2025–26 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2025–26 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and was led by fourth year head coach Dennis Gates. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, as a fourteenth-year member of the Southeastern Conference.

2025–26 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyle Smithpeters (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Sharbaugh (3rd season)
  • Matt Cline (3rd season)
  • Steve Wright (1st season)
  • Dickey Nutt (4th season)
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Florida162 .889278  .771
No. 16 Alabama135 .7222510  .714
No. 13 Arkansas135 .722289  .757
No. 19 Vanderbilt117 .611279  .750
No. 12 Tennessee117 .6112512  .676
Texas A&M117 .6112212  .647
Georgia108 .5562211  .667
Missouri108 .5562013  .606
Kentucky108 .5562214  .611
No. 22 Texas99 .5002115  .583
Oklahoma711 .3892116  .568
Auburn711 .3892216  .579
Mississippi State513 .2781319  .406
South Carolina414 .2221319  .406
Ole Miss414 .2221520  .429
LSU315 .1671517  .469
2026 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the season 22–12, 10–8 in SEC play finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the SEC Tournament, held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, they defeated Mississippi State, 85–73, in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Florida, 95–81. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed in the West region where they were upset in the first round by Drake, 67–57.

Departures

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Missouri Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Marques Warrick1G6'3"190Graduate StudentLexington, KYGraduated
Tamar Bates2G6'5"195SeniorKansas City, KSGraduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Denver Nuggets
Marcus Allen4G/F6'7"220FreshmanMiami, FLTransferred to Miami[1]
Jeremy Sanchez10G6'0"180Graduate StudentNorth Ridgeville, OHWalk-on; graduated
Tony Perkins12G6'4"200Graduate StudentIndianapolis, INGraduated
Danny Stephens15G/F6'7"230Redshirt FreshmanAugusta, ILWalk-on; transferred to Western Illinois[2]
JV Brown17G6'5"200Redshirt FreshmanSan Pedro, CAWalk-on; transferred to Westmont
Peyton Marshall21C7'0"300FreshmanMarietta, GATransferred to Georgia Tech[3]
Aidan Shaw23G/F6'9"210JuniorStillwell, KSTransferred to Boston College[4]
Caleb Grill31G6'3"205Graduate StudentMaize, KSGraduated
Josh Gray33C7'0"260Graduate StudentBrooklyn, NYGraduated

Incoming transfers

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Missouri Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Sebastian Mack12G6'3"200JuniorChicago, ILTransfer from UCLA[5]
Jevon Porter14F6'11"225SeniorColumbia, MOTransfer from LMU[6]
Shawn Phillips15C7'0"245SeniorDayton, OHTransfer from Arizona State[7]
Jayden Stone17G6'4"185Graduate StudentPerth, AustraliaTransfer from West Virginia[8]
Luke Northweather45C6'11"240Redshirt JuniorJefferson City, MOTransfer from Oklahoma[9]

