Missouri men’s basketball tips off tonight. Shortly we’ll be publishing our first real in-season piece with a preview of the Cleveland State game. But we’ve got some time to kill before the tip off.
So why not revisit all the coverage we’ve published so far, because it’s a lot!
From Rock M+
Matt Watkins, aka DataMizzou, did his own previewing of the upcoming season with a series of posts over at Rockm.plus. Most of which are free to read, just on the other site. The only exceptions are the ones with video.
- October 1st: Basketball is back!
- October 6th: Mizzou’s Monster Non-Conference Schedule
- October 8th: The Defensive Dalliance
- October 14th: Solving the Roster Riddle
- October 16th: Mizzou’s open court Maestro ($)
- October 22nd: The Unnecessary Anxiety
- October 23rd: The master of his domain ($)
- October 27th: The Dennis Gates subplot
- October 30th: 2026-27 Projections
Rock M position previews
- Point Guards: Jason Crowe, Jr, Aaron Rowe
- Combo Guards: Kennard Davis, Jr, Jamier Jones, Cord Stansberry, Jordan Crawford, CJ Gunn
- Wings: Trent Pierce, Aidan Chronister
- Combo Forwards: Mark Mitchell, Toni Bryant, Luke Northweather, Nicholas Randall
- Posts: Bryson Tiller, Jaylen Carey, Trent Burns
Matt Harris Deep Dives
- Calculated Optimism: Setting a reasonable baseline for Mizzou Basketball’s freshmen
- Swing Skills: Six skill sets that could make or break Mizzou’s portal class
- How Mark Mitchell’s passing is the X-factor of his return
- Does Missouri’s backcourt have reliable on ball creation?
- Why a defensive step forward starts on the perimeter
- How Mizzou’s front court protects the paint by committee
SEC team previews
- SEC Conference Preview
- 1. Florida Gators, 15-3
- 2. Texas Longhorns, 14-4
- 3. Tennessee Volunteers, 13-5
- 4. Missouri Tigers, 12-6
- 5. Arkansas Razorbacks, 11-7
- 6. Alabama Crimson Tide, 10-8
- 7. Vanderbilt Commodores, 10-8
- 8. Kentucky Wildcats, 10-8
- 9. Texas A&M Aggies, 9-9
- 10. Oklahoma Sooner, 9-9
- 11. LSU Tigers, 7-11
- 12. Auburn Tigers, 7-11
- 13. Georgia Bulldogs: 6-12
- 14. South Carolina Gamecocks, 4-14
- 15. Ole Miss Rebels: 4-14
- 16. Mississippi State Bulldogs: 3-15
Non-Conference schedule previews
- November 3rd — vs Cleveland State
- November 6th — vs Saint Louis (in St. Louis)
- November 9th — vs SIU-Edwardsville
- November 15th — vs Marquette (in Chicago)
- November 18th — vs Alcorn State
- November 20th — vs Le Moyne
- November 24th — vs Evansville
- November 27th — vs Arkansas Pine Bluff
- December 1st — vs Pittsburgh (ACC-SEC Challenge)
- December 6th — vs Kansas (in Kansas City)
- December 12th — vs Nebraska (in Kansas City)
- December 18th — at Indiana
- December 20th — vs Illinois (in St. Louis)
- December 22nd — vs Chicago State
Count the Ifs
We’re starting the season with hope. What if Missouri is really, really, good this year? What would it look like? We have the answer.