New thread to discuss all things MU Basketball related heading into year 2 of the Gates era.
Thus far we've had a couple of misses in the portal and lost a non-factor. I suppose I can update the OP as roster changes come about.
Updates:
2023-2024 roster:
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Nick Honor
Noah Carter
Sean East
Aidan Shaw
Kaleb Brown
Tamar Bates
Jesus Carralero
Caleb Grill
John Tonje
Mabor Majak
Connor Vanover
Curt Lewis
Jordan Butle
Jackson Francois
JV Brown
Trent Pierce
Anthony Robinson II
Danny Stephens
Marcus Allen -- 4* forward
Antonio (T.O.) Barrett -- 4* Guard
Peyton Marshall -- 4* Center
Annor Boateng -- 4* Guard
Trent Burns -- 4* Center
Probable Rotation:
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PG: Nick Honor, Sean East, Caleb Grill, Anthony Robinson II
Combo Guard: John Tonje, Tamar Bates, Curt Lewis, Danny Stephens
Wing: Noah Carter, Kaleb Brown
Small Forward: Aiden Shaw, Trent Pierce, Jesus Carrelero Martin
Center: Connor Vanover, Mabor Majek, Jordan Butler
Schedule:
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11/6: Arkansas Pine Bluff -- W: 101-79
11/10: Memphis
11/13: SIU Edwardsville
11/16: @ Minnesota
11/19: Jackson State
11/22: South Carolina State
11/25: Loyola Maryland
11/28: @ Pittsburgh
12/3: Wichita State
12/9: @ Pioneer Chickens
12/17: Seton hall
12/22: Illinois
12/30: Central Arkansas
1/6: Georgia
1/9: @ Kentucky
1/13: South Carolina
1/16: @ Alabama
1/20: Florida
1/23: @ A&M
1/27: @ South Carolina
1/31: Arkansas
2/3: @ Vanderbilt
2/7: A&M
2/10: Mississippi State
2/17: @ Ole Miss
2/20: Tennessee
2/24: @ Arkansas
2/28: @ Florida
3/2: Ole Miss
3/5: Auburn
3/9: @ LSU
Mizzou made it into John Bol's top 8. He has a visit scheduled for Sept 23. He's a 5 star recruit and he's either 7' or 7'1". 2024 class and surprising no relation to Bol Bol. He'd be an insane guy to get, so let hope it happens. Dear God please lol. [Reply]
Watching videos of this kid and holy shit is he smooth. He's not like most of those 7' monsters. He's got great control of his body. I want him more than anyone ever lol. [Reply]
Got to give Kobe credit. Takes a lot of hard work and gym time to improve your outside shot as much as he did over the course of his Mizzou career. Happy for him, glad it paid off. [Reply]
Going to miss Kobe this year. He was so fun to watch. But having a player go first round has to help going forward you would think. Best of luck Kobe [Reply]
Another 4* recruit for Dennis Gates. This one is the #55 recruit in the nation according to 247. Marcus fucking Allen 6'6" 190 lb PF from Miami, Fl.
Seems like his relationship with our coach Charlton Young was a pretty big deciding factor. The guys been recruiting him since he was young. Weren't people excited about this Young dude when he came here, because of his recruiting prowess?
With the addition of Allen to go along with T.O. Barrett this brings the class to #11 lol. It's early, so hopefully we can get some even bigger commits. [Reply]
Allen has a nice rating, but seems like a real project. Better than the years when Kevin Puryear was the feather in the cap, but I wouldn't expect much out of him until mid-late sophomore year. [Reply]