Mizzou Men's Basketball Archives

Mizzou rides fast start to rivalry win over Arkansas

January 18, 2025 6:59 PM Kyle Helms

Mizzou men’s basketball has extended its best start to SEC play in program history.

Mizzou hoops focuses on remaining consistent coming out of another Top-5 win

January 17, 2025 2:02 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There are only two teams in the Southeastern Conference that have registered two Top-5 wins, so far, in the 2024-25 campaign. One of them is the No. 1 Auburn Tigers and the other is the Tiger team in the heart of Columbia, Missouri. Mizzou men’s basketball is getting set for another SEC

WATCH: Mizzou men get ready to host Razorbacks

January 17, 2025 12:30 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers men’s basketball team is on a roll. Arkansas is coming to Columbia off the Tigers’ last game — a win against No. 5 Florida at Florida. The Tigers have now beaten two top-five teams and are hoping to keep that momentum going as SEC play continues. Watch a news

Despite revenue growth, university floats $40 million to MU Athletics in 2023-24 school year

January 15, 2025 6:57 PM Lucas Geisler

The University of Missouri’s athletics department saw an 18% growth in revenue last school year, but still required $15 million in direct institutional support to cover its $15 million deficit.

WEB EXTRA: Full one-on-one interview with Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates

January 15, 2025 7:25 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms caught up with the head coach of Mizzou Men’s Basketball Dennis Gates ahead of Wednesday’s edition of Tiger Talk, following the team’s upset win at No. 5 Florida. Coach Gates’ group has now defeated two top-five opponents in a single season for the first time since 2008-09 and

Mizzou hoops stuns No. 5 Florida in Gainesville

January 14, 2025 10:39 PM Nathalie Jones

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team now has two Top-5 upsets in the 2024-25 campaign and it’s only the middle of January. On Tuesday night, the Tigers toppled No. 5 Florida in Gainesville, 83-82. Head coach Dennis Gates’ crew built up a big lead in the first half, which ended up carrying them

Sunday Sit-down with PowerMizzou’s Drew King

January 12, 2025 11:02 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up PowerMizzou’s Drew King in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.

Mizzou defends home court, outlasts Vanderbilt for second SEC win

January 11, 2025 4:43 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou remains flawless on its home floor. The Tigers (13-3) defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-3) 75-66, maintaining the team’s perfect record at home with its 13th consecutive win inside Mizzou Arena. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Dennis Gates, as well as guard Anthony Robinson and forward

Mizzou focused to defend home court in sellout showdown with Vanderbilt

January 10, 2025 4:43 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has its sights set on maintaining its flawless home record in front of its second sellout crowd of the season. The Tigers (12-3) are welcoming the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-2) to Columbia on Saturday afternoon with a chance to sweep its two-game homestand and improve their record inside Mizzou Arena

WATCH: Mizzou men’s basketball prepares to host Vanderbilt

January 10, 2025 12:30 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is set to face another SEC foe this weekend after snapping a long conference losing streak. Vanderbilt will come to Mizzou Arena for a 2:30 p.m. Saturday tipoff. The Tigers are coming off a big home win against LSU that ended a 19-game SEC losing streak. Vanderbilt

Mizzou snaps 19-game conference losing streak with dominant win over LSU

January 7, 2025 10:10 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team finally got their SEC losing streak off their back. Head coach Dennis Gates and company had not beaten a conference opponent since March 10, 2023, heading into the game against LSU on Tuesday night. However, the 19-game skid came to an end with a 83-67 win over

Mizzou drops SEC opener to No. 2 Auburn

January 4, 2025 5:31 PM Kyle Helms

AUBURN, Ala. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball will have to wait at least one more game to snap its SEC losing skid. The Tigers lost their first conference contest of the season to No. 2 Auburn 84-68 at Neville Arena. Dating back to last season, MU has now lost its last 19 games of SEC play.

Mizzou hoops opens up conference slate on the road

January 3, 2025 1:36 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After going 11-2 through non-conference action to start the season, the Mizzou men’s basketball team is opening up SEC action with a road trip to No. 2 Auburn on Saturday, Jan. 4. However, the conference opener against the other Tigers won’t be MU’s first bout with a Top-25 team. Head coach Dennis

Tigers ride strong start in 82-65 home win over Alabama State

December 30, 2024 8:28 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A strong first half was just what the Tigers needed to get back in the win column. Missouri scored the first basket of the game and the lead never wavered in its 82-65 drubbing of the Alabama State Hornets on Monday night at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers (11-2) held a 9-7 advantage

Mizzou falls to Illinois in Braggin’ Rights for second-straight season

December 22, 2024 2:33 PM Nathalie Jones

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time since the 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns, the Mizzou men’s basketball team has lost two-straight Braggin’ Rights match ups against Illinois. On Sunday, an off shooting night for the Tigers led to MU’s second loss of the season, 80-77 to the Fighting Illini. However, Mizzou almost managed to

Sunday Sit-down with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Eli Hoff

December 16, 2024 11:38 AM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Eli Hoff in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.

Mizzou cruises past LIU, wins ninth consecutive game

December 14, 2024 12:58 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball’s winning streak has reached nine straight games. The Tigers took care of business against Long Island University (LIU), winning their Saturday showdown with the Sharks 88-61 in the penultimate game of their current homestand. MU and LIU traded buckets back-and-forth through the first media timeout, but the Tigers quickly

Mizzou turns page to Long Island, following signature win over Kansas

December 13, 2024 7:35 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball is returning to action for the first time since upsetting then-No. 1 ranked Kansas in court-storming fashion. After a six-day break, MU is preparing for Long Island University (LIU) to pay a visit to Mizzou Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Tigers are entering Saturday’s showdown in the midst

WATCH: Mizzou men’s basketball preps for another home game

December 13, 2024 12:08 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is riding high after upsetting Kansas at home last weekend. The Tigers will host Long Island University at Mizzou Arena at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Tigers are now 8-1 with an eight-game winning streak. Watch the news conference in the video player.

Mizzou standout Tamar Bates named SEC Player of the Week

December 9, 2024 1:59 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Southeastern Conference announced that Mizzou standout Tamar Bates is the SEC Player of the Week, after the Tigers a 2-0 week where MU captured the program’s fifth-ever win over the nation’s No. 1 team. In victories over Cal in the ACC/SEC Challenge and Kansas in the Border War, Bates