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Mizzou Basketball made immoderate early offseason moves pursuing an 80-66 nonaccomplishment successful nan First Round of nan NCAA Tournament successful a short-lived postseason. While guardant Trent Pierce declared that he’ll beryllium staying for his elder year, cardinal constituent defender Anthony Robinson II announced he’s hitting nan portal this offseason.
Robinson, a 6’3 defender retired of Tallahassee, Florida, was a three-star imaginable and committed to Mizzou’s Class of 2023 complete schools for illustration Florida State and Auburn.
Robinson made 30 appearances during his freshman run and had a ace beardown sophomore season, being named to nan SEC All-Defensive Team, but a inferior play that didn’t transcend expectations wasn’t what nan once-projected NBA first-round talent was expecting.
Midway done SEC play this season, Robinson was pushed retired of nan starting lineup acknowledgment to nan emergence of T.O. Barrett. With Barrett expected to return, and five-star defender Jason Crowe Jr. coming into nan mix, it makes immoderate consciousness that Robinson sees amended opportunity for his last play of eligibility.
While Robinson’s play mightiness not show nan stats that powerfulness convention teams are looking for successful nan transportation portal, if you look astatine immoderate footage, you’ll spot nan effect AR has connected some sides of nan ball. I’d expect Robinson to onshore pinch different high-major programme successful hopes of securing a domiciled and sparkling up of nan 2027 NBA Draft.
Through 50 starts and almost 100 appearances, Robinson ends his Mizzou profession pinch an mean of 7.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists to spell on pinch 156 profession steals.
In different news, Trent Pierce was re-signed up of nan 2026 play which is simply a beardown support for Dennis Gates and co.
Pierce has been a starter for 2 seasons and averaged 10.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals per crippled aft missing nan nonconference slate owed to wounded and will proceed looking to turn pinch a new-look squad successful 2026.
