Cleveland State's Dennis Gates has emerged as the target in Missouri's men's basketball search, sources told ESPN on Friday night.,
A deal isn't done, and there's still administrative steps to take, but sources said there's clear mutual interest between both parties.
Gates won back-to-back Horizon League regular-season titles at Cleveland State, and took his team to the NCAA tournament in 2021. He spent eight seasons under Leonard Hamilton at Florida State, where he established himself as one of the country's top assistant coaches.
In Gates' three seasons at Cleveland State, he went 50-40 overall and 38-21 in league play.