MISSOURI TIGERS NEWS

What went wrong for Missouri Tigers basketball in road loss to Kentucky Wildcats Here are three takeaways from the Missouri Tigers’ road loss to Kentucky.

JANUARY 10 • SUNHERALD.COM

No. 6 Kentucky beats Missouri in SEC home opener Kentucky is now 12-2 on the season and 2-0 in SEC play.

JANUARY 10 • 247SPORTS.COM

Box score from No. 6 Kentucky basketball's xx-xx SEC win over Missouri Complete statistics from Tuesday night’s Kentucky Wildcats 2023-24 men’s basketball game against the Missouri Tigers in Rupp Arena.

JANUARY 10 • KENTUCKY.COM

Know your opponent: Missouri Tigers Kentucky will welcome in Missouri for its SEC home opener.

JANUARY 8 • 247SPORTS.COM

Takeaways from Missouri Tigers' loss to Georgia Bulldogs in SEC opener at Mizzou Arena Instant reaction to the Missouri Tigers’ Saturday men’s basketball game vs. Georgia.

JANUARY 6 • SUNHERALD.COM

Near-perfect Bates leads Missouri's 92-59 rout of Central Arkansas

Tamar Bates scored a career-high 25 points on a near-perfect shooting day, and Missouri breezed past Central Arkansas 92-59

DECEMBER 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mizzou blasts Central Arkansas behind 25 from Tamar Bates Tamar Bates scored a career-high 25 points as Missouri routed Central Arkansas 92-59 Saturday in Columbia, Mo.Bates made 9 of 10 shots from...

DECEMBER 30, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Mizzou blasts Central Arkansas behind 25 from Tamar Bates Tamar Bates scored a career-high 25 points as Missouri routed Central Arkansas 92-59 Saturday in Columbia, Mo.Bates made 9 of 10 shots from...

DECEMBER 30, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

KC hoops product Tamar Bates leads Missouri Tigers to blowout victory at Mizzou Arena Tamar Bates, who played at Piper High in Kansas, leads the Missouri Tigers to a blowout basketball victory at Mizzou Arena.

DECEMBER 30, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Trent Pierce - Season-high off bench Pierce supplied eight points (3-3 FG, 2-2 3Pt), one rebound, one block and one steal over six minutes during Sunday's 93-87 loss to Seton Hall.

Impact The freshman reached a season-high eight points while shooting perfect from the field and knocked down both of his three-point attempts. Pierce averaged just 5.4 minutes played per game but was able to find a rhythm in Sunday's loss to Seton Hall. Expect a possible minute increase moving forward for Pierce.

DECEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

John Tonje - Plays eight minutes Tonje (undisclosed) logged three points (1-1 FG, 1-1 FT) and one assist across his eight minutes during Missouri's 93-87 loss Sunday against Seton Hall.

Impact Tonje has been highly uninvolved in Missouri's rotation the last month. Despite being listed as available for Mizzou games since late-November, Sunday marked his first game since then. Ideally for Tonje, he can turn the season around, but all signs indicate him being one of Missouri's reserve options at best, with little upside to follow him.

DECEMBER 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sean East - Third-straight 20-point showing East accumulated 21 points (8-15 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 3-4 FT), three rebounds, six assists and two steals in 39 minutes during Saturday's 73-64 loss to Kansas.

Impact With Caleb Grill (8.4 ppg) sidelined indefinitely by a wrist injury, there are suddenly more minutes and scoring opportunities up for grabs in a deep Missouri backcourt. East has been one of the few constants that hasn't been susceptible to an inconsistent rotation, however, as he's started every game and logged 33 or more minutes in eight of 10 contests. His scoring has been what's drawn the most attention, as the senior has put up 21 or more in three consecutive games and four of the last five. That's paired well with season-long averages of 3.7 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals, making East an emerging fantasy asset in his breakout campaign.

DECEMBER 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Caleb Grill - Set to miss extended time Grill has a wrist injury and will be sidelined for the next 5-7 weeks, the team announced Saturday.

