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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Men’s basketball recruiting notebook: Porter Jr. and Co. take over Mizzou for a weekend

Men’s basketball recruiting notebook: Porter Jr. and Co. take over Mizzou for a weekend

Eli Lederman April 11, 2017

If you stayed away from Greektown, downtown Columbia, campus, anywhere between Providence Road and College Avenue and off of social media last weekend, you may have missed Michael Porter Jr., Kevin Knox...

Stars on the verge of aligning for Mizzou basketball

Stars on the verge of aligning for Mizzou basketball

Brendan Lavell April 11, 2017

For the first time in years, all the pieces are falling perfectly into place for Mizzou basketball. The strange domino effect started with the firing of Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar, almost 2,000...

K.J. Walton and Frankie Hughes to transfer

K.J. Walton and Frankie Hughes to transfer

Nick Kelly April 4, 2017

The Missouri men's basketball roster shakeup continues. Sophomore guard K.J. Walton and freshman guard Frankie Hughes have decided to transfer, per a statement from Mizzou Athletics. Walton has two seasons...

With Porter Jr. on board, Mizzou can add even more to its recruiting class

With Porter Jr. on board, Mizzou can add even more to its recruiting class

Brendan Lavell April 4, 2017

On March 24, nine days after the hiring of head coach Cuonzo Martin, 15 days after the Mizzou basketball team lost its final game of the Kim Anderson era and 38 months after the team’s last true road...

Cuonzo Martin intent on staying put at Missouri

Nick Kelly March 21, 2017

New Missouri men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin’s energy was completely different from that of the Mizzou Arena crowd Monday. The pep band played Missouri favorites such as the alma mater and the...

Mizzou women’s basketball eliminated in second round of NCAA Tournament

Mizzou women’s basketball eliminated in second round of NCAA Tournament

Titus Wu March 20, 2017

The Missouri women’s basketball season ended Sunday with a 77-55 loss to No. 3 seed Florida State in the second round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. With the loss, Mizzou fell...

Michaelis saves Mizzou women’s basketball in first round of NCAA Tournament

Michaelis saves Mizzou women’s basketball in first round of NCAA Tournament

Titus Wu March 17, 2017

Senior guard Sierra Michaelis was in the right spot at the right time. As the game clock approached zero, with the score tied at 64, freshman guard Amber Smith attempted a leaning jumper with two defenders...

Missouri hires Cuonzo Martin as men’s basketball coach

Missouri hires Cuonzo Martin as men’s basketball coach

Nick Kelly March 15, 2017

The Missouri men’s basketball team has found its next head coach. Former California coach Cuonzo Martin has accepted the Missouri men's basketball head coaching job, per a statement from Mizzou Athletics....

Look to Minnesota for hope, Mizzou men’s basketball fans

Look to Minnesota for hope, Mizzou men’s basketball fans

Nick Kelly March 14, 2017

The time has begun for fans to place their bets on which horse they think can win the race affectionately known as March Madness. Is your money on North Carolina? Or did you pick its neighbor in Durham...

Women’s basketball earns No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament

Women’s basketball earns No. 6 seed in NCAA Tournament

Langston Newsome March 14, 2017

No. 25 Missouri women’s basketball (21-10) celebrated back-to-back NCAA women’s tournament berths on Monday as the Tigers were selected as a No. 6 seed in the Stockton region. Mizzou’s first-round...

Takeaways from Missouri’s surprising showing at the SEC Tournament

Takeaways from Missouri’s surprising showing at the SEC Tournament

Joe Noser , Nick Kelly March 12, 2017

As sophomore guard Terrence Phillips exited the game in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament against Auburn for the final time, he embraced his coach and shared a long, emotional hug. It...

What type of coach will Missouri men’s basketball hire next?

What type of coach will Missouri men’s basketball hire next?

Eli Lederman March 8, 2017

As Missouri students cram into Ellis Library to prepare for midterm exams (or for tornado drills), first-year athletic director Jim Sterk is now faced with his first real test just nine months after arriving...