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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri basketball lands four-star point guard

Nick Kelly September 19, 2016

The Missouri men’s basketball team is no longer without a 2017 commit. C.J. Roberts announced his verbal commitment to the Tigers on Monday by tweeting a photo and statement. Rivals.com classified Roberts...

Missouri basketball assistant Corey Tate heads to Saint Louis

Missouri basketball assistant Corey Tate heads to Saint Louis

Alec Lewis July 29, 2016

Missouri men's basketball assistant coach Corey Tate will leave the Tigers for an assistant position at Saint Louis University. It was announced by SLU Friday that he will take a job under Billiken head...

New Missouri center looks to play ‘umbrella’ role for Tigers

New Missouri center looks to play ‘umbrella’ role for Tigers

Nick Kelly July 18, 2016

Reed Nikko’s high school teammates called him “the umbrella.” Towering over opponents at 6-foot-10, Nikko protected the Maple Grove High School basketball team from a shower of scores, blocking...

Women’s team of the year: Basketball

Women’s team of the year: Basketball

Alexzandria Churchill May 3, 2016

The team began the season the same way it ended: breaking records. Before the first tip-off, exhibition match or even practice, the players knew their potential was greater than ever. Missouri had an...

SEC Storied film ‘Norm’ airs Sunday Night on SEC Network

SEC Storied film ‘Norm’ airs Sunday Night on SEC Network

Alec Lewis May 1, 2016

When Kim Anderson goes to McDonald’s and orders two sausage biscuits and an iced tea and they ask the name for his order, he says, “Norm.” That, along with hundreds of anecdotes like it, will be...

Nonrevenue sports redeem a disappointing year for Mizzou athletics

Nonrevenue sports redeem a disappointing year for Mizzou athletics

Alec Lewis April 26, 2016

It’s difficult to understate how bad Missouri has been in football, basketball and baseball in the 2015–16 calendar year. In full, they won only eight of their 44 games played in the Southeastern Conference. "I...

Jakeenan Gant becomes fourth Missouri basketball transfer from last year’s roster

Jakeenan Gant becomes fourth Missouri basketball transfer from last year’s roster

Alec Lewis April 21, 2016

Not one player remains from Missouri basketball’s 20th-ranked recruiting class in 2014 after Thursday’s announcement that Jakeenan Gant was transferring from the program. The 6-foot-8, former 53rd-ranked...

Mizzou women’s basketball falls to No. 2 seed Texas

Mizzou women’s basketball falls to No. 2 seed Texas

Zach Stoner March 22, 2016

The 2015–16 Missouri Women’s basketball season ended Monday night following a loss in Austin, Texas, to No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns. The Tigers, who garnered a wonderful 23-point performance from freshman...

Tournament success sets new Missouri program precedent

Tournament success sets new Missouri program precedent

Alexzandria Churchill March 22, 2016

It’s no secret. Texas is huge. That is one of the first and most important aspects the Missouri women’s basketball players and coaches hinted at before they took on the Longhorns on Monday. With...

COLUMN: Wisconsin buzzer beater in St. Louis proves parity in NCAA Tournament

COLUMN: Wisconsin buzzer beater in St. Louis proves parity in NCAA Tournament

Alec Lewis March 21, 2016

**ST. LOUIS —** The sensation is unlike anything else, but it kind of exceeds expectations each and every year. Game-winning shots have become normal procedure in the NCAA Tournament: Team A has the...

Missouri women’s basketball set to play BYU

Alexzandria Churchill March 19, 2016

It's the first time they’ve been to this stage in 10 years. You could say it's a big deal. On the Friday before Selection Monday the feeling among players and coaches was unanimous — the Missouri...

Missouri women’s basketball beats BYU in first round of NCAA tournament

Missouri women’s basketball beats BYU in first round of NCAA tournament

Zach Stoner March 19, 2016

The Missouri women’s basketball team, entering their first NCAA tournament in a decade, put the right plays together to defeat the Brigham Young Cougars 78-69 in Austin, Texas, to advance to the second...