Missouri Men’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Missouri Tigers
 
SEC (22-11, 10-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/14 at Florida (83-82), 2/19 Alabama (110-98)
Bad Losses: 1/21 at Texas (53-61), 2/22 at Arkansas (85-92)
Coach: Dennis Gates
 
Probable Starters:
Anthony Robinson II, Sophomore, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 3.5 apg, 2.0 spg
Trent Pierce, Sophomore, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 1.0 apg
Tamar Bates, Senior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 1.0 apg
Mark Mitchell, Junior, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.6 rpg
Tony Perkins, Senior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 2.6 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Josh Gray, Senior, Center, 3.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Marques Warrick, Senior, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 1.3 apg
Jacob Crews, Senior, Guard, 5.7 ppg
Caleb Grill, Senior, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 1.2 apg, 1.6 spg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 84.5 (8th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.2 (218, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.7 (17, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.1 (196, 13)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.0 (60, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.3 (32, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.6 (154, 9)
Rebound Margin: 1.3 (166, 11)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (152, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.6 (70, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2023 NCAA Round of 64 win over Utah State
2023 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Princeton
2021 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma
2018 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Florida State
2014 NIT First Round win over Davidson
2014 NIT Second Round loss to Southern Mississippi
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Colorado State
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Norfolk State
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Cincinnati
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Clemson
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to West Virginia
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Cornell
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over Marquette
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Memphis
2009 NCAA Regional Final loss to Connecticut
2005 NIT First Round loss to DePaul
2004 NIT First Round loss to Michigan
 
*all team stats through 3/9