COLUMBIA, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Tigers bounced back from a disastrous second season under Dennis Gates, when they went 0-for-everything in the SEC, to make the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Drake in the first round. It was a tough ending to a season in which they climbed as high as No. 14 in the AP Top 25. Caleb Grill and several others from that team are gone, but Mark Mitchell is back along with one of the nation’s top recruiting classes.

Players to watch

Sebastian Mack transferred into Missouri from UCLA, where he averaged 12.1 points as a freshman before taking a small step back last season. He should provide some experience and scoring in the backcourt alongside Mitchell, whose inside-outside ability makes him difficult to defend. He averaged a team-best 13.9 points last s

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