MBB Preview: Mizzou hosts the Florida Gators to open SEC play

Mizzou vs Florida

When | 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, January 3rd

Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, MO

TV | SEC Network

Radio | Tiger Radio Network

Twitter | @MizzouHoops

ESPN win probability | 33.2% chance

The Starters

Mizzou (10-3)

G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 10.9 PPG)

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G: Annor Boateng (SO, 4.9 PPG)

G: Jacob Crews (SR, 13.9 PPG)

F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.2 PPG)

C: Shawn Phillips, Jr. (SR, 8.0 PPG)

Notable Sixth Man: Sebastian Mack (JR, 91. PPG)

No. 22 Florida (9-4)

F: Alex Condon (JR, 14.3 PPG)

F: Thomas Haugh (JR, 16.7 PPG)

G: Boogie Fland (SO, 11.4 PPG)

G: Xaivian Lee (SR, 12.2 PPG)

C: Reuben Chinyelu (JR, 10.7 PPG)

Notable Sixth Man: Urban Klavzar (JR, 8.9 PPG)

Note: these starting lineups are projected.

Get to know the Florida Gators

First, a quick excerpt from Sam Snelling’s preseason preview:

Clearly you can expect the interior to be every bit as good as they were last year. Florida’s offensive rebounding was 5th in the country, their 2-point shooting was 29th, and they were in the 94th percentile at the rim. All the things the Florida bigs were last year, you expect them to be again. Then this experiment all comes down to the talented Boogie Fland …. If Fland is the guy, the Gators are contending for a second national championship. If he’s a slightly altered version of who he was last year, the Gators will still be good. But they’ll take a step back.“

The NCAA champions enter Mizzou Arena looking to chomp the Tigers, who didn’t end 2025 on a good note and are reeling from one of the worst defeats in school history against Illinois.

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A Christmas break later, Mizzou hasn’t faced competition since December 22nd, but will a week of practice and reset be enough to face a goliath of the SEC?

Heading into the season, Florida was heavily favored to win the conference and according to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Gators have the 11th-best odds to claim the crown of the NCAA once again. The 2025 Gator team was able to dominate its opponents with a loaded…

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