The spring has become transfer season in college basketball. Last year, far more than 1,000 players entered the transfer portal and 936 moved from one Division One school to another. Dozens of players are entering the portal every day right now. There are currently more than 1,100 players in the portal.
Dennis Gates has already added Milwaukee transfer DeAndre Gholston to his first class at Mizzou, but the Tigers' new head coach certainly isn't done. Below are the nearly 30 players that have been publicly connected to Gates and Mizzou since entering the portal.
While some of these players are no longer considering Mizzou, we are leaving every player that the Tigers have been connected to on this list to provide a start to finish picture of what the portal activity looked like.
Fardaws Aimaq, Utah Valley -- 6-foot-11 redshirt junior center. Aimaq averaged 13.9 points and 15 rebounds in 22 games last year. He would have two years of eligibility remaining.
APRIL 2 UPDATE: According to Inside the Portal on Twitter, Aimaq is focused on Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas Tech, Washington and Iowa
APRIL 5 UPDATE: According to Jake Weingarten, Aimaq has scheduled visits to Washington, Texas Tech and Houston. He is also expected to visit Iowa and Arkansas.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Aimaq is down to Washington, Iowa, Gonzaga, Texas and Texas Tech.
APRIL 29 UPDATE: Aimaq will announce his decision at noon.
APRIL 29 UPDATE: Aimaq has committed to Texas Tech.
Will Richard, Belmont -- 6-foot-5, 195 pound sophomore wing. Averaged 12.1 points, six rebounds at Belmont this year. Would have four years to play three.
APRIL 4 UPDATE: According to a report from 247 Sports, the five schools in heaviest pursuit of Richard are Florida, Georgia Tech, Clemson, South Carolina and Wake Forest.
APRIL 5 UPDATE: Jake Weingarten reports Richard will visit Florida on Thursday.
APRIL 8 UPDATE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Richard will visit Georgia Tech next week.
APRIL 10 UPDATE: Richard has committed to Florida.
Noah Carter, Northern Iowa -- 6-foot-6, 229-pound small forward. Averaged 15 points and 4.1 rebounds for UNI. Would have two years left to play.
3/31 UPDATE: Jeff Goodman reports Carter has a top five of Virginia Tech, Missouri, Marquette, Arkansas and Florida.
4/2 UPDATE: According to a report from 247 Sports, Carter will visit Missouri April 8-10 and Virginia Tech April 16-17. He also plans to visit his other three finalists before a decision.
APRIL 8 UPDATE: Dushawn London of 247 reports Carter will visit Florida April 23 and 24.
APRIL 12 UPDATE: Carter has committed to Missouri.
Erik Stevenson, South Carolina -- 6-foot-3, 198-pound guard. Averaged 11.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Gamecocks. Reportedly visited West Virginia this weekend. Has one year to play.
APRIL 2 UPDATE: According to reports, Stevenson has a current top four of Arkansas, Auburn, Creighton and West Virginia.
APRIL 3 UPDATE: Stevenson has committed to West Virginia.
Terrence Shannon, Texas Tech -- 6-foot-6, 210-pound wing. Averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and shot 38% from three-point range for the Red Raiders. Has two years left to play.
APRIL 8 UPDATE: Shannon announced on Thursday that he would not return to Texas Tech. His destination remains unknown.
APRIL 29 UPDATE: Recent speculation has Shannon likely to commit to Illinois.
APRIL 29 UPDATE: Shannon has committed to Illinois
Antonio Reeves, Illinois State -- 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard. Averaged 20.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and shot 39% from three-point range for the Redbirds. Has two years of eligibility remaining.
APRIL 6 UPDATE: Reports have Reeves visiting Nebraska this weekend.
APRIL 14 UPDATE: Reeves will take an official visit to Kentucky this weekend according to multiple reports.
APRIL 19 UPDATE: In a story from CatsIllustrated, Reeves listed Indiana, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Oregon and San Diego State as the schools recruiting him the most.
APRIL 26 UPDATE: Reeves named his top five and Mizzou is not in it.
