When John Tonje joined Missouri in 2023-24 as a graduate transfer, the season didn’t unfold how he expected. Tonje, who spent the previous four years at Colorado State, started just four games for the Tigers and played in just eight total before a recurring foot injury forced him to take a medical redshirt.

Badgers graduate student John Tonje, who took a medical redshirt last season, used the time to study his game and how he could improve.

Elsewhere in the top 10, Kentucky rallied late to knock off Cooper Flagg and Duke on Tuesday night in Atlanta. The 17-year-old star committed two costly turnovers in the final 20 seconds of that game and failed to box out at the free throw line late, too. Duke dropped six spots to No. 12, while Kentucky climbed to No. 9.