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The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Team of the Decade: Who made The Maneater’s best men’s basketball team from 2010 to 2019

Team of the Decade: Who made The Maneater’s best men’s basketball team from 2010 to 2019

Max Baker, Ian Laird November 4, 2019

In the past decade, Missouri men’s basketball has seen its share of historically good and bad seasons. The Tigers have had four different coaches, moved from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference,...

Notebook: Missouri, Mark Smith struggle in first half, rebound in second

Notebook: Missouri, Mark Smith struggle in first half, rebound in second

Emily Leiker November 1, 2019

Mark Smith — who led the Southeastern Conference in 3-point percentage last year — only hit one triple in the opening half of Missouri’s 80-56 win over Central Missouri on Friday night. It wasn’t...

Missouri and Kansas announce return of Border War in men’s basketball

Max Baker October 22, 2019

The Border War is back. Missouri and Kansas men’s basketball announced six annual matchups beginning in the 2020-21 season on Monday night. The first meeting will take place at the Sprint Center in...

Missouri to play smaller, more versatile lineup this season

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...