Xavier Pinson, LSU--6-foot-2, 170-pound guard. Averaged 9.8 points and 4.8 points for the Tigers after spending his first three years at Mizzou. Would have one year left. More information here.
APRIL 10 UPDATE: Pinson is down to Xavier and Mississippi State as his final two.
Philip Alston, California University of Pennsylvania -- 6-foot-6, 225-pound forward. Averaged 21 points and 10.8 rebounds for Division II Cal U. Would have two years to play. Has met with Pitt and Ole Miss already.
APRIL 2 UPDATE: Per a report from Pittsburgh Sports Now, Alston has met with Akron, Kent State, Pitt and Ole Miss. He will take an official visit to Loyola-Chicago next weekend.
APRIL 9 UPDATE: Alston has committed to Loyola-Chicago
Dylan Penn, Bellarmine -- 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard. Averaged 16.6 points, 5 rebounds and 4.2 assists as the new D1 program won the ASUN Tournament. Would have one year to play.
APRIL 6 UPDATE: Dushawn London of 247Sports reports Penn will take a visit to Missouri this weekend.
APRIL 23 UPDATE: PowerMizzou.com is told Missouri is no longer pursuing Penn.
Xavier Foster, Iowa State -- 7-foot, 228-pound forward. Did not play amid an investigation for sexual assault this season. In February, Foster was cleared. Played in seven games as a freshman in the 2020-21 season.
APRIL 24 UPDATE: Foster is visiting SMU this weekend per multiple reports.
Terry Roberts, Bradley -- 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard. Averaged 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Braves as a freshman. Would have two years left to play.
APRIL 3 UPDATE: Roberts has cut his list to ten schools and Missouri is still in it.
APRIL 5 UPDATE: There is talk of a report from Dushawn London of 247 Sports that Roberts will visit Georgia soon.
APRIL 6 UPDATE: Roberts is visiting Florida on Saturday.
APRIL 14 UPDATE: Reports have Roberts visiting Georgia this weekend.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Roberts has committed to Georgia.
Nick Honor, Clemson -- 5-foot-10, 205-pound point guard. Averaged 7.7 points and 2.4 assists this season at Clemson. Transferred to Clemson from Fordham after his freshman year. Should have two years available.
APRIL 8 UPDATE: Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports Honor has cut his list to Missouri, Minnesota and SMU.
Sean McNeil, West Virginia -- 6-foot-3, 210-pound guard. Averaged 12.2 points and 2.5 rebounds this season for the Mountaineers and is a career 36.8% three-point shooter. Has two years left to play.
APRIL 13 UPDATE: Jon Rothstein reported that McNeil is down to Ohio State, Virginia, Louisville, Cincinnati, Indiana and Texas Tech
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Jon Rothstein reports that McNeil will visit Virginia,Cincinnati, Ohio State, Indiana and Louisville.
APRIL 25 UPDATE: McNeil has committed to Ohio State.
Tristen Newton, East Carolina -- 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard. Averaged 17.7 points, 5 assists and 4.8 rebounds for the Pirates this season. Will have two years left to play.
APRIL 10 UPDATE: Newton is visiting Connecticut and could commit this weekend.
APRIL 13 UPDATE: Newton has committed to Connecticut.
Cam Hayes, NC State -- 6-foot-3, 175-pound guard. Averaged 7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Wolfpack last season. Should have three years remaining.
APRIL 2 UPDATE: According to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers, Hayes will officially visit Arizona State April 10-12.
APRIL 6 UPDATE: Georgetown and Texas A&M have joined the list of schools contacting Hayes.
APRIL 8 UPDATE: Hayes' visit to Arizona State is now April 18. LSU had an in-home visit with him on Thursday.
Adam Miller, LSU -- 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard. Miller averaged 8.3 points per game for Illinois as a freshman on a team that earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He missed last year at LSU with a torn ACL. Was a highly-touted recruit out of high school who had a Missouri offer from Cuonzo Martin.
