Mizzou Center Trent Burns Agrees to Return to Tigers

Missouri's giant center, Trent Burns, has agreed to a deal to return for Missouri. for his third season, per a report from Joe Tipton of On3.

The 7-foot-5 redshirt freshman is coming off his first season where he was available to play for the Tigers, being sidelined in his first year with a foot injury. He was unavailable for the start of the 2025-26 season with a different foot injury, but improved dramatically throughout the season once he was able to play.

At times throughout the second half of Southeastern Conference play, Burns was a valuable contributor for the Tigers behind starting center Shawn Phillips Jr.

In the final eight games of the season, Burns averaged 14.8 minutes, 3.3 rebounds, .4 blocks and 3.4 points per game. His ability to use the height mismatch as a scorer in the paint was shown off best in Missouri's blowout win over Mississippi State, when he scored eight points on 4-for-7 shooting.

Burns is the second Tiger to have confirmed plans to return to Missouri, joining junior forward Trent Pierce. Even with Burns' return, finding a starting center through the transfer portal when it opens on Tuesday should be a top priority for the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Missouri has had two players who have announced plans to enter the portal when it opens, guards Sebastian Mack and Anthony Robinson II.

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