COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Arena will be bringing fans closer to the action this college basketball season. MU is implementing new courtside seating and expanding the venue’s student section for the 2025-26 campaigns, per an announcement from the athletics department. The changes were made, following Southeastern Conference (SEC) approval to allow schools to expand their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ever since Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates stepped on campus ahead of the 2022-23 campaign, he’s had a clear goal for the program: cut down nets and hang banners. Over the course the three seasons under Coach Gates, the Tigers have hung a couple of banners, but not the ones they’ve
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With Mizzou basketball set to get underway in the coming days, the team is already making headlines across the SEC. Senior Mark Mitchell was named to the Preseason All-Conference Second-Team. Along with the forward’s individual recognition, the Tigers were picked to finish seventh in the preliminary standings predictions by the league media.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2025-26 Mizzou men’s basketball schedule is officially complete. On Tuesday, the Southeastern Conference put the finishing touches on that schedule by releasing a full list of dates, start times and television designations. In the upcoming season, head coach Dennis Gates and company will be featured on ESPN channels a total of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has put its skills on display for some of the nation’s best talent evaluators. The Tigers hosted scouts from a dozen different NBA franchises for Pro Day, an open practice at Mizzou Arena. MU invited scouts from all 30 NBA teams to Saturday’s event. “Pro Day is important for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates is assembling one of the best 2026 recruiting class in the nation, as he picked up his third commitment on Sunday night. Four-star forward Aidan Chronister is the latest prospect to announce his commitment to the Tigers, 809 days after Coach Gates first offered him. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Inside the walls of Mizzou Arena, there is plenty of motivation for the 2025-26 basketball season. Returning players and new faces alike, the goal for Tiger men’s hoops is as clear as it has been since the day head coach Dennis Gates stepped on campus: compete for championships. After losing starting guards
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday night, Mizzou Athletics welcomed a loaded class of six new members into its Hall of Fame. The Tiger legends were officially enshrined into the Hall in a ceremony on Friday night and will conclude their weekend by being honored on the field during Mizzou football’s game against Louisiana at Memorial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball will be without Trent Burns for 8-12 weeks amid its offseason preparation. MU announced that Burns underwent successful foot surgery on Tuesday to repair a stress reaction in his right foot, similar to last year’s injury which costed him the entirety of his true freshman season. He will be
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The future for Mizzou men’s basketball’s 2026 recruiting class is looking bright, as the class is made up entirely of five-star prospects, so far. On Monday, Tiger men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates landed a commitment from five-star power forward Toni Bryant, who confirmed the news on his social media accounts. Bryant is
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In year four under head coach Dennis Gates, Mizzou men’s basketball will face a gauntlet of a Southeastern Conference slate, as the team looks to follow up a 22-win season, which featured a first round appearance as the No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The SEC had one of the most
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Eli Hoff, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou big man Mabor Majak is returning to Columbia. On Sunday, a team spokesperson confirmed with ABC 17 that the 7-foot-2 center is set to join head coach Dennis Gates’ coaching staff as a graduate assistant. This comes after he played for Gates at both Cleveland State and Mizzou. Majak did
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has landed its highest-ranked prospect since Michael Porter Jr. Jason Crowe Jr., who is considered a top-five recruit in the nation, announced his commitment to the Tigers on Friday afternoon. The California native also held offers from Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas and more. According to 247 Sports, the five-star combo
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PORTLAND, Maine (KMIZ) Former Mizzou men’s basketball star and graduate assistant Phil Pressey is continuing to work his way up the rungs of the coaching ladder. On Wednesday, the Maine Celtics, the G-League affiliate team of the Boston Celtics, announced that Pressey will serve as the franchise’s next head coach for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made a splash to kick off his 2027 recruiting class, on Tuesday, as four-star guard Scottie Adkinson announced his pledge to the Tigers. The Webster Groves star is the first member of Coach Gates’ 2027 class. He chose the black and gold over other offers from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates has his new right-hand man, two months and some change after former associate head coach Charlton ‘C.Y.’ Young left the program. On Tuesday, Mizzou Athletics announced that assistant coach Kyle Smithpeters is being promoted to associate head coach. “Kyle has played a pivotal role as we’ve
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WICHITA, Kan. (KMIZ) A former Mizzou Men’s Basketball talent is heading to the league. At the conclusion of the 2025 NBA Draft, Caleb Grill earned the chance to sign a contract with the Chicago Bulls as an undrafted free agent, an opportunity that he’s been working his entire life for. “It was kind of a
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou men’s basketball star Tamar Bates did not have to wait long after the NBA Draft wrapped up to find out his destination. Surrounded by family at watch party in downtown Kansas City, Bates picked up the phone and learned he is set to sign a two-way contract with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Although former Mizzou men’s basketball standout Caleb Grill didn’t hear his name called in the 2025 NBA Draft, he did find a landing spot. Within an hour after the end of the draft, Mizzou Athletics announced that Grill had signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls. The Wichita, Kansas native will
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