The first piece of the 2026-27 Mizzou men's basketball home schedule was unveiled on Friday as the Tigers are set to host Pittsburgh in the SEC/ACC Challenge.

The contest slated for Tuesday, December 1 at Mizzou Arena marks the second time the schools will face off in the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Tigers earned a 71-64 victory at Pitt in the inaugural challenge in 2023 behind 21 points and four assists from Sean East II.

Overall, the Tigers own an 8-5 record in conference challenge games, winning all six of their games inside Mizzou Arena.

The contest versus Pitt is the Tigers' first announced home game of the 2026-27 season and their second game overall released as Mizzou is also set to face Nebraska in Kansas City on Dec. 12.

Mizzou is coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids and double-digit SEC-win campaigns for the first time since joining the conference in 2012. The Tigers are also set to welcome the nation's seventh-ranked freshman class and the country's 14th-ranked transfer class to Columbia next season in addition to six returning players from the 2025-26 campaign.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou women's basketball will travel to Florida State on Dec. 3 for the annual SEC/ACC Challenge.

Mizzou is 2-1 in the four-year contest with wins over SMU (2024-25) and Cal (2025-26) and a loss at Virginia (2023-24).

The Seminoles compiled a 10-21 overall record last season, including a 5-13 mark against ACC opponents.

Florida State is led by senior guard Sole' Williams, who averaged 15.3 points and 3.8 rebounds last year.

On the sidelines is sixth-year head coach Brooke Wyckoff, who is 90-60 during her tenure in Tallahassee.

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The Mizzou men's basketball team is set to renew one of its oldest rivalries during the 2026-27 campaign, squaring off with Nebraska for the first time in 16 seasons.

In a series that dates back to the 1907-08 campaign, the schools will face off for the 220th time on Saturday, December 12 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The Tigers currently lead the all-time series, 126-93, which includes a 13-11 edge in 24 meetings in Kansas City. At 219 games played, Nebraska is Mizzou's fourth-most played opponent in school history with the teams meeting for the first time since the 2010-11 season.

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The Tigers have earned back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids for the first time since a run of five-straight invitations from 2009 to 2013. Mizzou has also totaled at least 20 wins in each of the last two campaigns with double-digit SEC victories in consecutive seasons for the first time since joining the league in 2012.

Mizzou is set to welcome the nation's seventh-ranked freshman class and the country's 14th-ranked transfer class to Columbia next season in addition to six returning players from the 2025-26 campaign.

Nebraska finished the 2025-26 season ranked No. 14 in the nation, posting a 28-7 overall record and advancing to the program's first-ever Sweet 16.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou gymnastics head coach Shannon Welker has added Oleksii Koltakov to his staff as assistant coach, the program announced Wednesday.  

The Ukrainian native joins the Tigers after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia. Koltakov also served as an assistant coach at Nebraska during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, earning 2023 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Co-Regional Assistant Coach of the Year honors. 

He previously spent two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Alabama, helping the Crimson Tide win the 2021 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship and advance to the NCAA Championship Semifinals in 2021 and 2022. 

"We are excited to welcome Oleksii to Mizzou," Welker said. "He brings a unique combination of technical expertise, SEC experience and an international competitive background that will be a tremendous asset to our program. Oleksii has shown the ability to help student-athletes develop and compete at the highest level, and his passion for coaching fits well with the culture we continue to build here in Columbia."

During Koltakov's time in Athens, Georgia made significant strides, advancing to the NCAA Championship final site in Fort Worth, Texas, and finishing the 2026 season sixth nationally. Five GymDogs combined for seven NCAA All-America honors at the NCAA Championship Semifinal, four earned WCGA Regular Season All-America accolades and nine were named to the All-SEC Team.

