Three Mizzou Tigers Receive Regional Honors

A trio of Missouri players were named to an All-Region team for their play this season.

Jan 14, 2025; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Missouri Tigers guard Tamar Bates (2) screams toward the crowd after a game against the Florida Gators at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images / Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

Three Missouri Tigers players were recently named to the NABC All-Central Region Second team. Those included were guard Tamar Bates, guard Caleb Grill and forward Mark Mitchell.

Tamar Bates, Caleb Grill & Mark Mitchell all earn All-Central Region accolades, making the Tigers one of just two schools to have three honorees pic.twitter.com/BZK8Hufe3v

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The trio led the Missouri Tigers to a 22-11 record, one year after they went winless in conference play. With head coach Dennis Gates at the helm, who was selected as the All-Central Region Coach of the Year, the Tigers are back in the hunt in the SEC.

Mitchell was the leading scorer of the bunch, a Kansas City native who found himself in Columbia via the transfer portal. He averaged 14.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game this season on 51.2% shooting from the field.

Grill also emerged as a scorer but in a different way. He was a flamethrower from the perimeter this season, averaging 13.7 points per game and 40.5% from three, both of which were career highs. Bates was also efficient, averaging 13.4 points per game on 50.8% shooting.

Bates also emerged as a leader for the Tigers, being named a captain in the preseason and being openly vocal while on the court.

Grill and Bates are presumably out of college eligibility and will not be back for the Tigers next season, but Mitchell has the choice to return if he chooses. Regardless, Missouri isn't done this season. They take on the Drake Bulldogs in round one of the NCAA tournament at 6:35 p.m. CT on Thursday in Wichita, Kansas.

NABC All-Central Region First Team

Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
PJ Haggerty, Memphis
Chucky Hepburn, Louisville
Curtis Jones, Iowa State
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
Bennett Stirtz, Drake
Brice Williams, Nebraska
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee

NABC All-Central Region Second Team

Steven Ashworth, Creighton,
Tamar Bates, Missouri
Lamont Butler, Kentucky
Jason Edwards, Vanderbilt
Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State,
Caleb Grill, Missouri
Mark Mitchell, Missouri
David N'Guessan, Kansas State
Jacob Ognacevic, Lipscomb
Amari Williams, Kentucky

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