COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates’ fourth portal addition of the offseason was a big one. On Friday, the Tiger head coach landed a commitment from former Duke starting forward Mark Mitchell. Mitchell, a Kansas City, Kansas native, was a five-star recruit out of high school and spent two seasons with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates is blazing quite a path on the recruiting trail this offseason. On Wednesday, the Tiger head coach picked up his third commitment from the portal in the past couple of months. Northern Kentucky grad transfer Marques Warrick committed to the Tigers over Cincinnati, Penn State, Seton
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Mizzou men’s basketball alum Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban from the NBA after he broke the league’s gaming rules, the NBA said Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fourth member of last season’s Mizzou Men’s Basketball team is putting their name in the transfer portal. A team spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 Sports on Monday night that John Tonje has officially entered the portal. Tonje transferred to the Tigers last offseason after playing the first four years of his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dennis Gates and his coaching staff have secured another commitment out of the transfer portal. Tony Perkins is committing to the Mizzou Men’s Basketball program, per a post on his Instagram account. The Iowa transfer was ranked as the No. 55 player and No. 12 point guard in the portal, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou men’s basketball alum and founder of Camp Bowers, Laurence Bowers, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (KMIZ) After one season, Providence Athletics has placed its trust in former Mizzou men’s basketball star Kim English. The head coach signed a contract extension with the Friars, on Friday, to remain at the helm of the program for another six years. In his first season as head coach, English led the Friars
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There will be a new face on the sidelines with Tiger men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates in 2024-25. Mizzou announced the hiring of Rob Summers as an assistant coach, on Tuesday. The 39-year-old will be taking over the position that was previously held by Dickey Nutt, who will be moving to an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball forward Jesus Carralero Martin officially entered the transfer portal on Monday afternoon, according to a team spokesperson. The news confirms reports of his departure from weeks prior, which means there have now been three players to hit the portal from the program this offseason. Carralero Martin came to MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has signed one of the transfer portal’s top three-point shooters. Jacob Crews is officially transferring from UT Martin to the Tigers for the 2024-25 season. Crews is joining Dennis Gates and company after ranking No. 22 in the nation in three-point percentage during the 2023-24 season. The 6-foot-8 wing
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) According to a report from ESPN college insider Pete Thamel, former Mizzou men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin is in talks with Missouri State to retake the reigns of the program. It will not be Martin’s first time in Springfield, as he coached the Bears from 2008 to 2011 before leaving for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou guard Curt Lewis became the second Tiger hoops player to officially enter their name into the transfer portal, on Tuesday. Lewis will look for a new collegiate home after just one season in Columbia. In that time, he saw action in 23 games, making two starts.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou center Mabor Majak became the first Tiger men’s basketball player to enter the transfer portal, following the 2023-24 season, on Tuesday. The 7-foot-2 senior has been with head coach Dennis Gates for his entire career, stretching back to his freshman season at Cleveland State in 2020-21. Majak spent two seasons in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made his first off season addition on Tuesday afternoon, as former UT Martin standout Jacob Crews committed to the Tigers. The 6-foot-8 wing was one of the top targets to hit the transfer portal, so far. In his junior campaign with Skyhawks, he averaged about eight
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Despite holding the lead with under three minutes left, Mizzou Men’s Basketball fell to Georgia 64-59 in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The Tigers end their 2023-24 season without a win against an SEC opponent and an overall 8-24 record. Dennis Gates’ crew trailed by one point at the break
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The time for postseason college basketball has arrived.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is turning the page from its worst conference finish in about a century, as the SEC Tournament will begin in Nashville on Wednesday. The No. 14-seeded Tigers are slated to meet No. 11-seeded Georgia at about 8:30 p.m. CT at Bridgestone Arena. Head coach Dennis Gates said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on PowerMizzou’s Drew King in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball ended Saturday’s regular season finale with some unwanted history. After falling to LSU 84-80 on the road, the Tigers became the first team in program history to finish conference play with zero wins in more than a century. Dennis Gates’ crew took a six-point lead into halftime, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball will close out its regular season on Saturday at LSU, still searching for the team’s first SEC win of the season. Saturday’s game will be the Tigers’ last opportunity to avoid the program’s first winless conference season in more than a century. The 1907-1908 season was the last time
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