COLUMBIA, Mo. — Practices have looked different, looked like the difference, for the Missouri men’s basketball team lately.
The most obvious thing about the 2025-26 Tigers, when walking into a gym with them, is the continuity — the lack of differentiation from last season. Power forward Mark Mitchell and point guard Anthony Robinson II are back as the stars. They’ve got returners like wings Trent Pierce and Jacob Crews around them. For all the turnover and movement of modern college sports, there are a lot of familiar faces within Mizzou Arena.
Then they start practicing, and it looks less familiar.