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Two different basketball teams enter season with high hopes

Ben Pfeifer • November 6, 2019

Missouri’s men’s basketball looks familiar. Its only damaging departure from last season’s roster was Jordan Geist, a pesky senior guard. Aside from him, the 2019-20 Missouri Tigers resemble last...

‘More than just a number’: What the No. 33 jersey means to Aijha Blackwell

Eli Hoff • November 5, 2019

Aijha Blackwell thought she was late for a meeting. The Missouri basketball freshman had been pulled aside for an interview after a team practice. When she entered the locker room after, all her teammates...

High school rivalry fades away for talented Missouri freshmen

Eli Hoff • November 4, 2019

Before Missouri freshmen Aijha Blackwell and Hayley Frank were college teammates, they were high school rivals. Together, they’re part of one of the program’s best-ever recruiting classes. Blackwell,...

Four takeaways from Missouri’s lone exhibition

Wilson Moore • November 4, 2019

It was only an exhibition, but Missouri basketball was back in action Friday night, beating Division II Central Missouri 80-56 in a sloppy, turnover-filled game. The Tigers’ regular season will start...

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,...

Amber Smith provides consistency during season full of changes

Kaylee Schreiner • November 4, 2019

As basketball season swings into full gear, the big concern for Missouri’s women’s basketball team seems to be who is going to step up now that some key seniors have graduated. Last season, the Tigers...

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

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...

Former Tiger Sophie Cunningham discusses life in the WNBA

Owen Krucoff • August 7, 2019

It can be a bit surprising at first to see Sophie Cunningham in her Phoenix Mercury uniform. The Columbia native, who spent her entire upbringing surrounded by black and gold, now sports the purple and...

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...