With an entirely new head coach and staff this offseason came an influx of new players to Columbia. Four players followed Dennis Gates from Cleveland State to Missouri, one ventured just up the road from Missouri State, another hails from Milwaukee, one from Northern Iowa, and another one from Clemson.
Gates made it a point to hit the portal hard his first season, and it has largely paid off. The immediate chemistry on this team has allowed them to rank second in the nation in scoring, averaging 93 points per game, and lead the nation in assists, averaging 21.