COLUMBIA, Mo. — Former Missouri men's basketball stars Tamar Bates and Caleb Grill were not selected in the 2025 NBA Draft. Shortly after, however, Bates signed a two-way undrafted free agent deal with the Denver Nuggets and Grill signed with the Chicago Bulls.
One-time MU player John Tonje, meanwhile, went to the Utah Jazz with the 53rd overall pick.
Going off the board in the second round, Tonje is the first Mizzou product to be drafted since Kobe Brown in 2023 and the program's 49th-ever draft pick, according to its tracking — if eight appearances for the Tigers qualify him for that designation.