Georgia completed the 2026 season with a 24-11 overall record, improving its win total by 18 victories from Koltakov's first year on staff. The GymDogs also went 5-3 in SEC competition, tying for third in the league, and totaled 18 wins over top-25 opponents. Georgia concluded the regular season with a 197.391 National Qualifying Score, ranking sixth nationally, marking the program's best national finish since 2014 and its best NQS since 2008. The program also set a program record with 15 scores of 197.000 or better, surpassing the previous mark of eight.

In 2025, Georgia recorded six consecutive meet totals of 197.000 or higher, including a 197.975 against Oklahoma, the program's best regular-season score since 2009. The GymDogs also secured a national seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019, ranking 10th entering regionals. Lily Smith and Ady Wahl individually qualified for nationals on floor and vault, respectively, and earned First Team All-America honors. Smith finished fifth nationally on floor and earned WCGA Regular Season All-America status. She also received All-SEC honors, while Nyla Aquino was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

Prior to his time in Athens, Koltakov spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Nebraska. In 2024, he helped lead the Huskers to their second consecutive NCAA postseason appearance. Nebraska closed the regular season with three straight scores of 197.000 or higher, while Huskers gymnasts combined for 36 event titles.

In his first season with Nebraska, Koltakov helped the Huskers earn an NCAA Regional berth and post their best team score in five seasons. He coached three gymnasts to All-Conference honors, while Emma Spence was named Co-Regional Gymnast of the Year. Koltakov was also recognized as the 2023 WCGA Co-Regional Assistant Coach of the Year.

Before Nebraska, Koltakov served as a volunteer assistant coach at Alabama during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He helped the Crimson Tide capture the 2021 SEC Championship and finish fifth at the NCAA Championships. In 2022, Alabama placed second at the SEC Championships and advanced to the NCAA Finals.

Koltakov began his collegiate coaching career after working in club gymnastics in Austin, Texas, and serving as a High Performance coach at camps and clinics throughout the United States. He began coaching internationally in 2013 at the Piddubny Olympic College in Ukraine and with the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation.

A former member of the Ukraine National Team, Koltakov competed at the 2009 European Championships in Milano, Italy, and the 2009 World Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic, where Ukraine reached the finals. He also helped lead Ukraine to the finals of the 2011 World Cup in Stuttgart, Germany.

Koltakov was a five-time Ukrainian pommel horse champion from 2008-12 and the 2011 Ukrainian floor exercise champion. He also helped lead his team to Ukrainian Championships in 2009 and 2011.

In addition to his coaching and competitive background, Koltakov performed as a high bar catcher in Cirque du Soleil's show Alegria.

Koltakov is a two-time graduate of the National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine. He earned his bachelor's degree in coaching and physical education in 2009 before completing a master's degree in biomechanics of sport with a specialization in Olympic and professional sports.

Koltakov is married to British Olympic gymnast Marissa King. The couple has one son, Leon.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou track and field's Skylar Ciccolini has been selected as a member of the 2026 Southeastern Conference Track & Field Community Service Team, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.

The graduate student has become one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history. On May 12, she was named the 2025-26 Brad Davis SEC Community Service Leader of the Year, becoming the third in Mizzou Athletics history to receive the award since joining the league in 2012 and the first since 2014. Her efforts were recognized nationally, earning a selection to the 2025-26 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team.

Ciccolini has logged hundreds of community service hours throughout her career, organizing "Someone Else's Shoes," a multi-year shoe drive benefiting Turning Point Homeless Center. The project collected over 300 pairs of shoes over the course of three years. 

In addition, Ciccolini has volunteered extensively with local food banks and food insecurity relief initiatives throughout the Columbia area while participating in youth mentorship and outreach programs through local schools and service organizations. 

She has served as a camp counselor and mentor for youth athletics and educational programs and remains active in Mizzou Athletics community outreach efforts and departmental service initiatives.

