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2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record10–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCharlton Young (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Smithpeters (3rd season)
  • Rob Summers (1st season)
  • Ryan Sharbaugh (2nd season)
  • Matt Cline (2nd season)
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Florida 0 0   12 0   1.000
No. 14 Oklahoma 0 0   12 0   1.000
No. 1 Tennessee 0 0   11 0   1.000
No. 2 Auburn 0 0   11 1   .917
Georgia 0 0   11 1   .917
Mississippi State 0 0   11 1   .917
No. 17 Ole Miss 0 0   11 1   .917
Vanderbilt 0 0   11 1   .917
No. 6 Alabama 0 0   10 2   .833
Arkansas 0 0   10 2   .833
No. 4 Kentucky 0 0   10 2   .833
LSU 0 0   10 2   .833
Missouri 0 0   10 2   .833
Texas 0 0   10 2   .833
No. 12 Texas A&M 0 0   10 2   .833
South Carolina 0 0   9 3   .750
2025 SEC tournament winner
As of December 22, 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

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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

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Departures

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Marques Warrick 1 G 6'2" 185 Senior Lexington, KY Transfer from Northern Kentucky[6]
Tony Perkins 12 G 6'4" 205 Senior Indianapolis, IN Transfer from Iowa[7]
Mark Mitchell 25 F 6'8" 232 Junior Kansas City, KS Transfer from Duke[8]
Josh Gray 33 C 7'0" 265 Senior Brooklyn, NY Transfer from South Carolina[9]
Jacob Crews 35 G/F 6'7" 220 Junior Hilliard, FL Transfer from UT Martin[10]

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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

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College recruiting information (2025)
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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

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2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Anthony Robinson II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Florida State University School Tallahassee, FL
G 1 Marques Warrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Henry Clay High School
Northern Kentucky
Lexington, KY
G 2 Tamar Bates 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr IMG Academy
Indiana
Kansas City, KS
G/F 4 Marcus Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Miami Norland Senior High School Miami, FL
G 5 T.O. Barrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Link Academy Edmond, OK
G 6 Annor Boateng 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Little Rock Central High School Little Rock, AR
C 7 Trent Burns 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Pro-Vision Academy Houston, TX
G 10 Jeremy Sanchez (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS North Ridgeville High School
Saint Leo
North Ridgeville, OH
G/F 11 Trent Pierce 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Compass Prep Tulsa, OK
G 12 Tony Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Lawrence North High School
Iowa
Indianapolis, IN
G/F 15 Danny Stephens (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Southeastern High School Augusta, IL
G 17 JV Brown (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Rolling Hills Prep San Pedro, CA
C 21 Peyton Marshall 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Fr Carlton J. Kell High School Marietta, GA
G/F 23 Aidan Shaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Blue Valley High School Stillwell, KS
G/F 25 Mark Mitchell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy
Duke
Kansas City, KS
G 31 Caleb Grill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Maize High School
Iowa State
Maize, KS
C 33 Josh Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) GS Putnam Science Academy
LSU
South Carolina
Brooklyn, NY
G/F 35 Jacob Crews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Superior Collegiate Academy
UT Martin
Hilliard, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024*
12:30 p.m.
Lincoln (MO) W 90–45 
                  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Memphis L 75–83  0–1
 16  Robinson   7  Mitchell   7  Robinson  FedExForum (11,709)
Memphis, TN
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Howard W 77–62  1–1
 17  Bates   8  Mitchell   2  Tied  Mizzou Arena (11,044)
Columbia, MO
November 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Eastern Washington W 84–77  2–1
 33  Grill   9  Grill   5  Perkins  Mizzou Arena (8,912)
Columbia, MO
November 14, 2024*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 111–39  3–1
 16  Warrick   6  Shaw   4  Warrick  Mizzou Arena (8,889)
Columbia, MO
November 22, 2024*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Pacific
Missouri Multi-Team Event
W 91–56  4–1
 25  Grill   7  Gray   5  Warrick  Mizzou Arena (9,564)
Columbia, MO
November 24, 2024*
4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Missouri Multi-Team Event
W 112–63  5–1
 20  Mitchell   11  Robinson   11  Robinson  Mizzou Arena (8,496)
Columbia, MO
November 27, 2024*
5:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Lindenwood W 81–61  6–1
 18  Perkins   8  Gray   5  Robinson  Mizzou Arena (9,298)
Columbia, MO
December 3, 2024*
6:00 p.m., SECN
California
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 98–93  7–1
 29  Robinson   5  Tied   6  Robinson  Mizzou Arena (9,791)
Columbia, MO
December 8, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 Kansas
Border War
W 76–67  8–1
 29  Bates   10  Gray   3  Robinson II  Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
December 14, 2024*
11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+
LIU W 88–61  9–1
 24  Pierce   7  Mitchell   5  Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (8,969)
Columbia, MO
December 17, 2024*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 83–72  10–1
 19  Crews   5  Mitchell   6  Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (8,515)
Columbia, MO
December 22, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 77–80  10–2
 18  Tied   6  Tied   3  Perkins  Enterprise Center (18,497)
St. Louis, MO
December 30, 2024*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Alabama State       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., SECN
at Auburn       Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 7, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
LSU       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
January 11, 2025
2:30 p.m., SECN
Vanderbilt       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
January 14, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Florida       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 18, 2025
5:00 p.m., SECN
Arkansas       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
January 21, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
January 25, 2025
5:00 p.m., SECN
Ole Miss       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State       Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Tennessee       Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 8, 2025
2:30 p.m., SECN
Texas A&M       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 12, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
Oklahoma       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 15, 2025
2:30 p.m., SECN
at Georgia       Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 19, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
Alabama       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
South Carolina       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
March 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., SECN
at Vanderbilt       Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Oklahoma       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 8, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN/SECN
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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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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APRVRV
CoachesRVRV

References

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  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. ^ "Men's Basketball announces 2024-25 roster additions". etsubucs.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "John Tonje signs with Wisconsin". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Majak Signs with CCU Basketball". goccusports.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Former Northern Kentucky Guard Marques Warrick Commits to Missouri". si.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Former Iowa guard Tony Perkins announces SEC transfer destination". hawkeyeswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Duke's Mark Mitchell transferring to Missouri: Landing Blue Devils big man is latest in Tigers roster overhaul". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Missouri basketball bags big man in Gamecocks' Josh Gray. Here's what that means for MU". Ccolumbiatribune.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.
  13. ^ "Missouri basketball schedule 2024-25: MU adds Mississippi Valley State in nonconference play". columbiatribune.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.