2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–3 (2–1 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
No. 2 Auburn	3	–	0		1.000			15	–	1		.938
No. 5 Alabama	3	–	0		1.000			14	–	2		.875
No. 23 Ole Miss	3	–	0		1.000			14	–	2		.875
No. 8 Florida	2	–	1		.667			15	–	1		.938
No. 1 Tennessee	2	–	1		.667			15	–	1		.938
Georgia	2	–	1		.667			14	–	2		.875
No. 14 Mississippi State	2	–	1		.667			14	–	2		.875
No. 6 Kentucky	2	–	1		.667			13	–	3		.813
Missouri	2	–	1		.667			13	–	3		.813
No. 10 Texas A&M	2	–	1		.667			13	–	3		.813
Vanderbilt	1	–	2		.333			13	–	3		.813
No. 17 Oklahoma	0	–	3		.000			13	–	3		.813
Arkansas	0	–	3		.000			11	–	5		.688
LSU	0	–	3		.000			11	–	5		.688
Texas	0	–	3		.000			11	–	5		.688
South Carolina	0	–	3		.000			10	–	6		.625
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of January 11, 2025 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
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

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:   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
	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
	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
	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
	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

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:   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

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 Dennis Gates (California) Assistant coach(es) Charlton Young (Georgia Southern) Kyle Smithpeters (Southern Illinois) Rob Summers (West Virginia) Ryan Sharbaugh (Westminster College) 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
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	W 82–65	11–2	16 – Bates	8 – Pierce	4 – Warrick	Mizzou Arena (9,981) Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 2 Auburn	L 68–84	11–3 (0–1)	19 – Warrick	6 – Grill	3 – Perkins	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		LSU	W 83-67	12–3 (1–1)	20 – Bates	10 – Gray	4 – Robinson	Mizzou Arena (10,367) Columbia, MO
January 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt	W 75-66	13–3 (2–1)	19 – Mitchell	11 – Gray	8 – Robinson	Mizzou Arena (15,061) 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

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—

References

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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.
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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.
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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.