Missouri NBA Players (2026-27)
All 5 former Missouri players on an NBA roster this season.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 5
- Average height
- 6'6"
- Average age
- 27.8
- Teams represented
- 5 of 30
- Tallest
- Michael Porter Jr. (6'10")
- Shortest
- Dru Smith (6'2")
- Oldest
- Jordan Clarkson (34)
- Youngest
- Tamar Bates (23)
5 Missouri Tigers are on NBA rosters for the 2026-27 season, each playing for a different team. They spread across the league with no two landing in the same place, giving the program a wide footprint across the conference standings.
The group skews heavily toward the backcourt — 4 of the 5 are guards — with one forward rounding out the mix. Ages range from 23 to 34, so the cohort spans both early-career players and veterans well into their primes.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only Missouri alumni →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dru Smith
|
Miami Heat
|
G | 6'2" | 28 | #12 |
Jordan Clarkson
|
New York Knicks
|
G | 6'5" | 34 | #0 |
Kobe Brown
|
Indiana Pacers
|
G | 6'7" | 26 | #24 |
Michael Porter Jr.
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
F | 6'10" | 28 | #17 |
Tamar Bates
|
Utah Jazz
|
G | 6'4" | 23 | #0 |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Heights and positions across the roster
Michael Porter Jr. is the tallest of the group at 6'10", playing forward for the Brooklyn Nets under #17. At the other end, Dru Smith checks in at 6'2" for the Miami Heat, wearing #12. The remaining guards — Jordan Clarkson (6'5"), Kobe Brown (6'7"), and Tamar Bates (6'4") — fill out a backcourt that covers a solid range of sizes. Brown wears #24 for the Indiana Pacers, while Clarkson and Bates both wear #0 for the New York Knicks and Utah Jazz respectively.
Age spread from youngest to oldest
Tamar Bates, born Feb 21, 2003, is the youngest at 23. Jordan Clarkson, born Jun 7, 1992, is the oldest at 34 — an eleven-year gap that shows Missouri's pipeline has been producing NBA-caliber players across more than a decade. The other three players are all in their mid-to-late twenties, making this a group centered around experienced, established contributors.
Where these players were born
All 5 players were born in the United States, with each coming from a different state. Michael Porter Jr. was born in Columbia, MO — the same city as Missouri's campus — while the others were born in Indiana, Kansas, Alabama, and Texas. No single region dominates the group.