# Missouri is LOADED with talent, Dennis Gates details how to turn that into wins

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Podcast: [Inside College Basketball Now](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-college-basketball-now-7390704)
Published: 2026-07-02T14:00:00+00:00
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Missouri head coach Dennis Gates sits down with Jon Rothstein to discuss all things Mizzou hoops. Jon and Dennis discuss Leonard Hamilton's influence on him, a highly anticipated roster and schedule in Columbia and the future of Missouri vs. Kansas. (0:00) Intro + Dennis Gates joins the show (0:30) Year 5 for Dennis Gates at Missouri (1:45) Missouri vs. Cleveland State as a job (3:15) Lessons learned: making the tournament vs missing it (4:35) The mentorship of Leonard Hamilton (7:15) Being involved in lives vs. being involed in winning as a coach (8:45) The 2026-27 Missouri roster (10:35) Are we building programs nowadays? Or just teams year-by-year? (11:50) Is this the best roster Dennis has had at Missouri? (13:20) Why Jason Crowe Jr. is a very unique player (14:30) The anticipation of Missouri’s nonconference schedule (16:45) Why Dennis was willing to play Saint Louis in downtown St. Louis (19:00) The future of Kansas vs. Missouri (20:30) Any major nonconference additions to the schedule? (21:45) One great win and one great loss Dennis holds on to (23:30) Keys to a Missouri run in the NCAA Tournament (25:00) Does the length and physicality of this roster remind him of FSU? (27:00) Who plays Dennis Gates in the movie about his life? 🎥 WATCH • Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CBSSportsCBB • Watch CBS Sports HQ: https://cbssports.com/live • Watch CBS Sports Network on your TV or the CBS Sports App with your cable provider 🎧 LISTEN • Stream and follow Eye on College Basketball & leave a 5⭐️ rating on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vk8wq9lunf3agEif1kM8T?si=b4e091007c2545c6 • Download and follow Eye on College Basketball & leave a 5⭐️ rating on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eye-on-college-basketball/id268800565 • Stream…

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