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The Maneater

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The Maneater

From Beale Street to Booches: Johnathan Williams III eager to work for Missouri basketball

From Beale Street to Booches: Johnathan Williams III eager to work for Missouri basketball

Matt Muenzberg November 6, 2013

Johnathan Williams III sits in an enviable position. He has state and world championships to his name and could possibly start at power forward as a freshman for a team that has been to four straight...

Earnest Ross is ready to lead

Earnest Ross is ready to lead

Kyle Lock November 6, 2013

Earnest Ross wanted to win. That’s what brought the 6-foot-5 shooting guard to Columbia. Ross started his career in 2010 with an 11-20 Auburn squad. He came to Missouri his sophomore year. “Winning....

Ross, Tigers escape Mules in exhibition finale

Ross, Tigers escape Mules in exhibition finale

Jacob Bogage November 1, 2013

Earnest Ross made his first appearance at Mizzou Arena on Friday on the video board when he reprised his primal scream that endeared him to fans in 2012. Then the senior guard put the Tigers on the board...

Tigers celebrate, win big at Hearnes

Tigers celebrate, win big at Hearnes

Matt Muenzberg October 26, 2013

Missouri’s 1993-94 men’s basketball team gave the fans a reason to start cheering Friday night. The 2013-14 squad never gave them a reason to stop. Moments after Missouri’s 93-94 Big 8 Conference...

At long last Jordan Clarkson is back

At long last Jordan Clarkson is back

Jacob Bogage October 26, 2013

Junior guard Jordan Clarkson has been on the other side of teammate Jabari Brown for far too long, he says. When Clarkson, a Tulsa transplant, sat out a year for transfer rules, he went up against senior...

Home sweet Hearnes for men’s basketball

Home sweet Hearnes for men’s basketball

Matt Muenzberg October 25, 2013

The Missouri men’s basketball may have made the Hearnes Center famous, but these days its volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics that call it home. So when men’s basketball decided to move back in for...

A closer look at the five games Frank Haith will miss

Alex Schiffer October 22, 2013

Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith will be suspended five games for his role in the Nevin Shapiro scandal, the NCAA announced Tuesday. Haith’s punishment could have ranged from sanction to scholarship...

NCAA suspends Mizzou’s Haith 5 games

NCAA suspends Mizzou’s Haith 5 games

Jacob Bogage October 22, 2013

Men’s basketball coach Frank Haith has been suspended for the first five games of the Tigers’ season for “failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance” during his time at the University of Miami,...

Recruiting Notebook: Mizzou rolling in good news with underclassmen

Alex Schiffer October 17, 2013

While a decision may not come until his senior season, Dallas high school junior Elijah Thomas recently cut his list of prospective schools to 24 schools with Missouri making the cut. “I know they have...

Freshman Johnathan Williams III excels in debut

Matt Muenzberg October 15, 2013

Everyone wants to impress his or her boss on the first day. After his first time in a collegiate game situation, freshman forward Johnathan Williams III got a one-word performance review from Missouri...

Ryan Rosburg wears off 2012 jitters

Ryan Rosburg wears off 2012 jitters

Jacob Bogage October 15, 2013

Ryan Rosburg scored 30 points total last season. Tuesday night, the sophomore forward more than halved that mark in one game alone, scoring 16 points and hauling in eight rebounds in Missouri’s annual...

Recruiting Notebook: 2014 and beyond

Alex Schiffer October 14, 2013

While Frank Haith’s squad is still a week and a half away from its first scrimmage against Oklahoma City, the Missouri basketball program was on both sides of the unpredictable recruiting world this...