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Nicholas Randall
#12 C
St. Louis, MO AZ Compass Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 28, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (83)
Aaron Rowe
G
Columbia, MO Tolton High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 12, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 10    Rivals: 5
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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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2025–26 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Anthony Robinson II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrFSUS Tallahassee, FL
G 1 Aaron Rowe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrTolton Catholic High School Columbia, MO
G 5 T.O. Barrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoLink Academy Edmond, OK
G 6 Annor Boateng 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoLittle Rock Central High School Little Rock, AR
C 7 Trent Burns 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrPro-Vision Academy Houston, TX
G/F 11 Trent Pierce 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrCompass Prep Tulsa, OK
G 12 Sebastian Mack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrCoronado High School
UCLA
Chicago, IL
F 14 Jevon Porter 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrTolton Catholic High School
Loyola Marymount
Columbia, MO
C 15 Shawn Phillips 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrArizona State Dayton, Ohio
G 17 Jayden Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSWest Virginia Perth, Australia
G/F 24 Nicholas Randall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrCompass Prep St. Louis, MO
G/F 25 Mark Mitchell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrDuke Kansas City, KS
G/F 35 Jacob Crews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSUT Martin Hilliard, FL
F 45 Luke Northweather 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrBlair Oaks High School
Oklahoma
Jefferson City, MO
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 24, 2025*
9:00 p.m., SECN
Kansas State W 100–91 
 16  Tied  10  Phillips Jr.  4  Robinson II  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Howard W 88–67  1–0
 16  Phillips Jr.  11  Phillips Jr.  4  Barrett  Burr Gymnasium (2,312)
Washington, D.C.
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 89–84  2–0
 29  Mitchell  5  Tied  3  Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (11,314)
Columbia, MO
November 9, 2025*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
VMI W 106–68  3–0
 24  Mitchell  10  Tied  5  Stone  Mizzou Arena (7,986)
Columbia, MO
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Minnesota W 83–60  4–0
 18  Mitchell  8  Crews  6  Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (8,969)
Columbia, MO
November 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Prairie View A&M
Missouri Multi-Team Event
W 91–73  5–0
 20  Crews  13  Phillips Jr.  5  Tied  Mizzou Arena (7,595)
Columbia, MO
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
South Dakota
Missouri Multi-Team Event
W 102–68  6–0
 22  Mitchell  12  Porter  6  Robinson II  Mizzou Arena (8,027)
Columbia, MO
November 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
South Carolina State
Missouri Multi-Team Event
W 98–66  7–0
 17  Phillips Jr.  8  Phillips Jr.  6  Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (7,887)
Columbia, MO
November 28, 2025*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Cleveland State W 86–59  8–0
 20  Crews  8  Crews  4  Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (9,463)
Columbia, MO
December 2, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Notre Dame
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 71–76  8–1
 26  Mitchell  7  Robinson  4  Barrett  Joyce Center (4,980)
South Bend, IN
December 7, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 21 Kansas
Border War/StorageMart Border Showdown
L 60–80  8–2
 21  Mitchell  7  Tied  6  Robinson II  T-Mobile Center (15,407)
Kansas City, MO
December 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Alabama State W 85–77  9–2
 20  Crews  5  Phillips Jr.  5  Robinson II  Mizzou Arena (7,976)
Columbia, MO
December 14, 2025*
1:00 p.m., SECN
Bethune–Cookman W 82–60  10–2
 20  Crews  7  Mitchell  7  Robinson II  Mizzou Arena (8,049)
Columbia, MO
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., FS1
vs. No. 20 Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 48–91  10–3
 17  Mack  4  Crews  3  Barrett  Enterprise Center (18,505)
St. Louis, MO
SEC regular season
January 3, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN
No. 22 Florida W 76–74  11–3
(1–0)
 19  Robinson II  8  Robinson II  5  Robinson II  Mizzou Arena (12,746)
Columbia, MO
January 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Kentucky W 73–68  12–3
(2–0)
 21  Mitchell  7  Stone  10  Robinson II  Rupp Arena (19,085)
Lexington, KY
January 10, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss L 69–76  12–4
(2–1)
 20  Mitchell  8  Mitchell  7  Mitchell  SJB Pavilion (7,859)
Oxford, MS
January 14, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Auburn W 84–74  13–4
(3–1)
 22  Stone  6  Stone  5  Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (10,196)
Columbia, MO
January 17, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN
at LSU L 70–78  13–5
(3–2)
 20  Stone  5  Tied  4  Barrett  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,816)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 20, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 21 Georgia L 72–74  13–6
(3–3)
 18  Mitchell  8  Stone  6  Stone  Mizzou Arena (11,065)
Columbia, MO
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
Oklahoma W 88–87 OT 14–6
(4–3)
 25  Mitchell  10  Mitchell  4  Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (10,852)
Columbia, MO
January 27, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 23 Alabama L 64–90  14–7
(4–4)
 13  Barrett  8  Tied  4  Tied  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 31, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN
Mississippi State W 84–79  15–7
(5–4)
 19  Mitchell  8  Barrett  4  Barrett, Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (12,527)
Columbia, MO
February 7, 2026
12:00 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina W 78–59  16–7
(6–4)
 22  Stone  11  Mitchell  5  Mitchell  Colonial Life Arena (10,505)
Columbia, SC
February 11, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M W 86–85  17–7
(7–4)
 23  Pierce  9  Pierce  8  Mitchell  Reed Arena (7,749)
College Station, TX
February 14, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
Texas L 68–85  17–8
(7–5)
 16  Tied  5  Stone  2  Tied  Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
February 18, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 19 Vanderbilt W 81–80  18–8
(8–5)
 19  Stone  7  Stone  9  Mitchell  Mizzou Arena (10,234)
Columbia, MO
February 21, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 20 Arkansas L 86–94  18–9
(8–6)
 26  Mitchell  4  Tied  8  Mitchell  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
February 24, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN
No. 22 Tennessee W 73–69  19–9
(9–6)
 28  Barrett  7  Burns  3  Pierce  Mizzou Arena (11,064)
Columbia, MO
February 28, 2026
12:00 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State W 88–64  20–9
(10–6)
 17  Mitchell  10  Stone  5  Barrett  Humphrey Coliseum (7,012)
Starkville, MS
March 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Oklahoma L 64–80  20–10
(10–7)
 17  Mitchell  5  Tied  5  Barrett  Lloyd Noble Center (5,773)
Norman, OK
March 7, 2026
11:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 20 Arkansas L 84–88 OT 20–11
(10–8)
 32  Mitchell  10  Phillips Jr.  5  Robinson II  Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
SEC Tournament
March 12, 2026
11:30 a.m., SECN
(8) vs. (9) Kentucky
Second round
L 72–78  20–12
 32  Mitchell  7  Tied  7  Barrett  Bridgestone Arena (15,719)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2026*
9:10 p.m., truTV
(10 W) vs. (7 W) No. 25 Miami (FL)
First round
L 66–80  20–13
 21  Stone  6  Stone  5  Mitchell, Robinson II  Enterprise Center (17,726)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
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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*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

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  1. "MBB Announces Signing of Marcus Allen". miamihurricanes.com. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  2. "Men's Basketball Roster 2025-26 Season". goleathernecks.com. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  3. "Peyton Marshall Annouunces Transfer Portal Entry". saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  4. "Aidan Shaw Commits to Boston College". bceagles.com. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  5. "Sebastain Mack Joins Men's Basketball". Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  6. "Men's Basketball Welcomes Jevon Porter Home". Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  7. "Men's Basketball Signs Shawn Phillips Jr". Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  8. "Jayden Stone Transfers Out of WVU, Lands with SEC Program". Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  9. "Men's Basketball Signs Luke Northweather". Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  10. "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  11. "2025-26 Mizzou Men's Basketball Results and Stats". espn.com. Retrieved April 21, 2026.