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Missouri notches most complete game in victory over Niagara

Ryan Hood • November 17, 2011

Following Missouri’s 87-48 exhibition victory over Truman State on Nov. 2, Missouri coach Frank Haith was asked whether or not he thought senior Marcus Denmon should look to shoot more. “If he's open...

Five nonconference games to watch

Seth Boster • November 15, 2011

**Nov. 21: Notre Dame** Missouri will meet the Irish in Kansas City for the College Basketball Experience Classic opening round. Notre Dame is coming off a historic season, finishing 27-7 and earning a...

Undefeated Missouri has room to improve

Ryan Hood • November 15, 2011

Two games into the young 2011-12 season, Missouri is 2-0 despite having played less-than-stellar basketball. As is the case with the majority of early-season matchups, neither of MU’s first two contests...

Changing of a guard: English adapts to move

Seth Boster • November 15, 2011

While he was haunted over the summer by memories of his previous season, perhaps the best advice Missouri men’s basketball senior Kim English said he heard was a message relayed by senior teammate Marcus...

Haith making himself known in new state

Ryan Hood • November 15, 2011

Days after an EF-5 tornado devastated the town of Joplin, killing 162 people and destroying roughly 30 percent of the town's infrastructure, first-year Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith assisted in...

Five storylines to watch for

Ryan Hood • November 15, 2011

Missouri basketball enters the season receiving much less national attention than last year, despite ranking No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The team's current senior class has already secured...

Seniors look to carry Tigers

Seth Boster • November 15, 2011

Three years doesn’t seem long ago at all, senior guard Marcus Denmon said. “It’s our last season,” Denmon said of seniors in the team’s starting rotation. “I remember us coming in as freshmen...

Pressey leads Tigers’ change-of-pace offense in win over Mercer

Seth Boster • November 15, 2011

Had the Missouri men’s basketball team decided to play the brand of offense it has grown accustomed to over the years, it would have likely had Mercer huffing-and-puffing. Mercer started four forwards...

Tigers rally to win season opener

Ryan Hood • November 11, 2011

Despite the 83-68 final, Friday night’s season opener for Missouri basketball did not go as smoothly as coach Frank Haith had hoped for in his MU debut at Mizzou Arena. A sloppy start by the Tigers,...

Ratliffe dominates in exhibition finale

Ryan Hood • November 8, 2011

Senior center Ricardo Ratliffe was the biggest athlete on the court Monday night. And he played like it. Ratliffe was integral in helping Missouri dig itself out of an early hole to defeat Central Missouri...

Tigers seek slower tempo on offense

Ryan Hood • November 4, 2011

When former coach Mike Anderson bolted from Missouri for Arkansas, his famed “Fastest 40 Minutes of basketball” were "gone in 60 seconds" from Missouri hoops. Gone is the non-stop full-court press...

Denmon leads team in identity search in win over Truman State

Seth Boster • November 2, 2011

Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith told senior guard Marcus Denmon that he could expect 20 minutes on the floor before the team’s exhibition game against Truman State on Wednesday. Denmon...