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The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

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What Missouri basketball needs to improve on ahead of the 2021-22 season

Ethan Burke November 8, 2021
Where do the Tigers have to improve to compete in the SEC this basketball season? Here are a few areas they need to make adjustments.

Back in Black (and gold): Missouri wrestling returns to Big 12

Anthony Kristensen April 23, 2021

Missouri wrestling will return to the Big 12 next season. The athletics department made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in a press release and subsequent press conference. The Tigers have wrestled...

Schreiber’s impressive SEC Championship performance propels Missouri to program-best sixth place

Jonah Hammel March 26, 2021

No. 23 Missouri gymnastics started the SEC championships in last place. A National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 196.444 earned Missouri the eighth seed in the SEC, despite ranking top-25 nationally. After...

Missouri starts outdoor season with bang, grabs 12 wins in first home meet

Jack Horan March 24, 2021

With a chance to start the outdoor track and field season at home with the Mizzou Spring Opener, Missouri made sure to take advantage with absolute domination throughout the two-day event. The Tigers’...

Missouri men’s basketball guard Xavier Pinson entering transfer portal

Mason Arneson March 23, 2021

Junior guard Xavier Pinson will enter the transfer portal, a Missouri men’s basketball spokesperson confirmed to The Maneater. Pinson also announced his decision on Instagram. The announcement comes...

As season comes to close, Missouri wrestling looks to future

Anthony Kristensen March 23, 2021

No. 5 Missouri wrestling’s season ended with the Tigers finishing seventh in the NCAA Championships, but three individual performances stood out. Three wrestlers — freshman Keegan O’Toole, freshman...

Missouri softball takes first game against Georgia but loses second after costly first inning

Caleb Logue March 21, 2021

Missouri’s pitching staff had two very different days. The Tigers dominated Georgia on Friday and the Bulldogs returned the favor on Saturday. The Tigers won the first game 6-1 on the back of a solid...

Guard letdown: Inconsistent backcourt dooms Missouri men’s basketball against Oklahoma

Mason Arneson March 20, 2021

It has often been said that teams with great guards thrive in the NCAA Tournament environment, and for No. 9 seed Missouri men’s basketball, the Tigers’ guards couldn’t live up to the mantra. While...

Heartbreak in Indy: Despite Dru Smith’s best efforts, Missouri men’s basketball falls to Oklahoma

Jack Soble March 20, 2021

Redshirt senior guard Dru Smith did everything he could to save Missouri’s season. He made two three-pointers in two minutes early in the second half when Oklahoma looked like it was starting to pull...

Missouri men’s basketball renews rivalry with familiar Oklahoma team

Mason Arneson March 20, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball has faced Oklahoma 143 times over its 70-year history, but Saturday’s matchup will be just the second NCAA Tournament matchup between the former Big 12 rivals. While the...

Dru Smith, Austin Reaves set to go toe-to-toe in First Round

Jack Soble March 20, 2021

Missouri men’s basketball fans know who Dru Smith is by now. He’s a shut-down defender with a penchant for poking the ball away. A crafty scorer whose teammates will beg to shoot more until they look...

From Yambol to Columbia: The journey of Georgi Nachev

Parker Gilliam March 20, 2021

The journey from Yambol, Bulgaria to Columbia is 5,627 miles. Georgi Nachev made the gutsy decision to leave the country he called home and start fresh in the U.S. as a college student to pursue his dreams...