Mizzou basketball

Missouri men's basketball team captain Tre Gomillion couldn't play in Thursday's March Madness NCAA Tournament opener but hopes to play Princeton.

(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Cleveland State coach Dennis Gates shouts in the second half of a game against Oklahoma State on Monday, Dec. Missouri head coach Dennis Gates talks to his players during a timeout in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against SIU-Edwardsville Tuesday, Nov. Dennis Gates, second from right, holds up a jersey as he is introduced as the new head basketball coach at Missouri Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. The University is hiring Gates away from Cleveland State to help rebuild a long-floundering program that has churned through seven head and interim coaches since Norm Stewart prowled the sidelines in Columbia. Dennis Gates is introduced as the new head basketball coach at Missouri Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. Dennis Gates, right, speaks during a news conference introducing him as the new head basketball coach at Missouri Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. The university is hiring Gates away from Cleveland State to help rebuild a long-floundering program that has churned through seven head and interim coaches since Norm Stewart prowled the sidelines in Columbia. Gates is the 20th head coach in program history, coming to Missouri from Cleveland State University. Florida State assistant coach Dennis Gates directs his team in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Winthrop in Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. Mizzou men's basketball head coach Dennis Gates answers questions from TV reporters following a press conference introducing him in the Albrecht Family Practice Facility in Columbia on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Mizzou men's basketball head coach Dennis Gates waves to the crowd as he is introduced before a press conference in the Albrecht Family Practice Facility in Columbia on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.