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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Ratliffe dominates in exhibition finale

Ryan Hood November 8, 2011

Senior center Ricardo Ratliffe was the biggest athlete on the court Monday night. And he played like it. Ratliffe was integral in helping Missouri dig itself out of an early hole to defeat Central Missouri...

Tigers start new season of Pingeton's rebuilding project

Tigers start new season of Pingeton’s rebuilding project

Connor Casey November 4, 2011

The Missouri women’s basketball team faced plenty of questions at the beginning of last season: How was new coach Robin Pingeton going to turn around the program? How would the Tigers survive in an incredibly...

Tigers seek slower tempo on offense

Ryan Hood November 4, 2011

When former coach Mike Anderson bolted from Missouri for Arkansas, his famed “Fastest 40 Minutes of basketball” were "gone in 60 seconds" from Missouri hoops. Gone is the non-stop full-court press...

Denmon leads team in identity search in win over Truman State

Seth Boster November 2, 2011

Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith told senior guard Marcus Denmon that he could expect 20 minutes on the floor before the team’s exhibition game against Truman State on Wednesday. Denmon...

Tigers rout Bulldogs in exhibition opener

Sam Rourke November 1, 2011

A host of newcomers finally got their chance to shine in Mizzou’s home opener Tuesday at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers began their 2011 campaign with an exhibition rout of Division II school Truman State,...

Tigers win emotional One State, One Spirit Classic

Tigers win emotional One State, One Spirit Classic

Ryan Hood November 1, 2011

Its not often 46-point victories are afterthoughts, but such was the case Sunday night in Joplin. The Missouri Tigers defeated the Missouri Southern Lions on Sunday by a score of 114-68 in the One State,...

A leader of men: Phil Pressey takes charge

A leader of men: Phil Pressey takes charge

Seth Boster October 28, 2011

He’s the smallest and youngest player that takes the floor for the Missouri men’s basketball team, but make no mistake: There is something dominant about Phil Pressey. He was that 5-foot, 10-inch,...

Bowers injury raises questions at Big 12 Media Day

Seth Boster October 21, 2011

At this time last year, men’s basketball coach Frank Haith was sitting behind a microphone at the Atlantic Coast Conference Media Day in a green and orange polo shirt talking to reporters about the turn-around...

Black & Gold Scrimmage unveils new Kim English

Seth Boster October 21, 2011

After his team prevailed in the annual men’s basketball Black & Gold scrimmage Friday night, senior Kim English took a stat sheet from a reporter’s hand and sighed when he looked at one category. English...

Injuries, Haith controversy usher in new basketball season

Injuries, Haith controversy usher in new basketball season

Ryan Hood October 18, 2011

Seven long, arduous months after last season came to a close, the Missouri Tigers are finally playing basketball again. The Tigers embarked on their 2011-12 campaign Friday afternoon at Mizzou Arena with...

Busy summer prepares Denmon for senior season

Busy summer prepares Denmon for senior season

Lindsey Davison July 6, 2011

Heading into his senior season, point guard Marcus Denmon isn’t wasting a single second. After a junior year that earned him first-team All-Big 12 honors, Denmon spent a weekend earlier this month in...

MU receives NCAA permission for Joplin exhibition game

Pat Iversen July 6, 2011

When the Missouri Tigers basketball team announced its upcoming charity exhibition game with Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., it was just the next step in the Missouri athletics department’s...