APRIL 30 UPDATE: Miller's final two schools are LSU and TCU
Jason Roche, The Citadel -- 6-foot-5, 180-pound wing. Roche averaged 13.2 points and four rebounds a game as a freshman. He shot 39.7% from three-point range and made 110 threes on the year. A source has told us that Roche will have a Zoom call with Dennis Gates.
APRIL 6 UPDATE: Roche told PowerMizzou.com he will take a visit to Missouri this weekend.
APRIL 13 UPDATE: The Portal Report reports that Roche is talking to Rice, Pitt, Kansas State and St. Bonaventure and will name a top three soon. He has no further visits planned right now.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Jake Weingarten reports that Roche is visiting Richmond today while still considering Mizzou, Rice and San Diego State among others.
Wildens Leveque, South Carolina -- 6-foot-11, 230-pound forward/center. Leveque averaged 6.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in 21 minutes a game for South Carolina last season. He would have two years left to play.
APRIL 11 UPDATE: Leveque has committed to Massachusetts
Ali Ali, Akron -- 6-foot-8, 206-pound forward. Ali averaged 13.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists while shooting 40% from three-point range for the Zips. He has two years left to play.
APRIL 5 UPDATE: Butler, DePaul, Cincinnati, Virginia, Ohio State, NC State, Southern Cal, Memphis, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Missouri, Florida, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Marquette have all been in contact according to reports.
APRIL 8 UPDATE: Ali has done a Zoom call with Virginia Tech.
Eric Williams Jr., Oregon — 6-foot-6, 200 pound wing. Williams averaged 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in 33 games for the Ducks last season. He started his college career at Duquesne before spending the past two seasons at Oregon. The former Missouri staff reached out to Williams when he left Duquesne. A graduate transfer, Williams should have one season remaining and would be eligible immediately.
APRIL 6 UPDATE: Providence, Wake Forest and Pitt are among additional teams to have contacted Willilams.
APRIL 10 UPDATE: Georgia, Texas Tech, DePaul and Arkansas have joined the race according to Justin Byerly on Twitter.
APRIL 13 UPDATE: Williams told The Portal Report he is currently concentrating on training to go pro, but has not signed with an agent yet.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Williams is skipping his final year to play professionally.
Mark Sears, Ohio -- 6-foot-1, 185-pound guard. Averaged 19.7 points, six rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Bobcats while shooting 40% from three-point range. Has three seasons left to play.
APRIL 7 UPDATE: A story from 247Sports lists Mississippi State, Georgetown, Texas, Alabama, and Miami as the teams most heavily pursuing Sears. He has done a Zoom with Mississippi State.
Rayshon Harrison, Presbyterian -- 6-foot-4, 180-pound guard. Averaged 17.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and and three assists last season. Has three years left to play.
APRIL 19 UPDATE: Harrison has committed to Grand Canyon
Kyrell Luc, Holy Cross--5-foot-10, 160-pound guard. Luc was the Patriot League Rookie of the Year for the Crusaders after averaging 13 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a freshman. He has three years left to play.
APRIL 5 UPDATE: Luc told Sidelines Minnesota that VCU, Cal, UIC and Mizzou are recruiting him the hardest. San Diego State is among the more recent schools to reach out reportedly.
APRIL 12 UPDATE: Luc told PowerMizzou.com that he is not visiting Missouri
APRIL 14 UPDATE: Andrew Slater of 247 reports Luc will visit Cal, St. Bonaventure and Illinois-Chicago.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Luc is visiting St. Bonaventure this week per reports.
APRIL 19 UPDATE: Luc has visits set with St. Bonaventure and Illinois-Chicago.
APRIL 26 UPDATE: Luc has committed to St. Bonaventure
Femi Odukale, Pittsburgh -- 6-foot-5, 185-pound wing. Averaged 10.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Panthers this season. Has three seasons left to play.
APRIL 5 UPDATE: Georgia Tech, Rhode Island, Seton Hall, VCU, Cal, South Carolina and Washington State have contacted Odukale according to Adam Zagoria.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Odukale is visiting Rhode Island this week and Missouri appears no longer involved.
