2023–24 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and is led by second year head coach Dennis Gates. The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri as an twelfth-year members of the Southeastern Conference.

2023–24 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCharlton Young (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMizzou Arena
2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alabama00 00  
Arkansas00 00  
Auburn00 00  
Florida00 00  
Georgia00 00  
Kentucky00 00  
LSU00 00  
Mississippi State00 00  
Missouri00 00  
Ole Miss00 00  
South Carolina00 00  
Tennessee00 00  
Texas A&M00 00  
Vanderbilt00 00  
2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 25–10, 11–7 in SEC play to finish tied for fourth place. They started the season on a hot streak winning their first nine games of the season before losing to old Big 12 rival Kansas. Missouri won their next three including a win against another rival and ranked Illinois and then another big against ranked Kentucky. After being ranked for the first time under new head coach Dennis Gates, they would lose four of their next six games. The Tigers would finish the regular season winning four straight games heading into the SEC Tournament. They secured a four seed in the conference tournament gaining a double-bye and would play Tennessee and would beat them 79–71. Missouri would play the number one seed Alabama in the semifinals, but would come up short 61–72.

The Tigers would achieve an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The Tigers were placed in the South region of the bracket as a seven seed and would play the 10-seed Utah State in the first round. The Tigers won over the Aggies 76–65. In the second round, they would face the 15-seeded Princeton, but Missouri would lose to Princeton 63–78.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
D'Moi Hodge5G6'4"188SeniorTortola, British Virgin IslandsDeclared for 2023 NBA draft[1]
Mohamed Diarra0F6'10"215JuniorParis, FranceTransferring to NC State[2]
Ronnie DeGray III13F6'6"225JuniorParker, COEntered Transfer Portal[3]
Tre Gomillion2G6'4"215SeniorAugusta, GAGraduated
DeAndre Gholston4G6'5"215RS-SeniorGary, INGraduated
Ben Sternberg31G6'0"165Graduate StudentCleveland, OHGraduated
Kaleb Brown1G6'6"250SophomoreHuntsville, ALEntered Transfer Portal
Kobe Brown24G/F6'8"250Graduate StudentHuntsville, ALDeclared for 2023 NBA Draft, eligible to return.

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Curt Lewis#G6'5"220JuniorLouisville, KYTransfer from John A. Logan College[4]
Caleb Grill#F6'3"196SeniorMaize, KSTransfer from Iowa State[5]
John Tonje#F6'5"210SeniorOmaha, NETransfer from Colorado State[6]
Tamar Bates#G6'5"198JuniorKansas City, KSTransfer from Indiana[7]

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Robinson
G
Tallahassee, FL Florida State University School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jun 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Trent Pierce
F
Tulsa, OK Union High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Jordan Butler
C
Mauldin, SC Christ Church Episcopal School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 5, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Danny Stephens
F, (walk-on)
Augusta, IL Southeastern High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 17, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
JV Brown
G, (walk-on)
San Pedro, CA Rolling Hills Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Mar 1, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 26   Rivals: 32
  • 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 10 Nick Honor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSLake Highland Preparatory School
Clemson
Orlando, FL
G 11 Isiaih Mosley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSRock Bridge High School
Missouri State
Macon, MO
G 12 Jackson Francois (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoBishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, NV
F 23 Aidan Shaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBlue Valley High School Stillwell, KS
F 35 Noah Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrDubuque Senior High School
Northern Iowa
Dubuque, IA
C 45 Mabor Majak (W) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrHamilton Southeastern High School
Cleveland State
Biemnon, South Sudan
G 55 Sean East II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrNew Albany High School
John A. Logan College
Louisville, KY
C John Butler 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrChrist Church Episcopal School Greenville, SC
F Trent Pierce 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCompass Prep Tulsa, OK
G Anthony Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrFlorida State University School Tallahassee, FL
F John Tonje 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrOmaha Central High School
Colorado State
Omaha, NE
G Curt Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrJohn A. Logan College Louisville, KY
F Danny Stephens (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSoutheastern High School Augusta, IL
G JV Brown (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrRolling Hills Prep San Pedro, CA
G Tamar Bates 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrIMG Academy Kansas City, KS
G Caleb Grill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)196 lb (89 kg) SrMaize High School
Iowa State
Maize, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 2023*
TBD
Wichita State     Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
TBD*
TBD
Kansas
Border War
    Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
TBD*
TBD
vs. Illinois
Braggin' Rights
    Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
TBD*
TBD
Memphis     Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
SEC Tournament
March, 2024
vs.      Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. Harvey, Paul (April 12, 2023). "D'Moi Hodge, Mizzou guard, reveals plans for 2023-24 season". Saturday Down South. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. Samra, Steve (April 24, 2023). "NC State lands former Missouri center Mohamed Diarra via NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  3. Haynes, Brandon (March 30, 2023). "Ronnie DeGray III enters transfer portal". Rock M Nation. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. "Curt Lewis Signs with Mizzou Basketball". Missouri Athletics. April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. Stahl, Matt (April 20, 2023). "Missouri basketball gets Caleb Grill commitment in transfer portal. Here's how he can help the Tigers". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. Smith, Kaiden (March 27, 2023). "Former Colorado State forward John Tonje commits to Missouri". On3.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. Harris, Matthew (April 14, 2023). "Mizzou lands Indiana transfer Tamar Bates". rockmnation.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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