2023–24 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and was led by second year head coach Dennis Gates. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri as a twelfth-year member of the Southeastern Conference.

2023–24 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–24 (0–18 SEC)
Head coach	Dennis Gates (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Charlton Young (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Dickey Nutt (2nd season) Kyle Smithpeters (2nd season) Ryan Sharbaugh (1st season) Matt Cline (1st season)
Home arena	Mizzou Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Tennessee	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
No. 20 Kentucky	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
No. 3т Alabama	13	–	5		.722			25	–	12		.676
No. 18 Auburn †	13	–	5		.722			27	–	8		.771
No. 25 South Carolina	13	–	5		.722			26	–	8		.765
Florida	11	–	7		.611			24	–	12		.667
Texas A&M	9	–	9		.500			21	–	15		.583
LSU	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
Mississippi State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	14		.600
Ole Miss	7	–	11		.389			20	–	12		.625
Georgia	6	–	12		.333			20	–	17		.541
Arkansas	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Vanderbilt	4	–	14		.222			9	–	23		.281
Missouri	0	–	18		.000			8	–	24		.250
† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Tigers finished their regular season without a win (0–18) in SEC play, the first time the team had not won a conference game since their 1907–08 season.^[1] The team lost their opening round game in the 2024 SEC men's basketball tournament, bringing their final loss total to 0–19 in conference play.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 25–10, 11–7 in SEC play to finish tied for fourth place. They started the season on a hot streak winning their first nine games of the season before losing to old Big 12 rival Kansas. Missouri won their next three, including a win against ranked rival Illinois and an win against ranked Kentucky. After being ranked for the first time under new head coach Dennis Gates, they would lose four of their next six games. The Tigers would finish the regular season winning four straight games heading into the SEC Tournament. They secured a four seed in the conference tournament, gaining a double-bye. Mizzou would play Tennessee and beat them 79–71. Missouri then would play the number one seed Alabama in the semifinals, but ultimately came up short 61–72.

The Tigers would achieve an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The Tigers were placed in the South region of the bracket as a seven seed and would play the 10-seed Utah State in the first round. The Tigers won over the Aggies 76–65. In the second round, they would face the 15-seeded Princeton, but Missouri would bow out of the tournament with a 63–78 loss.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
D'Moi Hodge	5	G	6'4"	188	Senior	Tortola, British Virgin Islands	Undrafted, signed Two-Way contract with Los Angeles Lakers[2][3]
Mohamed Diarra	0	F	6'10"	215	Junior	Paris, France	Transferred to NC State[4]
Ronnie DeGray III	13	F	6'6"	225	Junior	Parker, CO	Transferred to Wichita State[5]
Tre Gomillion	2	G	6'4"	215	Senior	Augusta, GA	Graduated
DeAndre Gholston	4	G	6'5"	215	RS-Senior	Gary, IN	Graduated
Ben Sternberg	31	G	6'0"	165	Graduate Student	Cleveland, OH	Graduated
Isiaih Mosley	11	G	6'5"	205	Graduate Student	Macon, MO	Graduated
Kobe Brown	24	G/F	6'8"	250	Graduate Student	Huntsville, AL	Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2023 NBA Draft[6]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Curt Lewis	4	G	6'5"	220	Junior	Louisville, KY	Transfer from John A. Logan College[7]
Caleb Grill	31	F	6'3"	196	Senior	Maize, KS	Transfer from Iowa State[8]
John Tonje	5	F	6'5"	210	Senior	Omaha, NE	Transfer from Colorado State[9]
Tamar Bates	2	G	6'5"	198	Junior	Kansas City, KS	Transfer from Indiana[10]
Jesús Carralero Martín	13	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Málaga, Spain	Transfer from Campbell
Connor Vanover	75	C	7'5"	227	Senior	Little Rock, AR	Transfer from Oral Roberts[11]

