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Missouri to play smaller, more versatile lineup this season

Wilson Moore • October 16, 2019

Missouri has three players who are precisely 6-foot-10. Two of them play like it. Junior Jeremiah Tilmon and senior Reed Nikko are both prototypical centers. They post up, block shots and generally fill...

Love chooses UNC in Tuesday night commitment

October 1, 2019

5-star point guard Caleb Love has turned down Missouri in favor of North Carolina, committing to the Tar Heels on Tuesday night. The St. Louis native, who is the top-ranked senior in the state of Missouri...

Notebook: Players praise Dru Smith for on-court leadership

Emily Leiker • July 20, 2019

When news broke October 2018 that Evansville had denied redshirt junior guard Dru Smith a transfer waiver to play at Missouri, tensions ran high. Smith, however, said he didn’t spend much time thinking...

Porter goes undrafted, cannot return to NCAA

Emily Leiker • June 22, 2019

When the 2019 NBA Draft concluded shortly before midnight on Thursday, 60 players had found new homes to continue their basketball careers. Jontay Porter was not one of them. “I think first and foremost...

Four games that shaped fate of MU basketball’s ‘18 season

Emily Leiker • March 28, 2019

Cuonzo Martin’s first year at the helm of Missouri basketball led to its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2013. Heading into his second year, a solid core of returning players promised another...

Jontay Porter re-tears ACL, future unclear

Emily Leiker • March 23, 2019

Jontay Porter has retorn his right ACL, a representative of the basketball team confirmed to The Maneater on Saturday. The injury occurred in Denver, where Porter has been rehabbing. Although the team...

Geist passes torch in season-ending loss

Emily Leiker • March 15, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On his last 3-point attempt as a Missouri Tiger, Jordan Geist took a step back from fellow senior Kevin Puryear and sent the ball over his head. The shot hit the rim and bounced left,...

Missouri season ends with 81-71 loss to Auburn

Andy Kimball • March 14, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Missouri went down, but Jordan Geist wouldn’t let them go quietly. The senior poured in a game-high 25 points in his final college game, but it wasn’t enough for Missouri (15-17,...

Pinson and Smith’s supporting roles lead Missouri to SEC Tournament win

Andy Kimball • March 14, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— With just under 10 minutes left in the game, momentum was swinging back and forth. Missouri had been unable to shake Georgia for the entire second half. With both teams’ seasons...

Missouri tops Georgia 71-61 in opening round of SEC Tournament

Emily Leiker • March 14, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jordan Geist stepped to the charity stripe with 39 seconds left in the game. In the five minutes beforehand, 14 points had been scored on free throws from Missouri and Georgia. Geist...

Jeronne Maymon rejoins Cuonzo Martin after injury-riddled basketball career

Andy Kimball • March 12, 2019

Jeronne Maymon stands in a polo shirt and sweatpants on the court at Mizzou Arena. He works with forwards Kevin Puryear, Jeremiah Tilmon and Mitchell Smith, feeding them in the post and giving directions...

Preview: Missouri heads to Nashville for SEC Tournament

Emily Leiker • March 12, 2019

Missouri (14-16, 5-13) heads to Nashville, Tennessee, this Wednesday for the first round of the SEC Tournament, where the Tigers will take on the Georgia Bulldogs (11-20, 2-16). It will be exactly a week...