Mizzou Basketball Analysis
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Tony Perkins
Mizzou’s spring portal class appears to have checked most of the necessary boxes. Tony Perkins may have checked the biggest box while simultaneously flying under the radar in doing so.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Mark Mitchell
Mizzou made a big splash in April landing Duke transfer, Mark Mitchell. The fourth Tiger from the Sunflower State will seek to deliver on his elite potential and give the Tigers something it missed a year ago.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Tamar Bates
With an upgraded cast around him, the wing can spend his senior season maxing out his touches, reaching his defensive potential, and — ideally — elevating the Tigers.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Josh Gray
After two seasons of being undersized in the interior and weak on the glass, Dennis Gates landed the services of Josh Gray who is a specialist in both areas.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Jacob Crews
The Tigers struck quickly this spring in adding jump shooting specialist, Jacob Crews, to a roster plagued by inconsistency from outside a year ago.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Marques Warrick
A chief objective for the coaching staff this spring was to acquire point producers. Mizzou did just that when it reeled in the active NCAA leader in points scored in Marques Warrick.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Aidan Shaw
There comes an inflection point in every player’s career, and it might arrive this season for the combo forward.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Anthony Robinson II
Mizzou’s sophomore guard will look to lead a defensive renaissance for the Tigers in 2024-2025.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Trent Pierce
After a freshman year to forget, Mizzou’s talented sophomore looks to boost his stock and reassert himself as a key member of the Tigers’ rotation.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Annor Boateng
The top-30 talent and headliner of a ballyhooed recruiting class might find the best route to minutes is wreaking havoc on defense and in the open floor.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Peyton Marshall
The freshman has dramatically reshaped his physique and worked on his passing reads, but his strength on defensive and the glass might earn steady minutes.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Marcus Allen
The Miami native is physically ready for high-major duty, but more playing time might hinge on filling a niche among the Tigers’ crowded depth chart on the wing.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: T.O. Barrett
The combo guard possesses the frame, strength, and tenacity to help with perimeter defense, but a loaded depth chart might demand patience.
Mizzou Hoops Player Preview: Trent Burns
The freshman’s potential to stretch the floor on offense could add a wrinkle to Mizzou’s front court — if his body’s ready for rough-and-tumble nights in the SEC.
Swing Skill Series: Is Mark Mitchell the next ‘boss’ for Missouri?
The Duke transfer’s arrival offers flexibility, but his suite of skills potentially fills the role Kobe Brown once occupied in coach Dennis Gates’ scheme.
Orderly Chaos: Is Mizzou’s roster built to solve a disruption dilemma?
The Tigers have excelled at forcing turnovers and blocking shots, but not without painful tradeoffs. At first glance, this offseason’s overhaul might strike a balance.
Pourover: Trim at the margins
Missouri lost all their games in conference last season, but they’re not far off getting right back into the NCAA tournament.
Crowded House: What kind of playing time can Mizzou’s freshmen expect?
The Tigers’ top-five recruiting class might find itself biding time class after the Tigers retained five veterans and hit the transfer portal hard.
Timing the Market: What can we learn from Mizzou’s hunt for a center?
Fortifying the interior means moving swiftly and paying up. But in the long run, focusing on player development might be the best—and most cost-effective—solution.
Mizzou Basketball Off-Season Roster Movement Tracker
We’re taking stock of the start of the offseason with a comprehensive view of the current roster and tracking additions and departures as they come in.
R.I.P. Mizzou Basketball 2023-24
It was certainly a strange season, and most of us are happy to move on from it. But let’s take a moment to reflect.
The Verdict: Mizzou Hoops Roster Building Series Part IV — Charting the Path Forward
Part IV: A culmination of evidence has led to one question, and one question only: Can This Roster Strategy Work?
How has injury luck factored into a Mizzou season gone wrong?
The Tigers’ starting five hasn’t racked up this many DNPs in several years, but where attrition ends and flawed design begins remains murky.
The Verdict: Mizzou Hoops Program Building Series Part III — A Volatile Industry
Part III: A tumultuous three years have changed the College Basketball landscape by drastically altering the rules under every program must operate.
The Verdict: Mizzou Hoops Program Building Series Part II — A History Lesson
Part II: A review of the late-2010s Florida State Seminoles run to prominence and the underlying characteristics of their rosters.
How Tamar Bates has turned himself into a key cog for Mizzou
Over the past month, the Indiana transfer has gradually evolved from a potent cutter and spacer to a dynamic on-ball threat, making a tempting comparison reasonable.
The Verdict: Mizzou Hoops Program Building Series Part I — A 24 Month Checkup
Part I: A recap and analysis of the Mizzou Basketball Roster situation through the first two years of the Dennis Gates era
The Verdict: A Sidebar on Mizzou Basketball’s Double Crunch
Mizzou’s roster depth issues are causing problems on two fronts, both of which have contributed to their 0-4 start in league play.
How could a rotation pivot unfold for Missouri?
Another winless week might bring the Tigers to the point where change is necessary, but the form it takes could be more measured and nuanced than expected.
As SEC play looms, can Mizzou stave off a hard reset?
The Tigers entered the new year sitting lower than 100th in the NET rankings. Making the NCAA Tournament is rare — and potentially prompt a recalibration of expectations.
How concerning is Aidan Shaw’s hesitancy to shoot?
Missouri’s offense needs all hands on deck. So, why is the bouncy forward is passing up open looks — and does it hint at stalled development?
The transfer portal has been a mixed bag
Missouri’s misses in the transfer portal have led to a bumpy entry into the season, but they’re not alone in their struggles.