{"id":230340,"date":"2025-09-16T03:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T03:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/230340\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T03:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T03:17:09","slug":"dennis-gates-has-missouri-basketball-red-hot-on-the-recruiting-trail-again-is-this-time-different-tar-heel-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/230340\/","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Gates has Missouri basketball red-hot on the recruiting trail again. Is this time different? &#8211; Tar Heel Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nPosted Sep 15, 2025<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nWhile the retention of key veterans and the willingness to spend on high schoolers is key, you still have to have somebody to sell the program and get high-level prospects to believe. That&#8217;s where Missouri coach Dennis Gates has proven he can shine. There aren&#8217;t many coaches with more charisma or the ability to connect with today&#8217;s star high school player.&#13;<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/news\/dennis-gates-has-missouri-basketball-red-hot-on-the-recruiting-trail-again-but-is-this-time-different\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>CBS Sports<\/b><\/a>)&#13;<\/p>\n<p><b>Related:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/college-basketball-recruiting.aspx\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Basketball Recruiting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article161039.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Four-star SF Christopher Washington commits to Alabama<\/a><br \/>Christopher Washington Jr., the No. 59 overall recruit in the 2026 class, has committed to Alabama. The 6-foot-9, 195-pound small forward out of Murfreesboro (Tenn.)&#8230;<br \/>Mon Sep 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article161011.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NC State Recently Visited with 5-Star PG Deron Rippey Jr.<\/a><br \/>NC State Head Coach Will Wade and General Manager Andrew Slater were recently in to visit with 5-Star 2026 Point Guard Deron Rippey Jr. Rippey&#8230;<br \/>Sun Sep 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article161002.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Four-star SF Ethan Mgbako cites opportunity, comfort and future in Vanderbilt commitment<\/a><br \/>Vanderbilt and head coach Mark Byington have landed a key piece in their 2026 recruiting class with the commitment of Oak Hill Academy small forward&#8230;<br \/>Sun Sep 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarheeltimes.com\/article160997.aspx\" class=\"ArticleLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How every five-star men&#8217;s college basketball commit fits at his new school<\/a><br \/>Toni Bryant is the second five-star recruit in Missouri&#8217;s 2026 group, joining Jason Crowe Jr. in what is now the only class in the country&#8230;<br \/>Sat Sep 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/usatsi-25114676-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dennis Gates has Missouri basketball red-hot on the recruiting trail again. 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