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Tigers escape Davidson in NIT

Matt Muenzberg • March 19, 2014

Major conference teams are rarely excited to play in the National Invitation Tournament. Most have seen their dreams of playing on a national stage in the NCAA tournament morph into playing in empty arenas. So...

Williams grows as postseason wears on

Matt Muenzberg • March 19, 2014

Freshman forward Johnathan Williams III scored 11 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, blocked two shots and dished out two assists in Thursday’s Southeastern Conference Tournament game against Texas A&M. A...

Prescribing a cure for Mizzou’s woes

Sam Weiger, Jacob Bogage, Jack Witthaus, Danielle Lerner, Matt Muenzberg, Brandon Kroos, Alex Schiffer • March 19, 2014

Imagine, if you will, the Missouri basketball program felt under the weather. It was feverish, achy, congested, tired. It had a sore throat. It coughed and wheezed. It was bedridden. Now you’ve experienced...

Hate Duke; love the Big Dance

Daniel Schmidt • March 19, 2014

March Madness is glorious. The four days of the first weekend of the tournament are without question my favorite four days of the year, and that includes the premieres and finales of “The Bachelor”...

The dominion of Florida and the failures of the SEC

Jacob Bogage • March 19, 2014

ATLANTA — Class for Bill Donovan Sr. starts with the feet. In consecutive days at the Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament he wore pink socks, yellow socks and socks with purple and blue...

Tigers have suffered in postseason appearances

Jack Witthaus • March 19, 2014

No national championships. Not even a single Final Four. In Missouri basketball’s 108-year history, the Tigers’ basketball squad has experienced lukewarm success in the postseason. Since the...

Q&A: Price on how to succeed in the NCAA tournament

Jacob Bogage • March 19, 2014

_Junior transfer forward Zach Price went to two Final Fours with the Louisville Cardinals in 2012 and 2013. During the latter, the Cards beat Michigan to take home the school’s third national championship...

Brian Smith, Mizzou reach new heights

Katherine Knott • March 19, 2014

Three conference trophies adorn the glass case on the fourth floor of Hearnes Center: one from the Big 12, two from the Mid-American Conference. Those trophies are for “Tiger Style,” a catchy nickname...

Wilbekin, Gators chomp Missouri in SEC Tournament

Jacob Bogage • March 14, 2014

ATLANTA — Keanau Post had a rebound underneath. Then Florida’s Will Yeguete poked it away. Jabari Brown dove on the loose ball and rolled over to throw an outlet pass, but Florida’s Scottie Wilbekin...

Mizzou freshman fill in during double-OT tournament win

Jacob Bogage • March 13, 2014

ATLANTA — The gold stripe down the middle of Georgia Dome held its collective breath. Frank Haith, already prowling the bench on one knee, stuck a hand to the ground to keep his balance. The other wiped...

Tigers survive Aggies in two overtimes

Jacob Bogage • March 13, 2014

ATLANTA — As Earnest Ross’ senior year winds down at Missouri, the ever-introspective guard saw his transfer three years ago from Auburn as the start of consecutive trips to the postseason. The move...

Mizzou’s Cox sets sights on NCAA title

Katherine Knott • March 11, 2014

At the age of 4, J’den Cox set his sights high for his career as a wrestler: He told Missouri coach Brian Smith that he wanted to win four national titles. Cox put himself in a position to achieve his...