Landing Blue Devils big man is latest in Tigers roster overhaul". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[8] "Former Northern Kentucky Guard Marques Warrick Commits to Missouri". si.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[9] "Former Iowa guard Tony Perkins announces SEC transfer destination". hawkeyeswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[10] "Men's Basketball Signs Top-25 Shooter Jacob Crews". mutigers.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[11] "SEC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Opponents". mutigers.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[12] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

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