The Missouri Tigers fell 93-75 to the BYU Cougars after a blistering first-quarter offensive assault by BYU. Delaney Gibb led all scorers with 29 points as the Cougars shot 51% ...
Guard Sebastian Mack, expected to be one of Missouri's key offseason additions after transferring from UCLA, saw his role shrink as the season wore on, tallying just 8 points across 28 minutes in conference play before slipping down the rotation.
With the NBA Draft early-entry deadline now passed and most SEC players opting to return, Missouri is among the few league programs without lingering roster questions to sort out.
Rock M Nation's Matt Harris breaks down how Missouri can unlock Jason Crowe Jr.'s passing alongside his scoring, with Jamier Jones projected as a key pick-and-roll target and Toni Bryant as a potential lob threat. Floor spacing figures to be a group effort for the Tigers.
Statistical projections peg Crowe's freshman assist rate between 19.6 and 22.8 percent, a jump that would mirror breakout point guards like Jeremiah Fears but requires Missouri's new pieces to convert his creation into buckets.
Dennis Gates retooled Missouri's roster around incoming guard Jason Crowe Jr., adding finishers like Bryson Tiller, Toni Bryant, and Jamier Jones who will depend on Crowe creating quality looks in the pick-and-roll.
Five-star freshman Jason Crowe Jr. arrives in Columbia as an elite scorer, but Missouri's success may hinge on whether he can evolve as a distributor after the Tigers lost over 90% of their assists from last season.
Missouri women's basketball lost eight players from last year's roster, with three seniors graduating and five others transferring to programs including Cal, Utah State, Maryland and Wichita State.
Kellie Harper's program is bringing in a five-player freshman class headlined by Cecilie Brandimore, Ellie Muller, Natalya Hodge, Jada Maples and Khloe Ford as Missouri rebuilds its rotation for next season.
Missouri women's basketball reloaded through the portal this spring, landing Arizona's Tanyuel Welch, Indiana's Neveah Caffey and Michigan's McKenzie Mathurin to help replace eight offseason departures.
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