From a Missouri team that stunned the nation by finishing fourth in the SEC regular season standings and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed, four players with significant experience will return.
The losses of Kobe Brown, D’Moi Hodge, DeAndre Gholston, Mohamed Diarra and Tre Gomillion leave plenty of holes to fill, both in terms of on-court ability and off-court leadership.
There is plenty of production that needs to be replaced next season, and while some new faces from the transfer portal and freshman class can make a dent in it, the returning players have the best opportunity to see their roles expand as a result.