Mizzou legend Norm Stewart inducted into Hall of Famous Missourians
Legendary Mizzou basketball coach Norm Stewart was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians on Wednesday.
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UM Board of Curators approves contract for new AD
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators on Wednesday approved the contract of new athletic director Laird Veatch. Veatch was announced as the new athletic director on Tuesday. Veatch signed the contract on Monday. UM System President Mun Choi signed the curators’ side of the contract on Tuesday. According to the contract,
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OFFICIAL: Mizzou signs nation’s active points leader
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The nation’s top scorer at the NCAA Division I level is officially joining the Mizzou men’s basketball roster. Northern Kentucky transfer Marques Warrick put pen to paper on Wednesday, signing with Dennis Gates and the Tigers. “Marques is a high-scoring combo guard who has produced every year of his college career,” Dennis
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Mizzou guard becomes sixth Tiger to enter transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, a team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou men’s basketball guard Kaleb Brown entered his name into the transfer portal. Brown is now the sixth player from the 2023-24 campaign to come to that decision. Brown, the brother of former Tiger star and current NBA player Kobe Brown, spent three seasons in
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Potential Mizzou athletic director has track record of NIL innovation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The name of the school Desireé Reed-Francois now is at has been corrected. The University of Missouri may have found its next athletic director. On Monday, college athletics insider Pete Thamel reported that MU Athletics could be hiring University of Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch. Veatch was at the forefront
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Mizzou freshman center enters the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou men’s basketball center Jordan Butler officially entered the transfer portal on Friday night. The 7-foot freshman played in 30 games for head coach Dennis Gates, starting in 13 of those. He averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game and racked up 25 blocks through 2023-24
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Dennis Gates lands commitment from former Duke forward
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates’ fourth portal addition of the offseason was a big one. On Friday, the Tiger head coach landed a commitment from former Duke starting forward Mark Mitchell. Mitchell, a Kansas City, Kansas native, was a five-star recruit out of high school and spent two seasons with the
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Dennis Gates picks up third commitment out of the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates is blazing quite a path on the recruiting trail this offseason. On Wednesday, the Tiger head coach picked up his third commitment from the portal in the past couple of months. Northern Kentucky grad transfer Marques Warrick committed to the Tigers over Cincinnati, Penn State, Seton
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Mizzou hoops alum Jontay Porter banned from the NBA
Mizzou men’s basketball alum Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban from the NBA after he broke the league’s gaming rules, the NBA said Wednesday.
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Mizzou guard officially enters transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fourth member of last season’s Mizzou Men’s Basketball team is putting their name in the transfer portal. A team spokesperson confirmed to ABC 17 Sports on Monday night that John Tonje has officially entered the portal. Tonje transferred to the Tigers last offseason after playing the first four years of his
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Mizzou lands second transfer portal pickup of offseason
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dennis Gates and his coaching staff have secured another commitment out of the transfer portal. Tony Perkins is committing to the Mizzou Men’s Basketball program, per a post on his Instagram account. The Iowa transfer was ranked as the No. 55 player and No. 12 point guard in the portal, according to
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Sunday Sit-down with Laurence Bowers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou men’s basketball alum and founder of Camp Bowers, Laurence Bowers, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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Former Mizzou star signs contract extension at Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (KMIZ) After one season, Providence Athletics has placed its trust in former Mizzou men’s basketball star Kim English. The head coach signed a contract extension with the Friars, on Friday, to remain at the helm of the program for another six years. In his first season as head coach, English led the Friars
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Official: Mizzou’s Dennis Gates hires new assistant coach
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There will be a new face on the sidelines with Tiger men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates in 2024-25. Mizzou announced the hiring of Rob Summers as an assistant coach, on Tuesday. The 39-year-old will be taking over the position that was previously held by Dickey Nutt, who will be moving to an
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Official: Mizzou forward enters the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball forward Jesus Carralero Martin officially entered the transfer portal on Monday afternoon, according to a team spokesperson. The news confirms reports of his departure from weeks prior, which means there have now been three players to hit the portal from the program this offseason. Carralero Martin came to MU
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OFFICIAL: Mizzou signs consensus top-50 transfer Jacob Crews
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has signed one of the transfer portal’s top three-point shooters. Jacob Crews is officially transferring from UT Martin to the Tigers for the 2024-25 season. Crews is joining Dennis Gates and company after ranking No. 22 in the nation in three-point percentage during the 2023-24 season. The 6-foot-8 wing
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Report: former Mizzou head coach working towards deal to return to Missouri State
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) According to a report from ESPN college insider Pete Thamel, former Mizzou men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin is in talks with Missouri State to retake the reigns of the program. It will not be Martin’s first time in Springfield, as he coached the Bears from 2008 to 2011 before leaving for the
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Mizzou guard enters the transfer portal after one season
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A team spokesperson confirmed that Mizzou guard Curt Lewis became the second Tiger hoops player to officially enter their name into the transfer portal, on Tuesday. Lewis will look for a new collegiate home after just one season in Columbia. In that time, he saw action in 23 games, making two starts.
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Mizzou center becomes first Tiger hoops player to hit the portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou center Mabor Majak became the first Tiger men’s basketball player to enter the transfer portal, following the 2023-24 season, on Tuesday. The 7-foot-2 senior has been with head coach Dennis Gates for his entire career, stretching back to his freshman season at Cleveland State in 2020-21. Majak spent two seasons in
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Mizzou’s Dennis Gates picks up a top portal target
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made his first off season addition on Tuesday afternoon, as former UT Martin standout Jacob Crews committed to the Tigers. The 6-foot-8 wing was one of the top targets to hit the transfer portal, so far. In his junior campaign with Skyhawks, he averaged about eight
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