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
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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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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Over the years, former Mizzou men’s basketball star Tamar Bates has taken and made a great deal of difficult shots. Whether it was clutch buckets on his way to 29 points in a court-storming win over the No. 1 team in the nation or the routine shots he mastered from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball will face a 2025 NCAA Tournament team in 19 of its 31 games this season. The Tigers have announced the entirety of their upcoming non-conference slate and their opponents for Southeastern Conference (SEC) season. During their 31-game regular season, MU will host 10 teams who appeared in last year’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has introduced its first general manager in program history. Tim Fuller, who was officially named the team’s general manager on June 2, met with the media on Saturday afternoon to detail the vision that the program has for the new position and his journey back to the university. The
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the NBA Draft about two weeks away, former Mizzou star Caleb Grill is continuing to grind through the pre-draft process, in hopes of hearing his name called in Brooklyn, New York. The Kansas native put his skills on display in both the Portsmouth Invitational and G-League Elite Camp, before beginning individual
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after the Mizzou men’s basketball team named veteran coach Tim Fuller the first general manager in program history, ABC 17 obtained his contract via records request. In the first-of-its-kind position at MU, Fuller is set to start at a $100,000 salary. The contract states that that will boost to $250,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team officially jumped onto a trend sweeping the college sports world, on Monday morning: hiring a general manager. MU Athletics announced that coaching veteran Tim Fuller will be the first general manager in program history. He will come to Columbia with more than 20 years of coaching experience,
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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 star Tamar Bates didn’t spend his entire collegiate career in Missouri, but he sure is taking the lessons he learned from two years under head coach Dennis Gates into the NBA Draft process. About one month and some change away from the start of the NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has unveiled the opponent, date and location of its upcoming season debut. The Tigers announced that the team will be traveling to Washington D.C. to face Howard University on Nov. 3 to begin the 2025-26 campaign. The game’s tipoff time is still to be determined. MU’s visit to our
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