Tigers host exhibition game versus Kansas State Friday

Missouri Tigers head coach Dennis Gates talks with the media during SEC Media Days prior to this season. | Vasha Hunt-Imagn ImagesIt has been a long offseason for head coach Dennis Gates and the Missouri Tigers. Coming off a very impressive 2024-25 turnaround of a season from the one prior, expectations are at an all-time high for a program hungry to win it all.

Last season, the team started strong, had some statement wins throughout the course of the regular season, before falling quickly towards the end, leading to a quick, first round exit in an upset loss to Drake.

This season, the team brought in a number of transfers, including guard Sebastian Mack, and big man Jevon Porter, the brother…