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.
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. 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 Mohamed Diarra 0 F 6'10" 215 Junior Paris, France Transferred to NC State Ronnie DeGray III 13 F 6'6" 225 Junior Parker, CO Transferred to Wichita State 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
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 Caleb Grill 31 F 6'3" 196 Senior Maize, KS Transfer from Iowa State John Tonje 5 F 6'5" 210 Senior Omaha, NE Transfer from Colorado State Tamar Bates 2 G 6'5" 198 Junior Kansas City, KS Transfer from Indiana Jesús Carralero Martín 13 F 6'8" 220 Senior Málaga, Spain Transfer from CampbellConnor Vanover75C7'5"227SeniorLittle Rock, ARTransfer from Oral Roberts
2023 recruiting class
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
References