COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 Missouri men鈥檚 basketball has hired four new assistant coaches for the 2026-27 season, including two with close ties to a pair of incoming freshmen.
Jason Crowe Sr., the father of five-star guard Jason Crowe Jr., is among the new hires. After a pro playing career and coaching at the high school level in California, Crowe Sr. will hold the title of assistant coach for player development at Mizzou.
COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 That鈥檚 the 2026-27 roster complete for Missouri men鈥檚 basketball.
With the weekend addition of a backcourt depth option, the Tigers have a full 15-player roster assembled for one of the most fascinating and potentially electrifying seasons in recent program history.
New Missouri men's basketball forward Bryson Tiller, left, and coach Dennis Gates pose for a photo during a visit. Tiller announced Thursday, April 16, 2026, that he will transfer from Kansas to Mizzou.
Courtesy Bryson Tiller
High school basketball star Toni Bryant made his visit to Mizzou during the weekend of the Mizzou-Kansas football game. He signed his letter of intent Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, to play for the Tigers next season.
Benjamin Hochman | Post-Dispatch
Missouri鈥檚 Trent Pierce (11), Nicholas Randall (24) and Aaron Rowe (1) high fives fans after practice and before the first round of the NCAA March Madness tournament at Enterprise Center in 最新杏吧原创, on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
Liz Rymarev, Post-DispatchCOLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 Missouri men's basketball filled its 15th and final roster spot with the addition of former Western Carolina guard Cord Stansberry.
The 6-foot-4 guard will likely be a backcourt depth piece for the Tigers as he makes the jump up to the Southeastern Conference for his final season of college basketball.
COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 This is not an era of college football built for true freshmen to contribute much on the field. The Southeastern Conference is not a league built for true freshmen, in most cases, to be able to contribute immediately either.
It tends to take something special 鈥 talent or circumstances 鈥 for a first-year player to play a significant number of snaps at Missouri these days. While that鈥檚 certainly a matter of the sport鈥檚 moment, it鈥檚 also a reflection of de-emphasized high school recruiting at MU and other schools.
Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz spoke to reporters prior to a 'Zou to You鈥 event at Chicken N Pickle in St. Charles on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Lynn Worthy | Post-DispatchUp until Thursday, the most entertaining thing college sports offered this week came in the form of football coaches trading barbs about academic prowess and the merits of taking 鈥渂asket weaving鈥 or Lane Kiffin suddenly turning into Martin Luther Kiffin and tapping into his inner wokeness.
That was all quality made-for-social-media material that the masses enjoyed and the memes thrived upon. Laughs were abundant and snark ruled the day.
Missouri men鈥檚 basketball head coach Dennis Gates speaks to Steve Buhr, left, of Wildwood, Pat Jansen, of O鈥橣allon, and Lou Voit, of Chesterfield, during Mizzou Athletics鈥 "Zou to You" tour at Chicken N Pickle in St. Charles on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
最新杏吧原创 University and Missouri are in talks to meet in basketball for the first time since 2001, according to a report confirmed by the Post-Dispatch
最新杏吧原创 University and Missouri men's basketball teams could be meeting on the court this fall for the first time since 2001, according to a source.
The schools would play at Enterprise Center on Friday, Nov. 6, making it one of the first games of the season for each team. The deal was first reported by Jon Rothstein of College Hoops Today. The details, including the length of the deal, are still being finalized, so there's been no formal announcement yet. The source said the deal could be as long as three years, playing on the first Friday of the season each year.
It鈥檚 been quite the week here in Columbia.
As always, Thursday means a pause in the news cycle to answer the questions that you, our readers, have about Mizzou sports.聽
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