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Alden walks tightrope with Haith hiring

Jake Kreinberg • April 5, 2011

From an athletics standpoint, MU seemingly has it all. MU resides in a major conference, possesses great facilities and has solid recruiting hubs in St. Louis and Kansas City. Perhaps most importantly,...

Meet Frank: Curators approve contract for new coach

Brian Haenchen • April 5, 2011

Missouri’s search for a new men’s basketball coach is over. Missouri Athletics Director Mike Alden put speculation to rest Monday with an announcement that former Miami Hurricanes coach Frank Haith...

Bowers, English throw their names into NBA Draft pool

Zach Mink • April 5, 2011

Missouri juniors Laurence Bowers and Kim English have declared for the 2011 NBA draft, the university announced Monday afternoon. Both players chose not to hire an agent and will maintain their academic...

MU introduces Haith to fans

Brian Haenchen • April 5, 2011

The Frank Haith Era has officially begun at MU. Haith, who was officially named Missouri’s men’s basketball coach Monday night, was introduced to the public at a news conference Tuesday morning. “It’s...

Coaching search continues as Painter sticks with Purdue

Brian Haenchen • March 30, 2011

Matt Painter will not be the next head coach of the Missouri men’s basketball team. After meeting with Missouri officials in Orlando on Tuesday, the 40-year-old three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year award...

Purdue works to keep Painter as Missouri makes its case

Brian Haenchen • March 29, 2011

After days of speculation that Missouri was making its final push to bring in Matt Painter to replace Mike Anderson as its men’s basketball coach, Purdue finally made its move to retain their coach Tuesday. “Last...

Tigers out-hustled in NCAA tournament

Jake Kreinberg • March 22, 2011

After wandering listlessly through the final two months of the season, the Missouri basketball team needed to play differently in the NCAA Tournament if it wanted to advance and continue its season. It...

Tigers exit tournament with 78-63 loss to Cincinnati

Zach Mink • March 18, 2011

In a season of high expectations and disappointment, the Missouri men’s basketball team had a legitimate chance to impress as an underdog No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Perform well in the Big Dance,...

Missouri faces physical Cincinnati team in first round

John Montesantos • March 15, 2011

For the third consecutive season, the Tigers are joining the March Madness fray. Missouri was handed the No. 11 seed in the West Region in this year’s NCAA Tournament. The Selection Sunday results pit...

Breaking down March Madness, region by region

Brian Haenchen • March 15, 2011

**EAST** **Best of the Best:** OHIO STATE (Overall No. 1) is easily the best team, not only in the East Region but also in the entire field. The Big 10 champs have just two losses heading into the tourney;...

Missouri blown out by Texas A&M in Big 12 quarterfinals

John Montesantos • March 11, 2011

Missouri was bounced from the Big 12 Tournament in blowout fashion Thursday night, falling to Texas A&M in its quarterfinal matchup, 86-71. The Tigers shot just 33 percent from the field including 3-for-15...

Unlikely heroes pave way for Missouri victory

Zach Mink • March 9, 2011

The Missouri offense bounced back from a dismal performance against Kansas as a balanced scoring attack surged the Tigers to a narrow 88-84 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday. The win...