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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Season Preview: Everything you need to know as Missouri women’s basketball begins its 2020-2021 season.

Season Preview: Everything you need to know as Missouri women’s basketball begins its 2020-2021 season.

Missouri women’s basketball is back. The Tigers open its season on Friday against North Alabama. Before that game, here’s a quick whip-around on the upcoming schedule, players to look out for, season...

Several things for Missouri men’s basketball to celebrate in season-opening victory over Oral Roberts.

Mason Arneson November 25, 2020

Jeremiah Tilmon turned Missouri’s season-opening 91-64 win over Oral Roberts into his own birthday bash as he nearly notched his seventh career double-double. The Missouri big man, who scored eight...

Missouri men’s basketball roster remains intact with room for improvement in 2020-21

Mason Arneson November 25, 2020

Over the last year, the college basketball world (and the rest of the world) has been flipped on its head in the midst of the pandemic. However, one of the few things that has remained the same for the...

Missouri basketball takes lessons from football’s COVID-19 cancellations

Jack Soble November 15, 2020

Missouri football — along with more than half of the Southeastern Conference — canceled its game this week due to COVID-19, and Missouri basketball coach Cuonzo Martin has noticed. “It’s real,”...

Missouri’s newest basketball commit, Sean Durugordon, enters with chip on shoulder

Mason Arneson September 8, 2020

Mike Yagmin, a recruiting analyst for The Hoop Hustle, knew exactly what word would best describe Missouri’s newest basketball commit, Sean Durugordon. “He’s a fighter,” said Yagmin. “Sean doesn’t...

Living their dream: Second Brown commits to Missouri

Kyle Pinnell August 30, 2020

Kaleb Brown officially committed to play basketball at the University of Missouri on Monday, but he made his mind up long before then. It was late at night in early August when Brown entered his parents’...

Dr. Takedown: Bohlken leaves Missouri as starting heavyweight, aspiring orthopedic surgeon

Jack Soble May 7, 2020

Jake Bohlken stood in the lobby of Missouri's wrestling room during a standard weightlifting session in December after running down from the weight room to grab his phone. When the senior looked down at...

One More Year: After flirting with retirement, Leeth qualifies for nationals and aims to return in 2020

Jack Soble May 6, 2020

Grant Leeth had overcome a nearly unprecedented onslaught of injuries over his six years as a collegiate wrestler. He transferred to Missouri from Duke before the 2015-16 season — and missed all of...

‘He just kind of dominated everybody’: Axel Okongo’s path to Missouri and the one day that changed everything

‘He just kind of dominated everybody’: Axel Okongo’s path to Missouri and the one day that changed everything

Wilson Moore April 6, 2020

Axel Okongo arrived in Chicago last April unknown to much of the basketball world. His relative anonymity can’t be seen as too surprising; while his 7-foot stature makes him stand out in a crowd, a center...

SEC cancels basketball tournament, suspends regular season play

Eli Hoff March 12, 2020

The Southeastern Conference has canceled the remainder of its men’s basketball tournament and suspended regular season competition for all other sports until March 30 out of concern regarding the spread...

Defense leads to offense in Missouri win over Alabama

Wilson Moore March 9, 2020

Alabama’s performance at Mizzou Arena Saturday afternoon would never be confused with poetry. The Crimson Tide shot 30% from the field and scored 50 points, their lowest output of the season. Alabama...

Tigers top Tide behind lockdown defense, second half burst

Tigers top Tide behind lockdown defense, second half burst

Eli Hoff March 7, 2020

The first half: ugly. The second: clinical. Two polar opposite performances within a single game were enough to see Missouri men’s basketball (15-16, 7-11 SEC) soundly defeat Alabama (16-15, 8-10 SEC)...