The 2026–27 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season and are led by fifth-year head coach Dennis Gates. The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, as a fifteenth-year member of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season The Tigers finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in SEC play. They finished in a three-way tie for 7th place. As the 8th seed for the SEC tournament, they had a first round bye and played the 9th seed Kentucky. They lost to Kentucky 72–78. The Tigers made it to the NCAA tournament as a 10th seed against 7th seed Miami (FL). Missouri lost 66–80, ending their season.
Departures Missouri departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Anthony Robinson 0 G 6'3" 180 Junior Tallahassee, FL Transferred to Florida State T.O. Barrett 5 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Edmond, OK Transferred to Vanderbilt Sebastian Mack 12 G 6'3" 195 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred to UNLV Jevon Porter 14 F 6'11" 230 Senior Columbia, MO Entered the transfer portal Shawn Phillips 15 C 7'0" 245 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated Jayden Stone 17 G 6'4" 185 Graduate student Perth, Australia Graduated Mark Mitchell 25 G/F 6'9" 230 Senior Kansas City, KS Entered the transfer portal Jacob Crews 35 G/F 6'8" 210 Graduate student Hilliard, FL Graduated Incoming transfers Missouri Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Cord Stansberry 0 G 6'3" 195 RS junior Bermuda Dunes, CA Western Carolina Jamier Jones 1 F 6'6" 220 Freshman Sarasota, FL Providence Kennard Davis Jr. 4 G 6'4" 185 Junior Saint Louis, MO BYU Jordan Crawford 8 G 6'3" 178 Junior Charlotte, NC South Dakota Bryson Tiller 15 F 6'11" 240 Freshman Atlanta, GA Kansas Jaylen Carey 23 F 6'8" 267 Junior Southwest Ranches, FL Tennessee
2026 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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