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Missouri closed out its home section of non-conference play Saturday, earning a 82-60 win over Bethune-Cookman. The Tigers also earned a 85-77 win over Alabama State Thursday.

Missouri Tigers News / Missouri Tigers on SI / December 10

Dennis Gates Evaluates How Mizzou Needs to Improve in Middle Minutes

To start December, Missouri has struggled to bridge two halves together, as made clear in its two losses. In Missouri's winless SEC season in 2023-24, it was the final 8-10 minutes of the game that constantly plagued the Tigers.

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Missouri Tigers News / Missouri Tigers on SI / December 7

Everything Dennis Gates Said After Loss to No. 21 Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri suffered its second consecutive loss of the season Sunday, falling to No. 21 Kansas in a 80-60 defeat. The Tigers took a 23-21 lead late in the first half before Kansas went on a 23-3 run that sent the Tigers spiraling.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / December 6

No. 21 Kansas meets Missouri for Border War in Kansas City

Missouri coach Dennis Gates knows a game against Kansas is never just another nonconference clash. His Tigers (8-1) will travel to Kansas City on Sunday afternoon to play the No.

College Basketball News / Missouri Tigers on SI / December 6

Dennis Gates Evaluates Commit Jason Crowe Jr., Explains Relationship

Missouri commit Jason Crowe Jr. will play in his first game in Columbia, Missouri, Saturday night in the Norm Stewart Classic. Crowe's Inglewood team playing against Principia at 8:30 p.m.

Missouri Tigers News / Missouri Tigers on SI / December 5

'Unbelievable Rivalry' Matchup with Kansas will Be Revealing for Mizzou

Dennis Gates' breakfast on Dec. 9 of 2024 was served with a side of flavorful constructive critiscm form Norm Stewart. The morning after the biggest win of Gates' career, a 76-67 win over No.

College Basketball News / Missouri Tigers on SI / November 29

Dennis Gates Reflects on Time at Cleveland State, Relationship with Rob Summers

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Dennis Gates broke one of the rules of his mentor, Leonard Hamilton, to play Cleveland State on Friday. The legendary Florida State coach vowed to avoid playing against former assistants if at all possible.

College Basketball News / Missouri Tigers on SI / November 28

Preview: Mizzou Basketball Host Cleveland State

Missouri will play its final home game before beginning a two-game road trip by hosting Cleveland State on Friday afternoon. Missouri head coach Dennis Gates was the head coach at Cleveland State for three seasons before accepting the same position at Missouri.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 27

Head coaches reunite as Cleveland State visits Missouri

Missouri's game against Cleveland State on Friday afternoon will feature a coaching reunion between Dennis Gates and Rob Summers in Columbia, Mo. Summers spent last season as an assistant coach under Gates at Missouri before becoming the head coach at Cleveland State.

College Basketball News / Missouri Tigers on SI / November 25

Trent Burns Makes Long-Anticipated Return for Mizzou

The excitement Trent Burns had for his first-ever college basketball minutes against South Carolina State on Tuesday night may have been enough to send him in circles around the Columbia Mall candy store, according to Dennis Gates.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 24

Unbeaten Missouri welcomes winless, road-weary South Carolina State

With a chance to extend the program's best start in three years, Missouri plays host to winless South Carolina State on Tuesday in Columbia, Mo. Missouri (6-0) last won its first six games in head coach Dennis Gates' debut year in 2022-23, when the Tigers began the season 9-0.

College Basketball News / Missouri Tigers on SI / November 19

Weekly Check-In With Mizzou's Dennis Gates on South Dakota Matchup and More

Dennis Gates' Missouri Tigers squad is off to a 5-0 start this season and is looking to feed off that heading into another home matchup with the South Dakota Coyotes.

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Missouri Tigers News / Missouri Tigers on SI / November 17

Dennis Gates Provides Injury Updates on 3 Players

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Following Missouri's blowout win over Prairie View A&M on Monday night, head coach Dennis Gates provided long-awaited injury updates on Trent Pierce, Trent Burns and Annor Boateng.

Missouri Tigers News / Missouri Tigers on SI / November 13

Dennis Gates Weighs In On Mizzou's Top-Ranked Freshman Class: The Buzz

Missouri men's basketball signed two of three members of what some recruiting sites ranked as the best freshman class in the class of 2026. Both Toni Bryant and Aidan Chronister signed their letters of intent on the first day of the opening signing period Wednesday.

College Basketball News / Missouri Tigers on SI / November 12

Preview: Mizzou Host Minnesota, the Tigers' First Power-Conference Opponent

Missouri is set to face their first high-major opponent of the season Wednesday night, with the Tigers hosting Minnesota. The Golden Gophers are under a new coaching staff, with Niko Medved taking over the program after a seven-year run at Colorado State.

College Basketball News / Minnesota Golden Gophers on SI / November 11