Impact Grill's injury news is significant and will leave the Tigers without one of their top guards for a while. The 6-3 senior is averaging 8.4 points and 5.8 rebounds in 22 minutes per game in his inaugural season with the program after transferring from Iowa State. Look for Anthony Robinson to pick up a lot of Grill's minutes while he's out.

DECEMBER 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Missouri visits No. 2 Kansas after McCullar's 25-point game

No. 2 Kansas faces the Missouri Tigers after Kevin McCullar scored 25 points in Kansas' 88-69 win over the UMKC Kangaroos

DECEMBER 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sean East - Season-high 22 points in win East finished Sunday's 82-72 win over Wichita State with 22 points (6-13 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 7-8 FT), four rebounds, nine assists and three steals in 36 minutes.

Impact The senior led the charge for the Tigers, scoring a season-high 22 points on 46.2 percent shooting from the field. East connected on three of his four three-point attempts and connected on seven of his eight free-throw attempts. East leads the Tigers in points per game as he currently is sitting at 16.8 points while shooting an impressive 57.9 percent from the field. Expect East to continue to be a primary scorer for Mizzou moving forward.

DECEMBER 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tamar Bates - Logs 12 points in start Bates posted 12 points (4-8 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and two rebounds in 20 minutes during Tuesday's 71-64 victory over Pittsburgh.

Impact The junior entered the starting lineup for the first time this season for the Tigers and he did not disappoint. Bates finished Tuesday's win with 12 points while shooting 50 percent from the field in just 20 minutes played. Bates is now averaging 7.9 points per game but could see his role increase if he remains in the starting rotation.

NOVEMBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sean East II scores 21 points to lead Missouri over Pitt 71-64 in the ACC/SEC Challenge

Sean East II scored 21 points to lead four in double-figure scoring as Missouri beat Pittsburgh 71-64 in the ACC/SEC Challenge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Connor Vanover - Slow start after suspension Vanover had zero points (0-3 FG, 0-1 3Pt), two rebounds, one block and one steal across six minutes during Saturday's 78-70 win over Loyola Maryland.

Impact Vanover is a fifth-year senior who was expected to log meaningful minutes for Missouri this season after posting 12.7 points and 7.2 rebounds at Oral Roberts, but so far, the 7-5 center has been just a modest contributor. He returned from a three-game suspension -- which was the result of an eligibility issue -- Nov. 16 against Minnesota, but was held scoreless in seven minutes off the bench. Vanover then moved into the starting five and has stayed there for three games, but he's logged just a combined seven points across 26 total minutes. The uncertain usage makes it tough to rely on Vanover in advance of Tuesday's showdown at Pittsburgh, as Missouri continues to run a deep rotation, with Jordan Butler, Aidan Shaw, Noah Carter, Jesus Carralero Martin and Trent Pierce all seeing time at center.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Noah Carter scores 18, Sean East 17 and Missouri defeats Loyola of Maryland 78-70

Noah Carter scored 18 points, Sean East added 17, and Missouri defeated Loyola of Maryland 78-70

NOVEMBER 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sean East scores 21, leads Missouri's second-half rally to beat South Carolina State 82-59

Sean East scored 21 points, 13 in the second half, and Missouri blew open the game in the final 20 minutes, defeating South Carolina State 82-59

NOVEMBER 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Missouri explodes in second half to comeback against South Carolina State Missouri head coach Dennis Gates works with his team against the Tennessee during the first half of a SEC Men s Basketball Tournament quarte...

NOVEMBER 23, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Mizzou basketball's 'most improved player' out for 2023-24 season due to shin injury Dennis Gates and the Missouri Tigers will be down one player for the rest of this season.

NOVEMBER 21, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM

Mizzou basketball's 'most improved player' out for 2023-24 season due to shin injury Dennis Gates and the Missouri Tigers will be down one player for the rest of this season.

NOVEMBER 21, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM