An assistant coach passed him the ball. He shot it and knocked down his sixth straight three-pointer from the top of the key. Then he moved to the far corner and knocked down three of his next four, moved...

The Missouri men’s basketball team starts its season on Friday as it plays host to University of Missouri-Kansas City at Mizzou Arena. With the exhibition season now complete, here are some notes heading...

Kim Anderson didn’t have a playbook when he took over as head coach of the Central Missouri Mules. “I really didn’t know what I wanted to do,” Anderson said. “I had ideas, but it’s not like...

Lianna Doty hopped off on crutches on Wednesday night while her team headed into the locker room after a close win against Division II Lindenwood. The junior isn’t used to this. She’s not used to...

Saturday was Missouri men’s basketball’s final dress rehearsal. And Missouri coach Kim Anderson wants everything perfect for the big show. “The great thing about exhibition games is that they give...

Kim Anderson is very clear in his approach to playing time: play defense or don’t play at all. “I think they have (bought into the defense-first mentality),” Anderson said of his players. “They...

From the sidelines of his team’s Wednesday night game against Missouri, Lindenwood coach Tony Francis could be heard yelling at his defense. “Know your shooters,” he told his players. Mizzou women’s...

Missouri men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson knows his personnel. He knows he has a young team, with six freshmen on a twelve-man roster. “When you’re dealing with these freshmen, the biggest thing...

Jordan Frericks said she sees a reminder of herself at practice. The sophomore forward said her teammate, freshman Bri Porter, is quiet, much like Frericks herself was a year ago. “I really didn’t...