MISSOURI TIGERS NEWS

College baseball notebook: 30-4 Mountaineers build nation's best record with rebuilt pitching staff

West Virginia has the best overall and road records in Division I baseball and the Big 12-leading Mountaineers are doing it with a first-year coach and a No. 1 pitcher who spent hi...

APRIL 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shawn Phillips - Commits to Missouri Phillips has committed to Missouri, Steve Samra of On3.com reports.

Impact Phillips will join the Tigers after spending the past two seasons at Arizona State. The 7-foot center averaged 5.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks across 17.9 minutes with the Sun Devils last year.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Sebastian Mack - Commits to Missouri Mack has committed to Missouri, according to Steve Samra of On3.com.

Impact Mack has two years of collegiate eligibility after spending his other two with UCLA. He logged 30 starts his freshman year before his role took a dip. Still, Mack was a significant role player for the 2024-25 Bruins, so he is likely expecting a meaningful role for his new team.

APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE

Luke Northweather - Transfers to Missouri Northweather is transferring to Missouri, per Matt Zenitz of 247sports.

Impact Northweather will join the Tigers after having spent the first two years of his collegiate career at Oklahoma. The 6-foot-11 forward averaged 2.7 points and 1.5 rebounds across 11.4 minutes in 30 games during the 2024 campaign and has two years of eligibility remaining.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Auburn's Pearl and St. John's' Pitino share AP coach of the year honors, 1st tie in history of award

Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Rick Pitino of St. John's are The Associated Press coaches of the year in men's college basketball.

APRIL 4

Jevon Porter - Committing to Missouri Porter has committed to play for Missouri for the 2025-26 season, per Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com.

Impact Porter will join the Tigers following a single season with Loyola Marymount. The former Pepperdine transfer averaged 12.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for the Lions this past season. The 6-foot-11 junior will retain a single year of eligibility with Mizzou.

MARCH 27 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Pastner will try to restore UNLV basketball glory days as he takes over the program

Josh Pastner has been named UNLV coach

MARCH 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Iowa hires McCollum, who swept Missouri Valley titles and won NCAA game in his one season at Drake

Ben McCollum, who led Drake’s dominating run through the Missouri Valley Conference and a win in the NCAA Tournament in his only season with the Bulldogs, is the new head coach at...

MARCH 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Missouri basketball: Who can return, what positions will Mizzou target in transfer portal? The college basketball transfer portal opens Monday. Here's who can return next season for Missouri basketball, and what positions the Tiger...

MARCH 23 • COLUMBIATRIBUNE.COM

How Drake's Bennett Stirtz, Ben McCollum called their March Madness shot a year ago Kansas and Mizzou are gone from the NCAA Tournament. But Kansas City is very much alive in March.

MARCH 21 • KANSASCITY.COM

No. 11 seed Drake holds on after blowing big lead and beats Missouri 67-57 in March Madness opener

Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points and No. 11 seed Drake held on after blowing most of a 15-point lead to be sixth-seeded Missouri 67-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

MARCH 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trent Pierce - Coming off bench Pierce is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Drake, Kyle McAreavy of Mizzou Today reports.

Impact Pierce will begin Thursday's contest on the bench with the Tigers inserting SEC sixth man of the year Caleb Grill into the starting unit against the Bulldogs. In five games this month, Pierce is averaging just 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 16.4 minutes per contest.

MARCH 20 • ROTOWIRE

Caleb Grill - Starting Thursday Grill is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Drake, Kyle McAreavy of Mizzou Today reports.

Impact Grill will be making just his second start of the season and his first since he started against Memphis in the season opener Nov. 4. Grill shot just 25.9 percent from the floor over his last three games and will aim to turn that around and provide a spark for the Tigers, who are beginning with a smaller lineup with Trent Pierce coming off the bench.

MARCH 20 • ROTOWIRE

Mark Mitchell - Starting Thursday Mitchell (knee) has been cleared to play and will start Thursday's game versus Drake, Kyle McAreavy of Mizzou Today reports.

Impact Mitchell, who injured his knee in the SEC Tournament versus Mississippi State, will return to the floor Thursday for the first round matchup with 11-seed Drake. It's a massive boost for the Tigers as Mitchell is averaging 14.1 points and 4.6 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game.

MARCH 20 • ROTOWIRE

2025 March Madness: One thing to know about every NCAA Tournament team

The 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is here! FOX Sports offers up one tidbit to know about all 64 teams ahead of March Madness!

MARCH 20

Missouri takes on Drake in first round of NCAA Tournament

MARCH 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

March Madness 'Region of Coaches' opens with Calipari vs. Self. Pitino could be next for winner

The stakes will be a lot lower this time around when Bill Self and John Calipari meet in March Madness

MARCH 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Most likely upsets in March Madness: Watch out for these four Cinderella teams

Looking for help when it comes to picking upsets in your NCAA Tournament bracket? FOX Sports' John Fanta says to keep an eye on these four C...

MARCH 19

A look at injuries that could shape the NCAA Tournament and the brackets of millions of Americans

The hopes of No. 1 seed Houston of cutting down the NCAA Tournament nets might rest on J’Wan Roberts’ ailing right ankle

MARCH 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Auburn is eager to stick around March Madness more than just 1 game this time around

The Auburn Tigers are experienced and remember all too well the feeling of being one-and-done at the NCAA Tournament a year ago

MARCH 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

March Madness is another way to describe John Tonje's rare rise from bench warmer to All-American

Sixth-year guard John Tonje leads the University of Wisconsin into the NCAA Tournament with a game against Montana on Thursday in Denver

MARCH 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Missouri Tigers and Drake Bulldogs square off in the opening round of NCAA Tournament

MARCH 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

This NCAA Tournament could have something the last two have lacked: A probable No. 1 overall pick

The top two players selected in last year’s NBA draft and four of the top five picks in 2023 had never played in an NCAA Tournament before beginning their pro careers

MARCH 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Rise of the SEC: How a league known for the gridiron became kings of college basketball

The SEC was the best conference in basketball all season, landing a record 14 teams in the 68-team NCAA Tournament

MARCH 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Four Things To Know: Mizzou Faces Drake in Round One of March Madness Nothing about the upcoming matchup for the Missouri Tigers will be easy. In round one of the NCAA tournament, the No. 6 Tigers will challeng...

MARCH 17 • SI.COM