Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Four-star Tray Jackson commits to Missouri hours after backing out of Minnesota

Four-star Tray Jackson commits to Missouri hours after backing out of Minnesota

Max Baker October 20, 2018

Mizzou Madness started a little earlier than expected. Four-star basketball recruit Tray Jackson decommitted from the University of Minnesota late Friday night. Just a few hours later, he announced his...

Former NBA player Keyon Dooling speaks to MU students about battle with mental health

Former NBA player Keyon Dooling speaks to MU students about battle with mental health

Wilson Moore, Max Baker October 11, 2018

Former NBA player and MU alum Keyon Dooling spoke about mental health to nearly 1,000 students at Jesse Auditorium Wednesday evening, pulling from his own experience overcoming the mental anguish that...

Top Missouri 2019 target Liddell commits to Ohio State

Top Missouri 2019 target Liddell commits to Ohio State

Max Baker October 1, 2018

E.J. Liddell, a four-star 2019 recruit and top Missouri basketball target, has committed to play for Ohio State. Liddell announced his commitment Monday night at 6:10 p.m., choosing the Buckeyes over...

Editor’s picks: Time to start thinking about basketball

Editor’s picks: Time to start thinking about basketball

Bennett Durando September 30, 2018

Look, I’m not saying the first four weeks of Missouri football haven’t been entertaining, not by any means. They’ve been as jam-packed with twists and turns as that smoke-cloaked extra point fiasco...

Missouri basketball lands major target Mario McKinney

Bennett Durando, Max Baker September 24, 2018

The game has come to be known as a classic in the St. Louis prep sports community. Vashon and Webster Groves would each go on to win state championships in their respective MSHSAA classes, but school...

Senior guard VanLeer medically retires

Senior guard VanLeer medically retires

Ben Ramirez, Emily Leiker September 11, 2018

Missouri guard Cullen VanLeer will medically retire from basketball and forgo his senior season after three seasons playing for the men’s basketball program, the team announced in a press release Tuesday...

Men’s basketball notebook: Missouri replaces Utah with home game against Temple

Men’s basketball notebook: Missouri replaces Utah with home game against Temple

Adam Cole July 24, 2018

Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin met with local media on Tuesday afternoon to discuss offseason Missouri men’s basketball news and the team’s progression as the 2018-19 campaign grows nearer. Here...

Column: Porter can play the point, or pave way for Pinson at same position

Column: Porter can play the point, or pave way for Pinson at same position

Bennett Durando June 30, 2018

For the second offseason in a row, Missouri men’s basketball is building an offense around a potential lottery pick whose last name is Porter. Jontay Porter, the 6-foot-11 centerpiece of coach Cuonzo...

Porter Jr. goes No. 14 overall in the NBA Draft, Barnett invited to Bucks training camp

Porter Jr. goes No. 14 overall in the NBA Draft, Barnett invited to Bucks training camp

Adam Cole June 21, 2018

It seems as if Michael Porter Jr. was made to make headlines. Speculation surrounding his landing spot dominated the lottery stage of Thursday night’s 2018 NBA Draft. He went No. 14 overall to the Denver...

Missouri’s Jontay Porter opts out of NBA Draft, will return for sophomore season

Missouri’s Jontay Porter opts out of NBA Draft, will return for sophomore season

Bennett Durando May 30, 2018

When Missouri freshman Jontay Porter declared for the NBA Draft on April 5, he left behind a safety valve. It left Tiger fans with hope. So when coach Cuonzo Martin left one scholarship unfilled through...

Familiar foes Missouri, Kansas State highlight 2018 Paradise Jam

Familiar foes Missouri, Kansas State highlight 2018 Paradise Jam

Bennett Durando May 12, 2018

The 2018 Paradise Jam championship matchup may prematurely appear all but determined following the release of the tournament bracket on Thursday. But whether Missouri and Kansas State coaches Cuonzo Martin...

In frantic Friday, Missouri basketball picks up point guard, misses out on another

In frantic Friday, Missouri basketball picks up point guard, misses out on another

Bennett Durando April 27, 2018

Even as Cuonzo Martin and his Missouri men’s basketball team moved forward in their offseason recruiting exploits, they held out hope on one point guard. Friday evening, they lost out on the waiting...