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Mizzou Assistant Smithpeters Promoted to Associate Head Coach

  • On Tuesday, Missouri head coach Dennis Gates announced the promotion of assistant coach Kyle Smithpeters to associate head coach via Mizzou Athletics.
  • Following his impact, Smithpeters helped restore Missouri basketball's national standing, led the program to its best SEC finish, and advanced the team to the NCAA Tournament twice.
  • Specifically, Missouri achieved two NCAA Tournament appearances, two 20-win seasons, a top-10 seed, a fifth-ranked recruiting class, and five NBA players sent to the pros.
  • Following departures of Young and Summers, Smithpeters was promoted to fill the top assistant role, with Fuller hired as Missouri's first general manager, completing the staff shuffle for 2025-26.
  • Moving forward, Smithpeters expresses excitement to continue building Mizzou basketball, which has achieved two NCAA appearances in three seasons, reflecting sustained success.
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Mizzou assistant Smithpeters promoted to associate head coach

The position was previously held by Charlton "C.Y." Young, who was hired as an assistant by Miami coach Jai Lucas.

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World News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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