APRIL 19 UPDATE: Adam Zagoria reports Odukale's final five are URI, Seton Hall, Maryland, UConn and Oregon
Warren Washington, Nevada -- 7-foot-0 forward/center. Washington averaged 10.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots for the Wolfpack this season. He also shot nearly 61% from the floor. Washington has two seasons left to play.
APRIL 8 UPDATE: Jake Lieberman reports Washington's top seven are Marquette, San Diego State, Arizona State, LSU, Arkansas, Notre Dame and Florida.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Jon Rothstein reports Washington is visiting Arizona State on Monday and Tuesday and will also visit Marquette, Notre Dame and Texas A&M.
APRIL 19 UPDATE: Washington has committed to Arizona State.
Callum McRae, UC-Riverside: 7-foot-1, 275-pound center. McRae averaged 10.8 points and 7.9 rebounds last season for Riverside. He has two years left to play.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: McRae committed to Sacramento State.
Trey Bonham, VMI--6-foot-0, 170-pound guard. Bonham averaged 8.6 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 40.4% from three-point range for the Keydets last season. He would have three years left to play.
APRIL 13 UPDATE: Jake Lieberman reports Bonham will visit Florida, Murray State and Appalachian State.
Courtney Ramey, Texas--6-foot-3, 185-pound guard. Ramey averaged 9.4 points and 3.5 rebounds last year for the Longhorns. For his four-year career, the averages are 10 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists. Mizzou fans are plenty familiar with the name as he is a Webster Groves product and was pursued by the Tigers out of high school four years ago. He would have one year left to play as a graduate transfer.
APRIL 25 UPDATE: Jon Rothstein reports an updated list for Ramey and Mizzou is not included.
Tre Gomillion, Cleveland State--6-foot-4, 215-pound guard. Gomillion averaged 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Vikings last year and was coached by Dennis Gates. He also shot 52% from the field. He will visit Missouri this weekend.
APRIL 11 UPDATE: Gomillion has committed to Missouri
DMoi Hodge, Cleveland State--6-foot-3, 180-pound guard. Averaged 13.2 points and 2.3 steals last season for Cleveland State. Was a first-team all-conference selection and the Horizon League Defensive player of the Year for Dennis Gates.
APRIL 8 UPDATE: 24/7 High School Sports reports Hodge is also hearing from Washington State, Kansas State and Weber State.
Darin Green, Jr, UCF--6-foot-4, 180-pound guard. Averaged 13.3 points and 2.6 rebounds for the Knights last season while shooting 38.5% from three-point range. Over three years, has averaged 11.6 points and shot 38.8% from three. Would have two years left to play.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Green reportedly visited Florida State this weekend.
APRIL 18 UPDATE: Green has committed to Florida State.
Souley Boum, UTEP--6-foot-3, 163-pound guard. Averaged 19 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists for the Miners last season. Shot nearly 37% from three-point range on nearly nine attempts per game last season. Began his career at San Francisco and averaged 15 ppg over four years. Would have one year left to play.
Efe Abogidi, Washington State--6-foot-10, 225-pound center. Abogidi averaged 8.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game for the Cougars last year. He would have three seasons left to play.
Jamarion Sharp, Western Kentucky -- Sharp is a name that's been circling for a few weeks now. He officially entered the portal on Friday evening. Before Western Kentucky, he played his junior college basketball for Mizzou assistant Kyle Smithpeters at John A. Logan. The 7-foot-5 center averaged 8.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and a nation's best 4.6 blocked shots per game a year ago. Sharp would have two years left to play.
Isiaih Mosley, Missouri State -- The 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard from Rock Bridge has been one of the best scorers in college basketball the last two seasons, averaging 19.8 and 20.3 points per game respectively. Sources have told PowerMizzou.com that Missouri has reached out with interest, but so have a long list of schools. It would be an uphill battle for the Tigers to land a local prospect they didn't offer out of high school, albeit under a different staff.
