Dennis Gates believes Nick Honor, Tre Gomillion will become head coaches

With Nick Honor and Tre Gomillion flanking him at the post-game press conference for Missouri‘s victory over Mississippi State, Dennis Gates gave out some high praise for the graduate students. He said both will one day be college head oaches.

“These two guys are going to be college head coaches one day,” Gates said. I’m dead serious. Mark my words. I know how I was as a player. I see myself in them as it relates to the relationship that they have with their head coach. I had it with Ben Braun and our other assistant coaches and the way that I, as a player, was able to connect with my teammates. I see the same in these guys. They’re a leader of men. I’m just thankful they decided to call Mizzou home without a doubt.”

Honor and Gomillion are both grad transfer into the program this season. Gomillion came from Cleveland State while Honor previously played at Clemson. Honor also has a year remaining of eligibility.

Dennis Gates says Tre Gomillion can play professionally

While Dennis Gates was unafraid to make predictions about what Tre Gomillion and Nick Honor will do in their future, he also didn’t hesitate to say Gomillion has more basketball left in him.

“Let me say some real quick about Tre,” Gates said. “If I had to gaze into the future, him being a head coach, he’ll probably lead the country in technical fouls. He’ll probably be very impatient. It sounds like how I was as a player. That’s how I was. I had to learn. The docile sideline version of me now is how I’ve learned to manage. Whether it’s emotions and passion and passion for every play, I’ve had to learn that and evolve. He’ll evolve but we don’t need him to evolve anytime soon. He plays with a lot of passion, and that passion can be seen. It can be literally seen every step that he takes on that court. I have to continue to challenge him because he gets impatient sometimes because he wants instant results. It’s going to take somebody to appreciate what he does to understand that he’ll have before he coaches a pro career. He’ll have a pro career. Its gonna take somebody to believe in him that he can make that impact regardless of the level and I truly believe he can.”