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Robinson G	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State University School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jun 30, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Trent Pierce F	Tulsa, OK	Union High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 12, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (84)
Jordan Butler C	Mauldin, SC	Christ Church Episcopal School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 5, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Danny Stephens F, (walk-on)	Augusta, IL	Southeastern High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 17, 2022
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
JV Brown G, (walk-on)	San Pedro, CA	Rolling Hills Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Mar 1, 2023
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 26    Rivals: 32
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
T.O. Barrett G	Edmond, OK	Link Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 29, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Peyton Marshall C	Marietta, GA	Carlton J. Kell High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Aug 11, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Marcus Allen F	Miami, FL	Miami Norland Senior High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 7, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (85)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 3    Rivals: 6
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 0 Jordan Butler 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Christ Church Episcopal School Greenville, SC G 1 Kaleb Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Lee High School Huntsville, AL G 2 Tamar Bates 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr IMG Academy Indiana Kansas City, KS G 4 Curt Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr John A. Logan College Louisville, KY F 5 John Tonje 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Omaha Central High School Colorado State Omaha, NE G 10 Nick Honor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Lake Highland Preparatory School Clemson Orlando, FL F 11 Trent Pierce 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Compass Prep Tulsa, OK G 12 Jackson Francois (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, NV F 13 Jesús Carralero 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Campbell Málaga, Spain G 14 Anthony Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Florida State University School Tallahassee, FL F 15 Danny Stephens (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Southeastern High School Augusta, IL F 23 Aidan Shaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Blue Valley High School Stillwell, KS G 31 Caleb Grill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Maize High School Iowa State Maize, KS G 33 JV Brown (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Rolling Hills Prep San Pedro, CA F 35 Noah Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Dubuque Senior High School Northern Iowa Dubuque, IA C 45 Mabor Majak (W) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Hamilton Southeastern High School Cleveland State Biemnon, South Sudan G 55 Sean East II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr New Albany High School John A. Logan College Louisville, KY C 75 Connor Vanover 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Findlay Prep California Arkansas Oral Roberts Little Rock, AR	Head coach Dennis Gates (California) Assistant coach(es) Charlton Young (Georgia Southern) Dickey Nutt (Oklahoma State) Kyle Smithpeters (Southern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 101–79	1–0	21 – East II	9 – Shaw	4 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (11,486) Columbia, MO
November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN		Memphis	L 55–70	1–1	14 – East II	10 – Grill	2 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 68–50	2–1	20 – East II	10 – Carter	5 – Robinson	Mizzou Arena (9,656) Columbia, MO
November 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Minnesota	W 70–68	3–1	16 – Honor	6 – Carter	4 – Grill	Williams Arena (7,975) Minneapolis, MN
November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Jackson State Missouri/Tulsa Multi-Team Event	L 72–73	3–2	17 – Honor	7 – Tied	6 – Carralero Martin	Mizzou Arena (9,690) Columbia, MO
November 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		South Carolina State Missouri/Tulsa Multi-Team Event	W 82–59	4–2	21 – East II	7 – Shaw	4 – East II	Mizzou Arena (9,745) Columbia, MO
November 25, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 78–70	5–2	18 – Carter	6 – Carter	4 – East II	Mizzou Arena (9,762) Columbia, MO
November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Pittsburgh ACC–SEC Challenge	W 71–64	6–2	21 – East II	8 – Carter	4 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (7,390) Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		Wichita State	W 82–72	7–2	22 – East II	10 – Grill	9 – East II	Mizzou Arena (10,885) Columbia, MO
December 9, 2023* 4:15 p.m., ESPN		at No. 2 Kansas Border War	L 64–73	7–3	21 – East II	8 – Carter	6 – East II	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
December 17, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Seton Hall	L 87–93	7–4	22 – Bates	9 – Carter	6 – East II	T-Mobile Center (7,062) Kansas City, MO
December 22, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS1		vs. No. 13 Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 73–97	7–5	18 – East II	6 – Robinson	2 – East II	Enterprise Center (18,485) St. Louis, MO
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SECN		Central Arkansas	W 92–59	8–5	25 – Bates	8 – Carter	5 – Honor	Mizzou Arena (10,623) Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia	L 68–75	8–6 (0–1)	18 – East II	6 – East II	8 – East II	Mizzou Arena (12,407) Columbia, MO
January 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 6 Kentucky	L 77–90	8–7 (0–2)	20 – Carter	4 – Tied	4 – Carralero Martin	Rupp Arena (20,086) Lexington, KY
January 13, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN		South Carolina	L 69–71 OT	8–8 (0–3)	23 – Carter	8 – East II	4 – Carralero Martin	Mizzou Arena (11,135) Columbia, MO
January 16, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Alabama	L 75–93	8–9 (0–4)	19 – Bates	4 – East II	4 – East II	Coleman Coliseum (11,569) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Florida	L 67–79	8–10 (0–5)	36 – Bates	4 – East II	3 – East II	Mizzou Arena (11,489) Columbia, MO
January 23, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M	L 57–63	8–11 (0–6)	17 – East II	6 – Carter	5 – East II	Reed Arena (9,623) College Station, TX
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN		at South Carolina	L 64–72	8–12 (0–7)	21 – East II	7 – Bates	7 – East II	Colonial Life Arena (13,553) Columbia, SC
January 31, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	L 84–91	8–13 (0–8)	29 – Bates	6 – East II	7 – East II	Mizzou Arena (11,020) Columbia, MO
February 3, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 61–68	8–14 (0–9)	20 – Carter	6 – Carter	4 – East II	Memorial Gymnasium (6,905) Nashville, TN
February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Texas A&M	L 60–79	8–15 (0–10)	20 – Bates	7 – Shaw	3 – Bates	Mizzou Arena (9,814) Columbia, MO
February 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	L 51–75	8–16 (0–11)	15 – Honor	7 – Carter	4 – Carter	Mizzou Arena (10,620) Columbia, MO
February 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	L 76–79	8–17 (0–12)	25 – East II	5 – Shaw	6 – East II	SJB Pavilion (8,598) Oxford, MS
February 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN		No. 5 Tennessee	L 67–72	8–18 (0–13)	24 – East II	7 – Carter	6 – East II	Mizzou Arena (10,089) Columbia, MO
February 24, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		at Arkansas	L 73–88	8–19 (0–14)	33 – East II	7 – Carter	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
February 28, 2024 5:30 p.m., SECN		at No. 24 Florida	L 74–83	8–20 (0–15)	20 – East II	6 – Vanover	4 – East II	O'Connell Center (9,072) Gainesville, FL
March 2, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	L 78–84	8–21 (0–16)	27 – East II	9 – Shaw	4 – Carralero	Mizzou Arena (11,021) Columbia, MO
March 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN		No. 13 Auburn	L 74–101	8–22 (0–17)	21 – East II	9 – Shaw	3 – East II	Mizzou Arena (10,041) Columbia, MO
March 9, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN		at LSU	L 80–84	8–23 (0–18)	26 – East II	5 – East II	3 – Robinson II	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 13, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN	(14)	vs. (11) Georgia First round	L 59–64	8–24	14 – Honor	10 – Vanover	5 – East II	Bridgestone Arena (16539) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—