Missouri has completed its 2026 roster by adding Western Carolina guard, according to Joe Tipton. Because he redshirted in 2022, Stansberry will retain one season of eligibility.
The 6-foot-4 junior from Bermuda Dunes, California, averaged 14.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game last season. He shot 35.9% from the field, 29.6% from three, and 80.3% from the free-throw line, appearing in 30 games and starting 29 while averaging 30.1 minutes per contest.
In his sophomore season—his first at Western Carolina—he posted averages of 11.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists, hitting 38.0% from the floor and 31.7% from beyond the arc across 30 starts.
Stansberry began his college career at Pepperdine in 2023 before transferring to Western Carolina in 2024. As a freshman at Pepperdine he averaged 4.1 points on 48.5% shooting, plus 1.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 32 games at about 12 minutes per night.
247Sports listed Stansberry as a two-star recruit in the 2022 class; he had scholarship offers from Rice and Pepperdine and drew reported interest from programs such as Arizona State, UCF, UNLV, Cal Poly, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.
On May 12 Missouri added South Dakota guard Jordan Crawford, who many expected to be the final transfer addition. Stansberry’s arrival, however, completes the Tigers’ roster.
Stansberry is the sixth transfer coach Dennis Gates has brought in and the third guard addition alongside Crawford and Providence wing Jamier Jones. Crawford and Stansberry are expected to provide depth, while Jones appears likely to start.
Gates also strengthened the frontcourt by adding Kansas forward Bryson Tiller and Tennessee’s Jaylen Carey, and he added BYU wing Kennard Davis to the transfer haul.
Missouri still has weaknesses to address in the preseason, notably shooting and ball handling. Shooting should benefit from the additions of Davis and Crawford, and Stansberry could contribute there as well. Ball-handling duties will largely fall to true freshman Jason Crowe Jr., the program’s second-highest-rated signee after Michael Porter Jr.
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