2025–26 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Missouri Tigers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 10–3 (0–0 SEC) |
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| Associate head coach | Kyle Smithpeters (4th season) |
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| Home arena | Mizzou Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 SEC tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and is led by fourth year head coach Dennis Gates. The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, as a fourteenth-year member of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season
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
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Marques Warrick | 1 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Graduate Student | Lexington, KY | Graduated |
| Tamar Bates | 2 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Kansas City, KS | Graduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Denver Nuggets |
| Marcus Allen | 4 | G/F | 6'7" | 220 | Freshman | Miami, FL | Transferred to Miami |
| Jeremy Sanchez | 10 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Graduate Student | North Ridgeville, OH | Walk-on; graduated |
| Tony Perkins | 12 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Graduate Student | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated |
| Danny Stephens | 15 | G/F | 6'7" | 230 | Freshman | Augusta, IL | Walk-on; transferred to Western Illinois |
| JV Brown | 17 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | San Pedro, CA | Walk-on; transferred to Westmont |
| Peyton Marshall | 21 | C | 7'0" | 300 | Freshman | Marietta, GA | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
| Aidan Shaw | 23 | G/F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Stillwell, KS | Transferred to Boston College |
| Caleb Grill | 31 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Graduate Student | Maize, KS | Graduated |
| Josh Gray | 33 | C | 7'0" | 260 | Graduate Student | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Sebastian Mack | 12 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Chicago, IL | UCLA |
| Jevon Porter | 14 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Senior | Columbia, MO | LMU |
| Shawn Phillips | 15 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Senior | Dayton, OH | Arizona State |
| Jayden Stone | 17 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Graduate Student | Perth, Australia | West Virginia |
| Luke Northweather | 45 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Junior | Jefferson City, MO | Oklahoma |
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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: 247Sports: ESPN: (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: 247Sports: ESPN: (82) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 10 Rivals: 5 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 |
Florida | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| January 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Kentucky | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 5:00 p.m., SECN |
at Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS | |||||||||
| January 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
Auburn | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 2:30 p.m., SECN |
at LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||||
| January 20, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN |
Georgia | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
Oklahoma | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| January 27, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN |
at Alabama | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 2:30 p.m., SECN |
Mississippi State | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., SECN |
at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||||||||
| February 11, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN |
at Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
Texas | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN |
Vanderbilt | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m./3:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
| February 24, 2026 8:00 p.m., SECN |
Tennessee | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 12:00 p.m., SECN |
at Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
Arkansas | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | |||||||||
| SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
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| 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 | RV | RV | RV | — | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". mutigers.com. Retrieved July 13, 2025.