Ciccolini continues her standout season in javelin after punching her ticket to the NCAA Championship Final in Eugene, Ore., slated for June 10-11 at Hayward Field. She advanced with an 11th place throw of 50.51m (165-8) at the NCAA West Regional Championships, the fourth time advancing to the final round in her collegiate career.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou women's golf graduate Addie Dobson will compete in the 2026 U.S. Women's Open from Thursday to Sunday at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

Dobson led Mizzou to a historic 2025-26 season that included four tournament victories, the most since the 1987-88 season.

"I'm so proud to represent Mizzou on a global scale, Dobson said. "The U.S. open is one of the biggest events in women's golf. People knowing that a kid that goes to Mizzou can do it, Mizzou is not always taken as seriously as it should be, but Mizzou can compete everywhere"

With Dobson, the Tigers advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second time in program history and earned their highest overall finish in 12th.

The Jacksonville, Illinois native posted eight top-20 results this season, including a career-best fourth-place finish at the Johnie Imes Invitational.

Throughout Dobson's tenure, Mizzou improved from 120th in the national rankings to 31st.

Individually, Dobson improved her stroke average from 76.67 to 72.38 during her time in a Tigers uniform.

Dobson qualified for the major with a first-place finish in a U.S. qualifier at Meadowbrook Country Club in Ballwin, Missouri, on April 29th.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Now is your time to join the excitement at Mizzou Arena as 2026-27 women's basketball season tickets are on sale!

All-SEC honoree Grace Slaughter returns for her senior year after ranking 33rd in the country and sixth in the SEC at 18.7 points per game. Slaughter will enter the year 12th on the program's all-time scoring list.

Featuring a reloaded roster, Missouri welcomes in five top 100 recruits that span both the 2024 and 2025 signing class.

The Tigers' 2025 class of Natalya Hodge (No. 54), Khloe Ford (No. 94), Jada Maples (No. 95), Cecilie Brandimore and Ellie Muller ranks No. 25 nationally, the best for the program since 2018.

Mizzou also bolstered its roster with three transfer additions, McKenzie Mathurin (Michigan), Nevaeh Caffey (Indiana), Tanyuel Welch (Arizona).

Head coach Kellie Harper leads the charge in her second year after leading Mizzou to the most wins since 2017-18. Harper, who achieved her 400th win this past year, had the best start to a season by a first-year head coach in program history at 12-3.

With purchase, fans will be able to see the Tigers host five NCAA tournament teams in South Carolina, LSU, Tennessee, Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

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The Mizzou men's basketball team completed its 2026-27 roster with the addition of all-conference performer Cord Stansberry on Friday.

Stansberry earned third-team All-Southern Conference honors after leading Western Carolina in scoring during the 2025-26 campaign with 14.1 points per game. He also helped the Catamounts to 10 conference wins during his junior campaign – the second-most for the team during the last 15 seasons.

"We're excited to add our final piece of the puzzle in Cord," said Whitten Family Head Coach Dennis Gates. "He brings additional firepower to our offense and fits what we look for in size for his position. He has a lot of valuable experience as a fifth-year player and is a positive addition to program's culture."

Stansberry also ranked second on the Catamounts with 56 made 3-pointers during the 2025-26 campaign, while adding 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He was one of just four players in the conference to collect 400 points, 100 rebounds, 55 made 3-pointers and 50 assists during the 2025-26 season.

A 6-foot-4 guard from Bermuda Dunes, California, Stansberry also spent two seasons at Pepperdine, including one redshirt year. Overall, he has appeared in 92 career games, totaling 891 points, 270 rebounds and 135 assists during his collegiate career.

Stansberry is the sixth and final transfer to join the Tigers during the spring transfer period. Along with Tennessee transfer Jaylen Carey, South Dakota transfer Jordan Crawford, BYU transfer Kennard Davis Jr., Providence transfer Jamier Jones, Kansas transfer Bryson Tiller and the nation's No. 7 freshman recruiting class, Stansberry joins a Mizzou program that is coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids and double-digit SEC-win campaigns for the first time since joining the conference in 2012.

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